Emergency Medical Insurance
Features &Benefits
This insurance provides coverage for medical expenses incurred while
KEY FEATURES
Maximum policy limit |
$5,000,000 CAD |
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Age limit |
None |
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Applicable to Travel within Canada plans |
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• $0 CAD |
• $5,000 CAD |
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• $300 CAD |
• $10,000 CAD |
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• $500 CAD |
• $25,000 CAD |
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• $1,000 CAD |
• $50,000 CAD |
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• $2,000 CAD |
• $100,000 CAD |
Deductible |
Applicable to Worldwide and Worldwide excluding USA plans |
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• $0 USD |
• $5,000 USD |
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• $300 USD |
• $10,000 USD |
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• $500 USD |
• $25,000 USD |
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• $1,000 USD |
• $50,000 USD |
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• $2,000 USD |
• $100,000 USD |
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Multi Trip Annual |
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• Multi trip annual worldwide |
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• Multi trip annual within Canada |
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Single Trip |
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Plans available |
• Single trip worldwide |
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• Single trip worldwide excluding USA*
• Single trip within Canada
* Includes flight stopovers or layovers in the USA for up to 48 hours
or transit through the USA for up to 5 days to the travel destination and up to 5 days to return home from the travel destination
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Multi trip annual trip lengths |
Options include: |
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2/5/10/15/20/35/60 days |
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There will be no subrogation against any employment plans with |
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Subrogation |
a lifetime maximum limit of $100,000 or less. If the maximum lifetime |
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limit is over $100,000, Claims at TuGo will never reduce the lifetime |
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maximum limit below $50,000 |
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Emergency Medical Insurance . Features & Benefits
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Up to the policy limit for: |
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• Emergency medical |
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Emergency medical treatment |
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Services of physician |
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Private duty nursing |
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• X-rays and laboratory services |
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• Rental or purchase of essential medical |
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Ambulance |
Up to the policy limit for ground, air or sea |
or taxi in |
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Follow-up visit |
Up to one follow-up visit within 14 days of the initial |
treatment |
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Prescription drugs |
• Up to a 30-day supply following an emergency during the |
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Up to $200 for a physician visit to get a new prescription for |
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damaged prescription drugs |
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Up to $700 for any one incident per practitioner for licensed: |
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Professional medical services |
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Physiotherapists |
• Podiatrists |
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• Chiropractors |
• Optometrists |
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• Chiropodists |
• Acupuncturists |
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• Osteopaths |
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Up to $1,250 for medical treatment related to fractures. This benefit includes: |
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Fracture treatment |
• X-rays |
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Re-examination physician visits |
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• Casting and re-casting |
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• Cast removal |
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Up to the policy limit for dental accidents during trip. Also includes additional coverage for |
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Dental |
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up to 30 days in the home province upon return from the trip |
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• Up to $700 for any other dental emergencies |
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Vision care & hearing aids |
Up to $1,000 for the replacement of prescription glasses, contact lenses and/or hearing aids if |
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lost, stolen or broken |
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Unexpected birth of a child |
Up to $25,000 for medical expenses incurred by a newborn child |
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Hospital allowance |
Up to $100 per day for incidental hospital charges |
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Up to the policy limit for medical air evacuation. If medically required, this benefit also includes: |
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Emergency air transportation |
• The cost of a qualified medical attendant |
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• An airline seat upgrade |
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Airfare to return home for |
Up to a one-way economy airfare to return to the home province for immediate medical |
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treatment* |
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treatment |
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* Treatment must be required within 10 days of returning home |
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Return of excess baggage |
Up to $700 if the insured traveller is medically air evacuated to their home province and there was |
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no room aboard the aircraft for baggage |
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When an insured traveller is returned to their home province because of a medical emergency, |
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Return of travelling companion |
this benefit includes: |
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A one-way economy airfare for their travelling companion to also return home* |
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* The travelling companion does not have to be insured |
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When an insured traveller is returned to their home province because of a medical emergency, |
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this benefit includes: |
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Return of dependent children |
• Up to a one-way economy airfare for dependent children* to return home |
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• The cost of a qualified chaperone |
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* Children do not have to be insured. This applies to children up to age 21, if residing with their parents/guardians or up to age 25, if full-time students. No age limit applies for children with cognitive, developmental or physical disabilities
Emergency Medical Insurance . Features & Benefits
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KEY BENEFITS cont’d |
MAXIMUM LIMIT |
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Remote evacuation |
Up to $6,000 for non- |
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services from mountain, |
