Travel Insurance

WHY DO YOU NEED A TRAVEL INSURANCE?

We know that it’s never easy to invest a little extra money in something that you may never need. However, we also know, through experience, that you will be really glad you made that small investment when you find yourself in a situation that you need to use the comprehensive insurance cover offered by your Travel Insurance.

You don’t have to be involved in a major accident or suffer a robbery to incur significant financial losses while traveling. When you’re traveling overseas, even a relatively minor incident or medical situation can end up costing you a small fortune. Unless you have planned for such an event and enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing that you are covered financially, these small situations can become a huge financial headache.

WHAT IS COVERED IN A TRAVEL INSURANCE?

EMERGENCY MEDICAL & RELATED EXPENSES

  • Medical expenses (in-patient and out-patient)
  • Follow-up treatment in the country of residence.
  • Medical evacuation, repatriation, and transport to the medical centre.
  • Expenses for location and sending in a doctor in-situ and location unavailable medication
    Return after medical treatment.
  • Return of Accompanying children or traveling companion.
  • Burial, cremation at the place of death, or return of mortal remains.
  • Additional coffin expenses.
  • A visit by a family member of you is hospitalized as an in-patient for more than five days.

PERSONAL ACCIDENT

  • 24-hour death and permanent disability cover for injury (under the age of 65 years)
TRIP CANCELLATION & CURTAILMENT

Loss of Deposits due to cancellation of journey resulting from:

  • The unexpected death, illness or injury of yourself, your spouse, your dependent children, the person overseas with whom you intended to stay, a relative or a business associate.
  • The non-availability of the person named in the policy receipt that was intended to take care of your dependent or disabled children, due to death, illness or injury within 30 days before the date of departure
  • Cancellation of your leave by your employer due to the non-availability of a colleague replacing you during your journey as a result of death, illness or injury within 30 days before the date of departure (including retrenchment)
  • Your obligatory presence in court
  • Important or considerable damage to real estate owned by you, caused within 30 days before the date of departure
  • Theft or complete immobilization of your private vehicle at the moment of departure or towards the point of departure due to a traffic accident, fire or as a result of a hi-jacking
  • Delay at the moment of embarkation resulting from immobilization of more than one hour due to a traffic accident or circumstances beyond one’s control (“Act of God”) during the trip towards the place of embarkation or arrival

LOSS OF BELONGINGS

  • Accidental loss of, theft or damage to your accompanied baggage and personal effects.
  • The non-recoverable cost of replacing travel documents, credit cards, and traveler’s cheques.
  • Assistance in the advancement of funds should cash, bank currency notes, postal or money orders or other negotiable instruments be damaged, lost or stolen.
  • Legal liability arising out of the unauthorized use of travel documents, credit cards or traveler’s cheques as a result of fraud.
BAGGAGE DELAY
  • The reimbursement of essential expenses incurred as a result of the carrier delaying, misdirecting or temporarily misplacing your baggage; or due to the carrier’s financial inability to continue a journey either permanently or temporarily.

PERSONAL LIABILITY

  • Accidental injury to another person
  • Accidental loss of or damage to another’s property

GENERAL

  • Your premature return in the event of death, illness or injury of a parent, child or business associate.
  • Legal assistance aboard.
  • Hi-jack of the public conveyance in which you are traveling.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

  • 24-house medical emergency and assistance telephone line operated by international SOS.
  • Cash advances.
  • Consular referrals.
  • Emergency travel and accommodation arrangements.
  • Transmission of urgent messages.