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| Trip Cost | Minimum Trip Cost: $200 Maximum Trip Cost: $25,000 |
Minimum Trip Cost: $300 Maximum Trip Cost: $100,000#1 |
Minimum Trip Cost: $500 Maximum Trip Cost: $100,000 |
| Maximum Trip Length? | Up to 180 days | Up to 180 days | Up to 180 days |
| Maximum Age? | Up to 99 years | Up to 99 years | Up to 99 years |
| Coverage Type? | Secondary | Primary | Primary |
Trip Protection |
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| Trip Delay / Quarantine coverage? | $500 ($125 per Day) after an initial delay of 12 hrs | $500 ($125 per Day) after an initial delay of 12 hrs | $1,000 ($250 per Day) after an initial delay of 6 hrs |
| Trip Cancellation? | Up to 100% of insured trip cost | Up to 100% of insured trip cost | Up to 100% of insured trip cost |
| Trip Interruption? | Up to 125% of insured trip cost per person | Up to 150% of insured trip cost per person | Up to 150% of insured trip cost per person |
| Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR)**? | Not Covered | Not Covered | 75% of non-refundable insured trip cost (An additional cost applies if CFAR is selected) |
| Trip Interruption For Any Reason (IFAR)**? | Not Covered | Not Covered | 75% of non-refundable insured trip cost(An additional cost applies if IFAR is selected.) |
| Change Fee? | Not Covered | Up to $150 per person | Up to $300 per person |
| Rental Car Damage and Theft Coverage? | Not Covered | Up to $40,000 per covered vehicle | Up to $40,000 per covered vehicle |
| Missed Trip Connection? | Not Covered | $500 after an initial Common Carrier delay of 6 hrs | $500 after an initial Common Carrier delay of 3 hrs |
| Traveling Companion Bedside Companion Daily Benefit | Not Covered | Not Covered | Up to $200 per day($1,000 max per person) |
| Frequent Traveler Reward | Not Covered | Up to $75 per person | Up to $75 per person |
| Pet Kennel | Not Covered | $100 per day($300 max per pet) | $100 per day($500 max per pet) |
| Medical Evacuation and Repatriation of Remains Benefit? | Up to $500,000 per person | Up to $500,000 per person | Up to $1,000,000 per person |
| Return Transportation | Included | Included | Included |
| Transportation of Children/Child | Included | Included | Included |
| Bedside Visit Transportation to Join You | Included | Included | Included |
| Hospital of Choice | Not Covered | Not Covered | Included |
| Search and Rescue | Not Covered | Not Covered | Up to $10,000 per person |
| Political or Security Evacuation and Natural Disaster Evacaution | Not Covered | Not Covered | $50,000 per event per person |
Protection for your belongings |
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| Baggage and Personal Effects? | $750($250 max per item) | $1,500($250 max per item) | $2,500($250 max per item) |
| Replacement of Passport, Visa, or Other Travel Documents | Included | Included | Included |
| Sports Equipment Rental | Not Covered | Not Covered | Up to $500 per day($2,000 max per person) |
| Baggage Delay? | Up to $150 | Up to $250 | Up to $500 |
Accident death and dismemberment |
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| Common Carrier? | Not Available | $25,000 | $100,000 |
| Exposure | Not Available | Not Available | Included |
| Disappearance | Not Available | Not Available | Included |
Travel Insurance |
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| Accident & Sickness Medical and Dental Expense? | Up to $100,000 per person | Up to $250,000 per person | Up to $500,000 per person |
| Dental Expense Sublimit | $1,000 per trip | $1,000 per trip | $1,000 per trip |
| Underwriter | Travel Lite Insurance Underwriter Underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company |
Travel SE Insurance Underwriter Underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company |
Travel LX Insurance Underwriter Underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company |
| Rating | Travel Lite Insurance Rating AM Best Rating: "A"(Excellent) |
Travel SE Insurance Rating AM Best Rating: "A" (Excellent) |
Travel LX Insurance Rating AM Best Rating: "A" (Excellent) |
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IMG Travel Sport insurance is specifically designed for adventure-seekers and offers flexible sport and adventure travel protection while away from home.
