Dive into our travel insurance for California escapes
Dive into our travel insurance for California escapes
Where are you going?
Enter your trip destination. If you’re traveling to multiple destinations, select the country where you’ll be spending the most time.
Important: We’re unable to provide coverage for any OFAC-sanctioned country. Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
Going to Cuba? You’ll need our preapproval to get travel insurance coverage for a trip to Cuba. Please call our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to speak with us about your trip to Cuba.
Our travel insurance for San Diego, Los Angeles, and the rest of California can help support you if plans change. Think: flight delays at LAX, lost bags in San Francisco, or a sudden illness during a coastal road trip.
How our California travel insurance can help you
From wine country tours to road trips along the Pacific Coast Highway, even the best California plans can hit bumps along the way. Our domestic travel insurance helps protect your trip — and your wallet — when delays, cancellations, or medical surprises happen.
If you bought tickets to Disneyland or Universal Studios …
Our travel insurance for Los Angeles includes trip interruption coverage to help protect prepaid costs if park plans are disrupted.
If you’re renting a car to cruise the Pacific Coast Highway ...
Our rental car damage upgrade can help reimburse eligible repair costs if you hit a bump on the road.
If your plans are forced to change due to California wildfires …
Our trip cancellation benefits can help reimburse your prepaid, nonrefundable costs.
If your bags go missing at SFO or LAX …
Our lost baggage coverage could help reimburse the cost of clothing and toiletries until your luggage is returned.
Here's what you get with our robust travel insurance for California
Whether you’re looking for San Francisco travel insurance or planning a road trip to Napa Valley, our most comprehensive plans can give you wide-ranging protection. From unexpected medical costs to travel delays, trip cancellations, and lost items, you’ll find the benefits you need outlined in the table below.
Before you buy: Planning to rent a car to drive Highway 1, tour Napa Valley, or head into Yosemite? All of our comprehensive plans give you the option to add the rental car damage upgrade — a smart choice if you want protection from unexpected repair costs that can come with exploring California by road.
Ultimate
For travelers who want maximum protection.
- Up to $50,000 trip cancellation
- Up to $75,000 trip interruption
- Up to $2,000 travel delay
- Up to $250,000 emergency medical*
- Up to $1,000,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Advantage
For travelers who want a step up from basic coverage.
- Up to $10,000 trip cancellation
- Up to $12,500 trip interruption
- Up to $1,000 travel delay
- Up to $50,000 emergency medical
- Up to $250,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Essential
For travelers who want reliable coverage at a lower cost.
- Up to $10,000 trip cancellation
- Up to $10,000 trip interruption
- Up to $600 travel delay
- Up to $25,000 emergency medical
- Up to $200,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
| Our plan benefits and coverage details | Ultimate | Advantage | Essential |
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| Trip cancellation, interruption, delay, and inconvenience | |||
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Protects travel investments and recovers nonrefundable, prepaid costs if your trip is canceled for an eligible reason.
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100% of trip cost ($50,000 maximum)
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100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
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100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
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Protects unused, prepaid, and nonrefundable expenses and additional transportation to join the departed trip or return home if your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason.
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150% of trip cost ($75,000 maximum)
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$125% of trip cost ($12,500 maximum)
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100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional expenses — such as accommodations, local transportation, and meals — if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason.
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$2,000 ($250 per day maximum)
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$1,000 ($250 per day maximum)
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$600 ($200 per day maximum)
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Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
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$2,000 ($500 per item limit)
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$1,000 ($500 per item limit)
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$750 ($500 per item limit)
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Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
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$500
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$200
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$200
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
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$750
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$500
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$150
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Reimbursement for travel inconveniences such as a closed ski resort, golf course, or beach at your destination, or cruise disablement due to an eligible reason.
Closed attractions: $200 maximum Closed beach: $200 maximum Cruise disablement: $200 maximum |
$600
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Not included
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Not included
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| Emergency evacuation and repatriation | |||
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Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
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$1,000,000
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$250,000
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$200,000
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| Emergency medical expense | |||
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Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of NH have up to $50,000 in emergency medical coverage with the Ultimate plan. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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$250,000
*$50,000 for NH residents |
$50,000
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$25,000
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Coverage for emergency dental treatment if you’re injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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$500
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$500
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$500
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If you meet the plan purchase requirements listed, exclusions for pre-existing conditions are waived. Exclusions do not apply to NH residents.
