Emergency Assistance

Many international health insurance plans will include cover for emergency evacuations. International health insurance companies will normally cover the cost of relocation and transportation of a policyholder to the nearest appropriate medical centre. An emergency evacuation plan can also provide cover for the repatriation of the policyholder back to their home country.

Many international health insurance companies have a 24 hour service hotline that can be contacted for help in the event of an emergency. The staff of many international health insurance providers are multi lingual and have extensive international knowledge, meaning that no matter what happens you can be assured that help is at hand.

In most emergency situations, you insurer will be in constant communication with local emergency assistance centers, giving you the help that you deserve. The insurance company may put you in touch with the assistance centre directly or act as a middleman.

In the unfortunate event of a policyholder's death, the majority of emergency evacuation plans will cover the costs of transporting the policyholder's remains back to their home country. They will also arrange for such things as embalming and a zinc coffin. In many cases cremation will only be covered if it is a legal necessity.

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