Travel medical insurance

Getting The Best Travel Medical Insurance

If you are planning an overseas trip for your parents especially to the United States of America, then you need to prepare yourself to buy your parents a perfect visitor health insurance. The best time to buy a visitor health insurance for your parents is when the entire trip has been planned out and the visa papers are all in order. This is critical because it often happens that one buys insurance plans and later because of some visa problems, the trip gets canceled or postponed.

A visitors medical insurance plan needs to be purchased for your parents since immigrants and visitors are not eligible to for local health insurance plans. Also, a proper insurance plan helps maintain the legal status and validity of the visa of your parents. To buy a right insurance plan can be a daunting task with so many companies hovering around you with their insurance products that are difficult to understand. Read the policy document carefully and ensure that unexpected events are met with. Benefits associated with a health insurance plan for parents generally include intensive care, hospitalization expenses, surgery, ambulance services etc.

Travel Insurance: Be Prepared for H1N1 (“Swine Flu”)

You’ve spent a lot of time and money preparing for your trip, but suddenly, the H1N1 flu (“Swine Flu”) outbreak has you concerned about your travel plans.  What if my flight or cruise gets cancelled?   The comprehensive travel insurance plans from Travel Insurance Services provide medical coverage, trip cancellation / trip interruption benefits, and more – giving you peace of mind when unforeseen circumstances arise.  If the H1N1 flu (or “Swine Flu”) outbreak has you reconsidering your travel plans altogether, “Cancel for Any Reason Travel Insurance” gives you the assurance of benefits should you choose to cancel your trip.  This coverage is included in Travel Insurance Select’s Elite option or can be added onto the Basic or Plus options.

As always, if you have questions, Customer Service Representatives are available to help.

TIS Response to Swine Flu Concerns

[April 28, 2009] For plans without Cancel for Any Reason coverage, cancellation due to fear of contracting the virus while traveling would not be a covered reason for cancellation. The comprehensive travel insurance plans available through TIS include trip interruption, medical expense and emergency medical evacuation coverages as well as 24/7 emergency medical and travel assistance. These plans can help you feel confident knowing that if you need to seek medical attention, emergency help is only a phone call away.

Trip Cancellation Coverage and More

You don’t expect to cancel your trip or to have a medical emergency while traveling, but it happens. Be prepared with Travel Insurance Select®. Choose the benefits that you want and need and enjoy the flexibility of being able to change your trip plans with the popular Cancel for Any Reason option.

Annual Health Plan for Leisure or Business Travelers

Voyager Annual Insurance is a customizable, annual travel insurance for medical needs any time you are more than 100 miles from home. Take multiple trips each year (business, personal, or both), and buy insurance just once. Choose limits for: Medical Expense and Evacuation, Accidental Death, Hazardous Sports coverage option.