Single Trip Travel Insurance

Benefits

A single trip travel insurance provides coverage against medical expenses arising due to an illness or injury sustained during the trip. It also covers other unforeseen contingencies such as loss of baggage, loss of passport, trip delay, trip cancellation, personal accident, hijack and many others. A single trip travel insurance plan ensures you the complete coverage against all exigencies that may arise during the travel. This travel insurance plan ensures you to enjoy the trip.

(The benefits applicable under a single trip travel insurance may differ from one policy to another.)

Coverage Available

Following are the coverage available under a single trip travel insurance policy.

Health Cover: Maintaining good health is quite essential, when you are on travel. A single trip travel insurance plan covers the medical treatment expenses arising due to any illness, bodily injury or accident. With the health coverage available, you can easily focus on your trip.

Emergency Medical Treatment: Seniors have higher chances of getting ill and at any time, they may require emergency medical care. A senior citizen travel insurance covers expenses incurred for availing emergency medical assistance due to any illness/injury sustained while travelling. Some insurance companies also cover expenses incurred towards emergency dental pain relief. With the health coverage available, you can enjoy the trip with your friends and family.

Trip Cancellation/Delay: Trip cancellations and delay may happen and it causes several inconveniences for your trip. In case of trip cancellation, you are reimbursed for expenses that are pre-paid and non refundable. In case of delay in travel, the insurance company also pays you for reasonable expenses incurred such as meals, accommodation, and transportation.

Loss/Delay of Baggage: You take utmost care of your baggage, even then your baggage may be lost during the transit. In the event of loss of your luggage, the insurance company compensates you for the items lost or for the whole luggage, depending on the terms specified under the policy. In case of delay of your checked baggage, it provides reimbursement for the purchase of essentials.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D): Under a single trip travel insurance, you are covered against any accidental death or dismemberment caused during the trip.

Repatriation of Remains: In the event of death of the insured during the travel, the cost incurred towards transportation of remains to the home residence is covered.

Emergency Medical Evacuation:In case of emergency medical condition during the trip, the expenses incurred towards the evacuation of the insured to a medical facility is covered. Some insurance companies cover expenses incurred in evacuation of the insured to a hospital in the home country.

Personal Liability: It pays for compensation towards damages to the third party, such as bodily injury, death or damage to property.

Financial Emergency Assistance: In the event of any financial emergency arising due to theft, robbery, or dacoity of the money of the insured, an amount is payable as applicable under the policy.

Hijack: In case of hijack of the common carrier in which you are traveling, some insurance companies offer hijack distress allowance.

24x7 Assistance: Under this travel insurance policy, you can avail round-the-clock assistance, in case of any problem during the trip such as emergency medical care, track lost luggage, trip cancellation, and many others.

24x7 Assistance: Insurance companies offer round-the-clock assistance to the insured for any issues during the trip such as lost luggage, pre-departure services, trip cancellation, legal assistance and many others.

(The coverage available may differ from one plan to another.)

Benefit Illustration

Let’s understand the benefits of a single trip travel insurance policy with the help of an illustration.

In case, you have opted for ICICI Lombard Single Round Trip Plan, you can get coverage for the following scenarios.

Medical Cover (includes medical evacuation cost): It provides cover for medical expenses arising during the travel. It is payable up to US $500,000.

Dental Treatment: It is covered up to US $300 with a deductible of US $100.

Repatriation of Remains: In case of death of the insured, the cost incurred towards transporting the remains to the home residence is covered up to US $7,500.

Daily Allowance in case of Hospitalization: Daily hospitalization allowance is covered up to US $50 per day for maximum of 5 days.

Total Loss of Checked in Baggage: It is covered up to US $500.

Delay of Checked in Baggages: It is covered up to US $100 and it is applicable when delay is of more than 6 hours.

Loss of Passport: It is covered up to US $300 with a deductible of US $50.

Trip Cancellation & Interruption: You can avail coverage of US $500, in case of trip cancellation and interruption.

Missed Flight Connection: It is covered up to US $500 and is applicable when delay is of more than 3 hours.

Emergency Cash Advance:> You can avail Emergency Cash Advance up to US $1,000.

Not only this, you can also avail coverage Political Risk and Catastrophe Evacuation, Fire Cover for Building, Burglary Cover for Home Content, Bounced Booking - Hotel/Airline, Compassionate Visit, Emergency Hotel Extension, etc.

Single Trip Travel Insurance General Exclusions

Following is the list of common exclusions available with a single trip travel insurance policy.

• Any Pre-existing Condition or any complication arising from it.
• Insured Person is travelling against the advice of a Physician
• Suicide or attempted suicide
• Intentionally self-inflicted Injury
• HIV or AIDS infection
• Influence of drugs, alcohol, or other intoxicants
• Any loss arising out of War, civil war, invasion

Note:The exclusions again may vary from plan to plan.