Watch: travel insurance explained in plain English
By Damian Tysdal, licensed travel insurance agent since 2006 · CoverTrip on YouTube
Every video from the channel, sorted by the question you have. No jargon, no pressure. Pick one and press play. When you are ready, the comparison is one click away.
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If you only watch three, watch these.
NEVER Buy Cruise Travel Insurance Until You Watch This (For 60+)
Watch this if: You are 60 or over and the cruise line is pushing its own plan.
20 years in travel insurance. Here's who I'd buy from, and who I'd avoid.
Watch this if: You want to know where to buy: comparison site, cruise line, credit card or direct.
I've Reviewed 100s of Travel Insurance Plans (Avoid This)
Watch this if: You want the one thing to avoid before you compare anything.
Cruises
The cruise line sells its own plan at checkout. These videos show what it leaves out and what to buy instead.
NEVER Buy Cruise Travel Insurance Until You Watch This (For 60+)
Watch this if: You are 60 or over and the cruise line is pushing its own plan.
DON'T Buy Cruise Insurance Until You Understand This Rule (for 60+)
Watch this if: You want the one rule that decides whether a cruise claim gets paid.
What Happens If You Get Sick at Sea and Don't Have $35,000 Lying Around
Watch this if: You want to know who pays when a ship doctor sends you to a hospital.
Planning a Cruise After 65? Three Costs Nobody Budgets For
Watch this if: You are booking a cruise after 65 and want the real numbers.
How to get the best cruise insurance (because the 'small print' matters)
Watch this if: You want to see the small print that separates a good cruise plan from a bad one.
3 Things Carnival Doesn't Tell You About Their Trip Protection Plan
Watch this if: Carnival offered you trip protection at checkout.
Read it instead: Best cruise travel insurance. Ready to compare: see plans and prices for your trip.
Travelers over 65
Medicare stops at the border. These cover what changes after 65 and how to buy without overpaying.
7 Travel Insurance Mistakes Seniors Keep Making (One Could Cost You $100k)
Watch this if: You are over 65 and buying travel insurance for the first time in a while.
Things Your Medicare Card Doesn't Tell You About Traveling Abroad
Watch this if: You have Medicare and you are leaving the country.
Why Everything Changes the Moment You Leave the Country
Watch this if: You think your health insurance or credit card has you covered abroad.
Read it instead: Best plans for travelers over 65. Ready to compare: see plans and prices for your trip.
Where to buy, and what to avoid
Comparison site, cruise line, credit card or straight from the insurer. Here is how I would do it.
20 years in travel insurance. Here's who I'd buy from, and who I'd avoid.
Watch this if: You want to know where to buy: comparison site, cruise line, credit card or direct.
I've Reviewed 100s of Travel Insurance Plans (Avoid This)
Watch this if: You want the one thing to avoid before you compare anything.
How to Buy Travel Insurance (Most People Do This Backwards)
Watch this if: You want the order to do things in, start to finish.
Don't buy travel insurance until you understand these 3 things
Watch this if: You have ten minutes and want the three things that matter most.
Watch me find them better coverage and save money in 12 minutes
Watch this if: You want to watch a real comparison from start to finish.
Read it instead: Best travel insurance plans. Ready to compare: see plans and prices for your trip.
Credit card travel insurance
What the cards really cover, ranked, and what none of them do.
Ranking Every Credit Card for "Travel Insurance" (for 50+ travelers)
Watch this if: You are counting on your credit card's travel insurance.
I reviewed the top 7 travel credit cards. Here's what none of them cover.
Watch this if: You want to know what the best travel cards leave out.
Read it instead: Is credit card travel insurance enough?. Ready to compare: see plans and prices for your trip.
Pre-existing conditions, cancel for any reason, and timing
The two upgrades you can only buy early, and what to do if you missed them.
Pre-Existing Conditions? Here's Exactly How to Get Travel Insurance
Watch this if: You or someone traveling with you has a medical condition.
Cancel For Any Reason Travel Insurance: Worth It or Waste of Money?
Watch this if: You are deciding whether to pay extra for cancel for any reason.
Most Travelers Miss This 10-Day Travel Insurance Window
Watch this if: You just paid a deposit and want to know what buying early gets you.
Read it instead: Cancel for any reason, explained and priced. Ready to compare: see plans and prices for your trip.
Claims, and who goes on the policy
How to get paid the first time, and who can share one policy.
Most travel insurance claims get denied for the same reason (Here's how to avoid it)
Watch this if: You want your claim paid the first time.
Here's Who Can Share One Travel Insurance Policy
Watch this if: You are traveling as a couple, a family or a group and want one policy.
FULL GUIDE: How To Get The Right Travel Insurance For Europe (5 Simple Steps)
Watch this if: You are going to Europe and want the whole thing in five steps.
Read it instead: The complete claims guide. Ready to compare: see plans and prices for your trip.
