Is it better to get travel insurance?

I've signed up for an expensive guided travel tour which is taking place in September. I made a full payment for the tour in June. I did not buy any travel insurance. Now I'm realizing that I won't be able to go on the trip due to personal reasons. Unfortunately...

I browsed World Nomads' offerings for various countries (Euro, UK, US, Australia) and also I browsed various (UK and US based) travel insurance policies for non residents when I found that in every part of the world the two main benefits in a travel...

My boyfriend and I are going to Europe (to do voluntary and paid work) from September til at least April 2011. I was gonna get annual travel insurance but it only seem to cover you for individual trips of no more than 30 days at a time. So I'm wondering...

Can I get travel insurance that covers being put on the no-fly list? My wife and I are heading to Mexico in November for our anniversary. Having never actually been anywhere together, this raises some concerns in my paranoid little mind. One of which...

I live in Mauritius and I'm flying to london by the end of the month for 6 months. I will also be visiting france while i'm there. I would like to know what travel insurance I can get for my trip. I want to cover luggage n all the usual bits n bobs....

Hi, I'm setting off backpacking soon, but as I'm only starting off in Europe and I'm from the UK, I am covered for medical treatment there with my EHIC card and don't need insurance. However I do intend to go further afield later on and it seems most...

Do you think that if a person purchases Travel Insurance and another doesn't should they get the same treatment as far as cancel penalties are concerned? All vendors have cancel/interuption penalties. They just vary depending on the company on how strict...

I am moving from Australia to Vancouver in August, obviously I will have my normal travel insurance, but since I will be in vancouver for 2 years on a working visa - I would be looking at getting something alot cheaper than travel insurance. What would...

My dad lives in New Zealand and is traveling to the USA and does not seem to be able to fined travel insurance. He has a internal defibulator and has been told by several travel insurance company's that they won't give him travel insurance. Does anyone...