Are You Ready?
September is National Preparedness Month and a great opportunity to focus on preparedness before your next trip. It is recommended that you take an emergency supply kit and be informed about the different emergencies that can happen at your destination and the appropriate responses.
This year marks the 10th year of an international relief organization which has been with Insurance Services of America. Why have they stayed with us for so long? One reason is because of what happened to one of their people on Sept. 24, 2001. On that date this particular volunteer was the only one of 6 passengers in a vehicle that was unbelted when the vehicle flipped over in Papua New Guinea. The vehicle landed on top of this volunteer, giving her a traumatic brian injury, several broken ribs, a collapsed lung and knocked the fillings out of her teeth.
Fortunately she was insured on one of our international plans! She was paralyzed as a result of this accident and permanently labeled as “disabled”. She was flown on a med-evac plane from Papua New Guinea to Australia to Germany and finally home to New York – at a cost of almost $100,000! Not only was this expense covered, but also her expenses overseas and rehabilitation in the US. The evacuation and claim process was handled smoothly and efficiently – consequently this group has chosen to continue to trust the care of their volunteers to Insurance Services of America!
Insurance Services of America provides all of our travelers’ resources on being prepared for the unexpected and if there is an emergency, then assistance is just a telephone call away. Getting prepared can be as easy as following these steps:
•Create an emergency kit
•Make a plan
•Be informed
•Get involved
before you go abroad: Pre-departure Preparations
•obtaining a passport
•obtaining a visa for entry into foreign countries
•country specific information regarding your destination
Health Issues
•required or recommended vaccinations-CDC
•DOS medical information for Americans abroad
•information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad
•World Health Organization (WHO) international travel and health information
Safety and Security
•DOS travel warnings
•travel and security information from OSAC
Miscellaneous
•locating a U.S. Embassy
•information regarding what you can and cannot bring back (Know Before You Go)
•information regarding air travel carry-ons and prohibited items
•current exchange rates
•Travel Insurance
•Emergency Medical Evacuation Insurance
•Luggage Insurance
•travelers with disabilities
•to vote absentee
while you’re abroad:
•24 hour telephone assistance number is located on your ID Card
•locating a U.S. Embassy
Did you know you can receive travel alerts by email or SMS text message? Call or email us for more information on obtaining specific health, security and city information for your destination.
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