Author: Damian Tysdal

Damian Tysdal is the founder of CoverTrip, and is a licensed agent for travel insurance (MA 1883287). He believes travel insurance should be easier to understand, and started the first travel insurance blog in 2006.

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Does Travel Insurance Cover Flight Cancellations? 26 April 2026

Does Travel Insurance Cover Flight Cancellations?

Travel insurance can cover flight cancellations — but the answer depends on why your flight was...

Best Travel Insurance for Mexico: Top Plans Compared 24 April 2026

Best Travel Insurance for Mexico: Top Plans Compared

Do You Need Travel Insurance for Mexico? Mexico is the most visited international destination for U.S....

Best Travel Insurance for People Over 70: What Seniors Need to Know 21 April 2026

Best Travel Insurance for People Over 70: What Seniors Need to Know

Travel Insurance for Seniors Over 70: What's Different Buying travel insurance when you're over 70 requires...

Best Travel Insurance for Japan: Top Plans for 2025 17 April 2026

Best Travel Insurance for Japan: Top Plans for 2025

Why Travel Insurance Is Essential for Japan Japan is one of the safest and most well-organized...

Best Travel Insurance for Italy: Top Plans Compared (2025) 14 April 2026

Best Travel Insurance for Italy: Top Plans Compared (2025)

Why You Need Travel Insurance for Italy Italy draws tens of millions of visitors each year...

Best Travel Insurance for Pre-Existing Conditions in 2026 10 April 2026

Best Travel Insurance for Pre-Existing Conditions in 2026

If you have a pre-existing medical condition — a heart condition, diabetes, COPD, a recent surgery,...

Credit Card Travel Insurance vs. a Separate Policy: What’s Actually Covered 7 April 2026

Credit Card Travel Insurance vs. a Separate Policy: What’s Actually Covered

Your credit card comes with travel insurance — it says so right in the benefits guide....

Best Travel Insurance for Europe in 2026 4 April 2026

Best Travel Insurance for Europe in 2026

Planning a trip to Paris, Rome, Barcelona, or anywhere else in Europe? You already know the...

New Rules for Securing Your Credit Card 3 April 2026

New Rules for Securing Your Credit Card

For years, we’ve told our fellow travelers to watch out for pickpockets in crowded plazas and...

How to File a Travel Insurance Claim (Step-by-Step Guide) 31 March 2026

How to File a Travel Insurance Claim (Step-by-Step Guide)

You bought travel insurance. Something went wrong. Now what? Filing a travel insurance claim sounds straightforward...