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Nationwide Essential

The Nationwide Essential plan is a good option if you are planning a trip on a budget, but don’t want to sacrifice coverage.

With coverages like trip cancellation, trip interruption and baggage protection, this plan includes the standard comprehensive travel insurance coverages. It also features some additional options. You can add the optional coverages for rental car collision if you are planning on using a rental car during your trip. Be sure to call your rental car company to verify if they will honor this coverage.

If you purchase the plan within 10 days of your initial trip payment; insure the full pre-paid, non-refundable cost of the trip; and meet all the eligibility requirements you could qualify for additional time sensitive benefits, such as financial default coverage and the pre-existing conditions exclusions waiver.

This plan also includes medical coverage for unexpected medical and dental emergencies. If you qualify for the pre-existing conditions exclusions waiver, you could receive treatment for illness or injury associated with that pre-existing condition, regardless of the lookback period. The plan also includes emergency medical evacuation if the attending physician recommends that your condition warrants transportation to another medical facility.

Coverages and Plan Info

The Nationwide Essential plan is a good option if you are planning a trip on a budget, but don’t want to sacrifice coverage. The plan information listed below is for general purposes only. To view specific plan information for your trip, start a quote.

Plan Summary

Protect your trip with cancellation, interruption, delay and medical benefits.

Plan details are for general information purposes only. Coverage may vary by state. Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

Trip CancellationTrip Cost
Trip InterruptionTrip Cost + 25%
Baggage Loss$600
$250 per article limit
$500 combined max. for specified items (secondary)
Baggage Delay12+ hours
$100 max.
Medical Limit$75,000 (secondary)
Pre-Existing Condition WaiverIf insurance purchased within 10 days of Initial Trip Payment and certain conditions are met
Pre-Existing Condition Lookback Period60 days
Medical Evacuation$250,000

Repatriation of Remains
$250,000

Plan Info

Plan details are for general information purposes only. Coverage may vary by state. Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

Plan TypeComprehensive
Refund Policy10 Day Review Period
Available toU.S. Residents
AM Best RatingA+

Trip Protection

Plan details are for general information purposes only. Coverage may vary by state. Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

Trip CancellationTrip Cost
Trip InterruptionTrip Cost + 25%
Financial Default10 day wait, if insurance purchased within 10 days of Initial Trip Payment
Terrorism in Itinerary CityForeign and U.S. Domestic
Interrupt for Any Reason
Cancel for Any Reason
Baggage Loss$600
$250 per article limit
$500 combined max. for specified items (secondary)
Baggage Delay12+ hours
$100 max.
Travel Delay6+ hours
$150 per day
$600 max.
Vacation Rental Damage

Medical

Plan details are for general information purposes only. Coverage may vary by state. Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

Medical Limit$75,000 (secondary)
Dental$500 included in Medical (secondary)

Pre-Existing Conditions

Plan details are for general information purposes only. Coverage may vary by state. Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

WaiverIf insurance purchased within 10 days of Initial Trip Payment and certain conditions are met
Lookback Period60 days

Accidental Death

Plan details are for general information purposes only. Coverage may vary by state. Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

24-Hour Full CoverageOptional Limits may vary
Common CarrierIncluded in Accidental Death 24-Hour
Flight OnlyNote: Your Accidental Death Flight Only amount depends on the amount you select for Accidental Death 24-Hour

Evacuation

Plan details are for general information purposes only. Coverage may vary by state. Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

Medical Evacuation$250,000

Repatriation of Remains
$250,000

Additional Benefits

Plan details are for general information purposes only. Coverage may vary by state. Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

24-Hour Emergency AssistanceCall for Details
Rental Car$25,000 (optional)
Optional Coverages
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