Info on travel insurance for Italy and beyond

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 3 December 2008 PM)

Here are some links on travel insurance for Italy and beyond:

INFORMATION

• Important Insurance Information – Source: In Italy Online!
• Travel Insurance – Pauline Kenny, June 2007 – Source: slow travel (Note: portion of description sponsored by AIG Travel Guard)
• Travel Insurance — Highly Recommended! – Source: Sogni Italiani

LISTS

• Directory – "of reputable travel insurance sources online." – Source: www-insurancetravel.info
• TRAVEL INSURANCE – Source: Select Italy – "the ultimate source for travel to Italy"
• TRAVEL INSURANCE DIRECTORY – "Worldwide travel insurance " – Source: iTravelnet

TRAVEL INSURANCE RATE COMPARISON WEB SITES

• insuremytrip.com – "...the Internet's foremost travel insurance comparison site."
• moneysupermarket.com – "the price comparison site"
  
• QuoteWright.com™ – "...is the authority when it comes to travel insurance comparison shopping."
• SquareMouth® – "Compare Travel insurance"
  

FORUM DISCUSSIONS

• slow travel – Slow Travel Talk TRAVEL italy – "Forums for the Slow Travel community"
• Topic: Travel Insurance – dated 1 December 2008
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• SEE ALSO:
• Info about what really happens when you get sick traveling in a foreign country: France and Italy, dated Wednesday, April 5, 2006

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My wife and I have bought travel insurance before we moved to Italy for three main reasons:

1. My wife had an elderly mother who lived alone.
   
2. While both of us are reasonably healthy, you just never know.
3. I had been laid off from my job (Information Technology) several times because of company mergers, corporate downsizing or economic conditions.

While our circumstances have changed, we still buy travel insurance when we travel because of the uncertainty of the travel industry (airlines going bankrupt or out of business, unexpected delays, etc.) and our awareness of our health situation. I am now in my 60's and my wife is in her 50's.

The reason that I did not list any specific travel insurance providers is because what may be a good policy for someone in my age group and interests may differ from someone else. There are many companies that provide travel insurance and you should select one that meets your specific needs and requirements. Please pay attention to the small print, restrictions on activities and types of travel, pre-existing medical/health conditions and age of insured individual(s).

That's it for Friday, 26 October 2007: venerdì, 28 ottobre 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 3 December 2008 PM)