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Travel insurance is an insurance product for covering unforeseen losses or expenses incurred while traveling, even traveling to Panama.
This is especially true if you’re traveling abroad, where your health insurance plan may have limited global coverage. Travel insurance can provide that safety net.
Travel insurance can cover things like if your flight is canceled, causing you to miss a cruise.
Some travel insurance policies allow you to cancel your trip for “any reason” and get a refund on most of your investment.
Most cruise lines, hotels, car rental places, and tour operators have a “no refund” policy if you cancel less than 30 days before your trip.
Travel insurance could cover the expenses of flights, missed tours or cruises, and hotel arrangements if you have an unexpected illness before or during your trip.
IT’S AFFORDABLE TOO!
Travel insurance is very affordable, too. For an international trip I took a few months ago, the travel insurance was only $88. It covered the cost of my flight, AirBnb, and any healthcare needs. Luckily, I did not need the insurance, but it gave me peace of mind knowing that I had it just in case.
Panama Relocation Tours always encourages everyone to get travel insurance before their trip to Panama.
Earlier this month, a person needed emergency surgery a few days before visiting Panama for an exploratory trip. Unfortunately, they did not have travel insurance, so all the money they spent on hotels and car rentals was lost.
I don’t have any personal experience with filing a claim with a travel insurance company, so I cannot make a personal recommendation.
This Forbes article has recommendations for travel insurance companies.
Several people have recommended Insure My Trip. They show the costs for several travel insurance companies so you can easily compare them.
Here are some travel insurance companies:
InsureMyTrip.com – Travel Insurance
WorldTrips.com (available for people from any country)
+1-800-605-2282
VisitorsCoverage.com (for Canadians)
SevenCorners.com (available for people from all countries)
Read the rules/restrictions before picking a travel insurance company. Understand what is and is not covered.
It’s quick and easy to buy travel insurance online. You don’t need to talk to anyone.
Some travel insurance requires that you purchase it shortly after booking your flight/trip. Other travel insurance companies require that you purchase the insurance a certain number of days/weeks before your trip.
Also, check with your credit card company. Some credit card companies include limited travel insurance if you paid for the trip with their credit card.
Travel insurance – Don’t leave home without it!
Jackie I’m on your mailing list and have read all your articles. I visit Panama City in May and stayed with a Panamanian friend. We are back home and have decided we want to make Panama our new home. We have visit some places but none of the places you have recommended we have driven over the bridge but we like the city life plus my friend lives in the city. We were thinking of renting for a few months before settle to purchase a home. My friend call me today and showed me a home going for 95k. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, washer room, and off street parking. The house need some work but can move in now and renovate bit by bit..lol what do you think.
Don’t buy anything without seeing it first. You’re not just buying the house, you’re also buying the neighborhood. Go see it.