Frequently asked questions

Absolutely ! Even more so, now that we offer 2 different COVID-19 Riders!

Rider on travel medical insurance:

COVID-19 is currently covered*, given that there is no travel advisory pertaining to the pandemic at the moment. However, should an advisory pertaining to the pandemic be issued or modified, COVID-19 could be excluded from your coverage. When adding the rider to your travel medical insurance, you will be covered up to $5,000,000, regardless of advisories (pertaining to the pandemic) that could be issued prior to your departure, or modified after your departure.

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Rider on Trip Cancellation-Interruption insurance:

A positive diagnosis to a screening test made before your departure, or before your return, does not necessarily meet the definition of a medical “emergency”. When adding the rider to your Trip Cancellation & Interruption insurance, you will be covered if a positive result prevents you from going on the scheduled trip. You will also become eligible to trip interruption benefits if you can’t come back on the scheduled return date!

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*Coverage is subject to the other conditions and limitations of the policy.

It depends…

If your initial trip reservations were made, or if your trip cancellation-interruption insurance was purchased, while an advisory pertaining to the pandemic was in place, it will not be possible to make a cancellation claim later for the same reason, given that it was a known risk at the time of purchase.

If there was no advisory pertaining to the pandemic in place at the time of booking or when you purchased your insurance, and an advisory is issued after your trip cancellation-interruption policy’s effective date, it will be a covered risk. (Subject to the other terms, conditions and limitations of the policy.)

Rider on travel medical insurance:

COVID-19 is currently covered*, given that there is no travel advisory pertaining to the pandemic at the moment. However, should an advisory pertaining to the pandemic be issued or modified, COVID-19 could be excluded from your coverage. When adding the rider to your travel medical insurance, you will be covered up to $5,000,000, regardless of advisories (pertaining to the pandemic) that could be issued prior to your departure, or modified after your departure.

(Download the specimen)

Rider on Trip Cancellation-Interruption insurance:

A positive diagnosis to a screening test made before your departure, or before your return, does not necessarily meet the definition of a medical “emergency”. When adding the rider to your Trip Cancellation & Interruption insurance, you will be covered if a positive result prevents you from going on the scheduled trip. You will also become eligible to trip interruption benefits if you can’t come back on the scheduled return date!

(Download the specimen)

*Coverage is subject to the other conditions and limitations of the policy.

No. The COVID-19 Rider is exclusive to Tour+MED and cannot be added to a policy you have from another insurer. Ask your representative or call Customer Service for a Tour+Med quote.

It depends on the protection.

If you hold a Tour+Med medical insurance and have not yet left on your trip, yes, we can probably add the rider to your policy. But if you are covered elsewhere or are already on your trip, it will not be possible.

As per the Trip Cancellation & Interruption insurance, it is not possible to add the rider after the policy’s effective date. It must be added at the time of purchase.

Yes. The COVID-19 Rider provides coverage up to $5,000,000 in the event of a positive diagnosis to COVID-19 while on your trip, no matter if the positive diagnosis (confirmed by a physician) was due to the original virus or a variant.

There is no fixed surcharge for the rider. The surcharge is calculated upon a mix of many factors. Speak with your representative for a quote.

No. If there is no advisory to "avoid non-essential travel" or to "avoid all travel" for your destination, COVID-19 is see like any other medical condition and will be covered up to $5,000,000 by your policy (subject to the other terms, conditions and limitations of the policy). We remind you that any medical condition, declared or undeclared, must have been Stable and Controlled for 3 or 6 months (depending on your age) before the departure to be covered.

Regardless of the medical situation, you must always contact Emergency Assistance prior to consultation and treatment. Assistance service is included in your travel medical insurance and its role is to steer you to the appropriate facility, confirm to them that you have coverage, and enforce that only the health care necessary at that moment be given to you. (We remind you that travel medical insurance covers you in the event of a medical emergency. See the definition of "Emergency" in your booklet.)

The COVID-19 pandemic is evolving constantly and differently from one place to another. The insurer reserves the right to deny your request for an extension and cannot be held responsible for the consequences, such as the change or cancellation of flights by airlines, border closure, etc.

To extend your policy (and COVID-19 Rider, if applicable), you may use the Client Portal, call your broker or Customer Service, or send us an email. Make sure to provide your policy number and a phone number where we can call you back. Your policy cannot be modified just by leaving a message or sending an email; you must speak with a sales representative.

Since we cannot foresee the evolution of the situation, we suggest that you purchase a few extra days when asking for an extension. This way, you won’t be left at destination without coverage if the situation evolves negatively and if extensions are no longer possible at that moment.

In all cases, we also remind you that one of the eligibility conditions of your policy is to be eligible for benefits under your Government Health Insurance Plan for the whole duration of your trip. It is your responsibility to make sure that your trip does not outlast your maximum number of days, otherwise your policy could be null and void.