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Trip Protector
Trip Cancellation Insurance
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Each year, thousands of leisure travelers protect themselves, their families and their travel plans with TripProtector.
What is TripProtectorSM?
A travel protection plan that includes trip cancellation, trip interruption, baggage protection, medical evacuation and other critical insurance coverages.
Insurance Coverage/Benefits are underwritten by Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company.
Why buy TripProtectorSM?
Your vacation investment is at risk from illness, accidental injury, terrorism, financial default by your tour or cruise operator, dangerous weather conditions and more. TripProtectorSM covers certain non-refundable expenses should covered circumstances force you to cancel or interrupt your vacation.
TripProtectorSM also brings you added benefits: coverage for medical care and emergency evacuation as well as critical services that help you understand health and security risks and find appropriate doctors and hospitals if you are traveling abroad
TripProtectorSM is a wise investment in the peace of mind you need to enjoy your travels to the fullest.
Supplier financial default protection and pre-existing condition exclusion waiver are automatically included if purchased within 24 hours of their final payment (not scheduled final payment). HTH's supplier financial default protection covers all travel suppliers except for those already under bankruptcy protection at the time of purchase or if the bankruptcy occurs within seven days following plan purchase.
In addition, you must satisfy other requirements to qualify for the pre-existing condition waiver:
- the payment for this plan is received prior to/or within 24 hours of your final payment for your Covered Trip; and
- you are not disabled from travel at the time you make your plan payment; and
- the booking for the Covered Trip must be the first and only booking for this travel period and destination.
YOUR SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED. If you are not completely satisfied with the product, simply call us within 10 days of receipt of your certificate and indicate your desire to cancel. If you have not already left for your trip, you will receive a full refund.
Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption
These coverages reimburse certain non-refundable expenses if your trip is cancelled or interrupted for the following covered reasons
- Unforeseeable financial default or bankruptcy of a tour operator, cruise line or airline that occurs more than 14 days after coverage is purchased;
- Covered Sickness, injury or death of you, your family member, or traveling companions;
- A terrorist act (or acts) in your departure city or a city which is a scheduled destination when the incident occurs within 7 days of your scheduled departure date;
- Common carrier delays due to inclement weather, mechanical breakdown or organized labor strikes that affect public transportation;
- Your home being made uninhabitable due to fire, flood volcano, earthquake, hurricane or other natural disasters;
- You are subpoenaed, required to serve on a jury, hijacked or quarantined (except as a result of pandemic or epidemic);
- A documented theft of passport or visas.
Travel Delay
This coverage reimburses for reasonable additional expenses for hotel accommodations, meals, telephone calls and local transportation if your trip is delayed for 6 hours or more due to a covered reason.
Medical & Dental Expense
This coverage reimburses you for certain expenses incurred due to sickness or injury which occurs while on your trip. This coverage is in excess over any medical or health insurance available to you.
Baggage Delay
If your baggage is delayed more than 24 hours, you will be reimbursed for the cost of reasonable additional clothing and personal articles purchased by you.
Baggage and Personal Effects
Reimburses you, less any amount paid or payable from any other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity, if your baggage is lost, stolen, or damaged while on your trip.
Air Flight Accident
Provides reimbursement for loss of life or limbs in the event of an accident while traveling as a ticketed passenger on a certified passenger aircraft provided by a regularly-scheduled airline.
Damage To Your Rental Car
(Not available to residents of Oregon or Texas. )
This benefit provides primary coverage if the car you rented while on your trip is damaged due to collision, fire, flood, theft,
vandalism, windstorm or hail.
Emergency Assistance (Emergency Medical Transportation)
If you have a covered sickness or injury while on your trip, this coverage will:
- Arrange for and transport you to the nearest suitable medical facility;
- Provide you with assistance to return home, if medically necessary;
- Provide round-trip economy airfare to send someone of your choice to be with you if you are traveling alone and are in the hospital for more than 7 days;
- Return your children home with an escort if you are traveling with them and they are left unattended;
- Arrange for and transport your remains to your home city in the event of your death
Exclusions
Exclusions apply to all coverages. Please note additional exclusions may apply to specific coverages. All exclusions will be indicated in your certificate/policy. Please read your
certificate/policy carefully when you receive it. No benefit will be paid for loss caused by or resulting from:
- your, your Traveling Companion's or Family Member's suicide, attempted suicide, or intentionally self-inflicted injury, while sane or insane (while sane in CO & MO);
- mental, nervous or psychological disorders;
- being under the influence of drugs or intoxicants, unless prescribed by a Physician;
- normal pregnancy or resulting childbirth or elective abortion;
- participation as a professional in athletics;
- riding or driving in a motor competition;
- declared or undeclared war or any act or war;
- civil disorder (does not apply to Travel Delay);
- service in the armed forces of any country;
- nuclear reaction, radiation or radioactive contamination;
- operating or learning to operate any aircraft (pilot or crew);
- mountain climbing, bungee cord jumping, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding, parasailing or travel on any air supported device, other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company;
- any unlawful acts committed by you or a Traveling Companion (whether insured or not);
- any amount paid or payable by Workers Compensation, Disability Benefit or similar law;
- a loss or damage caused by detention, confiscation or destruction by customs;
- Elective Treatment and Procedures;
- pandemic and/or epidemic;
- medical treatment if the purpose or intent of the trip is to secure medical treatment;
- Financial insolvency of the person, organization or firm from whom you directly purchased or paid for your trip, Financial Insolvency which occurred, or for which a petition for bankruptcy was filed by a travel supplier;
- business, contractual or educational obligations of you, a Family Member or a Traveling Companion;
- failure of any tour operator, common carrier, or other travel supplier, person or agency to provide the bargained-for
travel arrangements;
- a loss that results from an illness, disease or condition, event or circumstance which occurs at a time when the plan is not in effect.
Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion
Exclusion applies to Trip ProtectorSM and Trip Protector PreferredSM Plans
HTH will not pay for loss or expense caused by or incurred resulting from a Pre-Existing Condition as defined in the plan, including death that results therefrom. Pre-Existing condition means an illness, disease, or other condition during the 180-day period immediately prior to your effective date for which you, your Traveling Companion, or Family Members :
- Received a recommendation for a diagnostic test, examination, or medical treatment; or
- Took or received a prescription for drugs or medicine.
Item 2 of this definition does not apply to a condition which is treated or controlled solely through the taking of prescription drugs or medicine and remains treated or controlled without any adjustment or change in the required prescription throughout the 180-day period before coverage is effective under this Policy.
Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion Waiver
The Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion is waived provided you meet all of the following requirements:
- The payment for this plan is received prior to/or within 24 hours of your final trip payment for your Covered Trip; and;
- You are not disabled from travel at the time you pay your plan payment; and;
- The booking for the Covered Trip must be the first and only booking for this travel period and destination.
Please Note: Benefits in this brochure are described on a general basis only. Certain restrictions, exclusions and
limitations apply to all coverages and services. This brochure is not a contract of insurance.
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Product Features |
Trip Protector1 |
Trip Protector Preferred1 |
| Duration of Benefits and Services |
Single Trip |
Single Trip |
| Insurance Coverage |
Plan Differences shown in RED
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| Trip Cancellation2 |
100% Trip Cost |
100% Trip Cost |
| Trip Interruption2 |
100% Trip Cost |
150% Trip Cost |
| Maximum Medical Coverage Limits |
$100,000 ($100,000 per Policy Maximum) |
$250,000 ($250,000 per Policy Maximum) |
| Maximum Emergency Medical Evacuation Coverage |
$500,000 ($500,000 per Policy Maximum) |
$1,000,000 ($1,000,000 per Policy Maximum) |
| Baggage Loss/Damage |
Up to $1,000 |
Up to $1,500 |
| Baggage Delay |
Up to $200 |
Up to $200 |
| Travel Delay |
Up to $1,000 |
Up to $1,000 |
| Air Flight Accident |
$100,000 |
$200,000 |
Rental Car Damage (Not available to residents of Texas, New York, or Oregon) |
Not Covered |
$50,000 ($50,000 per Policy Maximum) |
| Pre-existing Conditions Covered |
Yes (restrictions apply)
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Yes
(restrictions apply)
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| Identity Theft Protection |
not covered
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$20,000 ($20,000 per Policy Maximum)
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| Global Health and Safety Resources |
| Online Doctor Search |
Yes |
Yes |
| Destination Health and Security Information |
Yes |
Yes |
| HTH Drug Translation Guide |
Yes |
Yes |
| Medical Term and Phrase Translation Databases |
Yes |
Yes |
| Health and Security News Alerts |
Yes |
Yes |
| 24 Hour Emergency Hotline Service |
Included |
Included |
- Medical or Legal Referral
- Emergency Cash Transfer
- Lost Ticket and Passport Assistance
- Emergency Prescription Refill
- Nurse Help Line
- Embassy and Consular Services
- Pre-Travel Advice
- Lost Baggage Tracking
- Access to quality providers in more than 170 countries
- Access to worldwide security information in more than 150 countries and 175 cities
- Drug and Medical Translation Guide
- Health and Security News Alerts and More
- Sporting and Entertainment ticketing
- Fine dining reservations
- Golf tee times
- Special Events
- Hotel accommodations
- Airline reservations
- Rental car reservations
All benefits expressed in U.S. dollars.
1 TripProtector and TripProtector Preferred are only available to residents of the United States.
2 If you insure a $0 trip cost, all benefits except for Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption will be provided.
