Something new is happening with travel insurance - the addition of Evacuation benefits for non-medical reasons.
Recently, some companies have added benefits for non-medical evacuations for reasons such as "Political and/or Social Upheaval" and in some cases "natural disasters" to their travel plans. These benefits help transport you to a place of safety because of the named reasons. In most plans these benefits are part of the 24/7 Assistance services rather than the the Emergency Medical Evacuation coverage. The following grid provides a brief summary of what they provide:
Company |
Plan Name |
Benefit Limit |
Political |
Civil unrest orsocial upheaval |
Natural Disaster |
RoamRight |
Preferred |
$100,000 | |||
Elite |
$100,000 | ||||
TravelSafe |
Vacation Classic |
$ 25,000 | |||
Vacation Classicwith CFAR |
$ 25,000 | ||||
Travel Insured |
Worldwide TripProtector |
$100,000 | |||
Worldwide TripProtector Plus |
$100,000 |