Insurances for Travel Abroad

International Insurances for Backpacking and Travel Abroad

International Insurances for Backpacking and Travel Abroad through JoHo Insurances and WorldSupporter

Insurance before and during travel abroad: To what extent are you insured while traveling abroad? 

For liability, special sports and activities, luggage, medical expenses, accidents, legal assistance, or SOS assistance?

Why should you take out specialized travel insurance for a long trip abroad?

Why should you take out specialized travel insurance for a long trip abroad?

What is round the world travel insurance or long-term travel insurance?

  • Round the world travel insurance means that you take out insurance that continues to provide coverage during all your activities abroad, and which is specifically intended for those who travel for long periods of time, such as world travelers, globetrotters, and nomads.

Why should you take out specialized travel insurance for a long trip abroad?

  • Round the world travel insurance provides coverage for a much longer trip than regular travel insurance.
  • World travel insurance is specifically intended for longer trips, whereas regular travel insurance may offer coverage on paper, but in practice handles it differently.
  • World travel insurance is suitable for many types of activities, ranging from high-altitude trekking to more risky sports.
  • World travel insurance continues to provide coverage if you start working during your trip, whether planned or unplanned. If you did not take out insurance before departure that allows you to work, there is no guarantee that you will be able to take out insurance that provides coverage while abroad.
  • Long-term travel insurance continues to provide coverage when your home country's health insurance no longer does.
  • Worldwide travel insurance also covers your medical expenses up to the actual cost, and not just for the standard costs. The costs per medical treatment vary greatly between countries.
  • Worldwide travel insurance can also continue to provide coverage if negative travel advice is issued.

What is important to insure when you are going to travel around the world?

  • That you have insurance that is valid in the countries where you are going to travel and posibly work.
  • That you are adequately insured for the sports and activities you are going to participate in during your full period abroad
  • That you are insured for emergency assistance and early return if something happens to you or your immediate family.
  • That your medical expenses are insured up to the actual cost and not just for the standard costs. The costs per medical treatment vary greatly between countries.
  • That you insure your luggage and take sufficient precautions against theft or damage.
  • That you are well insured against personal liability.
  • That you are well insured in case of accidents.
  • That you only insure yourself for legal assistance if there is an immediate reason to do so, unless coverage is already automatically included in the insurance.
  • That you pay close attention to choosing the right coverage when performing work or voluntary work during your world trip.

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What insurance can you choose

Options for round the world travel and backpacking abroad insurances

Why should you take out travel insurance and why through the JoHo Foundation?

Why should you take out travel insurance and why through the JoHo Foundation?

Why Insurances through JoHo

  • Specialized: in emigration, work, internships, study and travel abroad.

  • Service: JoHo offers multiple travel insurances by multiple companies. Thanks to JoHo's extensive experience, it can offer support in case of problems with insurers, as well as advice and fast and personal handling.

  • Safe: JoHo is recognized as a trustworthy intermediary for insurances.

  • Social: by purchasing an insurance through JoHo you provide a talented student in The Philippines with health insurance

Why Should You Take Out A Travel Insurance?

  • The chance of getting injured or ill is generally higher than when you would have stayed at home. The medical care you will need can be very expensive, even more so if you are treated in a private clinic.

  • If you have to fly back because of family circumstances, the flights might be more expensive than your original flight because you have to fly on short notice.

  • You might have to deal with the damage, loss or theft of your luggage.

  • In case of emergency it can be difficult to figure out what to do. A good travel insurance will have an assistance team on standby for you 24/7 and will be able to tell you what steps to take.

Why Should You Specifically Take Out A Travel Insurance For A Long Trip Abroad?

  • Often regular travel or health insurances only cover trips for a maximum number of days (for example 60, 90 or 180 days).

  • Depending on your home country, your health insurance might not offer any coverage for treatment abroad.

