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.
The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Not much to review since we didn't make a claim.
Nancy G. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Did not have to submit a claim so cannot review the service. Review is about how easy it was to pick coverage and the overall cost. Happy it was available. Gave us peace of mind.
Anne-Marie N. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Since I did not have a claim, I cannot rate that part. I just felt safe to be insured in case something did happen. Nationwide gave me that safety net.
Chris W. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Thankfully I did not have to use. I was at peace knowing I had the plan in case something came up that was out of my control.
Lana S. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Best insurance is one you don't end up needing
Valerie H. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
My husband and I have elderly parents who have medical issues, so when we travel, we always purchase insurance within 2 weeks of booking to cover their pre-existing conditions. The last 3 or 4 trips we purchased insurance through Nationwide, as their plan offered the best coverage for our needs.
In our approx. 10 years of purchasing such insurance, we used it for the first time this past September when we had to file a claim not for our parents medical problems, but for my younger sister. She was diagnosed with a life altering serious illness on the day before we were set to depart. Everyone in my family was an emotional mess, and I just couldn't leave at that point to go on a carefree tropical vacation.
I called Nationwide that day and explained the situation,and they emailed me all the forms I needed to complete the same day. It took me approximately 2 hours to complete the forms and gather all the necessary paperwork and receipts that I needed. I also had to get a signature from my sister's doctor, stating that she was ill and the code for the illness, which the office personnel was quick to provide.
All the paperwork was submitted to Nationwide on Sept. 28th, and I received my check today on Oct. 11th for the entire amount I lost. I cannot recommend this company more highly. This one claim probably more than covered all the insurance we paid for and never needed to use over the years.
Life happens, I never thought I would be canceling a vacation for my always healthy and strong sister, rather than our parents. You just never know.
Getting the claim settled with no hassel made a difficult time a little less stressful. I will always purchase trip insurance!
In our approx. 10 years of purchasing such insurance, we used it for the first time this past September when we had to file a claim not for our parents medical problems, but for my younger sister. She was diagnosed with a life altering serious illness on the day before we were set to depart. Everyone in my family was an emotional mess, and I just couldn't leave at that point to go on a carefree tropical vacation.
I called Nationwide that day and explained the situation,and they emailed me all the forms I needed to complete the same day. It took me approximately 2 hours to complete the forms and gather all the necessary paperwork and receipts that I needed. I also had to get a signature from my sister's doctor, stating that she was ill and the code for the illness, which the office personnel was quick to provide.
All the paperwork was submitted to Nationwide on Sept. 28th, and I received my check today on Oct. 11th for the entire amount I lost. I cannot recommend this company more highly. This one claim probably more than covered all the insurance we paid for and never needed to use over the years.
Life happens, I never thought I would be canceling a vacation for my always healthy and strong sister, rather than our parents. You just never know.
Getting the claim settled with no hassel made a difficult time a little less stressful. I will always purchase trip insurance!
Carol H. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
There should be a mechanism to notify the customers that there's a named storm and when it was named. I called INsire My Trip and they knew when they were notify of the named storm and which day but the Rep didn't know if it was the same for Nationwide. Luckily I wasn't affected by Matthews, otherwise I would have been more prepared to evaluate this coverage.
Bedford N. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
My itinerary was changed by the airline and we were unable to go at that time. The airline sent a letter of verification which I sent to your company and it was rejected. They refused to reimburse my money. I lost 150 dollars. I will never do business with your company again.
Felix R. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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3 people found this review helpful
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Zac
Thank you for your feedback on the policy. We are sorry to learn that your itinerary was cancelled. Unfortunately, your request to cancel the policy was made after the 10 day review period had expired. To prevent your premium from going unused, we notified you that we could request to transfer this policy to a future trip. Details for submitting that request were sent to via email, and we would be happy to re-send the email to you. If you have any questions about transferring the policy, please call us at 800-487-4772. We look forward to assisting you in the future.Nov 03,2016
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Great experience with purchase once again . . . and always glad when I purchase and don't have to use. Yea!!
Donald P. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Fortunately, we did not need to file a claim during our trip, but it was nice to now that the insurance was there.
Paul G. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.