Trip Protector Lite

Summary

  • Trip Cancellation and Interruption
  • Trip Delay
  • Emergency Medical Expense
  • No coverage for Pre-existing Medical Conditions
  • No coverage for Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • 24/7 Travel Assistance and Customer Care
  • One child 17 or under free per insured adult

Benefits

Trip Cancellation
Provides reimbursement up to 100% of your full trip cost when you are forced to cancel.
Up to Trip Cost*
Trip Interruption
Can reimburse you up to 100% of your trip cost when you must cut your trip short. This may cover unused vacation arrangements and added transportation costs.
Up to Trip Cost*
Trip Delay
Up to $100 per day for unused pre-paid expenses (for example, a meal or night at a hotel that you miss) and additional transportation costs when you are delayed 12 hours or more, up to a maximum benefit limit of $500.
$500 ($100/day/12 hours)
Emergency Accident & Sickness Medical Expense
Up to $10,000 to cover treatment costs when accident or illness strikes during your trip (minus a $50 deductible).
$10,000 ($50 deductible)
Emergency Evacuation & Repatriation of Remains
Up to $100,000 to transport you to nearest treatment suitable by U.S. medical standards, transport you back to the U.S. with medical escort if needed, or transport your remains back to the U.S. in case of unexpected tragedy.
$100,000
Baggage & Personal Effects
Covers up to $750 when bags or personal effects are lost, stolen, or damaged (minus a $50 deductible).
$750** ($50 deductible)
Baggage Delay
Reimburses up to $200 in necessary personal effects when your bags are delayed 24 hours or more after your arrival at your destination.
$200 (24 hours)
Optional Accidental Death & Dismemberment-Air Only
You can choose to purchase $100,000, $250,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000 of flight accident insurance.
Up to the Amount Purchased
Optional Renters Collision Insurance
Up to $25,000 in coverage for damage to your rental car. (Not available to residents of Texas and Washington State. If your destination is Ireland, please contact your rental company, as many will not accept 3rd party collision coverage.) All individuals named on the rental contract are covered.
$25,000
Optional Cancel for Work Reasons
Work-related reasons for you or your traveling companion such as requirement to work during planned vacation, transfer to other city, merger/acquisition, or interruption of company operations due to disaster or bankruptcy. You can purchase the Cancel for Work Reasons option up to 14 days after your initial trip deposit. Job Loss is already a covered reason for Trip Cancellation/Interruption without the purchase of the Cancel for Work Reasons option. (This option is not available to residents of Washington State.) One child under 18 per insured adult receives this optional coverage free when traveling with and related to an insured adult who purchased the optional coverage.
Up to Trip Cost*
Optional Sports Coverage
Allows sports activities such as bodily contact sports, skydiving, hang gliding, parachuting, and racing that would otherwise be excluded from Emergency Accident and Sickness Medical Expense. Not required for Emergency Evacuation and Repatriation of Remains, which covers all sporting activities. Sports Upgrade also covers, up to $1,000, prepaid greens fees or ski passes, or equipment rentals when your own gear is delayed by the airline.
Combined maximum of $1,000 per person
Optional Accident & Sickness Medical Expense
Doubles your Emergency Accident and Sickness Medical Expense benefit to $20,000 when you purchase the optional medical upgrade.
$10,000 (For a total of $20,000)
Optional Evacuation & Repatriation of Remains
Doubles your Emergency Evacuation and Repatriation Expense benefit to $200,000 when you purchase the optional medical upgrade.
$100,000 (For a total of $200,000)

Reasons for Trip Cancellation

  • Sickness (includes family)
    You, your traveling companion (insured or uninsured), a member of either of your families (spouse, parent, child, domestic partner, or other family relation, insured or uninsured), or either of your business partners becomes sick.
  • Injury (includes family)
    You, your traveling companion (insured or uninsured), a member of either of your families (spouse, parent, child, domestic partner, or other family relation, insured or uninsured), or either of your business partners is injured.
  • Death (includes family)
    You, your traveling companion (insured or uninsured), a member of either of your families (spouse, parent, child, domestic partner, or other family relation, insured or uninsured), or either of your business partners dies
  • Weather
    Weather causes complete stoppage of your common carrier (such as airline or train) for at least 24 consecutive hours.
  • Traffic Accident en Route to Departure
    You or your traveling companion are directly involved in a traffic accident en route to departure. Police report required.
  • Natural Disaster at Destination
    Natural disaster makes your destination accommodations uninhabitable.
  • Host Death/Hospitalization
    The death or hospitalization of your destination host.
  • Strike
    Strike causes complete stoppage of services (such as airlines) for at least 24 consecutive hours.
  • Felonious Assault
    You or your traveling companion are victim of a felonious assault no more than 10 days before departure.
  • Terrorist Attack
    Politically motivated terrorist attack within a city on your itinerary that occurs after your purchase date and no more than 30 days before your trip.
  • Hijacking/Quarantine
    You or your traveling companion is involved in a hijacking or quarantine.
  • Home Uninhabitable
    Your or your traveling companion’s home is made uninhabitable by fire, flood, or other natural disaster.
  • Burglary
    Your or your traveling companion’s home is burglarized no more than 10 days before departure.
  • Military Duty for Natural Disaster
    You, your traveling companion, or your family member are called to military duty, have their leave revoked, or are reassigned due to natural disaster.
  • Jury Duty /Subpoena/Witness
    You or your traveling companion must appear in court to fulfill jury duty, a subpoena, or a witness requirement. You must not be a party in the legal action.
  • Job Loss
    You or your traveling companion is laid off or terminated after one year of continuous employment where layoff/termination occurs.
  • Cancel for Work Reasons (option)
    Work-related reasons for you or your traveling companion such as requirement to work during planned vacation, transfer to other city, merger/acquisition, or interruption of company operations due to disaster or bankruptcy. You can purchase the Cancel for Work Reasons option up to 14 days after your initial trip deposit. Job Loss is already a covered reason for Trip Cancellation/Interruption without the purchase of the Cancel for Work Reasons option. (This option is not available to residents of Washington State.)

