Some people know exactly what coverage they have on their employee benefits plan – but others…. not so much! The importance of the travel medical insurance Some people don’t realize they have out-of-province and out-of-country travel insurance as part of their employee benefits plan.  Often this coverage is unlimited, and usually protects you for 60 days.  An often overlooked benefit of the out-of-country travel is their Medical Assistance Program.  If a plan member (or insured family member) has a medical…

You are travelling in Phoenix – or Amsterdam – or Russia – or just crossed into the US for an afternoon in the Outlet Malls.  Suddenly you are in the hospital, faced with big bills because of an out of country emergency travel assistance.  Which of these persons would you rather be…. Happy – you called your Travel Assistance Provider and they helped you make your claim Unhappy – you did not call your provider, and now you are fighting…

Yes! Out-of- Country Travel – Covers much more than just reimbursement of emergency medical expenses. A HUGE benefit you enjoy on your Extended Medical plan through your employer is emergency out-of- country medical expense coverage should you be hospitalized or have other unforeseen medical expenses while travelling. Often overlooked, however, are the other benefits you need to know about should you or an insured dependent become inconvenienced or incapacitated by a medical emergency. Now for the really important part! In a medical emergency…

  This is what a travel advisory warning looks like if you go to the Canadian Federal Government travel advisory website. Of course we should not be travelling to Syria for our summer vacation – which is really unfortunate, because Syria is said to be a beautiful country with many ancient historical sites that are (or once were) worth seeing. This post serves as a reminder of the very useful travel tool available at the Canadian Federal Government travel advisory website. In a world…