When you are shopping by price for travel insurance, especially online, you should always be sure that you are paying for what you need. Everyone has different travel needs, and their policies reflect that. Only you can decide what you will need insured on your trip. No matter what price you can get for a quote, it is worthless to you if it does not give you the coverage you need. You always want a small price tag attached to a great policy.

How will I know I am getting a good deal?

There are seven things you should look at before you decide to actually buy a policy.

Take a look at your coverage. Make absolutely sure you are covered for all your travel needs. If you plan on traveling to Europe, make sure your coverage does not only work for Australia. Insurance companies will try to exclude where their coverage protects you in the fine print; you need to read that fine print!

Make sure to check to see if there are any listed limitations to the amount of trips you can take, or a limit on the amount of days you can spend traveling. Cheaper travel insurance companies are notorious for presenting limited travel insurance as annual travel insurance. The best way to avoid this is to read carefully and be positive you know what you are buying.

Pay special attention to all things listed under "Exclusions" in your policy. You do not want something you need to be left off of your policy. No matter how many promises any salesperson tries to make with you, only listen to the paper. If it is not on the paper, you do not have it.

Take the time to read the claim policy for your insurance. It will do you no good to have amazing coverage if you do not know how to validate a claim. Disreputable companies usually have a very complex and restrictive procedure for filing claims. These procedures are designed to discourage customers from making claims, thus saving the insurance company from actually covering you. The claim procedure should be very clear and easy to follow, just in case you need it.

Glance through your medical coverage, if you are buying any. Policies will sometimes need special notice regarding medical conditions, or they will not cover you.

If you are a corporate or business traveler check to see if business trips are covered in your insurance policy. If you can find no written statement referring to business trips, you can ask for it to be specifically included in your policy. This is a common loop hole insurance companies use to avoid paying their dues.

A 24 hour helpline is something I consider essential. You want to be able to get help from your travel insurance company, no matter what time of the day it is. You might consider calling the helpline before you travel, just to see if it is in working order.

Keep in Mind:
Always have in the foremost of your mind that you are not trying to buy the cheapest travel insurance you can find. The worst possible thing you can do to yourself is buy travel insurance that does not give you the coverage you need. Be cheap, but be wise.

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