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I'm also glad this worked out for you.  I only buy trip cancellation/emergency coverage for expensive trips like when I'm overseas.  I take the small risk domestically and don't get it because I can afford those losses more easily than the cost of overseas airfare, etc.  Besides our own health, my wife and I both have aged parents and most policies cover emergencies relating to them.

Generally a good policy costs about 5% of the value of what you insure.  I usually buy with TravelGuard.  The one time I did make a claim (my wife injured herself and couldn't go) they promptly paid us the $5000.00  we had insured the trip for.  The check arrived within 3 weeks as I recall.

As with all insurance, never buy the cheapest policy.  Anyone will be glad to collect your premiums.  Buy your insurance with a company that has a good reputation of honoring its claims.  Not all of them do.

Twitter: @DrFumblefinger

"We do not take a trip, a trip takes us".  John Steinbeck, from Travels with Charlie

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