Travel insurance: I sold the idea to my son in law.

@marguicha (230365)
Chile
July 2, 2016 7:46pm CST
My son in law is a doctor. He is not coming with us for our vacation, but my youngest granddaughter, his daughter, is coming. Tonight I spoke to him by the phone so that he could write some Rps. for meds for normal ailments that are not OTC meds. I told him that I needed them just in case although I hoped noone would be ill. And I told him that I specially needed them because I was travelling with a travel insurance and Claudia and her children weren´t. But, he said, surely Claudia MUST get an insurance! I told him that I had talked to her but that she hadn´t listened. So, I wanted an antibiotic, a painkiller (for Claudia and for me) and what should I take for a tummy ache. He said that he was going to talk to Claudia IMMEDIATLY about the insurance. If they get a divorce over this, it is not my fault. I think that we have to be able to get a doctor quick while we are on vacations. What´s your idea about this?
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@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
I never travel internationally without insurance anymore. Granted I hardly ever travel now but I don't think it's wise to do without.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
I agree. Once, in Spain, someone stole a small suitcase with ALL our meds. There was a doctor very soon to give us the Rp with the name the meds had in Spain.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
@koopharper This insurance is not expensive and many times it will not we used. But it is worth it taking it.
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• Canada
3 Jul 16
@marguicha Never know what can happen when you're traveling.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
3 Jul 16
I've never gotten travel insurance for my journeys but I wouldn't be opposed to it once I got all the information and if I could afford it.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
It is worth it if you travel out of your country. I have my health insurance in my country but it doesn´t cover anything elsewhere. Check it if you travel. It is cheap.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
4 Jul 16
@marguicha I doubt I'll be traveling out of the country again, since finances are so bad. But if something wonderful happens and I am able to go, I'm sure I would buy the insurance this time around.
@allen0187 (59818)
• Philippines
3 Jul 16
Travel insurance is a good idea. You wouldn't want to ruin your vacation because you came unprepared.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
I agree with you.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
3 Jul 16
A travel insurance not only covers medical cost. it covers a lot of things too, such as loss of money, travel delay and other things. I always buy travel insurance, even if I am going out of the country for one day.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
I do too. At least from a certain age on. When I was young I didn´t care
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@LadyDuck (502979)
• Italy
3 Jul 16
She MUST have an insurance, there are very inexpensive insurances that you can ask just to cover the time you are abroad. I always asked for one when I traveled.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
I told her exactly that. I don´t think she even heard what I told her. So yesterday I told my son in law and HE listened.
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@JudyEv (382812)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jul 16
I think travel insurance is imperative but you do need to read the fine print as they are pretty good at wriggling out of claims.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
I don´t mind if I lose a suitcase as I don´t travel with any expensive things. But I do want to have a doctor on hand if I get ill.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
3 Jul 16
I never travel without insurance, it's not worth the worry.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
The only time I used it was when a small suitcase with my pills was stolen. I got new meds in a short while.
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@NJChicaa (127201)
• United States
3 Jul 16
We've never gotten travel insurance.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
It depends where you travel and it also depends on your age.