TRAVEL INSURANCE INFORMATION
There are many different types of travel insurance out there. Keep in mind; you may want to get coverage for any pre-trip incidents such as spraining an ankle, unexpected death in the family, or any other event that may prevent you from participating on the trip you have had planned. There is also trip cancellation and trip interruption insurance.
For medical issues and lost or stolen personal items once you have arrived to your destination country, make sure you check with you current health insurance and homeowners insurance to ensure that you are not duplicating coverage and paying for something you don't need.
As you will find in researching your travel insurance needs,
you will find that most companies do not cover injuries
incurred while mountaineering. I believe the definition of
"mountaineering" is different for each company, make sure you
ask what definition they use for "mountaineering". Often you
will be
covered until you put your crampons and harness on. Trekking is
generally not considered mountaineering, so if you are
traveling to Kilimanjaro you should be covered for the entire
trip. But you should definitely ask the insurance provider.
The companies we recommend for travel insurance include:
Travelex
11717 Burt Street Suite #202
Omaha, NE 68154
Phone: (888) 457-4602
Web Site: www.travelex.com
Travel Guard International
1145 Clark Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: 877-216-4885
Email: webmaster@noelgroup.com
Web site: www.travelguard.com
American Alpine Club
http://www.americanalpineclub.org
They have a listing of people who provide travel and
rescue insurance.
