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Re: Travel Insurance
[Re: Mjc]
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05/21/2016 07:32 AM
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Posts: 17,528 Ohio
ruralcarrier
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You can check out "Insure My Trip" by clicking on the TTOL Sponsors link at the top of the page.
J.D.
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Re: Travel Insurance
[Re: Mjc]
#97967
05/21/2016 07:47 AM
05/21/2016 07:47 AM
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Posts: 2,106 Southport, North Carolina, US
candj
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I use SOS insurance as that was who I used for work.
Fair winds and following seas! SSN691-May She Ever Prowl The Seas in Defense of Human Freedom! SSN787-Preserving Peace, Prepared for War
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Re: Travel Insurance
[Re: RNCollins]
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05/21/2016 08:07 AM
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Posts: 82,761 Central Florida!
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As I have posted here before, if you use the link from the sponsors page for Insure my Trip, it doesn't cost YOU any more, but TTOL get a small commission. Insure my Trip is a great tool for comparing various insurance policies and getting the EXACT coverage you need. It used to be, we NEVER took insurance and that worked out fine for us, for years and years. Now that we're older and there is more chance of something really BAD happening when we are on island, just from natural causes, let alone anything else happening, we ALWAYS take medical evac insurance and medical insurance. The cost is so minimal, compared to the risk, that I feel better doing that these days.
Carol Hill
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Re: Travel Insurance
[Re: Mjc]
#97971
05/21/2016 01:07 PM
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Posts: 1,613 originally Long Island, NY/now...
irish1223
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For many years, we never used to. But after having to return early from one SXM trip d/t a death in the family, and having to cancel another SXM trip d/t illness, we always buy it now. We prefer not to take a chance again; better to be safe than sorry. We also use Insure My Trip. Easy and not overly expensive. Well worth it, IMHO.
Robin & Ed
One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. - Henry Miller
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Re: Travel Insurance
[Re: Mjc]
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05/22/2016 12:13 PM
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Posts: 2,974 Connecticut
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Mjc said: Bob Dot. Good point. We booked one of our trips with miles so not sure if insurance covers cost I have been told that you cover the cost to reinstate the miles.
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Re: Travel Insurance
[Re: The_Lurker]
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05/22/2016 12:25 PM
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Yes, the cost to reinstate miles is so minimal, something like $100 or $150, I really don't consider that's a big deal one way or another anyway. And while I've never had that situation, if you have an emergency cancellation, you might be able to sweetalk them into redepositing the miles for free.
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Re: Travel Insurance
[Re: Mjc]
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05/22/2016 02:28 PM
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Posts: 5,917 New England (home), St. Maarte...
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I don't worry about hotel or airfare but I did worry about emergency medical evacuation. Almost all the cheaper or bundled plans include it *BUT* they take you to the nearest appropriate facility at their option, which is not what anybody really wants. You want to go home to doctors and hospitals you know and trust AND where your health insurance works. Huge difference. SkyMed takes you home so it's the only thing I ever buy. I bought their five year plan which covers us worldwide. I think they are still a TTOL sponsor...great outfit. I can also answer questions about it if anyone wants to PM me.
Jeff Berger Visiting SXM Since 1978
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Re: Travel Insurance
[Re: jmbcomms]
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05/22/2016 06:05 PM
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Posts: 1,583 Sacramento, CA, USA
gtaylor
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jmbcomms said: I don't worry about hotel or airfare but I did worry about emergency medical evacuation. Almost all the cheaper or bundled plans include it *BUT* they take you to the nearest appropriate facility at their option, which is not what anybody really wants. You want to go home to doctors and hospitals you know and trust AND where your health insurance works. Huge difference. SkyMed takes you home so it's the only thing I ever buy. I bought their five year plan which covers us worldwide. [color:"blue"]I think they are still a TTOL sponsor.[/color]..great outfit. I can also answer questions about it if anyone wants to PM me. How do we find out if SkyMed is still a sponsor? gary Edit to add, oh look, a link to TTOL Sponsors. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
Last edited by gtaylor; 05/22/2016 10:54 PM.
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