Broad Coverage Travel Insurance | Protect Assist Plan

Here it is. A plan that is perfect for families and international travelers. No matter where you explore, travel insurance is a smart idea. And our Protect Assist Plan is a popular plan for good reason. You’ll not only get 24/7 travel assistance service, but amazing coverage for medical expenses, trip cancellation and interruption, lost baggage, baggage delay, severe weather, strike, and medical evacuations. And, good news for the family – children 17 and under traveling with you are covered for free (excluded in New York). Travel Guard has over 30 years of experience and has covered millions of travelers. Our Protect Assist Plan delivers the coverage you’re looking for.

Trip Cancellation: 100% Trip Cost

Reimburses nonrefundable, unused payments or deposits if you must cancel or interrupt your trip due to an illness, injury, or death of you, a family member, traveling companion or business partner or other covered reasons.

Trip Interruption: 150% Trip Cost

Reimburses nonrefundable, unused payments or deposits if you must cancel or interrupt your trip due to an illness, injury, or death of you, a family member, traveling companion or business partner or other covered reasons.

Trip Interruption – Return Air Only: $750

Reimburses the additional airline transportation expenses incurred by you to reach the return destination for trip interruptions due to one of the Unforeseen events shown in the Trip Interruption section.

Trip Delay: $750

Reimburses up to $150 per day for reasonable additional expenses until travel becomes possible if your trip is delayed for more than 5 hours due to covered reasons.

Missed Connection: $250

Reimburses you if Inclement Weather or Common Carrier causes cancellation or a delay of regularly scheduled airline flights for three or more hours to your point of departure.

Baggage & Personal Effects: $1,000

Reimburses you if your luggage is lost, damaged, or stolen while on your trip.

Baggage Delay: $300

Reimburses you for the purchase of necessary personal effects if your bags are delayed for more than 12 hours.

Accident Sickness Medical Expense: $25,000

Pays for medical expenses incurred while on a trip.

Emergency Evacuation and Repatriation of Remains: $500,000

Covers evacuation expenses as directed by a physician to the nearest adequate medical facility or home in the event of death or if medically required.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment: $10,000

Pays for loss of life and limb if it occurs within 365 days of an accident during your trip.

(when coverage is purchased within 15 days of initial Trip Payment)

Pre-Existing Medical Condition Exclusion Waiver

With the waiver it's possible to be covered for some medical issues on your trip, despite your pre-existing condition.

Trip Cancellation and Interruption Coverage

Covered reasons for Trip Cancellation and Interruption expanded to include Financial Default of an airline, cruise line, or tour operator.

Missed Connection

Coverage increases to $500 when purchased within 15 days of initial Trip Payment.

$50,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Coverage increases to $50,000 when purchases early.

Medical Expense

Medical Expense coverage becomes Primary. You can submit covered expenses to us first, making the process easier.

All Assistance Services listed below are not insurance benefits and are not provided by the Company. Travel Guard provides assistance through coordination, negotiation, and consultation using an extensive network or worldwide partners. Expenses incurred from third-party vendors for assistance services not part of a filed insurance plan are the responsibility of the traveler.

Travel Medical Assistance

A menu of services available for emergency medical requests, including prescription replacement, physician referrals, medical evacuations, and more.

Worldwide Travel Assistance

Assistance with any travel emergency or request for general travel information, including lost, stolen or delayed baggage; replacing lost passport or travel documents; emergency cash transfers; pre-trip travel advice; inoculation information; and more.

Emergency Travel Assistance

24-hour hotline to make emergency travel changes, such as rebooking flights, hotel reservations, tracking lost luggage and more.

Concierge Services

Whatever you need, whenever, or wherever you need it, you can call on your own personal assistant to help. Services include tee time reservations, restaurant referrals and reservations, wireless device assistance, sporting or theater tickets, and more. If you need it, we'll find it for you.

Identity Theft Assistance

If personal information is stolen, emergency travel counselors will assist in contacting credit card companies, monitoring credit reports and working with local authorities to help with Identity restoration. (Not available to NY residents)

Business Assistant

You'll also have access to an array of services to help make short work of your business obligations, so you can enjoy your vacation.

Personal Security Assistance

Assistance to help maintain personal safety and personal information while traveling. Services include evacuation assistance, 24/7 access to security and safety advisories and more.

The following will be included if elected and appropriate costs have been paid.

Cancel for Any Reason

The Company will reimburse 50% of nonrefundable expenses if you cancel your Trip for any reason, up to 48 hours prior to your departure. (Cancel for any Reason can only be purchased at the time the base plan is purchased and within 15 days of initial trip payment. Coverage must be purchased for the full cost of trip.)

Medical Expense & Emergency Evacuation Upgrade

Valuable addition to increase your coverage limits. Your Medical Expense and Emergency Evacuation Benefits will double. Emergency Evacuation to the adequate licensed medical facility of the Insured’s choice and Bedside Visit is included. (Upgrade not available to VA residents).

Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Coverage for accidental death or dismemberment that occurs when traveling on a regularly scheduled flight or charter. Amount selected from the minimum of $100,000 up to a maximum of $500,000.

Car Rental Collision Coverage

$35,000 in primary coverage, subject to a $250 deductible. Covers physical damage to a rental car for which the car rental contract would hold you responsible. (Coverage is not available to residents of Kansas or Texas.)

If you're worried about traveling because you have a pre-existing medical condition, you should know that on many Travel Guard policies purchasing your travel insurance the same day you make your first trip deposit (or shortly after) may qualify you for the pre-existing medical condition exclusion waiver.

Pre-Ex Exclusion Waiver
The Company will waive the pre-existing medical condition exclusion if the following conditions are met:

Purchasing the travel insurance with your first trip deposit, or shortly thereafter as explained in the policy;
The amount of coverage purchased equals all prepaid, non-refundable trip payments or deposits, and the cost of any subsequent arrangements added to the same trip are insured by the date of payment or deposit for the additional arrangements;
You are medically able to travel when your travel insurance policy is purchased.

Protect Assist Travel Insurance Plan

Protect Assist Standard Coverages