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Travel Tips for Israeli Citizens to save money on Insurance

 

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A nice travel tip to save money when you travel abroad and are an Israeli Citizen!


if you have a max credit card you can get certain discounts with AIG insurance

https://www.max.co.il/travel-insurance/premium

Or via Isracard one and get other stuff covered for free

https://marketing.isracard.co.il/pages/insurance-abroad/

You should check them out both but they won't work together (they may work even if you are paying via a different credit card) before you buy!

Max with AIG has these free stuff for 14 days:

  • 2nd Child gets free travel insurance
  • Covering Delayed flights
  • Covering Canceled flights
  • Additional Baggage Loss or Theft Coverage
  • Additional Baggage Loss or Theft Coverage
  • Continued Treatment in Israel Due to an Accident
  • Returning Children to Israel

and Isracard with AIG has these free stuff for 14 days:

  • Covering Delayed flights
  • Returning Children to Israel
  • Continued Treatment in Israel Due to an Accident
  • Additional Rescue and Rescue Coverage
  • Additional Baggage Loss or Theft Coverage
  • Additional Extreme Sports Coverage

Both plans allow "add-ons" but the price may depend on length of time and other variables which is why you should try both and see which one makes the most sense for your trip!


I have used them in the past and was able to cancel a plan without any fees ahead of a canceled trip during the pandemic... since then I was able to use their insurance a few times but thankfully never had any issues and never needed to submit a claim!


For comparison, Phoenix Group has a policy as follows if you use a discount provided by ElAl. You need to be a Matmid Member (free to join) or have their FlyCard


https://www.fnx.co.il/travel-insurance/elal-collaboration/

With their discount, the base prices are quite similar 

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