American Express Travel Insurance Reviews

I had a cancellation. On two occasions on my vacation. One due to a flight cancellation and the due to a train cancellation. I gave American Express Insurance over 60 pages of documents showing how and why our flight and train was cancelled. One representative told me it was the most detailed claim she had ever seen. However since we could not get nor did we receive a statement from the airline or the train company, we were denied our claim. Even though we provided proof that on both occasions the Italian Union for Transportation was striking on both dates we were affected. They did not accept that fact and said we did not have enough documentation. They try to wear you out to the point where you just give up. Do NOT use this company if you truly want to be covered by a reputable insurance company.

I was denied flight from Turkish Airlines, American Express Travel Insurance won't cover it and they keep bouncing me back and forth because the reason I was denied was not covered under the insurance policy. They won't even do research for themselves. I was an American Express fan but once Turkish airlines sends me what I need from them I will be leaving American Express as a whole.

Horrible deception.

Do not buy insurance from American Express. They don't pay. I had emergency medical evacuation and they don't want to pay. Never buy from them, they play games with me. I will tell all the people that I know not to buy from them the travel insurance.

I am a platinum cardholder who spends millions of dollars a year with Amex. I almost died while traveling abroad from a first-time massive seizure, and after being hospitalized in a developing world facility I immediately focused on getting home to an American hospital without getting a written Dr's note first (also nobody spoke English to even get a letter from). After months of work I was continually denied for coverage. This company doesn’t care about its customers and it certainly doesn’t care about people. I am disgusted and shocked they convey themselves as insurance. Do Not trust this company for any sort of coverage!

After months and months of back and forth with American Express asking for more and more documents plus multiple conversations with representatives American express denied my claim for travel interruption. Although I submitted official government covid test results American express says you have to have a physician's examination for coverage even though the country they sold me insurance for does not allow you to see a physician once you have a positive test result. This is a scam.

We were stranded in Dublin as a result of an global IT failure at Aer Lingus. We thought AMEX Travel would cover expenses but our claim for trip interruption was denied because this unusual situation was "a change in plans for reasons other than those specifically listed in this coverage". AMEX's logic that our coverage was limited to only foreseen circumstances does not align with the language in their advertising nor the potential for unexpected situations inherent in the idea of travel insurance. I would not purchase this insurance again.

I have no idea when I signed up for this. I recently booked flights and almost immediately found better prices and closer airports to my destination (cancelled tickets and bought new ones). Travel assure was automatically charged to my card for all the tickets. The cancelled tickets were refunded but travel assure kept 70% of the premiums for all the cancelled tickets. The trip is over two months out and we’re cancelled the same day. It took three calls to figure out why the total premium wasn’t refunded. The lack of transparency of the policy and hoops you have to jump through to get an explanation borders on criminal. As a result, I’m likely using other credit cards and looking else where for these services.

Have spent hours and hours trying to get a copy of my travel insurance. Each request they say will take 24-48 hours. Been requested 3 x and no email. Talking to a rep multiple times and get a run around about the system. Requests keep being sent and even they admit that the emails have not been sent. Yet they can not get ahold of anyone to send an email. Supervisors are not available. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Avoid paying for expensive Amex cards on the pretext you can use the card for coverage when renting a car. I had a incident thought I was covered if I had a incident. How wrong I was, Amex is second in line. They want to see if your personal car insurance will cover it. They constantly ask for different information, give you the run around.