Travel Insurance Reviews for TravelSafe

My husband and I have been traveling for a while and we always used this website for our travel insurance. Their choices are great and their prices are affordable.

It took five(5) months to get the money back and it was only $1098.00 and I filled out all the paper work perfectly and did not have any additional information to send in or reports requested by the company. Not good business.

I purchased the TravelSafe Classic plan through InsureMyTrip for a planned trip to Antarctica with my sister. Unfortunately we had to cancel the trip a month before our travel when our mother got sick and was moved into hospice care. We completed all the forms and compiled all the documentation, which took days and amounted to well over a hundred pages of paperwork. We submitted everything then used their online claim status form to track the progress.

My claim was marked as received and printed, then nothing changed. After over a month with no progress I called TravelSafe and the agent scoffed at my request, said there was no possible way to expedite my claim, and I'd just have to wait.

Two months in, still nothing had changed, while my sister's identical claim had gone through several rounds of supplemental information requests. I called again and this time the agent was sympathetic and said she'd expedite my claim (so it is possible?).

Two weeks later, 2.5 months since receiving my claim, STILL nothing had changed. This time I contacted InsureMyTrip. They responded the next day asking for my claim number, and within a week they had negotiated the full payment of my claim. Meanwhile my sister is still waiting on her claim.

In the end TravelSafe paid out my claim, so I'm mostly satisfied with the plan and coverage. But their claim service was terrible, and I'm not sure how long I would have waited for reimbursement - or even if I would have been reimbursed - if it weren't for the help of InsureMyTrip. So the high ratings here are really thanks to and for InsureMyTrip. Thanks!

I have travelled extensively and have always bought travel insurance but this is the first time I have filed a claim. My flight to India was canceled and delayed for 24 hours. Since I had a non refundable hotel and scheduled pre paid tours for my original arrival date, I called the airline and requested that I be booked on a flight a day earlier instead of a day later. I filed a claim for the extra nights hotel and my claim was denied. If I would have stayed with the later flight, the claim would have been for more since they would have had to reimburse me not only for hotel but for the pre paid tour as well. That is why I carry insurance for when the unexpected happens. This was a situation beyond my control and I tried to make the best decision but Travel Safe was not willing to work with me.

I had to file a claim, as our entire cruise and flights were canceled due to the hurricanes that hit Texas in the summer of 2017. The initial response with the insurance company was excellent, then it became more and more slower. Unfortunately I had to call them back two times to ask about the status of my claim, as it was 'under review/pending' for nearly 2 1/2 months. After the second time I called asking a status check, I was able to untimely get my claim settled; I was reimburse 100% of what I asked for, so for that, I give them 5 stars. 3.5 stars for their slow responses, but with all the insurance claims being processed, I suppose I understand. Overall, satisfied, but a slower claim waiting time. I would use again.

It took several months to get my claim resolved. They finally did pay for the requested Deposit of $337.50, but the hoops we had to jump through to get that small amount was not a pleasant experience. I had to either be on the phone or copying paperwork that took up a lot of my work-time. I finally had to get Trip Mate, who I originally bought it through, to be the middle-man that prompted the refund.

This is the first time I've had to file a claim on a travel insurance policy, and all I can say is that it is great until you have to file a claim. At that point, the response time is horrible.

It is interesting that the company took my money in a few seconds via a website. Once I filed a claim, though, everything reverted to paper and snail mail. From the time I first filed my claim that our rental villa had been destroyed by hurricane Irma to the time I finally received my reimbursement was almost two months. That's two months that the company was earning interest on my money while I was paying interest to my credit card company. I realize the hurricanes resulted in many claims during this time - the processing company should hire some temps to help with the workload.

This was one of the rare occasions I have had to file a claim with travel insurance, and my experience was time consuming, frustrating, ultimately dissatisfying, and just plain awful. The dispute centered on a provision buried deep within the the policy language that required a contemporaneous written report of the incident in order to receive compensation. While I will not go into the details, in my case damage to a camera and lens occurred while staying in a rustic backpackers' lodge in a remote region of Borneo, where such formalities would be absurd. I did, however, make the management of the lodge aware of the incident verbally, and I also confirmed my account with them by e-mail after returning to the U.S. This documentation was provided to the insurer, but rejected as insufficient evidence that the damage occurred during the coverage period. In truth, the amount I was seeking -- $290 for repair of the camera and lens -- was not much more than the cost of the policy premium. I found the attitude of TravelSafe (and their claims agent TripMate) to be doctrinaire, inflexible and, frankly, sleazy. I had used TravelSafe on two previous occasions, but I will never use this company, or their underwriter, United States Fire Insurance Company, again.

I purchased TravelSafe Classic plan for my trip to Dominica. Since Dominica Island was severely hit by hurricane Maria I had to cancel my trip and file the claim with TravelSafe Insurance. They were great! Their instructions were clear and easy to follow; the customer crevice was very helpful. It took 2 months for them to send me the check but I was reimbursed the claimed amount with no issues. I am very satisfied with TravelSave Classic plan and would highly recommend this insurance to everyone.

We cruise frequently and have been purchasing Travel insurance for many years. After comparing a number of policies we have come to the conclusion that TravelSafe Classic offers the best coverage in it's class at a very competitive price.

Earlier this year on the 3rd day of our 20 day cruise we got the word that a very close relative had passed away and we had to rush back. This experience exposed the strengths and weaknesses of this plan. The process of filing claim was simple and according to the acknowledgment of the receipt of the claim I was to receive a decision within 14 days. After not having heard anything for almost a month I contacted TravelSafe who told me that they were just the agents for the US Fire Insurance and claims are handled by TripMate. Unfortunately there are a lot of negative reviews about TripMate and I experienced some of the same problems. Most of the time their phone would ring for a while and then disconnect the call, other times they would put me on hold for as long as an hour and then hang up. A few times I got the option to leave a message with a promise of receiving a call back within a few hours but no one ever called back. At least four times I managed to actually talk to an agent, each time they would take my information and promise to get back to me the next day but never heard back from any of them. After two and a half months of not getting anywhere with TripMate I requested assistance from TravelSafe who contacted TripMate on my behalf and within 2 weeks my claim was processed. In the end it took about 3 months and I received the full value of the benefits I had purchased. I am not sure how much longer it would have taken had TravelSafe not intervened. In spite of our frustrating experience with TripMate we just purchased TavelSafe Classic Plan for our upcoming cruise because it provides excellent coverage at a reasonable cost and I am told that TripMate is working on improving it's customer service.

On a side note, InsureMyTrip claims that if you purchase a policy through them they act as an advocate on your behalf, however, it was my experience that all InsureMyTrip did for me was to give me the telephone number of TravelSafe.