Basic Plan Types - Trip Protection

Trip Protection Plans typically reimburse your non-reimbursed travel expenses if an emergency (death, sickness, airline strike, travel company bankruptcy, etc.) occurs right before or during your trip causing it to be canceled, interrupted or delayed. Often these plans include travel assistance services, coverage for lost or damaged baggage, as well as minimal coverage for incurred medical expenses. Although the maximum benefit limits for medical expenses may be relatively low, often there is no deductible or co-pay. Usually travel protection plans are sold on a per-trip or single-trip basis but some plans can be purchased on an annual multi-trip. Annual multi-trip travel protection plans offer all of the benefits of single-trip protection plans except annual multi-trip plans almost never cover trip cancellation.

Travel protection plans offer good protection for international and domestic travel when your trip cost is substantial. The medical expenses coverage can save Americans money when illness or injury occurs while traveling within the US, especially when your primary health insurance coverage is an HMO or PPO. Travel protection plans cover increased "out-of-pocket" expenses that result from higher co-pays and deductibles because you're "out-of-network."