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Included if plan is purchased within 21 days of first trip payment and full trip cost is insured
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Not included
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Not included
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This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
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90 days
Does not apply to NH residents |
120 days
Does not apply to NH residents |
180 days
Does not apply to NH residents |
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If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
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Included
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Included
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Not included (secondary coverage)
Included for CT residents |
| Accidental death and dismemberment | |||
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Coverage if you have an eligible loss, such as your life or a limb, as a result of an eligible injury while on an insured trip. Exclusions may apply. See policy for details.
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$25,000
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$20,000
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$10,000
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Coverage if you’re exposed to weather or disappear due to an accident that results in an eligible loss.
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$25,000
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$20,000
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$10,000
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| Other benefits | |||
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If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
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Included
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Included
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Included
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We can provide coverage at no additional cost to one travel companion aged 17 years old or younger per each insured adult traveler. Each insured adult traveler on the Ultimate plan must be aged 18 years or older for the child to be eligible. The child’s individual trip cost must be equal to or lower than the insured adult’s individual trip cost for coverage to apply. If upgrades are selected and included in the policy, each traveler will be charged the applicable premium for the upgrade.
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Yes
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No
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No
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The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply.
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Up to 180 days
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Up to 30 days
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Up to 30 days
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We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
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All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
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All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
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All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
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This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
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21 days
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21 days
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21 days
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We provide coverage for certain sports and activities, including kayaking, horseback riding, and hiking. To include coverage for excluded activities, such as skiing or scuba diving more than 75 feet, consider adding our adventure activities upgrade.
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Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
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Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
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Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
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| Optional upgrades | |||
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If you include this upgrade, you can be reimbursed up to 75% of your prepaid, nonrefundable trip costs (up to $7,500) if you need to cancel your trip. You must cancel at least two days prior to your scheduled departure date. To get cancel for any reason coverage, you must insure all your nonrefundable trip expenses in your plan, your trip cost can’t be more than $10,000, and you must purchase the upgrade 31 days or more before your departure date. You also must purchase the cancel for any reason upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your initial payment for your trip. Subsequent arrangements must be insured within 14 days of booking those arrangements. Cancel for any fortuitous reason in NY.
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Available (75% of insured trip cost up to $7,500)
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Not available
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Not available
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage up to $50,000 ($100 deductible) for collision, vandalism, windstorm, theft, hail, fire, or flood damage to your rental car while on your trip. This upgrade is not available in all destinations, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. Please contact our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to check if coverage is available for your trip.
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Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
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Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
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Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can increase your emergency medical expense coverage limit by $250,000. Not available to NH residents.
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Available (additional $250,000)
Not available to NH residents |
Not available
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Not available
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have protection for the following activities that are excluded from coverage in our base plans: snow skiing, skydiving, parachuting, free falling, cliff diving, B.A.S.E. or base jumping, hang gliding, parasailing, travel on any air supported device other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company, mountain climbing, free climbing, scuba diving at a depth greater than 75 feet, and participating in underwater activities if the depth of the water is greater than 75 feet. This upgrade provides up to $10,000 coverage for an organized search & rescue by appropriate authorities, should you or a traveling companion become lost, disoriented, or missing during your trip. It also offers up to $100,000 coverage in case an event on your trip results in imminent physical danger to you and your traveling companions and you require additional accommodations, transportation, or extrication from your destination. This upgrade isn’t available to IL residents. Exclusions on activities listed above don’t apply to IL residents.
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Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000 Security evacuation: $100,000 |
Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000 Security evacuation: $100,000 |
Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000 Security evacuation: $100,000 |
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if you suffer from the permanent loss of life from an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip, up to the maximum eligible amount selected. This upgrade isn’t available to NH residents.
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Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents |
Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents |
Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents |
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason and you have extra pet boarding fees. Plus, if your pet traveling with you has a sickness or injury, you can have coverage for pet veterinarian expenses up to the maximum eligible amount. This upgrade isn’t available to NY and VA residents.
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Available
Pet care: $250 Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500 |
Available
Pet care: $250 Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500 |
Available
Pet care: $250 Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500 |
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Reimbursement for expenses such as the cost of repairs if you cause accidental damage to your accommodations.
