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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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96%
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Plan covered my needs for the trip. Since I did not need to file a claim, I cannot comment on the claim process.
Shannon M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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I bought it for my peace of mind in case of some unexpected events occurs. It did the job for a reasonable rate.
Evelyn D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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We didn’t use the plan but did see others with issues. Hopefully they had one! It gave us peace of mind.
Michael K. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Our trip to Cuba was plagued by problems that included delayed and cancelled flights that forced us to stay overnight at the DFW airport in both directions. In addition, luggage was lost and did not arrive in Cuba until five days into a one-week trip.
The claims process was very demanding; despite sending in 30 pages of documentation, the adjuster kept asking for more. In the end, using numerous loopholes, the company got out of paying us much at all -- essentially we got about the price of the policy, while remaining out of pocket for approximately $2000. I would not use this company again.
Cheryl C. 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.
  • Carol
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    Thank you for your review. Although
    it is unfortunate that all expenses were not fully reimbursed, your claim representative at Nationwide Mutual
    did follow the policy wording and paid the claim accordingly. Please also note that InsureMyTrip publishes the certificate for every policy on our website and encourages our customers to review the policy terms and conditions and call us with any questions.
    Sep 20,2019
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Didn't have need to make a claim, so really didn't put Nationwide to the test.
Alan P. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
We were delayed coming home and I called to file a claim and was told I had to file it with the cruise line first. I will never use Nationwide again
Frances S. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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  • Michelle A
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    Thank you for your review. The policy you purchased does offer Trip
    Delay coverage, but it is a Secondary benefit. Secondary coverage will pay you after any other Primary collectible insurance has paid the claim and the Primary policies' limits have been exhausted. Most of the plans offered on InsureMyTrip will have Trip Delay as a secondary benefit, and this will be shown on the comparison page and confirmation email. In the future, please feel free to call us at 800-487-4722 and we can assist you with going over benefits and how the plans work. We look forward to assisting you.
    Sep 18,2019
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Peace of mind allows for a more enjoyable trip.
H Brian H. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Note: This review is for an earlier version of the plan.
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The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
It was a Good Deal for the Price , However Due to a Permit Issue with the Mexican FAA We were forced to Fly a much smaller Airplane back to Ensanada Mex Not to TJ Mex, had to ride a Bus to the Boarder.
Not sure the insurance would have even covered That? But I do like doing Business with this Company.
Terry D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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  • Carol
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    Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to hear that you enjoy doing business with Nationwide.

    In order to have coverage under Travel Delay, you would have to experience a minimum of a 6 hour delay that resulted in "Additional Expenses (which) means any reasonable expenses for meals and lodging as well as local transportation and essential phone calls that were necessarily incurred as the result of a Hazard and that were not provided by the Common Carrier or other party free of charge."

    If your situation did involve a 6 hour delay resulting in "Additional Expenses", you may wish to file a claim with Nationwide:

    Toll Free: (888) 490-7606
    Fax: (800) 560-6340
    [email protected]

    Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 8:30am-5:00pm ET, Thurs 9:30am-5:00pm ET
    Sep 10,2019
The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
We did not need to file a claim therefore I can't comment any further.
Nancy S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Great plan that covered all what I needed, and was a great price.
Helen S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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