Travel Insurance Reviews for International Medical Group

I got Covid on my travel to Morocco. I have a prepaid tour which I need to leave because of testing positive. IMG paid for the unused portion of my trip. The claims process were quite stressful at first when I was sick because they ask for a lot of support (of course). They were quite responsive and I got my claim. I appealed because the count of days of claim was short which they did investigate and I got $46 more=).

My dissatisfaction with the claim and policy is complexity of the contract, written with an abundance of language that allowed my claim to be denied, all within reason, given the contract (20 pages). First reason given, no notice within 20 days of loss. I filed on grounds of employer canceling my vacation given the need for me to remain on duty (I'm a surgeon). The company stated that my loss occurred when the vacation was canceled. I filed 15 days after the date of return, assuming the loss occurred when trip would have been concluded; when all the arrangements were beyond salvage and when I had a chance to request all the refunds from airlines, etc. Second reason, some of the travel providers issued vouchers rather than refunds. There exists no way to use those as the trip was overseas, but the company considers vouchers to be refunds. Some of the vouchers expire before we will be allowed into those countries. The policy states "unused non-refundable Prepaid Payments or Deposits" will be reimbursed. I maintain that an unusable voucher is not a refund, since the definition of re-fund is to return my funds to me, not a promise for future travel. Lastly, I made what is a fatal error in changing my departure date by a single day without changing the policy. That apparently invalidates it. I may no longer bother with comprehensive insurance, and stick to medical only, as it appears to be an unnecessary expense given the myriad ways a claim can be denied. Although I shudder to think of the all the ways a company could escape paying a large medical claim.

Took 6 months and multiple call attempts after filing a claim to finally get a denial for an emergency root canal for sudden nerve pain despite the policy saying dental is covered for “Unexpected pain or Treatment due to an Accident”. I even emailed to pre-certify and they responded that dental didn’t need pre-authorization. Regardless of the decision this was absolutely terrible service - 6 months without any response! Stay away from IMG.

Unfortunately, I had to go to a hospital emergency room because of a lingering illness while traveling in Australia. After returning home, I called I Travel Insured to report the claim and get the claims process started. Their claim process was straightforward and easy, especially because I had all the needed documentation from the hospital and doctor and proof of payment. The claim was paid in less than 4 weeks after submission. In addition, a couple of items that were not paid were clearly explained to me in a letter that I received a week before I received the check. The reasons for denial were fair and seemed to comply with the policy. But the majority of the medical claim was paid with no additional follow up needed. I was and am extremely happy with their service. Through the years, I have had to file two other medical claims with different travel insurers. One was for myself and the other for my husband. By far, I Travel Insured's claims process, communication and prompt payment was heads above the other two companies. I highly recommend using this insurance and have just purchased another insurance policy with them for an upcoming trip.

We had the unfortunate need to actually use our IMG service while traveling in Australia. My husband had to be admitted to the hospital for a severe reaction to a jellyfish sting. The customer service representatives were available to answer our questions both times we called (even though it was a weekend and we were in Australian time zone) and were very helpful and friendly. We were so happy to have purchased such a high-quality plan! I should note that while we did use the benefits of the plan, the hospital took care of the claim filing. We have not heard any problems with the claim filing so it seems to have all gone smoothly. You will not regret purchasing this plan, although I hope you won't have to use it!