Travel Assistance Services

  • Medical Evacuation
    Offered as part of your Medical Evacuation coverage, the Medical Evacuation assistance service provides emergency evacuation due to injury or sickness. A licensed physician coordinates with our travel assistance partner to determine the best and closest hospital if local medical facilities are not adequate. Covered costs can include: 1) land or air ambulance 2) commercial airline flight 3) medical escort
  • Medical or Legal Assistance
    Medical and Legal assistance services are offered in addition to your coverage for sickness or injury. They include: 1) Medical or Legal Referral 2) Bail Bond 3) Hospital Admission Guarantee (to secure hospital admission after other means have proven unsuccessful – includes advance payment if required) 4) Inoculation Information
  • Passport Replacement/Visa Information
    In the event your passport or visa gets lost or stolen, the assistance company will provide guidance and referrals for obtaining a replacement passport and/or foreign visas.
  • Lost Baggage Retrieval
    Lost Baggage Retrieval assistance is offered in addition to your baggage coverage, and provides direct assistance in contacting airlines, etc., for locating your lost baggage.
  • Prescription Drug/Eyeglass Replacement
    This service provides assistance in replacing your prescription drugs or eyeglasses. (The cost for prescription drug replacement is covered under your baggage benefit; the cost for eyeglass replacement is not covered.)

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do you just offer cancellation on its own? I don’t need anything else.
A: Several of our plans include trip cancellation. We don't currently offer a "cancellation-only" plan.
Q: Does the renters collision insurance cover liability insurance?
A: Our collision damage waiver doesn’t cover liability but does cover damage to your rental car during the trip.
Q: Why doesn’t the Lite plan offer the pre-existing medical condition waiver?
A: Our Lite plan is our most affordable coverage, providing only essential travel benefits for the budget-minded traveler. If you are in need of the pre-existing medical condition waiver, please look at one of our other Worldwide Trip Protector products.
Q: Why isn’t Cancel for Any Reason available with the Lite and Lite Expanded plans?
A: Our Lite plan is our most affordable coverage, providing only essential travel benefits for the budget minded traveler. If you want to add a Cancel For Any Reason option, please look at one of our other Worldwide Trip Protector products.
Q: Can I omit some of the coverage that I don’t need?
A: Our products are comprehensive benefit packages; coverage can’t be omitted. We do offer a line of products with varying benefits and limits and are confident one of our Worldwide Trip Protector plans will be the right fit for you.
Q: Can I increase the amount on the baggage?
A: Our Worldwide Trip Protector Lite plan does not offer a baggage upgrade option.
Q: What is the time frame for purchasing the Cancel For Work Reason option?
A: You can add the Cancel For Work Reason option to the Worldwide Trip Protector Lite plans 1) at the time you purchase the plan AND 2) no more than 14 days after your initial trip deposit.
Q: Does this plan include an administration fee?
A: Yes, there is an $8 non-refundable administration fee per application.
Q: What if my trip is longer than 30 days?
A: Our Trip Protector Lite is only available for trips up to 30 days. If your trip is longer than 30 days it can be insured with either the Worldwide Trip Protector Gold or Worldwide Trip Protector.
Q: Can the policy information be mailed?
A: The Trip Protector Lite fulfillment is via email. Your Confirmation and Description of Coverage will be forwarded to your email address immediately after purchase.

Eligibility

  • Most affordable travel protection plan, which offers basic coverage for budget-minded travelers.
  • Kids Free - 1 child 17 or under covered per each insured adult
  • 1 year job loss protection and terrorism coverage.
  • Plan options available - Cancel For Work Reasons, Medical Upgrade and Renters Collision Insurance.
  • Plan removes coverage for pre-existing medical conditions and supplier bankruptcy/default to save you money.
  • If default and pre-existing medical conditions should be covered, move up to Worldwide Trip Protector or select our Worldwide Trip Protector Lite Expanded plan.
  • 14-Day Free Look - receive full refund up to 14 days after policy purchase (minus $8 administrative fee)
  • If past the 14 days, the plan cost is non-refundable.

Did You Know?

  • One child 17 or under can be added to the policy of an individual insured adult for free and benefit from full coverage.
  • If your insured travel companion cancels for a covered reason, you can either cancel as well or, if applicable, receive reimbursement for higher per-person trip cost.
  • Travel Assistance services include Hospital Admission Guarantee, with advance payment if required.
  • Illness/accident suffered by you, your traveling companion (insured or uninsured), non-traveling parent, spouse, child, domestic partner, or other family member (insured or uninsured) or your business partner included as medical reason for Trip Cancellation/Interruption.
  • Travel Insured International's underwriter for this plan maintains an A+ Standard and Poor's rating.
  • Travel Insured International maintains an A+ Better Business Bureau rating.

Additional Information

You will be provided with a complete Description of Coverage upon purchase of the plan. You can also review the Description of Coverage now.

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