Posted 1/13/10 by BT            

As many of you are now aware there was a very serious earthquake in Haiti.  There are several of you who have clients currently in Haiti. Below is a list of resources you may offer to your clients and their family members if you are contacted.  These resources should be able to provide them needed assistance:

For a Client in an Earthquake Area: 

Refer them to FEMA’s web page about “What to do After an Earthquake”  The most important things are to listen to the radio and to only place phone calls in the event of an emergency, since call volumes are very high during these times.

For Family Members: 

The U.S. State Department Operations Center is advising Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti to call 1-888-407-4747. Due to heavy volume, some callers may receive a recording. “Our embassy is still in the early stages of contacting American citizens through our Warden Network,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement. “Communications are very difficult within Haiti at this time.”  

You can also follow the U.S. State Department’s latest Tweets for up-to-date information: http://twitter.com/dipnote

For Anyone Needing to Contact the HCCMIS World Service Center for Support: 

Call: 800-605-2282 in the US, or collect outside the US at 317-262-2132.  HCCMIS coordinates evacuations via these phone numbers and arranges for medically necessary evacuations through various service providers in several regions around the world.

Chat: If our phone lines are busy, Customer Service is also available online via Live Chat.

Email: If you need assistance but it is not an emergency, please connect with us via email at service@hccmis.com to ensure our phone lines are available for those with emergencies.

Twitter: We will be closely monitoring our Customer Service Twitter account, @HCCMIS_Support, and sending out updates and news as the situation develops.  Please contact us via Twitter with any questions as well.

November 29th, 2007 - Author: destination

Traveling does not mean to pack your bag & walk on to visit the destination. Firstly planning is more important to focus on that destination than secondly after planning the more important & careful point is that we should do travel medical insurance which help us in many ways while traveling to a great destination. The travel medical insurance facility can help you to get rid off the interrupted glitches & emergencies even if you lost your luggage, you slip or you need a medical treatment.

At that time the medical insurance will be helpful definitely to get free from the entire above given medical problem, which you face during the traveling time. Therefore many of the travelers are getting the free quote before they start their journey. For a FREE Quote click here & get the travel medical insurance advantages. Lets be happy during journey & have a nice time with our family & friends.

 November 28, 2007 - Author: A.Davis

One of the biggest threats to your next holiday would be the chance of getting sick without adequate insurance cover. The mistake that many travellers make is to assume that their regular medical insurance is in force for their trip, only to find that the policy extends simply to your normal country of residence. To avoid this danger on your next vacation, make sure you are covered!

   

February 4, 2008 - Author: james_sgp

As a frequent diver and instructor, I have witnessed many accidents; from the minor ones like people falling on wet boat decks and cutting their legs, to the more serious one involving a diver being pulled into a moving boat propeller! As you can image the cost for visiting a hospital with a cut on your leg is minor compared to that of being admitted to hospital for weeks, where multiple surgeries may be necessary…

Add to that the always present possibility of a case of Decompression Sickness, needing treatment in a Recompression Chamber which easily goes into the thousands of dollars!

Yes, we all plan to dive safe; but that’s the problem with ‘accidents’ we can never predict them. I encourage divers to have some kind of travel insurance, especially something that will cover medical costs! Visit MultiNational Underwriters as they offer some international travel insurance that specifically looks after us as divers. There Hazardous Sports Rider plan covers medical emergencies while diving, from only US$1 a day!

Visit MNU for a FREE Quote

January 17, 2008 - Author: A Davis

Going on vacation involves some formalities that are not very exciting but if you neglect them it could cost you dear. Passports and visas are obvious, but good travel insurance is something that many travellers fail to research - to their cost.

You cannot rely on your annual medical insurance if you are going abroad, but you can view several affordable plans here - they have different ranges of travel cover depending on your age and destination. This is money well spent so you can go on vacation knowing you are covered against emergencies.  On the website you can also get a free travel guide to help you explore the benefits of your destination before you arrive - just leave your email address and destination and your holiday guide will be sent to you today.

