Travelling to another country should be exciting and full of adventure and memories! However when things go wrong we want to know that we took the best possible precautions to avoid putting our loved ones’ lives in jeopardy from a financial/medical (same thing really) perspective. It is crucial and usually a VISA requirement to have Travel insurance. Credit card companies, Banks and Medical Aids do offer free Travel insurance for medical related only, and we assist our clients in obtaining their free cover confirmations/certificates. To ensure our clients have the best travel cover possible (including for non-medical related), we work exclusively with Travel Insurance Consultants, a division of Santam.
TIC‘s 24-hour call centre Europ Assist speaks over 200 different languages and is world renowned for quick guarantee of payment to hospitals for medical emergencies. Refer to the Rate Guide attached below for all the non-medical benefits, such as Covid Hotel/Quarantine, Car rental excess, Cash and documents, Luggage delay, Journey curtailment and more.
Pro’s – Know that this is the best (in our opinion) premium travel insurance policy offered in SA. 😊 We have processed a number of medical and non-medical claims with TIC and are very happy with the service and consistency of their systems.
Con’s – Just remember that premium travel insurance ensures that you get the best possible medical care there and then, are stabilised/have an operation if urgent and so on (fit to fly is the insurance term). If necessary you are flown back to your country of origin (SADEC). Once back home (assuming you had to go back), it’s now up to the patient’s insurance/medical aid to take over.
1 – TIC T’s & C’s EXPLAINED (2022)
