Get the job done
SafeTrip travel protection plans are available with a range of insurance and non-insurance travel assistance services, supported by access to the UnitedHealthcare Global network of more than 1.6 million providers worldwide. Just one call sets our team in motion, providing care, covering changes or cancellations, and even providing emergency and evacuation services if needed.
Your partner in protection
SafeTrip originally provided travel medical insurance to USAID contractors. Our deep-and-wide experience means you receive turnkey access to emergency medical evacuation, repatriation, and repatriation of remains as well as coverage for medical expenses due to sickness or injury. You also can access non-insurance services such as 24/7 assistance, destination intelligence and more.
Most-popular plans
Suitable for most corporate travel and business trips, these SafeTrip options ensure that you have access to high-quality medical care, plus can offer coverage in case of the need to quarantine or exit a country quickly due to a security alert. Benefits may vary by your plan selection.
International Travel Medical
Focus on the job at hand, knowing you have access to a global provider network.
International Medical Plus
Business-smart health and travel backup when you need it most.
Travel Protection Plan
Book business trips with the assurance that you’ll be ready for unexpected challenges.
Smart investment. Multiple returns.
By protecting your health while traveling, you’re not just saving potential costs in a crisis. You’re also protecting your business interests in enabling workers to travel with less worry, allowing them to focus on the work ahead.
See what’s included
Three different plans, available at three different coverage levels based on your business travel needs—all with 24/7 support from our Emergency Response Center.
Trip cancellation
Schedules change and trips are canceled. You can be reimbursed for certain non-refundable prepaid travel arrangements including various work-related cancellations.
Trip delay
Support for trip delays of any kind.
Baggage delay or loss
Ensure you have everyday necessities
Destination profiles
Alter an itinerary when needed
Accident & illness
A plan for unexpected health needs
Evacuation
Coverage and coordination for medical, security & natural disaster evacuations for employees.
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SafeTrip travel protection includes three plan options. International Travel Medical Plus is an all-around protection package including health care and cancellation. International Travel Medical provides health care coverage including evacuation, while our U.S.-only Travel Protection plan gives you coverage if your trip is interrupted, delayed or cancelled.
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SafeTrip Travel Protection Insurance Products are underwritten by Centurion Casualty Company (for U.S. residents). Other plans include travel insurance underwritten H&W Indemnity SPC for and on behalf of Global Solutions SP (for non-U.S. residents). Centurion Casualty Company and H&W SPC are part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies.
UnitedHealthcare Services Inc. or its applicable affiliates provide non-insurance travel and medical assistance under the UnitedHealthcare Global trade name through its 24/7 Emergency Response Center. Supported by an in-house team of clinical experts, we support insured travelers with travel intelligence, advice and access to a pre-screened, worldwide network of medical and evacuation resources.
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Yes. COVID-19 is treated the same as any other sickness for purposes of all coverages that are triggered by a sickness or that can reimburse losses resulting from a sickness – including deaths caused by sickness. Depending on the Plan Design, this can include – but is not necessarily limited to – the following (including the sub-benefits of many of these):
- Accident and Sickness
- Medical Expense
- Emergency Medical Evacuation/ Medical Repatriation/ Return of Remains.
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Regardless of the terms of the Plan, United States Fire Insurance Company has made the administrative decision to allow for coverage to be extended for the entire duration of a COVID-19 related quarantine, and coverage will be extended for five additional days following the end of the quarantine provided you have not arrived back in your return destination city.
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It is important that UnitedHealthcare Global is notified as soon as possible. Our Emergency Response Center professionals will monitor your care and work through the complex details of foreign hospitalizations on your behalf. Our staff will immediately speak with your treating doctor to assess your condition, your treatment plans, and whether or not a medical evacuation is necessary. At your request, we will update your family, employer and personal physician as appropriate, as well as coordinate all travel medical insurance verifications and admission details, leaving you to focus on getting better.
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Our Emergency Response Center is here to assist with lost or stolen passports, legal referrals, translation services, emergency transfer of funds and a host of other non-medical problems. UnitedHealthcare Global also provides travel and medical assistance through our 24/7 Emergency Response Center. Supported by an in-house team of clinical experts, we support insured travelers with travel intelligence, advice and access to a pre-screened, worldwide network of medical and evacuation resources.
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Make one call any time, day or night to our Emergency Response Center to connect with a team of specialists, and get multilingual support, with access to a global network of medical professionals.
For emergency assistance, call us at +1.800.527.0218 or at +1.410.453.6330 when you are abroad. You can also email us at [email protected].
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When traveling internationally, you can purchase SafeTrip travel protection when visiting any country other than: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria. In addition to the excluded countries noted above, security evacuations are not a covered benefit in the following countries due to the current security situation and presence of an evacuation order: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh region, Aran, Skehi-Zagatala, Ganga-Gazakh, and Kalbajar-Lachin regions), Central African Republic, Chad, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia (Tigray region only), Guyana, Haiti, India (Kashmir region only), Iraq, Iran, Libya, Mozambique, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, The Gambia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Western Sahara, and Yemen.
Residents of the following countries are excluded from buying a SafeTrip plan: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
All products and services are available where permitted or not prohibited by applicable laws, which laws may change from time and time. As such, the excluded countries list may change from time to time and without notice.