AXA Assistance USA is part of the AXA Group, one of the world's largest and financial companies servicing over 95 million people worldwide, with over 60 years of experience in the travel insurance industry.
I filed a claim and was told it would take 30 days. After 30 days I called to ask the status, and was told all agents were not available and that I would receive a call back in 1 hour. About 4 hours later I received a message that they had called. I called back the next day, and was told that they were working on it. The following day, I received 3 emails. The first was totally illiterate with more misspellings than correct. The second recalled the first, and the third was a repeat of the first. I again called in and was told my claim was incomplete. I was then told it would be escalated to management and that I would hear soon. I asked what that time frame was and was told a "minimum" of two days. I asked what the maximum was and was not given an answer. Amount of the claim is minimal, less than 4% of the total for trip interruption. All of the important things are not even covered, since there are "no receipts" such as frequent flyer mile loss, downgrading to coach from first class, etc. Since their was no outlay, there are no receipts and therefore not covered. Not at all satisfied, would never use them again, and will tell everyone I know.
Barry H. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Note: This review is for an earlier version of the plan.
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you using InsureMyTrip for your travel insurance needs. We are sorry to learn that you are dissatisfied with your claims experience. The claims administrator is required to adjudicate claims based on the terms and conditions of the policy and with any travel insurance policy you would be required to provide proof of loss. Receipts and documentation are required to support a claim.
If you choose to appeal this denied claim with the supporting documentation, please feel free to contact our advocates team and we would be help to help facilitate that. We can be reached at 800-487-4722. Customer Advocates contact the insurance providers on the customers behalf in an effort to resolve claim issues.
Overall, by having purchased the plan I had peacce of mind if I had a medical issue I would be covered. However, I did not require any medical assistance while traveling so I do not know how the policy would have covered me.
In the further I will purchase the plan again just in case I need it while traveling.
Lloyd A. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
I purchased a plan from AXA Assistance to cover everything, cancel for any reason, terrorism, medical reasons, etc. I was unable to go on my trip due to medical reasons, so I filed a claim. I had my physician fill out their form, and I faxed in the paperwork immediately with all the other requested information. They sent me an email saying they received my fax and to wait 30 days before expecting a response. Really? I waited 30 days, called and spoke with a representative that was very contrite, and told me I would hear from someone soon. Another week went by, so I called back and was told again that someone would reach out to me. The next day I received an email from a claims adjuster that my medical form was not correct. The physician said I was unable to travel from the time of my clinic appointment to the present day, which was the case. So I had to call again and ask why that was not correct. Again, the representative was very polite. At this point I was very angry. I asked what I was supposed to have the physician state on the form? I was told that there can't be an open date. Several times on these calls I pointed out that I purchased a policy that covered "cancellation for any reason" so I didn't understand why this was taking so long as I had a valid reason. I accused them of dragging their feet so that they wouldn't have to pay the claim. Twice I had representatives ask me if I changing my claim filing under "cancellation for any reason." I was reluctant to start the process over as much time had already passed.
I sent in the correct form from my physician with a finite date, that ended when the tour ended. Apparently that is their policy, but no one informed me before. Why didn't the claims adjuster just state their policy? And why do they need a finite date for medical reasons? I faxed in the updated forms with a letter that stated I was going to notify the state insurance commission, as well as post negative reviews on every social media site I was able. I received a confirmation the next day via email that my claim was approved. They sent me a check, but it took at least two weeks.
I would NOT recommend this company. As I stated, I really felt as though I was given the run around so as to delay or avoid payment of my claim.
Lise T. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Thank you for your feedback on the policy. We are sorry that you were dissatisfied with your claim experience. We are pleased that you ultimately received reimbursement of your loss. We do want you and your fellow customers to be aware that InsureMyTrip offers a Customer Advocate Program. Customer Advocates are representatives assigned to assist customers who experience issues after filing a claim. Requesting a Customer Advocate is as simple as calling 800-487-4722 or emailing [email protected], explaining the events which resulted in a claim, and the challenges you are facing.
Bought the insurance in good faith including car rental coverage. Claim was denied even though completely legitimate documentation was provided.
Then my InsureMyTrip advocate intervened. They enabled more dialog with the insurance carrier and eventually the claim was processed fairly. Two thumbs up for InsureMyTrip.
William H. would not
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It was bad enough to have a 24+ hour delay and a lost day in Brussels to only have the insurance company ask for unreasonable items to verify our trip cancellations. Beware that if you miss a ticketed activity, they want official cancellation documents from the companies. Apparently, showing missed flights and missed hotel nights was not enough to convince them that we also missed the activities. We even had to pay for two hotel rooms on one night in order to prevent our entire reservation in Brussels from being cancelled. We were not able to get reimbursement for that That does not work when you don't even get a chance to visit the city and the tickets were through companies that does not advertise email address for which to get cancellation documentation. Needless to say, this was a waste of money and we are COMPLETELY dissatisfied with their service. Never again! We ended up paying an extra 25% of our total trip cost only to be shunned by this insurance carrier.
Mark B. would not
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Thank you very much for taking the time to submit your review. It is never pleasant to hear that your claim was denied. However, it is a standard requirement of AXA Assistance USA, as well as all other travel insurance providers, that the traveler submit copies of invoices, reservations and/or receipts along with the common carrier and any other travel providers' cancellation confirmation.
If you do find that you can secure the requested documents for your claim, would you please call Customer Care at (800) 487-4722 to request an Anytime Advocate so we can assist you in disputing your claim.
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback regarding your experience. We are sorry that you experienced travel issues that caused you travel delays and additional issues while traveling.
At AXA, we do require that proof of loss must be provided in order to process a claim and understand that sometimes it can be an inconvenience to obtain that information. We have customer service members available to assist during the claims process when ever any issues may arise. We regret that you did not approve of our claims handling process but will use your feedback to consider how we can improve the claims process moving forward.
If you choose to appeal this denied claim with the supporting documentation, please feel free to contact our advocates team and we would be help to help facilitate that. We can be reached at 800-487-4722. Customer Advocates contact the insurance providers on the customers behalf in an effort to resolve claim issues.