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• Up to the policy limit for preparation |
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Repatriation |
• Up to $6,000 for burial or cremation at |
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• Transportation costs and insurance |
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up to $400 per day to a maximum of |
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When an insured traveller is hospitalized, this |
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Family transportation |
• A round trip economy airfare or ground |
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member to be |
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at their bedside |
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• Up to $500 per day to a maximum of $2,500 for out-of- |
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When a travelling companion is hospitalized on the date the |
is scheduled to |
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return home or when they are transferred to a different hospital |
city for emergency |
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medical treatment, this benefit includes: |
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Out-of-pocket expenses |
Up to $500 per day to a maximum of $5,000 for: |
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• Commercial accommodation |
• Internet charges |
• Bus fare |
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• Meals |
• Taxi fare |
• Rental car services |
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• Telephone calls |
• Parking charges |
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Up to $500 per day to a maximum of $5,000 for child care costs* when the insured traveller is |
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Child care |
confined to hospital or transferred to a different hospital in another city for emergency medical |
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treatment |
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* Children must be insured and 18 years or under |
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When the insured traveller is not medically fit to drive home, this benefit includes: |
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Return of vehicle |
Up to the policy limit for a commercial agency to return the vehicle or up to a one-way economy |
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airfare plus gas, meals and accommodation for a family member or friend to pick up and |
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return the vehicle |
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When the insured traveller chooses to return to their travel destination after being air evacuated |
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to their home province for a medical emergency, this benefit includes: |
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Return to your destination |
One-way economy airfare for the insured traveller and the their travelling companion* to return |
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to their travel destination |
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* Travelling companion must be the same person who originally returned home with the insured |
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traveller at the time of the medical emergency |
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Return of pets |
Up to $300 when the insured traveller is returned to their home province because of a |
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medical emergency |
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• Up to $900 for accommodation and meals when a flight is delayed for 4+ hours |
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Air travel delay expenses |
• Up to $400 for additional transportation when a flight is delayed for 4+ hours |
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• Up to $400 for entertainment expenses when a flight is delayed for 4+ hours |
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• Up to $900 for essential items when the baggage is lost or delayed by the airline for 6+ hours |
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When the insured traveller is returned to their home province because of a medical emergency, |
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Domestic services in Canada |
this benefit includes: |
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Up to $300 for cooking, cleaning, child care and pet care services within 15 days from the |
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date of return |
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When the insured traveller is returned to their home province because of a medical emergency, |
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this benefit is available for up to 15 days from the return date and includes: |
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Medical follow-up in Canada |
• Up to $1,000 for a semi-private room in a hospital, rehabilitation centre or convalescent home |
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• Up to $100 per day for home care nursing |
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• Up to $300 for ambulance or taxi services |
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• Up to $300 for rental or purchase of essential medical appliances |
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For single trip plans, coverage will not terminate if the traveller needs to make one temporary |
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Temporary visit home |
and unexpected visit to their home province during their trip* |
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*Coverage is not provided while in the home province
Emergency Medical Insurance . Features & Benefits
PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS
For Worldwide & Excluding USA Plans:
59 years and under
• 7-day stability period for trips of 35 days and less
• 90-day stability period for trips over 35 days
60 to 74 years
• 180-day stability period for all trip lengths
75 years and over
• 365-day stability period for all trip lengths
For Travel within Canada Plans
There is no stability requirement for pre-existing medical conditions
OPTIONAL COVERAGES
Sports & Activities Coverage
Provides coverage if participating, training or practicing in the following sports and activities, provided the traveller chooses the sports and activities they need coverage for and pays the applicable premium for them:
ALL AGES
Covers up to the policy limit
• Backcountry skiing/snowboarding
• Boxing
• Downhill freestyle skiing/snowboarding in organized competitions
• Downhill mountain biking
• Ice climbing
• Mixed martial arts
• Mountaineering
• Rock climbing
Covers up to $500,000
• BASE jumping
• Hang gliding/paragliding
• High risk snowmobiling
• Motorized speed contests
• Parachuting/skydiving/tandem skydiving
• Scuba diving or free diving over 40 metres
• White water sports – Class VI
• Wingsuit flying
21 YEARS AND OVER
Covers up to the policy limit
• Football (American and Canadian)
• Ice hockey
• Rugby
Note: If a sport or activity is not listed above or is not excluded under the General Exclusions of
the policy, coverage for that sport or activity will be provided under the Emergency Medical
Insurance plan without the purchase of this Optional
Baggage Insurance
Up to $1,500 per insured to a maximum of $3,000 for the family & friends plan
Includes:
• Coverage for loss, damage, destruction or theft of personal effects
• Up to $100 currency because of loss or theft
• Up to $200 for personal necessities if baggage is delayed beyond 12 hours
Rental Car Protection
Up to $75,000 for physical damage to a rented or leased vehicle
Annual renewal discount
5% Discount
Available for the Multi Trip Annual Emergency Medical Worldwide plan
Family & friends plan
A family & friends rate is available for up to two travellers 59 years or under and up to 6 children.* *Applies to children up to age 21, if residing with their parents/guardians or up to age 25, if full-time students. No age limit applies for children with cognitive, developmental or physical disabilities
Overview of Emergency Medical Benefits
- Up to $5,000,000 per person for emergency medical treatment
Please refer to the policy wording for a complete description of benefits, exclusions, limitations and conditions.