  • During a long trip you might consider specific activities, like paid work or volunteering. Regular travel insurances often don’t cover these kind of activities. The same goes for adventurous/ hazardous sports like skydiving, scuba-diving and bungee jumping.

More on why to use JoHo

  • JoHo is one of the few organizations where you can directly purchase a comprehensive range of foreign insurances from a variety of insurers. As with our other products and services, we believe that you should be able to choose between the best, the most cost effective and the most specialized insurance.

  • JoHo offers various possibilities from combining insurances to assisting in transferring from one insurer to another.

  • When you purchase an insurance policy through JoHo, you will not pay more than if you had purchased it directly from the insurer. Sometimes (through special collective agreements) you will even pay less.

  • JoHo offers support with problems that may arise with the insurer. Sometimes disagreement with claims, cancellation notice or insurance premiums can occur. In this situation it helps if you have the assistance of an organization who has an established relationship with the insurer.

 

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Expatriate Group International Travel Insurance

Expatriate Group International Travel Insurance

The Expatriate Group International Travel Insurance

  • This International Travel Insurance is available as a single-trip, multi-trip and one-way, worldwide travel insurance, created by the British The Expatriate Group (TEG)
  • The travel insurance is available for all nationalities travelling anywhere in the world, for both leisure and business trips.
  • Multi-trip: maximum trip lengths of 42 or 90 days; purchase before the Insured Person obtains age 72
  • Single-trip: maximum trip length of 180 days; purchase before the Insured Person obtains age 71 
  • All revenues from purchasing this insurance through JoHo will be used for the JoHo WorldSupporter and JoHo Smokey Slum projects

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CareMed International Insurance for volunteers, students, interns, work and travel and au pairs

CareMed International Insurance for volunteers, students, interns, work and travel and au pairs

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CareMed International Insurance in a nutshell

  • International travel insurance for organised trips and projects
  • Suitable for volunteers - students - au pairs - trainees & interns  - work & travel participants - language course students
  • Coverage options for Medical evacuation - Transport of a relative to and from the insured's bedside - Search, rescue & salvage - Repatriation of remains - Assistance in case of loss of travel funds -  cancellation
  • Anyone can purchase CareMed Travel Insurance online regardless of their nationality.
  • It
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ACS Globe Traveller Insurance

ACS Globe Traveller Insurance

ACS Globe Traveller Insurance

  • The Globe Traveller Insurance is a single-trip worldwide travel insurance, created by the French insurance broker ACS.
  • The travel insurance is a complete online insurance and offers a 'first euro' cover for emergency medical health and repatriation,
  • Coverage for accidents, liability, assistance, luggage, delay and three optional covers.
  • All revenues from purchasing this insurance through JoHo will be used for the JoHo WorldSupporter and JoHo Smokey Slum projects

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Safetywing Nomad Insurance

Safetywing Nomad Insurance

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World Nomads Travel Insurance

  • The Nomad Insurance by SafetyWing is an international travel medical insurance that covers people from all over the world while they are outside their home country.
  • You can take out this insurance even when your journey has already started
How long is coverage good for?
  • Automatic renewal every 28 days, until you pick an end-date or until 364 days have passed
  • There’s no limit to how many years you can keep re-purchasing (other than our age limit of up to 69 years of age).
  • After being abroad for 90 days, you keep
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World Nomads Travel Insurance

World Nomads Travel Insurance

World Nomads Travel Insurance

  • Good coverage for independent travellers, backpackers, students and volunteers
  • Flexible: extend when your plan changes
  • Possible to apply, even when you are already abroad
  • Online claim procedure, so you can get your money back on-the-go
  • Available for travellers from most countries
  • Covers most adventurous activities
  • Worldwide emergency assistance, should something go wrong
  • Coverage for medical & emergency evacuation, baggage, cancellation costs, dental and liability depending on your country of permanent residence
  • Additional coverage for digital nomads, with extended coverage for cameras, laptops, notebooks
  • All revenues from purchasing these insurances through JoHo will be used
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