Am I covered for Coronavirus with travel insurance?
If you are searching online for travel insurance products which provide cover for coronavirus (including covid-19), you may find there are numerous travel insurance products available which provide cover for some covid-19 related events, but not others. Some travel insurance products may not provide any covid-19 benefits, while other travel insurance products may provide limited cover.
There are varying levels of cover for coronavirus related events outlined under the travel insurance products offered online by Travel Insurance Saver; however, all international travel insurance plans offered by
Travel Insurance Saver include unlimited overseas medical costs (including coronavirus).
While all
international travel insurance plans offered by Travel Insurance Saver provide overseas medical costs (Including covid), only certain travel insurance products provide cover for coronavirus travel costs.
What are coronavirus travel costs?
Coronavirus travel costs are cancellation costs incurred before or while travelling due to coronavirus related events. These coronavirus related events are outlined under the ‘Coronavirus travel costs’ section of the international travel insurance Product Disclosure Statement available from Travel Insurance Saver.
For instance, if you contract coronavirus prior to departing for your trip, and you are a holder of a valid travel insurance policy with an associated coronavirus travel costs benefit, you may be able to claim if you have to cancel or rearrange your trip due to having contracted coronavirus and it prohibits you from travelling. It’s important to note that a valid certificate indicating your inability to travel is required from a medical practitioner in order to make a claim.
Please note the above is a summary of cover only. For more information and the full schedule of benefits please refer to the international travel insurance PDS available from Travel Insurance Saver.
Which travel insurance plans include coronavirus travel costs?
The travel insurance plans available from Travel Insurance Saver which provide coronavirus travel costs benefit include the two international travel insurance plans –
Comprehensive and
Annual Multi Trip, and the
domestic travel insurance plan called the Australian Travel plan
.
International:
Comprehensive plan: Coronavirus travel costs - $10,000
Annual Multi Trip plan: Coronavirus travel costs - $7,500
Domestic:
Australian Travel plan: Coronavirus travel costs - $2,500
Medical evacuation and coronavirus:
The medical evacuation and repatriation benefit outlined under all
nternational travel insurance plans offered online by Travel Insurance Saver include
coronavirus cover as well, although the benefit limits offered under each travel insurance plan differs:
- Bare Essentials: Medical evacuation and repatriation (Include coronavirus) - $250,000
- Essentials: Medical evacuation and repatriation (Includes coronavirus) - $500,000
- Comprehensive: Medical evacuation and repatriation (Includes coronavirus) – ($) unlimited
- Annual multi-trip: Medical evacuation and repatriation (Includes coronavirus) – ($) unlimited
If you are an Australian traveller seeking
travel insurance online, and you are comparing travel insurance products for coronavirus cover, Travel Insurance Saver offer several
travel insurance products which outline varying benefits and cover for coronavirus related events, such as overseas medical costs (including coronavirus) and on certain travel insurance products such as the Comprehensive travel plan and the Annual Multi-Trip travel plan, coronavirus travel costs cover.
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.
Cover is subject to the policy terms, conditions, limitations, and exclusions set out in the current Combined Financial Services Guide and Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). Make sure you’ve read and understood the (PDS) prior to choosing a travel insurance policy.