January 14, 2008 - Author: Spice

Growing up Sean was on a soccer team that used to travel outside of Ireland. Most of the games they played were in Ireland but every once in a while they’d play over in England. Now doing this was a bit risky only because if he got hurt playing soccer outside of his country, their insurance would not cover it. Now this was a long time ago, but it’s the same today. Say, for some reason, Tristan’s team made the states and then the nationals and then for some reason had to go and play outside of the United States - he would not be covered by our insurance if he got hurt. There is a travel medical insurance you can get from MultiNational Underwriters that helps you out just for this type of thing. I was told by Tristan’s coach to Check it out for the team “just in case”. (And that’s a BIG ‘just in case’). I did find out that they offer a “Sports Rider” that you can add to your insurance. From what I found it it’s very affordable and covers the player if they get injured. Personally, I think this is an awesome idea. I don’t forsee us needing it in the near future, but as the kids grow older it’s nice to know it’s out there. Who knows, maybe one of our kids will want to study abroad over in their daddy’s homeland of Ireland and if they’re still into soccer then like they are now, this insurance could come in handy! I can see my little guy going to college in Galway and playing on their Rugby team. We’d definitely need it then!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 by William Atkins

As an adult male in his mid-fifties I have traveled internationally since early childhood.  Beginning in the 1950’s I spent summers in French speaking Canada and I recall how exotic it was to hear people speaking in a language other than English. I am reminded of these first memories each spring when I open the very same summer cottage that I roamed as a child.  How precious those first experiences continued to be as a young father as I watched with wonder as my children learned French in school and were able to converse in the local language on their summer vacations.

In the language of healthcare our two countries could not be more different.  The U.S. and Canada took different forks in the road back then.  Healthcare became a government service in Canada and in the U.S. it became a right bestowed by your employer.  Now, because of escalating costs, U.S. healthcare has become unaffordable to many millions of people and employers are curtailing or limiting coverage for their employees.  For all of its short falls, the Canadian system works for the majority of Canadians.  The U.S. system is failing many more individuals then Canada.

Today it is more important to buy insurance if you are a Canadian coming to the U.S. or if you are a U.S. citizen traveling to Canada.  Whether you are an international student, traveling on business or just on vacation you need travel medical insurance; MultiNational Underwriters of Indianapolis, Indiana is a leader in the travel medical insurance industry.  Atlas Travel Medical Insurance has been the brand of choice since 1998. Go to www.mnui.com to learn more about the company and its products.

December 7, 2007 - Author: Alice Lee

IF you are travelling, play it safe. Have a good travel insurance. Most insurance, including medical ones, may not cover travel related medical emergencies. If you are one of those who are not sure, before even booking your travel plans, you should first consider making inquiries about travel insurance.Do not find out too late that your current medical insurance provider do NOT cover travel medical expenses when outside of your home country or that your current insurance covers only up to 50 per cent of the claim.

Often travel insurance are very competitively priced, some even as low as $1 per day and this meagre sum does go a long way towards a stress-free holiday.

Of course, no one wants to fall ill during a tour but for a nominal fee, let travel insurance give you that peace of mind.

I had been browsing several travel insurance sites and this one offers pretty reasonable rates. Check it out. They also offer free quotes, no obligations.

Thursday, November 29, 2007 - Author: thebazar

We all love to travel and recently I even made a trip myself which I shall be covering at a later post. But what I had wanted to share with all of you out there, who think that they have all the medical coverage that they may need as they travel overseas, it is time to seriously think about how far that coverage will go?

Why do we need Insurance as we travel overseas? Well, for one the food is often the most common cause of most hospitalisations overseas, lets face it, we as westerners just cannot stomach even a bit of spicy food. The minute we take it into our mouths, our tummies start rebelling right away. If we are fortunate, this distress may last only for a day or two at the most and can be handled with the most common over the counter medicines. But more often than not, our bodies just cannot handle all that hot and spicy food and as a result we often get dehydrated and need to be hospitalised. And naturally our medical expenses will just shoot up through the ceiling, and we may think that our insurance will cover all that. But here is the catch, whenever it comes to insurance, there always is a catch and the bottom line is that most of the insurance companies will not cover your medical expenses that you may incur overseas and what is more, even the few that agree to do so, will only agree to cover half of our medical expenses.

How do I know this? Well, in my last trip to Egypt, I ended up being hospitalised with both a broken leg as well as acute dehydration. What I had stated above had all happened to me . And just when I thought that there seems to be no proper travel Insurance coverage that seems to exist, I came across this company that makes sure that you get all the right coverage as you travel overseas and the best part is that they can give you the coverage for as little as 1$. So just go to this site and Click here for a FREE Quote. Happy travelling!