What is Student Travel Insurance?
Student travel insurance provides medical and/or accident coverage while you’re traveling abroad as a student. Some policies also cover much more than that. What you need will depend entirely on the coverage you currently have. So contact your current healthcare provider first to see if your policy has international coverage. Most times you’ll need to purchase a separate student travel insurance policy with medical coverage. What Should Student Travel Insurance Cover? When you think of student travel insurance, what first comes to mind may be accident coverage. While it’s imperative that your policy covers accidents, there are other important items that you should have coverage for. In addition to any special requirements you might have, consider the following: • Does the policy cover trip cancellations or interruptions? • Will the policy reimburse you for lost or stolen baggage and other property? • Will the insurer provide emergency assistant everywhere you might be traveling? • What
Basic student travel insurance provides medical and/or accident coverage while you’re traveling abroad as a student. Some policies also cover much more than that. What you need will depend entirely on the coverage you currently have. Contact your current healthcare provider first to see if your policy has international coverage. Most times you’ll need to purchase a separate student travel insurance policy with medical coverage.
