Travel insurance

[reemas]

Anyone know of a way I can insure my phone against theft/loss/damage while I travel overseas for 2 weeks.

I have the 64 GB iPhone 4S. My homeowners policy has a $1k deductible so that's not going to help. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[CalBoy]

Check the credit card you bought it with. Most Visa, MasterCard, or American Express cards offer 30-90 days of purchase assurance, which acts like a blanket insurance policy.

Fair warning: if you bought the phone subsidized, they will only payout the figure on the receipt. This shouldn't be a problem so long as you can bring back some iPhone with you for a $200 genius bar swap. Also, most of the time the entire purchase has to be on that card for you to qualify.

 

[iJohnHenry]

Talk to your insurance company.

They could possibly offer you a rider, similar to camera equipment/jewellery/etc, which "back in the day" was usually 5% per annum of the agreed value.