Trip Delay

Plans That Include Trip Delay Coverage

Worldwide Trip Protector

INCLUDED - 3 hours

Worldwide Trip Protector Edge

INCLUDED - 12 hours

What Trip Delay Covers

Provides reimbursement for a covered reason, up to the Maximum Benefit Amount shown in the Schedule of Benefits, for the unused, forfeited, prepaid non-refundable Payments or Deposits for the Travel Arrangements, Reasonable Additional Expenses, plus the Additional Transportation Cost paid if Your Trip is delayed from the original departure time to:

join Your Trip if You must depart after Your Scheduled Departure Date or travel via alternate travel arrangements;
rejoin Your Trip from the point where You interrupted Your Trip to the next Scheduled Destination; or
transport You to Your originally scheduled return or final destination of Your Trip.

Covered Reasons for Trip Delay

Common Carrier delay
a traffic accident in which you or your traveling companion are not directly involved while en route to your scheduled trip departure city or scheduled destination
you are hijacked or quarantined
documented theft of passports or travel documents specifically required for your trip
unannounced strike results in complete cessation of services of a Common Carrier on which you are scheduled to travel, which prevents you from reaching our scheduled destination
inclement weather that causes a delay or complete cessation of services, preventing you from getting to your scheduled destination
due to a natural disaster, mandatory evacuation order or recommendation by local government authorities is issued at your scheduled trip departure city or scheduled destination
security breach, civil disorder or riot while at an airport or other port

Read your plan document for full details. Coverage and benefit eligibility may vary by state.

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This website contains highlights of the plans developed by Travel Insured International, which include travel insurance coverages underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company, Principal Office located in Morristown, New Jersey, under form series T7000 et al, T210 et al and TP-401 et al, and non-insurance Travel Assistance Services provided by C&F Services and for WTP Cruise only, AwayCare and Blue Ribbon Bags. The terms of insurance coverages in the plans may vary by jurisdiction and not all insurance coverages are available in all jurisdictions. Insurance coverages in these plans are subject to terms, limitations and exclusions including an exclusion for pre-existing medical conditions. In most states, your travel retailer is not a licensed insurance producer/agent, and is not qualified or authorized to answer technical questions about the terms, benefits, exclusions and conditions of the insurance offered or to evaluate the adequacy of your existing insurance coverage. Your travel retailer may be compensated for the purchase of a plan and may provide general information about the plans offered, including a description of the coverage and price. The purchase of travel insurance is not required in order to purchase any other product or service from your travel retailer. CA DOI toll free number is 800-927-4357. The cost of your plan is for the entire plan, which consists of both insurance and non-insurance components. Individuals looking to obtain additional information regarding the features and pricing of each travel plan component, please contact Travel Insured International. P.O. Box 6503, Glastonbury, CT 06033; 855-752-8303; [email protected]; California license #0I13223. While Travel Insured International markets the travel insurance in these plans on behalf of USF, non-insurance components of the plans were added to the plans by Travel Insured and Travel Insured does not receive compensation from USF for providing the non-insurance components of the plans.