Replay: Everything You Need to Know About Travel Insurance (Before Booking Your Summer Trips)

Unpacked by AFAR

With summer travel on the horizon, it's an excellent time to talk about everyone's favorite subject: Travel insurance. It's not the sexiest subject, is it? And yet, it can play a huge role in saving you money, time, and even sanity. In this replay episode of Unpacked by AFAR, we speak with five experts to help you understand how to decided if and when you need insurance, the different types of policies you can buy, and how to use travel insurance if something goes wrong on your trip.

Meet this week’s guests

• Wendy Perrin, travel expert
• Christina Tunnah, general manager of marketing and brands for World Nomads
• Beth Godlin, President of Aon Affinity Travel Practice
• John Gobbels, vice president and COO of Medjet
• Nick Cavanaugh, founder and CEO of Sensible Weather

Resources

• Read this episode’s show notes, including a full transcript of the episode.
• Read our primer on travel insurance.
• Explore Wendy Perrin’s website.
• Use sites like travelinsurance.com or insuremytrip.com to help you decide on the right policy.
• Learn more about World Nomads.
• Discover more about Aon Affinity Travel Services.
• Learn more about Medjet.
• Find out more about Sensible Weather.

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