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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
Lots of people became ill ( intestinal) but none required a doctor
Gary P. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
thank goodness, good trip,
good coverage and easy to choose
and a good price for this cover.
thanks.
Boris N. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
This is the third or forth year we bought this policy . Everything has always been has always been smooth and easy so for we have never had to file a claim .
Mark B. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Don’t know how good the plan was as I never used it or filed a claim
Rob H. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
It is hard to review since I did not need to file a claim but it was certainly assuring to have it.
William D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
The customer support at insuremytrip was great. All questions I had at time of policy purchase was answered clearly. Thankfully I had no problems during my trip.
ANTHONY M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Once purchased, travel insurance is something I tend to forget about until needed. So far, another trip without cause to use insurance. I'm okay with that. Good travels everyone!
Douglas J. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
We had to cancel the trip due to what was happening in Barcelona. The airport was cloed and rioting was all over the city. People could not even get to the airport. This went on all week. We were supposed to fly on Wednesday and cancelled the trip. American airlines finally refunded my money. On Monday 53 people were injured at the the airport and the worst day of rioting in the city was Friday.

We did not go. Onthe 14th, the airport was closed and 53 people were injured there.I cancelled the flight on the morning of the 16th due to problems all over the city.People could not even get to the airport, ships docked in other cities and rioting broke out all over. This to me was terrorist attacks created by the Catalon seperatists against the Spanish government. American Airlines finally refunded my money. The insurance was useless.
Susan C. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    Thank you for your feedback. We regret that your Nationwide Essential plan did not meet your expectations.

    Trip cancellation is a standard benefit offered with most travel insurance comprehensive plans. This travel insurance benefit provides reimbursement of your pre-paid, non-refundable expenses should you need to cancel your trip unexpectedly for a covered reason.

    In all comprehensive travel insurance policies there will be an included list of covered reasons for cancellation. These are situations the insurance company considers legitimate as factors in making the decision to cancel your trip. It’s essential that you are familiar with this list of covered reasons in any insurance policy you’re considering purchasing since these are guidelines by which any claim you may need to file will be judged. The plan certificate is available for you to read before making a purchase.

    After reading through the plan certificate, you may not be comfortable with the list of covered reasons provided to you. You may need more flexibility in making the decision to cancel your trip, you may want to consider purchasing a Cancel for Any Reason benefit.

    InsureMyTrip is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and our customer care representatives are licensed insurance agents who are able to recommend the most cost effective plans which will cover the travelers primary concerns. If you would like to receive assistance in obtaining a quote or purchasing a policy, please call us at 800-487-4722 as we would be happy to assist you.
    Nov 01,2019
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
The insurance I bought was fair and reasonable.
Alan K. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Purchased plan to be reimbursed for cruise ports if missed. Plan did not cover this and was I not given the proper information before purchasing the policy that this was not covered. Very disappointed. Will purchase future policy with another company that has covered this in the past.
paul b. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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  • Carol
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    Thank you for your feedback. You did purchase the Nationwide Essentials policy which does not cover missed ports. However, coverage for missed ports would have been provided under one of the Nationwide Cruise plans.

    Customer Care is available to assist you by phone at 800-487-4722, or by chat, Monday - Friday, 7am-12am EST and Saturday - Sunday, 9am-9pm EST.
    Nov 05,2019
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