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Available ($2,000)
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Available ($2,000)
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Available ($2,000)
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Protect travel investments and recover nonrefundable, prepaid costs up to $10,000 per person. This applies if you need to cancel your trip due to your previously approved time off being revoked or your business being rendered unsuitable for business due to an eligible event and you’re required to work during your insured trip. To get cancel for business reasons coverage, you must purchase the upgrade 31 days or more before your departure date. You must also purchase the cancel for business reasons upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your initial payment for your trip.
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Available (100% of insured trip cost up to $10,000)
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Not available
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Not available
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Increase your benefit limit for lost or stolen baggage and add coverage for lost or stolen electronics and professional equipment. This also includes benefits for sporting equipment delay or rental if delayed by a common carrier.
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Available (additional $3,000)
Per item limit: $1,500 Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000 Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500 Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000 |
Available (additional $4,000)
Per item limit: $1,500 Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000 Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500 Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000 |
Available (additional $4,250)
Per item limit: $1,500 Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000 Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500 Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000 |
| Our plan benefits and coverage details | ||
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| Ultimate | Advantage | Essential |
| Trip cancellation, interruption, delay, and inconvenience | ||
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Protects travel investments and recovers nonrefundable, prepaid costs if your trip is canceled for an eligible reason.
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Protects unused, prepaid, and nonrefundable expenses and additional transportation to join the departed trip or return home if your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason.
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional expenses — such as accommodations, local transportation, and meals — if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason.
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Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
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Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
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Reimbursement for travel inconveniences such as a closed ski resort, golf course, or beach at your destination, or cruise disablement due to an eligible reason.
Closed attractions: $200 maximum Closed beach: $200 maximum Cruise disablement: $200 maximum |
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| Emergency evacuation and repatriation | ||
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Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
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| Emergency medical expense | ||
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Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of NH have up to $50,000 in emergency medical coverage with the Ultimate plan. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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*$50,000 for NH residents |
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Coverage for emergency dental treatment if you’re injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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If you meet the plan purchase requirements listed, exclusions for pre-existing conditions are waived. Exclusions do not apply to NH residents.
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This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
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Does not apply to NH residents |
Does not apply to NH residents |
Does not apply to NH residents |
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If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
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Included for CT residents |
| Accidental death and dismemberment | ||
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Coverage if you have an eligible loss, such as your life or a limb, as a result of an eligible injury while on an insured trip. Exclusions may apply. See policy for details.
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Coverage if you’re exposed to weather or disappear due to an accident that results in an eligible loss.
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If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
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We can provide coverage at no additional cost to one travel companion aged 17 years old or younger per each insured adult traveler. Each insured adult traveler on the Ultimate plan must be aged 18 years or older for the child to be eligible. The child’s individual trip cost must be equal to or lower than the insured adult’s individual trip cost for coverage to apply. If upgrades are selected and included in the policy, each traveler will be charged the applicable premium for the upgrade.
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The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply.
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We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
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This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
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We provide coverage for certain sports and activities, including kayaking, horseback riding, and hiking. To include coverage for excluded activities, such as skiing or scuba diving more than 75 feet, consider adding our adventure activities upgrade.
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If you include this upgrade, you can be reimbursed up to 75% of your prepaid, nonrefundable trip costs (up to $7,500) if you need to cancel your trip. You must cancel at least two days prior to your scheduled departure date. To get cancel for any reason coverage, you must insure all your nonrefundable trip expenses in your plan, your trip cost can’t be more than $10,000, and you must purchase the upgrade 31 days or more before your departure date. You also must purchase the cancel for any reason upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your initial payment for your trip. Subsequent arrangements must be insured within 14 days of booking those arrangements. Cancel for any fortuitous reason in NY.
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage up to $50,000 ($100 deductible) for collision, vandalism, windstorm, theft, hail, fire, or flood damage to your rental car while on your trip. This upgrade is not available in all destinations, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. Please contact our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to check if coverage is available for your trip.
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can increase your emergency medical expense coverage limit by $250,000. Not available to NH residents.
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Not available to NH residents |
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have protection for the following activities that are excluded from coverage in our base plans: snow skiing, skydiving, parachuting, free falling, cliff diving, B.A.S.E. or base jumping, hang gliding, parasailing, travel on any air supported device other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company, mountain climbing, free climbing, scuba diving at a depth greater than 75 feet, and participating in underwater activities if the depth of the water is greater than 75 feet. This upgrade provides up to $10,000 coverage for an organized search & rescue by appropriate authorities, should you or a traveling companion become lost, disoriented, or missing during your trip. It also offers up to $100,000 coverage in case an event on your trip results in imminent physical danger to you and your traveling companions and you require additional accommodations, transportation, or extrication from your destination. This upgrade isn’t available to IL residents. Exclusions on activities listed above don’t apply to IL residents.
