Indian Travel Insurance Online

Thanks to the rapidly growing Indian middle class, more and more Indians have disposable incomes and are able to travel outside India. This has been further fueled by the growth of internet and smartphones which has provided easy access to information and tools to travel overseas. As a result we often see Indians traveling to remote corners of the globe both for work as well as for vacations. Indian have truly taken to international travel bug with gusto and traveling overseas as well as travel within India has grown exponentially in the recent past.
However, while travel is exciting, care should be taken to handle unplanned adverse situations and emergency medical expenses which can create be very expensive. Depending on the traveller needs there are several insurance plans offered by IRDAI licensed Indian insurance providers (both public sector as well as private Insurance players). The public sector insurance companies include Oriental insurance, United India and National insurance. There are many private insurance players, some of the notable ones include TATA AIG , Bajaj Allianz, ICICI Lombard, Reliance, Future Generali, HDFC Tokio, Religare etc.. The travel insurance policies offered by these companies can be for single trips, or for multiple trips, they could be for individuals or for families traveling together, different policies have also been designed for different age groups and based on the travel destination (within Asia, travel to Schengen states in Europe, travel to the USA etc..).

Is it worth it to get travel insurance?

Travel insurance provides medical insurance which covers the policy holder for unforeseen emergency medical and non-medical expenses while outside India. There is a mistaken notion that buying travel insurance is not necessary as the traveler is healthy and nothing untoward will happen during the trip. Firstly the cost of the travel insurance is relatively small when compared to the cost of international travel. Also, insurance provides a safety net and peace of mind, even is not used. Insurance is not purchased just to make a claim, however life is uncertain, anything many happen at any point of time. Travel insurance insures the traveler for any unforeseen emergency accident & sickness medical expenses and non-medical expenses. Travel insurance makes your trip a worry free otherwise expensive medical bills can nullify all your hard earned money. Thanks to the advances in technology and the awareness of travelers regarding the insurance industry, there is a growing acknowledgement of the need for travel insurance.