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Trip Planning and Travel Insurance
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Planning a trip can be a very exciting time. You have a destination picked out and you are looking forward to activities that you love to do. Hotel rooms are booked, and you cannot wait to get going.
But have you taken steps to protect yourself from medical emergencies? What about protecting yourself from financial loss if you have to cancel your trip or have to interrupt your trip to go back home to deal with some sort of unforeseen situation?
This is where travel insurance comes into play.
Know What Your Travel Insurance Covers
There are different types of travel insurance coverage available. Quickly purchasing travel insurance without understanding what type of coverage you have can lead to a stressful situation where you aren’t actually covered for unexpected costs.
Emergency Medical Coverage
The core type of travel insurance is emergency medical coverage. This protects people against unexpected medical costs due to an accident or sickness.
This coverage is often considered the most important type of coverage since provincial healthcare plans (like OHIP, AHCIP and MSI) provide little if any medical coverage when traveling abroad…