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Search and rescue: $10,000 Security evacuation: $100,000 |
Search and rescue: $10,000 Security evacuation: $100,000 |
Search and rescue: $10,000 Security evacuation: $100,000 |
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if you suffer from the permanent loss of life from an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip, up to the maximum eligible amount selected. This upgrade isn’t available to NH residents.
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Not available to NH residents |
Not available to NH residents |
Not available to NH residents |
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason and you have extra pet boarding fees. Plus, if your pet traveling with you has a sickness or injury, you can have coverage for pet veterinarian expenses up to the maximum eligible amount. This upgrade isn’t available to NY and VA residents.
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Pet care: $250 Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500 |
Pet care: $250 Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500 |
Pet care: $250 Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500 |
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Reimbursement for expenses such as the cost of repairs if you cause accidental damage to your accommodations.
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Protect travel investments and recover nonrefundable, prepaid costs up to $10,000 per person. This applies if you need to cancel your trip due to your previously approved time off being revoked or your business being rendered unsuitable for business due to an eligible event and you’re required to work during your insured trip. To get cancel for business reasons coverage, you must purchase the upgrade 31 days or more before your departure date. You must also purchase the cancel for business reasons upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your initial payment for your trip.
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Increase your benefit limit for lost or stolen baggage and add coverage for lost or stolen electronics and professional equipment. This also includes benefits for sporting equipment delay or rental if delayed by a common carrier.
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Per item limit: $1,500 Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000 Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500 Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000 |
Per item limit: $1,500 Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000 Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500 Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000 |
Per item limit: $1,500 Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000 Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500 Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000 |
Here's what you get with our on-trip California travel insurance plan
If your California getaway is coming up soon, our Travel Med Go plan can be a smart fit. It offers many of the same essential benefits as our comprehensive plans — like emergency medical and travel delay coverage — but without trip cancellation benefits.
Check out the table below to see what’s included, what’s not, and the benefit limits for this affordable domestic travel insurance plan.
Before you buy: If you need travel insurance for San Diego or anywhere else in California at the last minute, our Travel Med Go plan is a great option. Just keep in mind it doesn’t include trip cancellation coverage — for more flexibility, consider one of our comprehensive plans like Ultimate, Advantage, or Essential.
Travel Med Go
Our post-departure plan with helpful on-trip coverage.
- Trip cancellation
- Up to $50,000 emergency medical
- Additional $250,000 emergency medical upgrade available
- Up to $250,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
- Up to $1,000 baggage and personal effects
| Our plan benefits and coverage details | Travel Med Go |
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| Trip interruption and delay | |
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Protects unused, prepaid, and nonrefundable expenses and additional transportation to join the departed trip or return home if your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason.
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$1,000 maximum
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional expenses — such as accommodations, local transportation, and meals — if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason.
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$500 ($200 daily limit)
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
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$300
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Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
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$1,000 ($500 per item limit)
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Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
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$500
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| Emergency evacuation and repatriation | |
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Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
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$250,000
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| Emergency medical expense | |
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Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of NH have up to $50,000 in emergency medical coverage with the Ultimate plan. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MS, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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$50,000
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Coverage for emergency dental treatment if you’re injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VA, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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$500
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This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
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180 days
Does not apply to NH residents |
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If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
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Included
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| Accidental death and dismemberment | |
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Coverage if you have an eligible loss, such as your life or a limb, as a result of an eligible injury while on an insured trip. Exclusions may apply. See policy for details.
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$10,000
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Coverage if you’re exposed to weather or disappear due to an accident that results in an eligible loss.
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$10,000
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| Other benefits | |
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If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
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Included
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The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply.
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Up to 60 days
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We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
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All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
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This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
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21 days
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We provide coverage for certain sports and activities, including kayaking, horseback riding, and hiking. To include coverage for excluded activities, such as skiing or scuba diving more than 75 feet, consider adding our adventure activities upgrade.
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Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage up to $50,000 ($100 deductible) for collision, vandalism, windstorm, theft, hail, fire, or flood damage to your rental car while on your trip. This upgrade is not available in all destinations, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. Please contact our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to check if coverage is available for your trip.
