Travel Insurance Reviews for AXA Assistance USA

I have used AXA on several occasions without having to make a claim, but on this occasion i fell ill while on a trip to China and had to get treatment.. i made a claim and it was dealt with efficiently and fully.. I will continue using AXA in the future.
Well worth having the insurance !

I have done an extensive amount of travel outside the US and never before had I purchased trip insurance. I did so at the recommendation of our travel counselor at China Odyssey Tours for our 20 day trip to China in January 2017, and I am very glad I heeded his advice. Exactly at the midpoint in our trip in Chengdu, my wife tripped and fell sustaining a fracture to her upper arm near her shoulder. Because she was having a great deal of pain and no mobility in her arm, we realized that we must cut our trip short and return home. Our travel counselor cancelled the remainder of our reservations and helped us arrange flights back home. Once home, I contacted AXA to report the interruption of our trip, who told me that I should have contacted them from China before taking it upon ourselves to decide to return home early, explaining that AXA would need to make the determination to interrupt the trip. Without their involvement we ran the risk that our claim could be denied. We submitted a claim nevertheless and included the diagnosis (in Chinese) made by the hospital in Chengdu, a letter from my wife's orthopedist, and all the paperwork showing the accounting for the costs we incurred to cut the trip short and fly home. I also submitted a spreadsheet summarizing the costs. About 8 weeks past with only a confirming email from AXA stating that they received the claim, but I felt that no news meant our claim was not denied. I suppose they were making an investigation in China to make sure the claim was legitimate. Finally, I received an email telling us that AXA would pay our claim with the only exception being that they would not reimburse us for the extra night we needed in our hotel in Chengdu as that was not a covered expense. Overall, we are quite satisfied with the settlement and thankful that we purchased the insurance.

We also had a second claim that we filed with AXA for luggage delay. Delta took all of the passengers' luggage off the flight from Seattle to Beijing due to stronger than normal headwinds causing the need to lighten the weight of the plane. It took 4 days to reunite with our checked luggage. This claim was also honored and included with the insurance settlement.

Recommendations: If you believe you need to interrupt your trip, you need to contact the insurance company before you return home to get their blessing that this is a prudent action given your circumstances. They may direct you to obtain a medical opinion from someone they trust to make sure your claim will pass muster. When purchasing the insurance, I also recommend speaking to a human at insure my trip as they can help you find the best policy to meet your needs.

Bottom Line: Would I purchase trip insurance again. If I am purchasing an expensive tour where I have to pay the entire cost of the trip up front before I leave, I would certainly buy a trip insurance policy again.

We filed a claim when one of our travel companions was seriously injured (precluding travel for 3-4 months) approx 2 months prior to our trip departure. As a result of that injury, we cancelled our trip. As our travel companions were not relatives it was critical that we were able to document that our injured friend was a "travel companion" as that is a term specifically defined in the policy. Once our claim was filed, our insurer was professional & courteous in all regards and fully paid our claim approximately 4 weeks after our claim was submitted. Based on our experience, AXA is a first class, professional operation in all regards. We will never travel again without an insurance policy from AXA.

The service was somewhat slow because of my confusion as to where to send the claim. But I am satisfied with the outcome. I think the company was fair and I will recommend this service to anyone in the future.

Overall the AXA Assistance USA Gold plan was very good and fairly priced. We had a luggage claim which was handled to our satisfaction. However, the processing time was slower than expected.

We had to cancel our trip, but our claim was processed promptly after all the required documents were provided. I rebooked the trip for next year, will use the same plan again.

The AXA Platinum plan provided the best mix of trip and medical protection of the many I had to choose from on InsureMyTrip. My only complaint is the lackluster level of response I got from their customer service and claims department when I filed a medical claim.

My wife passed out and was unresponsive for several minutes on one of our first days of the trip. At a doctor's suggestion we took her to an International Medical Clinic location in Beijing. There they performed many tests and gave her a saline drip and pills to take after leaving the clinic. The charge was just under $1,700. I had the clinic call the AXA claims number at the time of service and they were advised that I should pay the bill and submit the claim once I returned home. That was OK with me. I then e-mailed the AXA claims department to summarize the incident and ask for directions on how to process the claim. I got no response, so several days later I resent the e-mail and finally received a reply with instructions for claim filing.

The day after returning home I filled out the required forms and sent all the information via USPS Priority Mail to AXA. I also sent an e-mail telling them to expect the claim and asking them to let me know when it arrived and if any additional information was needed. They received the claim on 9/23/15 but did not notify me that it had arrived. I followed up with another e-mail on 10/5/15 to ask for a status report. I was finally notified by e-mail on 10/13/15 that the claim had been received and on 10/16/15 that it had been approved. So, AXA honored the claim as they should have and all is well from a reimbursement point of view.

My complaint is the unresponsiveness of the claims department. All e-mails from a customer should be acknowledged within 24 hours if to do nothing else than to say that they were aware of the claim and the e-mail. Once a claim is received the customer should be notified within 24 hours and given some idea of what to expect in terms of processing time. To wait to acknowledge receipt of a claim for several weeks in unacceptable. Claimants want to know that documents have been received and the status of processing their claim. I can't believe this would be burdensome for AXA and would be of a real benefit to the customer.

All's well that ends well. I just hope that AXA can improve their customer response procedures. A claim may be a small thing for them but a big thing to the client.

Great Service. No hassle claim process.