What Are Travel Insurance Benefits?

Travel insurance benefits outline the various expenses an insurance company will reimburse to a policyholder after a covered loss.

Travel insurance plans are often made up of a collection of different benefits, offering well-rounded protection from common disruptions such as trip delays, medical emergencies, and last-minute cancellations.

A detailed list of a policy’s benefits can be found within the Policy Details or Certificate of Insurance.

Common Travel Insurance Benefits

Travel insurance covers unforeseen events that impact your travel plans and result in financial loss. The majority of travel insurance policies are comprehensive, and provide extensive coverage against a wide-range of travel disruptions.

Typically, comprehensive travel insurance plans include the following benefits:

  • Trip Cancellation: Provides reimbursement for your prepaid, non-refundable trip costs in the event you’re forced to cancel your trip due to a covered reason.
  • Trip Interruption: Reimbursement for unused travel expenses if you’re forced to cut your trip short.
  • Emergency Medical: Covers unforeseen medical expenses incurred during a covered trip. Exclusions apply.
  • Medical Evacuation: Covers the cost of emergency evacuation services to the nearest adequate medical facility.
  • Travel Delay: Covers the cost of food, accommodations, and transportation if you experience a significant trip delay.
  • Baggage Delay: Reimbursement for necessary purchases if your luggage is delayed on route to your final destination.
  • Baggage Loss: Provides reimbursement for the actual cash value of your personal belongings that are lost, damaged, or stolen during a trip.
  • 24 Hour Emergency Assistance Services: Emergency support offered by your travel insurance company in the event of an emergency before or during your trip.

Understanding Benefit Coverage Limits

In travel insurance, a coverage limit refers to the maximum amount of money an insurance policy will pay out in the event of a claim. Once the benefit coverage limit is reached, the policyholder becomes responsible for the remainder of the expenses.

Travel insurance providers set unique coverage limits for each individual benefit within their plans. For example, a plan may provide up to $100,000 in medical coverage, but only up to $200 in reimbursement for lost baggage.

Plans with higher coverage limits can offer more financial protection and peace of mind, but often come at higher premiums.

Benefit Upgrades & Optional Add-Ons

If you’re unsatisfied with the coverage limits found within a policy, some travel insurance companies provide the option to enhance your travel protection with coverage upgrades.

Plans that offer this service will give the option to pay slightly more for your policy in exchange for increased coverage limits for select benefits, such as travel medical insurance and trip delay coverage.

In addition, some travel insurance companies will also offer optional benefits that can be added to a policy for further coverage while away from home. Common examples of policy add-ons include:

  • Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR): Provides eligible policyholders with partial reimbursement for trip costs if travel plans are cancelled for a reason not already covered by a policies cancellation benefits.
  • Rental Car Damage Protection: Provides reimbursement for damage to, or theft of, a rental vehicle during a covered trip.
  • Adventure Sports Coverage: Covers medical care and financial loss that stem from travel disruptions that occur while participating in an adventure sport or activity.

How to Find What Benefits Are Included In a Travel Insurance Policy

There are multiple ways to reference or review the benefits and coverage limits of a specific policy.

Review Policy Details: Every plan on Squaremouth features a ‘Policy Details’ section that provides specific information outlining the coverage included within a policy.

  • Reference Certificate of Insurance: This official insurance document provides an in-depth look at the benefits, terms, exclusions, and definitions relevant to your travel insurance coverage.
  • Contact Your Insurance Provider: If you are unable to find benefit information, or have questions about your coverage, you may call or email your travel insurance provider at any time.
  • Reach out to Squaremouth: We’re here to help you find the best policy for your upcoming trip. Call us from 8AM to 10PM ET daily if you need assistance comparing policies or have questions about insurance benefits.

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