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Started by on11an49, January 27, 2011, 05:56:05 PM

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Basic Facts for Visitors Health Insurance
Visitor medical insurance has become increasingly common in the recent times. The frequency of travel as well as an increase in the number of travelers is the reason why travel seems to be an element that can be covered by insurance. Moe and more people travel to foreign destinations.
Different people may have different reasons for traveling overseas. Some people may travel due to official work; some may just want to indulge into sight seeing. The travel risks are increasing day by day. Possibilities of accidents even wars or terror attacks cannot be avoided. As a result, visitors as an effective way of assuring their safety while in a new country are fast accepting visitor insurance.
Visitor medical insurance works similar to any other ordinary policy. The policy you will purchase, you will have to pay the premium based on that policy. A pool of money is formed if premiums paid by you are combined with the premiums of others.
This money is then used to pay for any travel or medical expenses that are incurred by any one of the contributors while on a trip to foreign land. Such travel insurance is also referred to as overseas visitors insurance and is extended to cover accidents, delay of departure, medical expenses,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, loss of passport, loss of belongings and so on.
You can make a visitor's health insurance on behalf of another person. Thus you can make an insurance plan for your family members, friends, etc in their absence as well. Whenever you join any visitor's insurance policy make sure that the insurance company is having a center in the country which you are about to visit. For example if you are about to visit Canada,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, it is wise that you join an insurance plan from a company which has center in Canada.
This proves to be helpful because your insurance policy is widely accepted in the country you are going to travel. For instance, you would ask for claims from your insurance company if you need to undergo medical treatment in foreign country.
In such a situation the clinic or hospital where you take the treatment can contact the local center of that company and so the dues can be settled easily. Generally hospitals or clinics refuse to acknowledge insurance claims of a foreign company not having a local center.
The sort of a visitors health insurance you may need depends upon many things like the frequency of travel, the risk posed during such a travel, the country that will be visited, any prevailing medical condition that you may be suffering from etc. Before you make any final decision regarding a purchase, it is wise to inquire about the repute of the insurance company.
The ideal time to draw such a visitors insurance policy is when the traveler has all the important documents in his or her hand. These documents may include the visa, passport, the airline tickets etc. If you are traveling to any of the countries identified as 'high risk countries', a visitors medical insurance is an absolute must for you.
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