Travel Guard named best overall travel insurance company for 2026

CBS News reviewed major travel insurance providers to identify the best companies for 2026, focusing on policy benefits, flexibility, and traveler types served.

Comprehensive travel insurance policies averaged $482 between late September and late October 2026, about 6.6% of the insured trip cost, according to SquareMouth data cited by CBS News.

The best travel insurance companies vary in strengths, with some excelling in medical and evacuation benefits, family coverage, flexible cancellations, or multi-trip protection.

Travel Guard earned CBS News' best overall designation for its Deluxe plan, which combines substantial coverage limits with benefits addressing a wide range of travel disruptions, including cancellation, interruption, medical coverage, emergency evacuation, and reimbursement for certain inconveniences.

CBS News noted that travel insurance pricing depends heavily on traveler age, destination, trip length, insured trip cost, and coverage selections, so their review emphasized verified policy benefits rather than average premiums.