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Mistakes People Make When Buying Travel Insurance

Aug 31, 2022 | 4:33 PM

Steven Miller / CC

Labor Day weekend is just days away and if you are planning to travel, especially by air, you might want to look into getting some travel insurance because it might come in handy. If you are hesitant to buy travel insurance you might want to think if over before losing out on some of the benefits that are associated with it.

Travel Insurance is more important than ever before, with new variants and flights cancelations happening left and right that at times leave thousands stranded with no where to go.

So before you go online and buy just any old insurance here are some mistakes people tend to make when purchasing travel insurance.

Waiting too long to buy. You can’t be in the midst of the issue then buy it. For example, your flight gets canceled due to a pending hurricane. It is too late to buy the insurance.

Not checking your credit card benefits.

Purchasing the wrong policy for your travel needs.

Not reading the fine print.

Paying more than necessary.

Not including medical coverage.

These are just SOME of the examples of mistakes people make. You can find more mistakes people tend to make when buying travel insurance here.

Have you purchased travel insurance before? Did you find it useful?