Pathway to a Winning Claim on Your Travel Insurance

Whether you are flying for a quiet vacation or closing a major business deal, International Travel Insurance ensures complete peace of mind. However, sometimes things can go insane despite planning for a full-proof trip.

How would you deal with a delayed flight or loss of your passport? Ever considered hospitalization abroad? What if you become a victim of a robbery? All of this mean just one thing – It is time to claim on your International Travel Insurance Policy!

To Ensure a Smooth Claim, Follow the Below Steps

Intimation to the Insurance Company

During any crisis, the first thing you must do is to intimate the insurance company to enable them to assist you appropriately. That is why you must make a note of all the contact numbers for the insurance company in your country of stay.

Preserve all Records

Insurance companies require the entire set of documents for processing your claim. Even the doctor's tiniest prescription will go a long way in securing a favorable payout. Maintain a file of all the available records such as medical reports or any documents issued by the local authorities or airlines.

When and How to Claim?

You will have to initiate the process either on your return to India or through the scanned documents via email. The claim form is available on the website of the insurance company, and you must fill it completely to submit along with all the records.

Time Zone Difference

You might ask how an insurance company based in India will assist you to deal with a misplaced passport in Sidney at 19:00 hrs, considering the time variation. Well, that is why insurance companies have tie-ups with the service providers in multiple time zones to help you sort your concerns with the insurance.

In Absence of Proper Documentation, How will your Ship Sail?

Few documents are noted below for your reference, and a complete list is available in your policy wordings.

Medical Claim: Investigative reports, prescriptions, medical bills, and doctor notes
Travel Claim: Property Irregularity Report (PIR) of the airline, luggage tags, and boarding passes
Theft Claim: Report by the local police
Other Documents: Filled Claim form, your tickets, and copy of a cancelled cheque

International Travel Insurance does not Cover it all

Your international travel insurance will not include any expenses resulting due to the following conditions:

Travel against medical advice
Travel to seek the medical treatment abroad
Pre-existing medical conditions and its complications
Any injury due to sports or any other hazardous activities
Hospitalization or expenses related to cosmetic/plastic surgery
Costs due to pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage, and abortions
Suicide, attempted suicide or deliberately self-inflicted injury or illness
Any treatment that be put on hold until you return to India or any preventive care
Many insurance companies have a clause about the compulsory deductible in the policy. This means that you will have to bear the part of the claim before the insurance company pays off its share.

Hints for Favorable Claim

Go through the policy document carefully
Seek clarifications
Keep an eye on what your travel insurance does not cover
Report the incident to respective authorities at earliest with signed acknowledgment
Share your policy information with your emergency contact person
Retain all the receipts, records, reports carefully
File the claim promptly, avoiding any delay
If the insurance company declines your claim, demand reasons. The initial denial is not necessarily the final verdict.

With a well-planned trip at hand, the last thing you wish to do is fret over a claim. In the worst case, if you have to raise a claim on your travel insurance, with this helpful information, you will sail through smoothly.

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FAQ’s for Travel Insurance Claims

Where can I avail the travel insurance claim form?

On registration of a claim, you can avail the travel insurance claim form from Coverfox.com or you can also get in touch with the insurance company. You may receive the forms via email, fax or mail along with the additional requirements of the documents. You may also avail the claim form from the company’s website.

What are the documents required for claiming loss of baggage?

The below documents are required for claiming loss of baggage:

Claim form
Property Irregularity report
Copies of baggage tags
Copies of correspondence with the airline authorities/others about loss of checked baggage
Details of compensation received from airlines/ other authorities, if any

What happens in case of hospitalization?

In case of any emergency assistance with respect to hospitalization during your stay abroad, please refer to your policy document for emergency phone numbers. The emergency assistance service provider will provide details of the nearest healthcare provider where you can get cashless treatment done.

In case you are in an area where no such healthcare provider or hospital is available for cashless treatment, you must submit all original investigation, prescription documents, discharge summary along with original bills and invoices and the Claim Form to Coverfox.com within 7 days of you coming

You must in all scenarios inform us on info@coverfox.com or the Insurance Company with regards to occurrence of claim within 24 hours.

Will the claims be settled on return to India?

Except in the case of hospitalization, claims are settled once the insured is back in India.

What happens if I lose my passport?

Passport loss is covered in the travel insurance under the benefit of ‘Loss of baggage and personal documents’. The below documents need to be submitted in case of loss of passport and to arrange a duplicate one:

Copy of new passport
Copy of previous passport (if available)
Original bills/invoices of expenses incurred for obtaining a new passport
Copy of FIR/ Police Report

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