International Medical Group (IMG) has been offering travel insurance products since 1990. Based in Indianapolis, IMG has more than 300 employees and offers 25+ travel insurance products for travelers to the US as well as for US citizens traveling overseas. Their products are ideal people traveling to the United States as tourists on B1 visa, international students on F1 visa, Exchange scholars on J visa, professionals on the H1B visa as well as US travelers who are looking for trip cancellation insurance for travel insurance.
Yes, IMG offers travel insurance with coverage for Covid19 as for any other illness. Imglobal has trip cancellation insurance products (insures the cost of the trip as well as health of the traveler) as well as travel health insurance products (insurance only the health of the traveler). IMG also has products for international students, exchange scholars and expatriates.
Yes, IMG does offer Cancel for any reason coverage as an add-on product on some of their trip insurance plans.
International Medical Group (IMG) is an Indiana based company offering travel insurance products since 1990. IMG has over 320 employees and offers over 25 travel insurance products for travelers to the US as well as for US citizens traveling overseas.
International Medical Group (IMG) has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since 2005 and has an A- rating.
Will the IMG plans offer protection of loss of trip costs due to a positive COVID test prior to traveling (person may be asymptomatic) since the person is unable to travel? (The policy mentions "sickness" but this may not be a debilitating illness, but it does prevent travel)
IMG does offer the option to upgrade to “cancel for any reason” (CFAR) coverage on some of its travel insurance plans. The “Cancel for any reason” add-on benefit gives the traveler the option to cancel for any reason, even if it is not listed in the plan’s base trip cancellation reasons. For example, one can cancel the trip because there was a work related crisis which would not be covered in the base trip cancellation coverage.Please review the plan to check the rules for CFAR coverage. IMG’s Travel LX travel insurance reimburses 75% of the non-refundable trip costs under the CFAR benefit. The traveler must buy the “cancel for any reason” add-on coverage within 21 days of making the initial trip deposit. To make a CFAR claim one must cancel the trip at least two days prior to the actual departure date.
IMG provides travel insurance that include coverage for Covid19 related trip cancellation and medical expenses. IMG’s Travel SE, Travel Lite and Travel LX Basic trip cancellation insurance plans all include Covid coverage. This can make all the difference should anyone contract Covid before your vacation and have to cancel the trip. The IMG plans will cover you and reimburse all the financial loss incurred in prepaid expenses and non-refundable deposits. The IMG trip cancellation plans will also cover all Covid19 related medical expenses while traveling.
IMG’s travel insurance includes Pre-existing medical condition waivers as an add-on coverage. Travelers should review the policy details to be sure of this coverage specification. Including this pre-existing conditions waiver add-on will mean the pre-existing conditions is not excluded from your travel insurance coverage.
COVID-19 is treated the same as any other sickness for purposes of all coverage that are triggered by sickness or that can reimburse losses resulting from a sickness including death caused by sickness. Depending on the Plan Design, this can include but is not necessarily limited to the following (including the sub-benefits of many of these):
Regardless of the terms of the Plan, United States Fire Insurance Company has made the administrative decision to allow for coverage to be extended for the entire duration of a COVID-19 related quarantine, and coverage will be extended for five additional days following the end of the quarantine provided the travelers have not arrived back in their return destination city.
If the travelers incur additional hotel or meal expenses solely due to a quarantine, they will not receive any reimbursement under the Trip Interruption coverage either. Trip Interruption coverage may include a provision that provides reimbursement for additional hotel nights and meals (among other expenses) if the travelers cannot continue travel due to a sickness that does not cause them to need to be hospitalized. Please note that the travelers would actually need to be sick, as certified by a Legally Qualified Physician (as defined by your Plan), for this to apply if this provision is in their Plan.
However, when included in a Plan Design, the Travel Delay and Missed Connection coverages may be able to reimburse additional meal and hotel expenses incurred solely due to a quarantine (subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable coverage).
