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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
7,795
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Having the medical coverage this travel insurance policy provided gave me peace of mind while I vacationed in Punta Cana.
David G. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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You never know how good insurance is until you have to use it. I suffered a knee injury before our trip to Paris and filed a claim with Nationwide to recover my wife's and my airfare. The claim was easy to file ( had to get my doctor to sign a piece of paper that I was unable to travel) and was done completely electronically by scanning the few pages of documents and sending them via email. I received the entire refund for our airfare in less than 4 weeks. It was easy and painless - I highly recommend trip insurance and Nationwide.
David K. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Fortunately I didn't need to make a claim. I can only honestly recommend any insurance company when I actually need them.....thankfully I didn't on this trip.
judith b. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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I had a very good experience with the plan and my claim which was paid promptly.
I missed my connecting flight due to weather. I had paid for a non-refundable train ticket which I lost due to the delay, plus 1 day hotel. I provided all the needed documents including one from the airline confirming the delay and I received my covered refund promptly. Again, I was very satisfied with the treatment I received.
norman s. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The most reasonably priced plan for comprehensive coverage. Just glad I didn't have to use it but the price was worth the peace of mind. Will buy again for future trips.
Hubert F. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
We didn't have to file a claim, which made us very happy. I will use you again when we travel.
Janet R. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Customer care representative was very helpful with assistance provided to determine which plan was best for me.
Stephen D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
I was pleased to have this coverage while on travel to Puerto Rico. I was most interested in the medical coverage as we were out of network while there and a medical emergency would have been costly. Weather related travel delays are common too and interruptions are normally not covered. We did not need either but I was glad to have it in case it was needed.
Robert S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Very happy with plan purchased even though I didn't get to use it. Will purchase it again on next trip.
Rosalind F. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
I didn't use it, really nothing I can say.
Michael D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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