What is travel insurance?

What is travel insurance?


What is the benefit of buying travel insurance online for travel?

Are you going on a trip for a romantic weekend, a beach holiday with the family, a ski vacation or study abroad? Have you thought about insuring yourself?
 

At first glance, travel insurance may seem unnecessary. But no one is immune to an unforeseen event, whether it is a medical problem before departure or an incident during the trip. To leave peacefully, remember to take out insurance. Travel insurance is a set of guarantees and services that accompany you before (trip cancellation), during (medical repatriation, medical expenses abroad, early return ... .) and after your trip (housekeeper, etc.).
 

Travel insurance adapts to your needs depending on your destination (France, European Union or other countries), the reason for your stay, whether it is a vacation, a stay with sports activities such as ski or study abroad, as well as the duration of this stay by offering you temporary or annual travel insurance contracts.

 

 

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The importance of travel insurance

Every trip and every traveler is different, and you won't always be able to anticipate everything. The important thing is to provide insurance that will intervene in the event of unforeseen circumstances by taking out suitable travel insurance before your departure.

Before your departure, if you have to cancel your trip, be aware that with your credit card, you do not always have trip cancellation guarantees. Our travel cancellation guarantee also applies in the event of theft of identity papers or refusal of a visa before departure.In the event of a problem during a trip, making sure also allows you not to be left to yourself, especially abroad. If you fall ill or break your leg while abroad, social security does not always cover your medical costs and you may not be reimbursed. The amount of our coverage of medical costs in our travel insurance contracts for stays abroad is adapted according to your country of destination. Buy online travel insurance that meets your needs.

How to choose the right travel insurance?

Before subscribing to an insurance contract online, remember to check the guarantees covered, the triggering events (illness, bodily injury, theft, loss or damage to luggage, etc.). Find out about the limits of these guarantees and the applicable deductibles, without forgetting the exclusions of cover in travel insurance.

Choose insurance tailored to the health risks of the countries you are going to, the amounts of medical costs which may be high in certain countries such as the United States or Japan for example, or the amount of your stay in the event of cancellation of travel. If you wish to obtain an entry or residence visa in certain countries (Schengen Area, Russia, etc.), travel insurance may be required.

Our various inexpensive travel insurance formulas offer a wide range of services that will be organized by us (advance of medical expenses, medical repatriation, visit of a loved one, etc.) as well as guarantees that will allow you to obtain a reimbursement. (loss, theft or damage to your luggage, trip cancellation, etc.).

Why choose AXA Assistance travel insurance? Because it means benefiting from the rigor and solidity of a large international group as well as availability 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. We are here to advise you, guide you and support you whatever your country of destination thanks to our knowledge of medical structures and health risks and to our networks of service providers who allow us to intervene quickly if necessary.