GOAL:

Help each other become informed about the critical aspects of travel insurance.  Discuss FAQ and concerns about travel insurance.  Learn how to make good Travel insurance purchase choices for various types of travel… with a heavy focus on medical travel.

Some FAQ which group members may wish to expand upon:

• Do all travelers need travel insurance?  if not, who does and who does not - and when/why?
• Use, purpose, and value to medical travelers specifically?
• How, where, and from whom to purchase travel insurance… and why?
• many types of travel vendors sell travel insurance - why not just buy it from one of them?
• Is it true that travel inurance coverage sold by a cruise line is limited by the terms of the cruise ticketing contract?
• If travelers buy travel insurance from airlines, tour companies, and other vendors - does that limit coverage?
• What coverage types are out there?
• What policy types?
• Why all the concern about pre-existing conditions coverage?
• Are there time limits regarding policy purchase and claims?
• What are the differences between all the various insurance companies providing travel inurance?
• How dooes a traveler determine they have found a qualified Travel Insurance agent?

Real-life experiences anyone?