Travel Insurance Reviews for Travelex Travel Select

I was completely satisfied with the plan. Customer service is friendly.

The only issue I had was setting up the claim. My father in-law passed away. The customer service agent wanted me to file the claim for an illness, which requires doctors to provide information. I thought that was odd for the situation. I spoke to a second customer service representative and they said to just send in the death certificate.

My family and I traveled to Israel for the holiday. My son, a year and six month old came down with a severe fever and would not stop vomiting. We rushed him to the emergency room, the doctors examined and treated him and he quickly recovered. I filled a claim with Travelex and I received a check within two weeks.

I would definitely use them again. Thanks

Plan paid claim as expected. Took longer to process than I thought, and the paperwork was quite onerous for a small claim, but apart from that it was smooth.

I had to file a claim for a canceled flight. The paperwork and documents required were a bit much and after uploading the documents there is no where to see what you've uploaded. My claim remained pending for 3 weeks and it wasn't until I called to check that it got approved.

Our Samsung Galaxy S2 Tablet was stolen from the crowded mandatory bag check in counter at Borghese Gallery in Rome, Italy on October 7, 2018. We had the tablet in our possession during the entire 2 hour tour. As we retrieved our checked our bags, my husband put down his tablet in order to take bags into his hands. He put his camera back into his camera bag and when he turned to pick up his tablet from the counter, the tablet was already gone. We reported to security but there was nothing they could do. It was our last day in Italy. As soon as we arrived home the next day, we contacted Travelex and was able to file a claim online. They told us it would take 4 weeks before any decision would be made. Sure enough on November 8, we received an email stating that our claim was approved and on November 12, we received our check for $400+ the full amount to purchase a new tablet. We have bought travel insurance in the past, but this was the first time we filed a claim and we was not optimistic that we would get compensation, but we did! Thank you Travelex for coming through for us.

Overall, I'm pleased with this Cancel for Any Reason policy. I canceled the trip when I didn't receive my passport in time, per the policy instructions.

However, in order to get the claim closed and paid I had to make several phone calls to Travelex. I uploaded the claims form and receipts as required. I didn't hear anything for two weeks, so I called and was told they only had the airline receipts and for me to please send them the claims form. She said someone would be in touch to confirm its receipt.

I wondered why no one had called to tell me there was a problem. I uploaded the claims form a second time and another two weeks went by without anyone contacting me.

I called again to ask about payment status. I spoke with an agent who said the airline ticket receipt didn't include cancellation terms or the form of payment. I told her it did indeed include those things. She reviewed the receipt I'd sent and confirmed it contained the necessary information. She said she didn't know why the adjuster hadn't closed out the claim or why no one had been in touch. She also said they had received my claims form the first time it was sent and she didn't know why I was asked to send it a second time. About a week later I received payment in the amount I'd expected.

This was more hassle than it should have been. It seems the adjuster didn't review the submitted documents closely, which resulted in payment being made by 4-5 weeks, and that the initial agent I spoke with didn't review the file close enough before telling me to submit the claim form again. The TravelEx team needs to be more diligent.

The "unthinkable" happened in England as I stepped off a train an hour before leaving for a Baltic cruise. I fractured my femur and, as a result, was transported to Ashford, England, where I had surgery the next day, plus an 8-day hospital stay. We had purchased a Travelex Select policy and my husband promptly informed the company when we arrived in the ER. The hospital accepted our proof of coverage without hesitation or demand of an up-front payment of any kind.

When I was medically fit to travel, the evacuation part of the policy kicked in. On Call Int'l., arranged for an very competent and caring R.N. to fly to England to escort us home. On Call made all of the air and driver arrangements from the hospital to Gatwick to home.

Regarding the claims process: I filed a claim two weeks after arriving home for the hospital bill and the nonrefundable trip expenses. The response was slow but finally the claim was paid in full, per the policy. The hospital system also was patient, realizing that it takes time to collect on insurance.

Observations:

1. My husband's lodging, meals, and transportation expense was classified under the "Trip Delay" portion of the policy with a limit of $750, with the remainder out-of-pocket to us. Most trip insurance policies seem to have a similarly low limit.

2. There was no explanation why the entire hospital bill wasn't paid at first. I asked Insuremytrip.com for advice. They appointed a claims advocate who quickly resolved the issue.

3. Having a policy with primary medical coverage, instead of secondary, was essential to avoid further delay and hassles.

In the end, we were happy with both the Travelex Select policy and also with InsuremyTrip.com

We had two visits to the ship's doctor while on a cruise to Croatia. We submitted the paper work for the claims and received the payment we were expecting in 5 weeks. This was the first claim we have ever submitted on a travel insurance policy and we were very pleased the service and results.

The claim took a bit longer than I expected, but overall was to my satisfaction.