Most likely not, especially if you have coverage in other ways.  For example, the worst credit insurance offer is one that promises protection if your card is lost or stolen.  Since Federal law mandates that you are only liable for up to $50 of wrongful purchases on a missing card, you don’t really need insurance.  Always check the cost of these programs.  If you feel like it’s too much money to pay month after month it probably is.  As a rule, credit insurance is some of the most costly insurance for the amount and form of coverage it provides.  Check the credit card online to see what the costs and benefits are and compare this coverage you can get with standard insurance.  Otherwise you just increasing the amount of your credit card payment for services that are cheaper elsewhere.  Credit card companies offer many desirable credit card services like credit card reward programs but some of the services like insurance are just padding their pockets at your expense.

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