The trip cancellation insurance coverage starts on the day following the purchase of the policy. The trip cancellation insurance plan will cover the traveler for factors such as trip cancellation even before the departure date of the trip.
If the traveler becomes ill with the Covid19 virus while they are insured, it will be covered like any other sickness. Along with trip costs and any eligible medical expenses, Covid19 related Quarantine expenses may also be covered if required by the concerned authority. Please refer to the policy documents for the detailed coverage benefits.
IMG plans do not cover COVID19 vaccinations since all preventive care is not covered. However it will cover COVID-19 treatment as any other eligible sickness if Covid19 infection happens after the policy is effective. Please see the policy document for more details.
All US citizens and US residents are eligible to buy IMG trip cancellation plans. They can buy these trip cancellation plans for travel both within the US as well as outside the country.
Yes, one can cancel the IMG plan if there is no claim on the policy and if the traveler :
The trip costs will include all non-refundable expenses such as the airline ticket costs, cruise expenses, hotel booking costs .... In the event of an unplanned cancellation of the trip, these expenses which would otherwise be lost will be covered by the IMG trip cancellation plans.
No, the IMG plans are not renewable.
The pre-existing conditions coverage varies depending on the IMG plan.
Trip cancellation coverage is available if the entire trip is cancelled even before the start of the trip (this is even before the trip start date). Trip interruption coverage is applicable only after the start of the trip. Trip interruption comes is applicable if the trip is cancelled for a valid covered reason (unless you have the Travel LX plan which covers CFAR), after the start of the trip and here the insured traveler has to return to his/her home country.
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There isn’t a specific “quarantine” benefit, but benefits could apply under both IMG travel Insurance’s Trip Interruption and Travel Delay benefits. Trip interruption would generally reimburse for the prepaid, unused, nonrefundable elements of the trip that are lost. Travel delay would reimburse up to the per day, per person policy limit (varies between plans) for additional meals, accommodations, and local transportation expenses. A requirement to quarantine is a covered event under each of these benefits. In addition, if medical treatment is sought due to symptoms, the medical expense benefit would apply as well.
There isn’t a specific “accommodation” benefit, but benefits could apply under IMG travel Insurance’s Travel Delay benefit. Travel delay would reimburse up to the per day, per person policy limit (varies between plans) for additional meals, accommodations, and local transportation expenses. A requirement to quarantine is a covered event under each of these benefits. In addition, if medical treatment is sought due to symptoms, the medical expense benefit would apply as well. Benefits would apply to an insured traveler OR a travel companion.
If the traveler is required to quarantine as per the terms of coverage, benefits would be extended for up to 5 days after the period of quarantine ends (per the guidelines provided by our underwriter).
If required to do so as per the terms of coverage. Note that the policy defines quarantine as follows: Quarantined means You or Your Traveling Companion, Pet or Service Animal are forced into strict medical isolation by a recognized government authority, their authorized deputies, medical examiners or Physician to prevent the spread of the disease due to You or Your Traveling Companion, Pet or Service Animal either having, or being suspected of having an contagious disease, infection or contamination. An embargo preventing You or Your Traveling Companion, Pet or Service Animal from entering a country is not a quarantine.
There are some very advantageous credit cards out there to help travelers, particularly with money exchange fees when making purchases abroad. However, you should look over your benefits carefully. Certainly travel items charged to the card may be covered and refundable, but what if you get sick at your destination? What if your luggage is lost? What if you need to quarantine or get delayed in one leg of your trip? The best trip cancellation insurance can put your mind at ease. These best travel insurance are specifically designed to help in all aspects of travel from interruptions that may come up (an emergency back home), unintended trip delays (testing positive for COVID, missing a flight or having a flight cancelled), helping you get your minor children home if you can't, and medical expenses should you become sick or hospitalized. There are plans to help you get your pet home safely and insure your expensive golf clubs or sports equipment get with you to your destination! You have invested so much into your trip planning, you may as well have full peace of mind that your investment is protected and you are taken care of by experts who have dealt with the most unlikely of scenarios!
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