Travel Insurance Reviews for International Medical Group

On the plus side, they did pay my entire claim, and everyone I talked to was polite. On the negative side, they spent a lot of my time making me jump through hoops to get there, as if you are inherently trying to cheat them. In this case, a $300 hotel room I didn't get to in Alaska after cancelling the cruise to Alaska (for medical reasons). The hotel bill was the subject of several phone calls and emails and documentation requests. Funny, they were fine with paying for the cruise, the expensive part. If they had been gracious about the fraction of the total cost (the hotel), I could have given them a stellar review. I've bought a dozen policies in the past; this is my first claim; if not for the hassle, I'd probably buy from them again and they probably would've made back their $300 on my next buy! (Not to mention the labor costs they are paying for ... people to nitpick over every dime.) In fairness, I must say that this is my first claim; maybe all the companies are like this. One word of advice: one must prove one purchased something: if you are traveling with other people, don't split any prepaid costs, because it is then hard to prove who paid for what when you try to claim it. Pay your own way (with receipts) for all of it. And get cancellation receipts too.

We purchased travel insurance for an international holiday that included a cruise. My mother-in-law suddenly passed away just before we were slated to leave and therefore hastily canceled the trip. We filed a claim and the process was fairly straightforward. I called the customer service line and they provided me with some guidance as to what to include. There was a request for additional documentation and then the claim was paid. My only complaint is that after I filed the the claim I didn't receive any notifications or feedback as to whether the claim was being processed or not. But, honestly, that's a pretty small thing. I would purchase this insurance again. I didn't feel that the documentation required to provide evidence of the family member's passing was overly burdensome and the claim was paid relatively promptly.

I do not normally write reviews on anything but am making an exception here. First off I have only heard of horror stories on filing travel claims with insurance companies. If you read no further, IMG met 100% of their obligation. The process can be a pain, but In our case we were talking about $9400. The details are as follows: First off, I always buy my travel ins the day after the final payment on a cruise is made...usually 90 to 120 days. My wife fell off a horse on 8/14/18 and was taken to the ER....three fractures...she is recovered now. our flight was scheduled to leave 9/5/18 with 5 nights in NYC and a cruise from NYC to Montreal. I did not immediately contact IMG but waited about a week to get a prognosis. At that point I advised the claims dept I might be filing a claim for trip interruption, hoping she could at least go on the cruise but once it was determined she could not I informed them I would be filing. Theysent a claim form right away. Because of the paperwork/doctor's stmt involved I did not file my claim until 10/6/18...46 pages of documentation including the claim form....advice....document and send in everything you have(certified mail). They told me TI claims are processed in 15 working days. From a phone call I did find out it took until 10/18 to log my claim in so that is when the clock should start. On 11/8 I called and they said the claim was process on 11/6 and checks are issued on Tues and Thurs. I received the check for the full claim about a week and a half later. The covered the full cruise (less port charges/taxes we got a prior refund), 5 night at an air BnB in NYC that was not refundable, rebooking fees from United Airlines, prepaid car that was supposed to pick us up and the airport and 2 theater tix we had paid for. All in All....I am a happy camper.