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From Away.com

Practical Advice: Travel Insurance
A Traveler’s Safety Net
Travel Insurance Resource

By Robin Terry


Intro | Travel Insurance Basics | Do You Need Travel Insurance? | Finding the Policy That's Right For You | The Costs—and How to Get Your Money’s Worth | Avoid Insurance Pitfalls | Travel Insurance Resources

The U.S. Travel Insurance Association (UStiA) website, ustia.org, and travel insurance aggregator websites, including insuremytrip.com and quotewright.com, spell out the ABC"s of buying travel insurance. UStiA's site also provides a list of reputable insurance providers.

A few of our favorites include:
Access America (accessamerica.com)
AIG Travel Guard (travelguard.com)
IMG (imglobal.com)
Travelex (www.travelex-insurance.com/consumer/welcome.aspx)

Also peruse columns by consumer advocate Ed Perkins on Smartertravel.com and you"ll turn you into a bona fide expert on travel insurance overnight.




Intro | Travel Insurance Basics | Do You Need Travel Insurance? | Finding the Policy That's Right For You | The Costs—and How to Get Your Money’s Worth | Avoid Insurance Pitfalls | Travel Insurance Resources

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