Travel medical insurance for UK travelers visiting Africa

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What does international travel insurance cover?

Health care expenses

Covers emergency medical expenses for accidental injury or illness.

Doctors visit

Schengen travel insurance covers Doctor visits in case of sudden injury or sickness.

Pharmacy drugs

Expenses from Doctor prescribed eligible pharmacy drugs.

Pre-existing conditions

Travel insurance offers coverage for acute onset of pre-existing conditions.

Medical evacuation

Emergency medical evacuation expenses to nearest available facility if needed.

Repat of remains

Offers coverage for repatriation of remains expenses to home country in case of death.

Africa Travel Insurance

Senior citizen travelers traveling overseas. Know more
Coverage for the Pre-existing diseases. Know more
UK students studying in Africa.Know more
Travel Health Insurance for UK Visitors.Know more

European Health insurance card for traveling abroad

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) offers benefits like reduced or free healthcare cost in your resident country as well as abroad. It also offers coverage for pre-existing conditions, maternity and new born care within the residence country. When you are abroad, it is advisable to buy adequate travel insurance. International travel insurance will cover acute onset of pre-existing conditions. The EHIC will sometime help you pay excess amount on the travel insurance claim.

Globehopper Insurance for UK travelers, European and international travelers

Globehopper insurance offered by International Medical Group, Europe (IMG-Europe) is comprehensive travel health insurance that offers coverage for travelers outside their home country. GlobeHopper is a hybrid policy which provides short term private medical insurance and travel insurance cover.

It offers worldwide coverage and is popular among residents and citizens of the UK. It offers coverage in multiple currencies, namely €Euro, £GBP and $USD. It is available for older travelers up to the age of 70, college students, nannies, vacationers, missionaries, immigrants and relatives.

Some of the unique advantages of this GlobeHopper plan are:

  1. Can be sold to most nationalities, not just UK & EU residents
  2. Covers all non-elective treatment that is required prior to insureds home as planned date – not just emergency medical treatment.
  3. Can be purchased after departure subject to moratorium rules
  4. Extendable up to 2/3 years if original policy is purchased for 30 days or more
  5. Available in 3 currencies; USD, GBP & Euro
  6. This plan offers secondary coverage to any other coverage.
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  • GlobeHopper Travel Medical Insurance

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    • Short-term travel medical coverage
    • Available in $USD, £GBP, and €Euro
    • Five differing plan limit maximum options
    • Renewable up to 24 months if one month or more are purchased

    GlobeHopper Platinum Travel Medical Insurance

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    • Short-term travel medical coverage
    • Coverage for individuals and dependents
    • Available in $USD, £GBP, and €Euro
    • Three differing plan limit maximum options
    • Renewable up to 36 months if one month is initially purchased
  • GlobalFusion International Medical Insurance

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    • Flexible, comprehensive medical cover
    • Cover for individuals, families and groups
    • Five unique sub-plan designs - Bronze, Silver, Gold, Gold Plus and Platinum
    • 24 hour access to information
  • WorldStudy Insurance for international students

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    • Flexible medical cover for students, dependents, and student groups.
    • Cover for treatment resulting from COVID-19
    • Available in £GBP, €EUR, $USD
    • Two plan maximum limit options

Factors that determine the cost of US travel insurance plans

Age of the traveler

The cost of travel insurance is directly proportional to the age of the traveler. The older the traveler and greater will be the cost of the visitors health insurance.

Type of travel insurance

Comprehensive travel insurance which provide exhaustive coverage are more expensive than fixed benefit travel insurance.

Medical maximum coverage and deductible options

The price of visitors medical insurance is directly dependant on the maximum medical coverage and inversely proportional to the deductible of the plan chosen.

Region of coverage

Travel insurance depends on the coverage region. The cost for visitor health insurance for the United States is most expensive.

Duration of travel insurance

The longer the duration of visitor medical insurance required, the higher will be the cost.

Any add on benefits

Additional add-on benefits like adventure sports coverage … will increase the cost of coverage.

UK travelers medical evacuation insurance

UK citizens who need insurance coverage for expenses due to international travel medical evacuation and repatriation can buy travel medical evacuation insurance commonly called “Medevac insurance”.

The Atlas Medevac insurance covers emergency medical evacuation emergency medical evacuation for UK citizens traveling outside the United Kingdom.

Intermedical medical Evacuation

Steps to buy
UK visitor travel insurance online

 Step 1: Finding the available US travel insurance plans

Complete the travel insurance quote request form by providing details of the traveller and insurance requirements.

Compare the price and the benefits of the different travel insurance options to identify what fits your needs best.

Purchase the plan that fits your needs and budget best by using a credit card and completing the online application.

Review the travel insurance documents received by email closely for coverage details and relevant contact numbers

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UK residents visiting Africa

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