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Travel Insurance Reviews Nationwide Essential

The Essential plan from Nationwide Mutual Insurance is for travelers planning trips on a budget who don't want to sacrifice coverage. Coverages include Trip Cancellation and Interruption, Medical, Emergency Medical Evacuation, and Assistance Services.

To learn more, see the Nationwide Essential trip insurance product page.

Customers rated the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Essential plan
4.62 out of 5
7,771
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96%
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Great plan for the price would definitely recommend it when traveling overseas or to another country
Jonathan H. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Just glad we had no reason to activate the insurance plan, but it was a safety net in knowing we had protection if needed.
David B. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Difficult to review a plan you purchased but (fortunately) didn’t need. The best way to judge an insurance plan and value it’s worth is when you need to file a claim.
Mark S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Didn't need to use it, which is the best. Wonder about if I did have to use it.
Bonnie C. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
I pulled my groin area the week before we went. I almost had to cancel. Our snorkeling excursions had to be cancelled however they refunded me. You just never know.
Celinda V. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
It took two months to resolve a claim for just over $250, way too long and it required multiple phone calls to follow up.
Stephen H. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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    Thank you for providing feedback on this policy.

    We are sorry to hear that your claims experience had taken longer than usual. In the future, please feel free to contact us at InsureMyTrip.com for claims assistance. If your claim takes longer than the standard 30 days, we can assign a Claims Advocate to your case. We are ultimately happy to hear that your claim was resolved.

    Please feel free to contact us 1-800-487-4722 if you have any further questions or concerns.
    Mar 30,2018
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
One can’t really evaluate how good insurance is unless they need to make a claim. All went well with my trip, so I didn’t need to make a claim.I traveled with confidence that I had made a good choice of insurance because of your reputation and reviews, and thankfully did not have to test it out myself.
Laura H. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
I wasn't quite sure if this was the right plan for our cruise vacation. I believe it was.
Doug L. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
The travel agency recommended a different plan with an insurance company i never heard of. I checked online for another plan. I found this plan offering more coverage from a well known company for half the cost of the recommended plan. Thankfully, I didnt use the plan, but i saved some money with this plan.
Bruce S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Did not need to use the insurance. Always get it for peace of mind as our parents are getting older and also if needed to be evacuated from a ship or another country.
Curtis H. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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