Travel Insurance Reviews for WorldTrips Atlas Journey Premier

In short: The insurance company narrowly construed the language of the insurance policy to deny me coverage for my cancelled trip - even though I had to cancel my trip because Switzerland changed its policies and mandated a 10-day quarantine for all incoming travelers. Don't waste your money on this insurance company.

I planned a 2-week trip to Europe, with the first stop in Switzerland. I purchased this insurance policy specifically because it said that it covered instances when I would need to be "quarantined" because of changes in government policies. After I purchased this insurance policy, Switzerland announced that, due to the rise in Covid cases, all travelers arriving from the U.K. would need to quarantine for 10 days, regardless of vaccination status or having negative tests. I called the insurance company, told them I needed to cancel my trip because of this new mandatory quarantine policy, and asked if my insurance policy would provide coverage. The insurance company said no. The insurance company said that trip-cancellation coverage wouldn't apply because I wouldn't be required to quarantine before I left for the trip. Instead, I would be required to quarantine after my trip started (i.e., after I got on my departing flight). The insurance company further said that trip-interruption coverage would not apply because I would not be quarantining for an "unexpected event." Because I knew I would have to quarantine once I arrived in Switzerland, the event requiring me to quarantine was not "unexpected" and, therefore, I was not entitled to coverage.

Covid has created unprecedented circumstances where governments are making drastic policy changes on a moment's notice. I purchased this insurance policy to protect against that risk. But the insurance company still used hyper-technical logic to deny coverage.