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Available ($50,000 with $100 deductible)
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can increase your emergency medical expense coverage limit by $250,000. Not available to NH residents.
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Available (additional $250,000 for emergency medical expense only)
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have protection for the following activities that are excluded from coverage in our base plans: snow skiing, skydiving, parachuting, free falling, cliff diving, B.A.S.E. or base jumping, hang gliding, parasailing, travel on any air supported device other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company, mountain climbing, free climbing, scuba diving at a depth greater than 75 feet, and participating in underwater activities if the depth of the water is greater than 75 feet. This upgrade provides up to $10,000 coverage for an organized search & rescue by appropriate authorities, should you or a traveling companion become lost, disoriented, or missing during your trip. It also offers up to $100,000 coverage in case an event on your trip results in imminent physical danger to you and your traveling companions and you require additional accommodations, transportation, or extrication from your destination. This upgrade isn’t available to IL residents. Exclusions on activities listed above don’t apply to IL residents.
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Available (provides coverage for certain additional activities not included in the base plan)
Search and rescue: $10,000 Security evacuation: $100,000 |
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if you suffer from the permanent loss of life from an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip, up to the maximum eligible amount selected. This upgrade isn’t available to NH residents.
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Limit options: $200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000) Not available to NH residents |
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason and you have extra pet boarding fees. Plus, if your pet traveling with you has a sickness or injury, you can have coverage for pet veterinarian expenses up to the maximum eligible amount. This upgrade isn’t available to NY and VA residents.
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Pet care: $250 Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500 |
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Reimbursement for expenses such as the cost of repairs if you cause accidental damage to your accommodations.
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Available ($2,000)
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Increase your benefit limit for lost or stolen baggage and add coverage for lost or stolen electronics and professional equipment. This also includes benefits for sporting equipment delay or rental if delayed by a common carrier.
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Available (additional $4,000)
Per item limit: $1,500 Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000 Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500 Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000 |
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Protects unused, prepaid, and nonrefundable expenses and additional transportation to join the departed trip or return home if your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason.
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional expenses — such as accommodations, local transportation, and meals — if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason.
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
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Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
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Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
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Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
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Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of NH have up to $50,000 in emergency medical coverage with the Ultimate plan. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MS, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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Coverage for emergency dental treatment if you’re injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VA, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
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If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
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Coverage if you have an eligible loss, such as your life or a limb, as a result of an eligible injury while on an insured trip. Exclusions may apply. See policy for details.
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Coverage if you’re exposed to weather or disappear due to an accident that results in an eligible loss.
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If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
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The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply.
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We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
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This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
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We provide coverage for certain sports and activities, including kayaking, horseback riding, and hiking. To include coverage for excluded activities, such as skiing or scuba diving more than 75 feet, consider adding our adventure activities upgrade.
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage up to $50,000 ($100 deductible) for collision, vandalism, windstorm, theft, hail, fire, or flood damage to your rental car while on your trip. This upgrade is not available in all destinations, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. Please contact our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to check if coverage is available for your trip.
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can increase your emergency medical expense coverage limit by $250,000. Not available to NH residents.
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Not available to NH residents |
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have protection for the following activities that are excluded from coverage in our base plans: snow skiing, skydiving, parachuting, free falling, cliff diving, B.A.S.E. or base jumping, hang gliding, parasailing, travel on any air supported device other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company, mountain climbing, free climbing, scuba diving at a depth greater than 75 feet, and participating in underwater activities if the depth of the water is greater than 75 feet. This upgrade provides up to $10,000 coverage for an organized search & rescue by appropriate authorities, should you or a traveling companion become lost, disoriented, or missing during your trip. It also offers up to $100,000 coverage in case an event on your trip results in imminent physical danger to you and your traveling companions and you require additional accommodations, transportation, or extrication from your destination. This upgrade isn’t available to IL residents. Exclusions on activities listed above don’t apply to IL residents.
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if you suffer from the permanent loss of life from an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip, up to the maximum eligible amount selected. This upgrade isn’t available to NH residents.
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If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason and you have extra pet boarding fees. Plus, if your pet traveling with you has a sickness or injury, you can have coverage for pet veterinarian expenses up to the maximum eligible amount. This upgrade isn’t available to NY and VA residents.
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Reimbursement for expenses such as the cost of repairs if you cause accidental damage to your accommodations.
