A Closer Look on Baggage Insurance   by devinapeggi

There are 2 million bags that are being checked in the airport each time by travelers and according to the US Department of Transportation, about 99.5 percent of them get to wherever they are heading on time. A 5 percent probability that a bag is mishandled like not arriving on time, getting tampered or damaged is present. 5 percent may be of no consequence to many, but from 2 million that totals 10,000 bags.

The probability that you get your belongings back advises the Department of Transportation in 24 hours is 80 percent and in five days is 99 percent. Only one per cent of those bags are irretrievably lost or stolen. This results in bags unreturned amounting to 36,500 a year. Any person who has been a victim of bag loss can see the value of that number unlike the Department of Transportation who deems is as not noteworthy.

According to most airline companies, the reason for this is the late check in since it may be places on another flight. Despite having a connecting flight on the same airline, there is still the chance bags get lost. Bags also can be erroneously tagged at the airport and wind up being sent to the wrong destination. Occasionally the bags are really stolen.

When a traveler finds his bag missing, directly file a lost baggage statement with the airline. There is a big chance that it will be back in 24 hours.

All these are just said assistance and nothing is ever sure. When you demand for assistance it can benefit you if you are persistent. There is a 90 allocation given before companies will announce the loss of a certain piece of luggage. Passengers can now claim a maximum of $1,250 in damages if they were in a domestic flight. $640 a bag is what airlines pay for the international bound passengers.

$2,500 is the compensation given to passengers that lost a carryin baggage. This would however not include gadgets, money, jewelries and other similar things. The amounts for these things are computed by the depreciated value in the suitcase. Keeping the receipts can be helpful when you file a claim to the airline however not everyone does that. Many time airlines will pay you back what you have lost, yet before you can get anything 60 days has to pass.

To keep you things more secured it is best to purchase more baggage insurance. Always read the homeowner’s insurance policy first off before jumping into getting another one. Most times policies will include offpremise theft with a specific amount only of course.

The safest bet is to seek the help of an insurance agent to know all the detail of the insurance policy. Most of the time laptops or other gadgets do not get covered in the policy so you may need to pay extra. Say you want to buy a camera in Hong Kong or an expensive watch, always see to it that your insurance will cover the items you buy while in transit.

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