Rescue Insurance

Here’s a good website to compare different companies:  https://www.insuremytrip.com/   I haven’t used them for several years, last time was 2015 for a trip to New Zealand.

Hi Lori, I don’t have experience with any of these, but I’ve bookmarked them in case I decide to purchase something in the future:

https://www.worldnomads.com/usa/travel-insurance
https://redpointtravelprotection.com/

There was quite a lengthy discussion on insurance for Europe on the trek-lite forum (UK based, but it might have some useful information for you).

This Everest climbing article talks about rescue insurance. Global Rescue is the gold standard, imo.

https://www.climbing.com/travel/how-much-does-it-cost-to-climb-everest-in-2025

Austrian Alpine Club membership is 69 Euro per calendar year covers 25,000 Euro rescue costs.

https://www.alpenverein.at/portal/service/mitgliedschaft/membership-benefits.php

https://www.alpenverein.at/portal_wAssets/docs/service/mitgliedschaft/Alpenverein_Vorteile-Folder_2024_E_membership-benefits_ebook.pdf

Overwatch x Rescue is worth a look.  Good price, covers 220 countries

https://thetrek.co/this-affordable-subscription-will-cover-your-rescue-expenses-if-you-hit-sos/