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Will travel insurance cover my missed tour?

November 9, 2012

1-Screen Shot 2012-11-08 at 11.31.21 PM — Douro river. / Photo by furibond – Flickr Creative Commons

Question: We are having trouble with a claim we made on our Allianz travel insurance we bought for our recent trip to Portugal with Vantage Deluxe Travel.
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Sorry, your travel insurance doesn’t cover mother-in-law’s death

September 20, 2012

1-paper — Stack of paperwork. / Photo by Jenni C – Flickr Creative Commons

It’s been a while since I mediated travel insurance claim, and at first glance, Dennis Puskaric’s looked like a slam-dunk.
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Is this fair? They saved $74, but they lost $10,074

May 25, 2012

1-29086522_14e0e4a4b8_z — They missed Italy and lost their vacation. / Photo by Ryan Wood - Flickr.

Question: I’m writing on behalf of two friends who booked a trip of a lifetime to Italy recently. They also purchased trip insurance through Access America. A couple days after paying for the insurance, they found out that the husband had to have hip replacement surgery. It was a situation that became chronic within a couple of days.
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