3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES are provided by HTH Administration Services' designated provider.
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Trip Cost Per Person
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Age 30 & under
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Age 31-55
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Age 56-70
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Age 71-75
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Age 76-80
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Age 81-84
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85 & over
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$0
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$29
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$33 |
$42
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$47
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$56
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$69
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$74
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$1 - $500
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$40
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$45
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$54
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$63
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$74
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$106
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$123
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$501 - $1000
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$57
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$61
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$80
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$112
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$124
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$160
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$198
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$1001-$1500
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$75
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$82
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$110
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$155
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$177
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$209
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$273
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$1501-$2000
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$92
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$102
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$139
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$199
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$228
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$268
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$348
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$2001-$2500
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$112
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$126
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$171
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$245
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$282
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$327
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$424
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$2501-$3000
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$132
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$149
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$209
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$291
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$334
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$384
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$504
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$3001-$3500
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$153
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$172
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$241
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$339
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$388
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$445
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$574
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$3501-$4000
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$173
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$196
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$273
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$385
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$442
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$515
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$649
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$4001-$4500
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$195
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$218
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$316
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$433
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$497
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$580
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$725
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$4501-$5000
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$213
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$239
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$354
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$479
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$549
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$644
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$800
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$5001-$5500
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$226
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$254
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$391
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$506
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$582
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$725
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$875
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$5501-$6000
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$251
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$282
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$440
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$567
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$651
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$800
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$956
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$6001-$6500
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$265
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$298
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$472
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$598
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$686
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$875
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$1031
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$6501-$7000
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$288
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$325
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$515
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$654
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$752
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$945
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$1106
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$7001-$8000
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$325
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$369
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$574
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$746
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$857
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$1063
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$1257
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$8001-$9000
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$362
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$412
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$644
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$839
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$963
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$1182
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$1408
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$9001-$10,000
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$399
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$455
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$709
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$927
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$1063
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$1295
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$1563
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Up to $30,000
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5.00%
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5.00%
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8.00%
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10.00%
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11.00%
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13.00%
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16.00%
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Over 31 Days
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$3.00
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$4.00
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$5.00
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$6.00
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$7.00
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$8.00
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$8.00
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Trip Cost Per Person
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Age 30 & under
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Age 31-55
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Age 56-70
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Age 71-75
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Age 76-80
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Age 81-84
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85 & over
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$0
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$41
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$47 |
$51
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$65
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$70
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$89
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$99
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$1 - $500
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$56
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$65
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$69
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$80
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$94
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$109
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$134
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$501 - $1000
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$75
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$80
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$99
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$135
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$155
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$174
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$214
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$1001-$1500
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$90
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$105
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$140
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$190
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$220
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$239
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$294
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$1501-$2000
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$115
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$130
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$175
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$250
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$285
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$309
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$364
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$2001-$2500
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$141
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$160
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$215
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$300
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$345
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$375
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$449
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$2501-$3000
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$166
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$186
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$255
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$360
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$415
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$445
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$534
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$3001-$3500
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$191
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$211
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$296
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$415
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$480
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$515
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$599
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$3501-$4000
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$211
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$241
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$331
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$470
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$545
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$590
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$689
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$4001-$4500
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$241
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$266
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$371
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$535
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$615
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$670
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$769
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$4501-$5000
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$261
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$301
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$411
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$590
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$675
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$740
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$849
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$5001-$5500
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$286
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$321
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$466
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$670
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$770
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$825
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$929
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$5501-$6000
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$311
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$346
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$506
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$706
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$810
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$865
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$1009
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$6001-$6500
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$331
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$381
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$561
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$776
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$885
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$950
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$1089
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$6501-$7000
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$361
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$396
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$586
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$816
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$945
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$985
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$1159
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$7001-$8000
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$396
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$456
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$661
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$911
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$1045
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$1125
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$1309
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$8001-$9000
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$446
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$506
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$731
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$1021
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$1170
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$1260
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$1459
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$9001-$10,000
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$487
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$551
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$811
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$1126
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$1295
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$1390
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$1619
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Up to $30,000
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5.00%
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6.00%
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9.00%
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12.00%
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13.00%
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14.00%
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17.00%
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Over 31 Days
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$5.00
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$6.00
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$7.00
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$8.00
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$9.00
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$10.00
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$10.00
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If you do not want trip cancellation/interruption you can buy a plan with a $0 trip cost.
Easiest way is to apply online on this web site. Just click on 'Instant Quotes & Purchase' link at the top
of this web page.
Alternatively, you can fax us the enrollment form to (972) 767-4470
Or, complete and mail the enrollment form along with your preferred form of payment to us.
