At Yellow Dog Flyfishing, L.L.C., we strongly recommend that our clients purchase basic trip cancellation protection for all angling packages and vacations. While the fact is that most destination anglers will never need travel insurance, the reality is that every once in a while, someone will. And - if you're the one who needs it, you will feel like it is one of the best investments you ever made!

Think trip insurance costs too much? THINK AGAIN! Complete trip coverage on a week-long saltwater trip for a customer between the age of 35 and 59 will cost approximately $144.00 total! If you have just paid $2900.00 for a trip, this is well worth the price. Once you purchase this policy, you will be covered on everything from trip cancellation due for jury duty all the way to a trip cut short by a tropical hurricane. This policy covers almost everything you can imagine!

After exploring numerous insurance options for our clients, we have chosen to partner with Sportsman's Travel Insurance, a well-know, respected, and experienced company that offers high quality, affordable insurance designed for traveling anglers. Their coverage includes such things as:

• Sportsman's Equipment Coverage
• Sportsman's Equipment Delay Coverage
• Trip Cost Trip Cancellation
• Trip Cost Trip Interruption
• License Cost - License Fee Refund
• $1,000 in Trip Delay Compensation (12 hour delay/$100 per day)
• $25,000 in Medical Expense Coverage
• $300,000 in Emergency Medical Evacuation Expense
• $2,500 Sportsman's Equipment & Personal Effects coverage
• Coverage in the event of airline or tour operator bankruptcy
• Coverage if pre-existing medical conditions force the Insured to cancel or interrupt a trip

If you have do have a claim:

• Claims are initiated by simply calling the toll-free number
• All claims are reviewed by a dedicated claims analyst within 24 hours
• Claims are approved for payment within 24 hours of final documentation being received

When you purchase this travel insurance policy within 15 days of making your initial deposit, you receive:

• Protection against cruise line, airline, and tour operator bankruptcy.
• Protection if pre-existing medical conditions force you to cancel or interrupt a trip.

Still not convinced? Here are a few arguments that we hear all to often!

MYTH: "I am going on this trip no matter what happens!"
FACT: Are you willing to lose bet the cost of the trip if a medical emergency, a hurricane, or another upredicted event prevents you from traveling?

MYTH: "This coverage is too expensive!"
FACT: Travel insurance is a minimal investment compared to the total cost of your trip. The total price for your coverage is usually less than 4% of the total cost of your trip!

MYTH: "I already have insurance coverage."
FACT: This program provides such things as emergency medical assistance, evacuation coverage, and a Sportsman's Hotline to assist your during your trip - much more than most other policies!

Our hope and expectation is that your destination angling trip will go without a hitch (99.9% do!) Weight the situation, however, and decide for yourself whether to purchase a suplemental trip insurance policy.

If you're ready to purchase a trip policy, you can call 1-866-877-3241 twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. To help them make arrangements, please tell them you have booked your fishing trip through Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. If you prefer to arrange your policy on-line, click here.

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