Starr Travel Insurance

Plans (4)

• Charis

  Posted 11 Apr 2024

  Purchased

  Starr Insurance TraveLead Gold Plan

  Have been buying from Starr since travel resumed after the pandemic. The rate is probably the best in the market, especially after cash back through platforms like money smart. Didn’t check the reviews previously and was happy with everything. We didn’t have to make any claims for all our previous trips. We got really worried when we saw all the negative reviews just before our Northern Europe trip. We bought the highest tier insurance because of all the travel connections involved and also we were driving for the first time in winter. We ended up having to make 3 claims this time - travel misconnection (we missed our flight to Copenhagen due to the late arrival in Heathrow), a handphone lost to theft and damages to our rental vehicle. All 3 claims (submitted at different times) were approved within 1 or 2 business days. They did come back to ask for some information (was our oversight in not including that) but the way it was handled had been very expedient, professional and efficient. Payment was also made very quickly. The entire experience with Starr had been great. We’re now so much more confident in continuing to insure with them. In fact, we already got our travel insurance for our next trip from them. Note: I don’t usually post any reviews when things happened as it should but felt that I needed to do so to share an experience that’s totally different from all the other reviews.

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  MaximusCruiser

  Posted 03 Jul 2024

  Purchased

  Starr Insurance TraveLead Bronze Plan

  Just called Star cause i injured my knee during my overseas trip and went for acupuncture treatment when I came back. Wanted to know the clam process. I was shocked to find out that as of Dec 2023... they changed their policy and I am only allowed to claim this when I am overseas and not back in Singapore for any duration!! Freaking ridiculous! Its small money but it is the principle of the matter... how to find acupuncture place when you are overseas (esp western countries) and waste time getting such treatments? So the cover is as good as nothing! So buyer beware. I will never buy from Star insurance again!!

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  Allan Chow

  Posted 01 Jul 2024

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  Starr Insurance TraveLead Bronze Plan

  Bought the Starr travel insurance thru Trip com. Made a claim in April, got an email acknowledgement. Sent email to them several times for an update but no response. Next action will be showing up at their office for an update. Frustrating.

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• James Ong

  Posted 20 Jun 2024

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  Starr Insurance TraveLead Gold Plan

  [Claims Process] Beware of this company they use many terms and conditions to reject a legitimate claim of unable to take flight and trip disruption [Terms and Conditions] Raised up some point in terms and condition that were used to reject claims, and they did not assist. Their hotline was not functioning in Japan. [Hidden terms] Check their google review.

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• Wong

  Posted 05 Jun 2024

  Purchased

  Starr Insurance TraveLead Bronze Plan

  Beware of this Starr Travel lead policy. If you want to claim medical expense, you must seek treatment overseas first, else when you return to Singapore, all medical expenses incurred here for the same sickness or injury will not be paid bec the first treatment is not overseas. So technically, if you slip and fall or got in injury at the airport just before your flight, you need to seek treatment there and then. You cannot board and fly back and seek treatment in Changi airport. What a strange requirement.

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• Gary

  Posted 15 Apr 2024

  Purchased

  Starr Insurance TraveLead Silver Plan

  We purchased a Starr sliver travel insurance policy for 2 people for a ski trip to British Columbia. We also paid an additional premium for a CANCEL FOR ANY REASON plan. Due to lack of snow in Canada in Dec., we cancelled the trip. We then filed a claim with Starr for only the cost of the ski trip which was $18,229.42 USD. After a period of time and numerous phone calls, Starr's claims adjustor (Sedgwick) denied the claim stating that we did not insure for the full amount of the trip even though their agent that sold us the policy determined the trip cost. Starr stated that we only insured the trip for $15,088.00 USD, In other words, Starr sold us a $2,397.00 policy that was invalid from the day we purchased it. We have contacted John Hancock, Starr and Sedgwick with no results other than claim denial. Seems like this could be fraud to sell a claim that is invalid from day one? However, for some reason, with no explanation, they reimbursed us $799.00. We have no idea what this is? We would not ever recommend purchasing a travel policy for John Hancock/Starr.

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• Rudy Hartono

  Posted 12 Mar 2024

  Purchased

  Starr Insurance TraveLead Bronze Plan

  [Hidden terms] They insisted on exact wording and rejected my claim due to the airlines having different wording to explain flight delay. [Customer Service] Non-existent. I called them every other day and sent dozens of emails. It took showing up at their offices to get a response. [Claims Process] Painful and long and they would intentionally ignore you hoping you would forget about it and move it. Then they would insist on exact wording. Insurance was absolutely not sold in good faith. AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS.

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• Kel

  Posted 28 Feb 2024

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  Starr Insurance TraveLead Silver Plan

  [Claims Process] [Customer Service] [Hidden terms] [Terms and Conditions] COMPLETE SCAM! THEY ARE RIDICULOUS BASICALLY ALL THE TERMS HAS A WAY OF SHOWING YOU WILL NOT GET YOUR CLAIM. My baggage claim got rejected despite showing all the supporting documents required. My ski piste was close due to bad weather which was shown clearly as I can claim but they refer me to another clause saying oh it's a missed booking and you cannot claim. Like the heck! What's wrong with this scamming insurance. I think they should be reported everywhere for scamming consumers! What's the point of getting insurance and purposely add on a claim and it's shown on their clause and to be told you cannot claim and started pointing you to irrelevant clause.

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• Dave Chong

  Posted 04 Dec 2023

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  Starr Insurance TraveLead Gold Plan

  Like many others, I didn't check reviews on travel insurance. Had bought many time but didn't many any claim (lucky). You will never be able to make claims. 1. The agent (local number) is route to overseas. They don't understand you and slow take their time to ask you questions. If you really need help overseas, you will not get one. 2. When you want to make claims for overseas medical treatment or back in Singapore follow up treatment, you will be disappointment. They will reply you that they don't cover your resident country medical assistance and claim that your policy don't cover or have expired. 3. They can't even spell properly in the email. For the once, I think Starr Insurance is a SCAM. Don't understand why MoneySmart still promoting their travel insurance. So everyone, you have been warned. Read reviews before you buy.

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• Jeanne Hu

  Posted 02 Dec 2023

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  Starr Insurance TraveLead Silver Plan

  Unethical insurance company. Please do not buy. I did not check the reviews before I bought and regret. In their advert in Apr 23 they did not highlight tt coverage is not extended to China for Covid coverage, and put in very small words. If I had known china isn't covered I would not have bought for my parents. When they came down with Covid in China and require hospitalisation, I flew down to be with them. Subsequently when I claimed for the med expenses which were not high, about SGD1000+, the unethical co refused to approve the claim citing the exclusion in their policy which was worded in a convoluted legal manner which upon re reading I slso cannot tell it is an exclusion. I will be making a complaint to CASE and will let my network know never to buy from them incase they do not know how to readtheir policy docs. Bad customer service, tell us that cannot claim because policy already has exclusion, but I say their advert not clear. Then they ask us appeal. After appeal still fail and tell us because of policy wording. Which is so stupid because they go back to the 1st reason why it failed without considering tt they had a part to play in not properly representing the exclusion in their advert! Don't ever buy from them!

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