HTH Travel Insurance

Iceland Air said they would refund my ticket because they cancelled the flight, but that it would take 6-8 weeks. I am hoping they follow through, but for now, I'm closing this claim.

We were traveling in India during the COVID-19 outbreak and needed to know what our options were for arranging travel back to the US. The phone number provided for 24-hour assistance during our trip was routed to an agent who could not help us and actually gave us incorrect information. After questioning her, I was transferred to another agent who gave us helpful information. We intend to file a claim for reimbursement (our trip was cut short and we incurred expenses related to flying back to the US early.

We already filed claim claim number 54751

We called HTH Travel Insurance customer service to inquire about filing a claim since our trip became impossible due to: (1) COVID-19 related government advisories, and (2) medical advice, since both my wife and I are in a very high risk category due to medical conditions and age. Was told that our situation is not covered by our trip cancellation policy, since we did not have "cancel for any reason" coverage. While this is true, it seems to us that no amount of small print legalize can excuse a travel insurance company from using common sense and recognizing that this situation was actually the exact definition of having to cancel a trip.

Hello,

Thank you for your review!

The underwriter of your policy has set Administrative Guidelines in place for customers whose trips have been cancelled due to Coronavirus. Please see below. If you are eligible for a refund of premium, please send us proof that your travel supplier cancelled the trip as well as proof that your full trip cost was refunded to you. Our email address is: tripprotection@hthworldwide.com

If you are not eligible based upon the guidelines below, you will still be able to transfer your policy to a trip in the future - even if it is not yet booked - based upon the guidelines for Trip Postponement below. We would need proof of the cancelled trip for the exception to be approved now and then when you book the new trip you would forward your new itineraries to us so we could make the changes to your policy. Any time sensitive benefits you were eligible for at the time you originally purchased the policy will remain in place. If you were not originally eligible for time sensitive benefits, you would remain ineligible. Your new trip would need to have a return home date of 18 months or earlier from the original return date on your policy.

Premium Refunds

1. Trip Cancellation

If the tour operator cancels the trip completely, and provides a full refund of trip costs, Nationwide will refund the premium for the travel insurance. Nationwide will not offer a refund for travelers who voluntarily cancel their trip, even if the tour operator gives a full refund.

2. Trip Postponement

If a Traveler postpones their Trip due to the Coronavirus, Nationwide will allow the Traveler’s current insurance policy to extend to those new trip dates provided:
a. The new trip dates are no more than 18 months from their original trip dates.
b. Additional premium, if needed based on the new or postponed trip, will be collected. No refund will be considered if the premium for the new or postponed trip is less than the original trip premium.

Filed death claim two weeks ago (electronically). Have not heard back from them.

Hello,

Thank you for your review!

Generally, we ask that you allow at least 15 business days for review. However, at this time, we are experiencing an extremely high claim volume, and our review times may vary. Rest assured, claims are reviewed in the order they are received and it is our goal to review your claim as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience.

If you are submitting a claim, please review your submission and make sure you are submitting all of the required documents to avoid processing delays. The claims for your plan should be submitted to team1@cbpinsure.com.

If it is determined that additional information is needed, you will receive an email outlining the documentation needed. In most cases, our request will be communicated to you by email. Please check your email (and the spam folder of the email address provided to us).

Again, our sincere appreciation for your patience during this time.

Best regards,
HTH Worldwide