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Increase your benefit limit for lost or stolen baggage and add coverage for lost or stolen electronics and professional equipment. This also includes benefits for sporting equipment delay or rental if delayed by a common carrier.
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Here's what you get with our flight travel insurance to California
Whether you’re booking travel insurance for Los Angeles or flying through another major California airport, our flight-focused plans are here for air protection, with Flight Insure Plus offering additional benefits, including emergency medical, missed connection, and baggage coverage.
Check out the table below to see what’s included, what’s not, and the benefit limits for these flight plans.
Before you buy: Planning to hot air balloon in Napa Valley, ski in Lake Tahoe, or climb in Yosemite? Our flight plans don’t include the option to add the adventure activities upgrade, so they may not give you the protection you need for these higher-risk excursions. For broader coverage and access to upgrades, consider one of our comprehensive plans: Ultimate, Advantage, and Essential.
Flight Insure Plus
Our plan with extra coverage during your flight and throughout your trip.
- Up to $1 million accidental death for air travel
- Up to $10,000 emergency medical and dental
- Up to $100,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
- Up to $1,000 baggage and personal effects
- Up to $50 missed connection
Flight Insure
Our plan with simple coverage during your flight.
- Up to $1 million accidental death for air travel
- Emergency medical
- Emergency evacuation and repatriation
- Baggage and personal effects
- Missed connection
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Benefit for loss of life as a result of an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip.
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Up to $1 million
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Up to $1 million
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Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip and emergency dental treatment if you're injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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$10,000
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Not included
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Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
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$100,000
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Not included
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This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
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180 days
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Not applicable
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If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
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Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
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$1,000 ($250 per item limit)
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Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
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$500
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Not included
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
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$50
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Not included
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If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
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Included
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The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply.
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Up to 180 days
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Up to 180 days
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We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
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All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
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All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
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This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
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21 days
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Benefit for loss of life as a result of an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip.
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Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip and emergency dental treatment if you're injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
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Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
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This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
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If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
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Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
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Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
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Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
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If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
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The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply.
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We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
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This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
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* This coverage only applies to emergency medical expenses that first arise during your trip. You’ll have a $50 deductible if your primary residence is in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Vermont, or Washington. Residents of New Hampshire are eligible for up to $50,000 emergency medical and dental coverage with the Ultimate plan.
Why vacation with ourCalifornia travel insurance?
You can match your coverage to your trip and move forward with a team that understands the ups, downs, and surprises of travel.
Personalize your policy
With up to nine optional upgrades — like rental car damage for Pacific Coast drives or cancel for any reason for theme park tickets — you can shape your coverage to match your California plans.
25+ years’ experience
For over 25 years we’ve supported trips across the U.S., including California’s cities, coastlines, and national parks — with trusted coverage and award-winning technology.
24/7 travel support
Whether you lose your passport in San Francisco or need emergency care while hiking in Yosemite, our assistance provider is just a tap away on the Travel On app whenever you need it.
Get to know our coverage a little bit more
Our benefits and upgrades let you shape your coverage to fit your California getaway — from San Francisco sightseeing to adventures in Yosemite.
Unpack our benefits
Looking for travel insurance for San Diego that helps you travel with confidence? From emergency medical to trip interruption and baggage protection, our benefits are built to support your California adventures.
Discover our upgrades
With our domestic travel insurance, you can add up to nine optional upgrades to fit the way you explore California — whether that means rental car damage protection for road trips along Highway 1 or adventure activity coverage for skiing in Lake Tahoe.
Pack our Travel On app
Keep your policy in your pocket — and more. Travel safer with our app’s tap-to-call 24/7 assistance, destination information, and real-time safety alerts.
Trip inspiration and advice for California travelers
Get ready for your California trip with these quick tips.
Wondering how much travel insurance for California costs?
What influences your quoteDiscover seven factors that can impact the price you’ll pay for travel insurance to California. Some of them may surprise you!
Want to explore more of the USA?
See U.S. travel tipsDiscover our top travel tips for domestic vacations in this United States travel guide, including the best time to visit and what to see.
Wondering if travel insurance can really save you money?
Save money with insuranceHere are seven ways our coverage can help save you money and make your trip smoother.
Want to know more about our California travel insurance?
Find out how our plans support your California adventures, from beaches to national parks.
Even when traveling within the U.S., it’s important to stay updated on alerts that could affect your trip and coverage.
