15
December

短期健康保険


自国では良質な健康保険に加入している場合でも、その保険会社の補償は海外の旅先では適用外のこともあります。 このため、旅先でのアクシデントを補償する特別な短期の健康保険を購入する必要があります。 短期の旅行健康保険は海外旅行先で起こりえる予想外の病気や事故に対し、加入者とその家族を補償する保険です。 短期保険と呼ばれる理由は、補償期間が5日から3年の期間であることからきています。 医療保険に含まれるものとしては、検診や集中治療、救急室サービス、入院、緊急医療避難、本国送還があり、また事故死や不慮の切断などがあります。 旅行先でジェットスキーやスキューバダイビング、登山などを行う場合は、運動危険割増特約などを追加する必要があることもあります。 どの保険会社が、海外での医療避難などの緊急時のサービスを含む健康に関連した費用を補償する保険を提供しているか調べましょう。

27
November

The Price of Getting Sick 1

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The most common travel insurance claims filed by Canadians during their vacations are surprisingly expensive. The tag price for treating animal bites is between $2,000-$5,000 depending on how deep the wound is or lacerations from a bite are difficult to repair or it needs plastic surgery. Insect bites, sunburn, gastrointestinal and simple bronchitis cases can cost up to $500 while treatment of insect borne diseases like malaria requires you to spend between $2,000-$4,000 if the person is hospitalized especially for an extended period.
The price of treating pneumonia, which really needs hospitalization though, is a whopper ! It starts at $10,000 and up based on the person’s age, how difficult the treatment is and the length of stay in the hospital.

9
October

Travel Insurance Frauds

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The credit crunch has definitely affected everyone in the US and anywhere around the globe. Due to this fact, fraudsters are putting their acts together to collect more cash. Travel insurance frauds are on the rise. Small time their modus operandi can be, but these people tend to make our lives even harder. Some holiday travelers are filing claims on their belongings, which actually were not stolen. In some cases, these were actually stolen but they claim a much higher worth of the said items. Pre booked holidays are common. Some travelers pre booked holiday vacations but are finding themselves unable to go on with the travel because of financial issues. So what they do, to be able to claim their initial deposit for the holiday package, they go to a doctor and come out with tons of absurd sickness and conditions so they can be issued medical certifications that they can now use to claim a full refund of the pre booking deposit fee. Insurance companies have made ways to counter these frauds. So scammers beware, if you get denied of your false claims, you’ll definitely pay for your evil ways.

29
September

Short-Term Health Insurance


While you may have excellent health coverage at home, chances are your health care provider may not cover you on your trip overseas. You may need to purchase short-term health insurance designed specifically to cover travel. Short term medical travel insurance is a type of insurance policy that protects you and your family against unexpected illness or accidents which can happen during your overseas vacation. It’s called short term because the coverage period may be anywhere from 5 days to 3 years. Medical coverage includes doctor’s consultations, intensive care, emergency room services, hospitalization, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation and coverage for accidental death and dismemberment. If your trip involves activities such as jet skiing, scuba diving, mountaineering, etc., you may also need to add a hazardous sports or extreme sports rider. Check which companies offer insurance plans that will cover health care expenses incurred overseas including emergency services such as medical evacuations.

22
August

Getting a travel Insurance after Retirement


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You may think that by the age of 65 you should be able to look forward to as many holidays and trips abroad as you possible can, finding suitable insurance really can be a daunting task and unfortunately as your age grows so does your travel insurance premiums.

However all is not lost, although it may be more difficult there are companies that can provide you with the holiday insurance and peace of mind that travel insurance can offer you, it may just take a little longer to find it.

Having adequate holiday insurance is extremely important no matter what age you are and is not something that should be over looked. The best place to start when looking for travel insurance is over the internet. Using online forms means that you can fill out and compare prices in the comfort of your own home.

Once you have found a package that suits you and your fellow traveller you will be able to enjoy your holiday knowing that every event is covered. Once you have found a company that suits you and provides you with help and support you will also know that you can use the same company time and time again so you will not be dreading your next vacation.

1
July

Facts About Travel Insurance

travel9.jpgInsurance travel is something that everyone should consider whenever in face of distant business or vacation journeys, no matter how well thought of the travel plan might be. A long journey, particularly traveling abroad (which is always miles away), is bound of unforeseen risks. Therefore insurance travel promises a safer and secure environment to make your trip problem and distress free. Any kind of travel to distant places, especially when travelling with the family , requires further planning. Unfortunately, there are things that can come across to ruin your trip in a matter of minutes. Aside from fortuity, what we need is a good insurance provider. Hence the assortment for the insurance travel policies and modalities available on the current market sports a wide range of choice adaptable into our travel necessities.

5
June

Travel Insurance Provider Goes Bankrupt

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Nowadays, airlines keep struggling because of the competition. Ever now and then we hear airlines reorting poor profits because of high labor costs, high cost of gasoline, renewed threats of terrorism. One after another, we hear of airlines going bankrupt.

9/11 had caused the need of travel insurance more and more. There are many travel insurance companies that offer good, reliable coverage, and this includes trip cancellation and emergency medical. Have you wondered what would happen if you schedule your trip several months away, and during the interim your supplier of travel insurance declared bankruptcy? You may be covered, you may not, depending on the type of travel insurance you have.

As an example, a good number of travel insurance companies have already blacklisted airlines who have expressed their financial troubles publicly. So it is important to check if your airlines will cover travel insurance polciy while you are traveling.

21
May

Insurance Claims

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When you buy a trip cancellation travel insurance, you better be sure that the travel insurance pays your claim. So to have it processed immediately and correctly, you ought to follow certain requirements and be aware of every detail in your insurance policy. If ever you get injured in your holiday trip or you get sick for example, for the insurance company to cover you, you should also show them a medical certificate. Everything should be recorded and be ensured. Even receipts for the things you purchase should be kept because you are not sure what can happen next, everything should be recorded because insurance company has certain policies for this as well. You have to keep the copies of your documents before submitting your claim forms.

17
May

Falsifying Travel Insurance

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Fraud in a travel insurance policy is when you lie and exaggerate necessary information for the benefit of having bigger coverage or reimbursing expenses or smaller expenses. But all these can lead to serious matters and big amount of consequences like financial and insurance penalties. You should always be exact when you are being asked of certain information or details, no more, no less. Do not falsify and never exaggerate because not only will it bring you drawbacks but it will also affect all the travel insurance policy holders. You have to be aware of every step you take and the consequences your action can cause you especially in claiming or reimbursing fees.

13
May

Children Travel Insurance

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For children, there are certain companies that offers insurance policy along when you buy policy for accompanying adults. But make sure the small print matches the requirements you need. The travel insurance plan for children normally have age limits and almost all companies offer children insurance only up to 18 years old. And there is also such a thing as annual children’s travel insurance that gives children insurance coverage as they travel alone and independently. The insurance company may put an additional premium for annual children’s travel insurance but it may be the best solution if your children travel independently.