Medical evacuation and repatriation
If you are an Australian traveller looking to go
overseas and are searching for a
travel insurance product online which provides cover for medical evacuation and repatriation, Travel Insurance Saver offer
international travel insurance products which may provide cover for overseas medical costs and medical evacuation and repatriation costs.
What is covered under medical evacuation and repatriation?
Under medical evacuation and repatriation cover, there may be cover available if a traveller who has purchased a valid travel insurance policy from Travel Insurance Saver if the traveller has to interrupt their trip after it has begun because the traveller has suffered an illness or injury while they are on their trip, and based on the reasonable recommendation of a medical practitioner appointed by nib Travel, the traveller needs to be evacuated or repatriated.
Transportation of remains:
Nib Travel with either:
- Return the traveller home to their home in Australia with a medical attendant; or
- Pay for a return economy class airfare, reasonable accommodation and additional expenses for a friend or relative to fly to remain with and escort the traveller in place of a medical attendant; or
- Return the traveller to their home in Australia without an attendant.
This is a summary of cover only. Make sure you’ve read and understood the conditions and limitations outlined under the Product Disclosure Statement available from Travel Insurance Saver before making a decision about any travel insurance product.