Here’s how to stay informed while you’re on the go:
- Our Travel On app can send instant notifications about potential safety risks in California — from wildfires near Yosemite to severe weather along the coast.
- We post updates on our travel alerts page about events that could impact your coverage for your California vacation.
- You can also check the U.S. Department of State's advisories and local California emergency services for traveler updates before and during your trip.
It depends on your travel needs and your U.S. health insurance plan, which may not cover everything while you’re away from home.
If your medical insurance applies nationwide, you may not need extra health coverage in California. However, travel insurance can step in with benefits your health plan usually won’t include — like reimbursing eligible emergency medical expenses, covering trip cancellations because of illness or injury, or helping with travel delays caused by events such as quarantine. Before your trip, it’s a good idea to confirm with your health insurance provider what’s eligible for coverage — and where gaps may exist.
It’s still a smart idea. While tour operators may offer some support, they usually don’t cover unexpected issues like flight cancellations, lost baggage, or medical emergencies.
Travel insurance can help reimburse you in these situations. Even on a well-planned California group tour — whether you’re visiting theme parks, wine country, or national parks — unforeseen events can still happen. Having coverage ensures you have extra protection throughout your trip.
You can. Whether you’re starting your trip in California and adding stops in nearby U.S. states or traveling abroad afterward, our coverage can extend across your whole journey — as long as you’re not visiting an OFAC-sanctioned country or one of our blocked destinations.
When you begin your travel insurance quote, select the location where you’ll spend the most time. For example, if you’re staying in California for a week and then heading to Mexico for a few days, you should list “USA” as your primary destination.
You can! Our base plans include coverage for many popular activities like hiking in Yosemite, biking across the Golden Gate Bridge, or surfing along the Southern California coast.
Planning something more extreme? If you’re skiing in Lake Tahoe, mountain climbing in the redwoods, or rafting higher than Grade 3 rapids, you’ll need our adventure activities upgrade. This upgrade extends coverage to certain higher-risk experiences that aren’t included in our base plans.
Check out our adventure travel insurance page to learn more.
You can. Our Ultimate, Advantage, and Essential plans include trip cancellation coverage, which can reimburse you for eligible reasons listed in your policy — such as unexpected illness or severe weather. To make sure you’re fully protected, insure the entire nonrefundable cost of your California trip when you get a quote and buy your policy.
Want more flexibility? Our cancel for any reason* upgrade is available with the Ultimate plan. With this upgrade, you can cancel your California vacation for any reason up to two days before departure and receive up to 75% (up to $10,000 per person) of your insured, prepaid trip costs back.
Important: To qualify, you’ll need to purchase the Ultimate plan with the upgrade within 21 days of your first trip payment and at least 31 days before departure, while also insuring the full cost of all prepaid, nonrefundable expenses.
*Cancel for any fortuitous reason for NY residents.
You can — if you’re eligible for our pre-existing condition exclusion waiver and purchase our Ultimate plan. To qualify, you’ll need to:
- Buy the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your first trip payment
- Insure any subsequent travel arrangements within 21 days of their purchase
- Be medically able to travel at the time you purchase the plan
The waiver applies to conditions that were diagnosed, treated, or required a medication change in the 90 days before you bought your plan. This option can be especially valuable if you’re planning a California trip and want extra protection while managing ongoing health needs.
Our rental car damage upgrade can help with unexpected costs like accidents or vandalism while you’re cruising the Pacific Coast Highway, exploring Napa Valley, or driving into Yosemite. You can add this upgrade to our Ultimate, Advantage, Essential, or Travel Med Go plans.
Want to be eligible for reimbursement after paying repair bills or fees from your rental company? Learn more about how our coverage supports California road trips.
All our plans can provide travel insurance for California cruises — whether you’re sailing from Los Angeles, San Diego, or San Francisco. Our coverage can help with unexpected issues like trip cancellations, delays, or medical emergencies and evacuations while you’re at sea or visiting ports along the California coast.
Learn more about our cruise travel insurance before you set sail.
In some cases, yes. If you realize you need additional protection for your California trip after buying a plan, reach out to our award-winning customer service team. They can walk you through your options — whether that means adding upgrades, adjusting coverage, or reviewing plan details — so you can feel confident your policy matches the way you travel.
Just keep in mind that some benefits and upgrades, such as cancel for any reason, must be purchased within 21 days of your first trip payment to be eligible.
