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*The overall customer rating is the average of all reviews for the provider since they joined the marketplace.
IMG customers have noted that the customer service is attentive both before and during their trips, especially when they need to modify their policies. Some customers have experienced difficulties with the online claims portal and uploading documents. However, IMG has recently improved its claims process to make it more efficient and transparent for customers.
The staff adjusted our policy several times as our travel plans changed. We had a travel cancellation on our return flight. Notified the staff that reimbursement from British Airways was pending. That has now been resolved with British Airways. So, no claim will be filed.
My delay was based on not enough time to catch my connecting flight after the airline took 50 mins away by adjusting the departure time about 3 hours before we were to take off. I think that should also be a reason to approve a claim but IMG declined it. So, yes, they were, based on their guidelines, in their right to decline it. I just disagree with it. But, it was a pretty simple procedure to complete the claim and wait time was not bad.
Extremely expensive!!
Overall, the claims process was straightforward, though there was one annoying misstep.
I initially called IMG when I found out I would need to cancel my trip. The service rep was helpful and said she would email the claim form, which she did promptly. I completed and mailed the form. About one week later, I called to make sure the application was received. The rep advised it would take a few weeks to process since they had to enter all of the data into the system. She also said that applying online would have been faster. That was the first I heard about the online claims process.
I ended up duplicating my claim online and could have saved time if advised up front. However, after my online claim submission, communication was timely, my claim was processed and payment was received within the stated time frame.
I'm satisfied with both Squaremouth and IMG.
Deeply flawed claims tracking and highly frustrating support.
The claims processing and frontline customer support at International Medical Group (IMG) are incredibly disorganized and inefficient.
Discouraging Call Routing: The phone system uses blatant call deflection tactics. For months, their automated greeting has claimed they are "extremely busy" and actively urges callers to hang up and call back in a few days. It feels entirely designed to discourage you from staying on the line to reach a live human.
Untrained Frontline Agents: Once you do bypass the automated recording and connect with a person, the representatives display a clear lack of basic product knowledge regarding the exact policies they are supposed to be servicing.
Severe Administrative Delays: The claims department operates at an unacceptable pace. After waiting nearly 15 business days without receiving a single status update, I was forced to take the initiative and email them directly.
Complete Internal Disconnect: The tracking infrastructure is heavily flawed. An IMG agent replied to my status email stating they had absolutely no record of my claim. This happened despite the fact that I gave them a valid claim number and could actively see the active claim status published live on IMG’s own member portal.
Deflective Communication: When I called out this system contradiction, the agent offered zero apologies or explanations for the error. They simply shifted their story, admitted they actually had the claim, and stated it would take 15 to 20 business days to process.
It makes no operational sense for a company to display a live claim to a customer online while their internal customer service representatives remain completely blind to it. Dealing with automated hurdles, untrained staff, and a complete lack of administrative accountability makes tracking a claim with IMG an incredibly stressful experience.
Review Updated: 07/03/2026
We filed two claims for our 50 day trip. The first claim IMG had problems and made it difficult. After not hearing from them, I e-mailed them for a status and was told by the rep via e-mail that no claim was found, but logging into my account I could see the claim. How does that happen? They finally approved the claim after many e-mails and calls.
The second claim was more complex but was approved much quicker, hence the 5 star rating.
I submitted the claim and over a short period of time uploaded all supporting documentation. Then, when they first responded, it was as if they hadn't reviewed the uploaded supporting documentation fully. They asked for things I already had submitted.
I also appealed their claims payment amount, and they denied all that I appealed. One thing in particular is that they subtracted the same price per ticket for us for our cancelled flight (that, is because they knew Southwest would refund that to us). But I explained to them that while my husband paid a fare, I had companion pass with Southwest and did not pay a fare , only minor fees. Nevertheless, they insisted on withholding the same amount (close to $350) from the claim payment as they did for my husband's ticket, even though I did not pay what he paid for his ticket. Although they paid a portion of our claimed amount, I would not use IMG in the future.
Had to cancel the trip due to an illness and the claim was processed very quickly and completely. I would give them 6 stars if I could.
The claim processing was not complicated. The turn around time for processing the claim was clearly stated, and the claim was paid within that time frame. I have one suggestion regarding the online claim form. In the claim submission form there is a field for "amount." I interpreted this to mean the amount of the claim, so I entered the trip cost less what had been refunded to me. When IMG processed the claim they also deducted the amount that was refunded to me. In other words, the amount refunded was deducted twice from the settlement. In hindsight, the "amount" field should have been the total trip cost, not my net loss. I submitted an appeal explaining what happened, and within a few days they approved the appeal and credited my account with the additional loss settlement amount. It would be helpful if IMG would add some clarity to the meaning of "amount."
I found it frustrating that I could not contact anyone over the weekend. Our son was very sick and we had to cancel our trip and decided to do this on a Saturday. I could not reach anyone until Monday morning.
We filed a rather substantial claim and it took them longer than they said it would to get through the process. However, after I called, they moved very quickly.
Last updated: September 15, 2026