Is travel insurance worth it? When it pays off
Travel insurance makes sense in many scenarios, but is it right for every traveler? Here's when it can pay off.
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Aly J. Yale is a contributing writer for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, covering various personal finance topics, including investing, homebuying, loans and more. In addition to CBS, Aly's work has been published in Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo Finance, and Fortune, among others. She has a bachelor's degree from the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at TCU.
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