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Don't procrastinate: Buying travel insurance early gives consumers better protection - ABC 7
Do you buy travel insurance? AAA reported last year it was selling 20% more travel insurance policies.
Here in the Bay Area, InsureMyTrip.Com says younger travelers are the predominant buyers from its website; 45 percent of San Francisco buyers are between 21 and 40 years old. Nationwide, the number is about half that.
And when we buy is different too, says InsureMyTrip.com, a travel insurance comparison site.
"Bay Area travelers are procrastinators when it comes to buying travel insurance," says Ronni Kenoian of InsureMyTrip.com. "So, we typically see our customer buy travel insurance 120 days before the day of their departure, meaning the day they leave on the trip, but Bay Area travelers buy it within a week."
Buying late can cost you.
Do you buy travel insurance? AAA reported last year it was selling 20% more travel insurance policies.
Here in the Bay Area, InsureMyTrip.Com says younger travelers are the predominant buyers from its website; 45 percent of San Francisco buyers are between 21 and 40 years old. Nationwide, the number is about half that.
And when we buy is different too, says InsureMyTrip.com, a travel insurance comparison site.
"Bay Area travelers are procrastinators when it comes to buying travel insurance," says Ronni Kenoian of InsureMyTrip.com. "So, we typically see our customer buy travel insurance 120 days before the day of their departure, meaning the day they leave on the trip, but Bay Area travelers buy it within a week."
Buying late can cost you.