| 29 September |
Travel Health Insurance |

With the rising fuel prices, traveling abroad is becoming more expensive. You’ve already forked out your savings for a much-awaited overseas vacation, paying for any unexpected accident or illness while overseas may be more than you can afford. Though you may have excellent health coverage at home, 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. The coverage period may be anywhere from 5 days to 3 years. Medical coverage usually includes doctor’s consultations, intensive care, emergency room services, hospitalization, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation and coverage for accidental death and dismemberment, although coverage depends on the plan and the insurance provider. 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.


Normally, a travel insurance policy do not include in the coverage when you drive abroad. You may take into consideration an international roadside assistance policy. It would also be to your advantage if you have an additional coverage from your current car insurance provider. If you travel internationally twice or more in a year, it will probably be best if you arrange a yearly travel insurance contract instead of having an individual contract every time you travel. In this kind of policy, you are allowed to make unlimited trips provided no single trip will exceed 90 days. But of course be careful with the other specific clauses in the contract.