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Best Use of TravelSmart Insurance App by Allianz

August 17, 2020August 16, 2020 by Kristin Henning
TravelSmart Insurance app

The TravelSmart travel app by Allianz is free and useful for travelers: Easy access to emergency numbers, find nearby doctors and pharmacies, use medical translations, track flights, and, for policy holders, receive alerts about weather, security, health, transportation and more.

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Buying Travel Insurance While Booking Your Trip

January 14, 2020November 10, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Buy travel insurance while booking

New technology matches the best travel insurance policy for you while you are booking your trip. Buying insurance as you book pinpoints your coverage to your needs and saves you money and time.

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Smart Travel Insurance Claims and Vacation Confidence

January 14, 2020July 24, 2019 by Kristin Henning
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Proactive travel insurance payments for flight delays are time-saving and remove some of the stress of travel. Here’s more information on easy (no receipts) travel insurance claims, along with results of a recent Vacation Confidence report.

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A Dog Bites, a Travel Clinic Delivers

April 11, 2020May 3, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Dog attack dog bite management, travel insurance

A dog bite in Hanoi led to numerous doctor appointments. But advance care and rabies vaccinations at our local travel clinic saved the day, as did having our annual travel insurance program in place.

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Business or Pleasure? Your Travel Insurance Options

January 14, 2020November 25, 2018 by Kristin Henning
Business Travel Insurance

Just like Kris was required to pack her own parachute for her first jump, business travelers should take personal responsibility for their travel logistics–including their travel insurance.

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Unexpected Travel Insurance Benefits

May 10, 2019September 6, 2018 by Kristin Henning
Travel Insurance Benefits

Travel insurance policies might surprise you. Whether you buy a single trip plan or an annual policy, circumstances are bound to come up that make you wonder, ‘does my travel insurance cover that?

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Single Trip Travel Insurance Appeals to All Ages

July 16, 2020May 13, 2018 by Kristin Henning
Travel insurance all ages

This series on global travel insurance is sponsored by Allianz Global Assistance, our provider. But we’ve selected the topics and we’re writing from personal experience. Feel free to comment with … Read more

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Annual Travel Insurance Plans Cover Multiple Trips

May 10, 2019March 24, 2018 by Kristin Henning

Note: This is part of a series of posts we’re writing about travel insurance. Especially among seniors, travel insurance is one of the top questions we get. This series is … Read more

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With and Without Travel Insurance

January 14, 2020February 24, 2016 by Kristin Henning

I’m pretty glad I wasn’t hit by a bus in January. I couldn’t even admit this to myself, much less speak it out loud, but both Tom and I were … Read more

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