Mail to:
BuyAmericanInsurance.com
3105 Broken Bow Way,
Suite 100
Plano, TX 75093
Or, you can call us at (866) INSU-BUY.
Available to persons whose primary residence is in the United States. A maximum of 10 people can be covered on each policy.
The most extensive international health and safety resource available!
Travelers today need more than insurance protection - they need knowledge and information
to keep them healthy and safe.
With the purchase of any of HTH's Travel Insurance products,
you receive access to HTH's Global Health and Safety services. Each year thousands of
international travelers, students and business people rely on HTH for this critical information.
Here are the services!
- Access to the HTH Physician Community, available in more than 150 countries. Use the HTH web site to find a pre-qualified, English-speaking doctor in your destination -- even include his or her office address and phone number with your important travel documents.
- Access to CityHealth Profiles, which contain critical healthcare information, including vaccination requirements and emergency listings, for more than 590 destinations worldwide.
- Access to Security Profiles, which include up-to-date information about terrorism, kidnapping and political stability.
- Access to the HTH Drug Translation Guide. Medications are given different brand names around the world - our guide will help you find the prescription or over-the-counter medication you need.
- Access to the HTH Medical Phrase and Terms Translation Guides. If you require medical care while traveling, HTH's medical phrases/terms translation tools will help you communicate clearly with the doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
TravelGap Protector plan customers receive the following additional benefits:
- Informed Choicesm. When Global Citizen members experience an unanticipated medical problem, they can request a second opinion through the Informed Choice service. An HTH International Physician Advisor is available to discuss the member's diagnosis and treatment plan directly with the attending physician.
- Personalized Recruitment. If a Global Citizen member needs a physician in an area not currently covered by the HTH International Provider Community, HTH Worldwide will make every effort to recruit an appropriate, qualified doctor.
- Well Preparedsm. An important companion to international living, the Well Prepared profile is a personal web page used by Global Citizen members who search the HTH Health and Safety databases, store pertinent information and launch requests for doctor appointments, provider recruitment, cashless access and second opinions.
- Appointment Scheduling and Direct Pay. Using the web or the telephone, Global Citizen members can request appointments within the HTH International Provider Community. When utilizing HTH Direct Pay, the copay and the plan deductible are waived while HTH Worldwide pays the participating physicians directly.
Remember, all of HTH's travel insurance products include access to HTH's Global Health and Safety Services.
In the event of a medical emergency:
As an HTH customer, you are eligible for global emergency assistance, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This service is provided by Worldwide Assistance Services, a Europ Assistance Company.
For immediate assistance:
- Inside the US, call 877.865.5979
- Outside the US, call +1.610.254.8772 (collect)
Note: These telephone numbers appear on the back of your HTH Travel Insurance ID Card
Your coverage for trip cancellation begins the day after we receive your payment. This plan is available to persons who pay the required plan cost prior to trip departure, and whose primary residence is in the United States. These coverages and services are designed to protect you from the specific listed other covered events, not from circumstances known or likely to occur.
Travel Insurance is underwritten by Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, Columbus, Ohio; NAIC # 10952 (all states except as otherwise noted) under Policy Form series TAHC5000. In CA, CT, HI, NE, NH, PA, TN and TX, Policy Form series TAHC5100 and TAHC5200. In IL, IN, KS, LA, OR, OH, VT, WA and WY, Policy TAHC5100IPS and TAHC5200IPS.
This plan is administered by:
HTH Administration Services.
5454 Ruffin Road
San Diego, CA 92123
Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison. If you are a resident of one of the following states (AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DE, DC, FL, ID, IN, KY, LA, ME, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, UT, VA, WA).
State specific fraud warnings:
Alaska: person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive an insurance company files a claim containing false, incomplete, or misleading information may be prosecuted under state law.
Arizona: For your protection, Arizona law requires the following statement to appear on this form: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss is subject to criminal and civil penalties.
Arkansas: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties.
California: For your protection, California law requires the following to appear on this form: Any person who knowingly presents false or fraudulent claim for the payment of a loss is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in state prison.
Colorado: It is unlawful to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading facts or information to any insurance company for the purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the company. Penalties may include imprisonment, fines, denial of insurance, and civil damages. Any insurance company or agent of an insurance company who knowingly provides false, incomplete, or misleading facts or information to a policyholder or claimant for the purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the policyholder or claimant with regard to a settlement or award payable from insurance proceeds shall be reported to the Colorado Division of Insurance within the Department of Regulatory Agencies.
Delaware: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, files a statement of claim containing any false or misleading information is guilty of a felony.
District of Columbia: WARNING: It is a crime to provide false or misleading information to an insurer for the purpose of defrauding the insurer or any other person. Penalties include imprisonment and/or fines. In addition, an insurer may deny insurance benefits if false information materially related to a claim was provided by the applicant.
Florida: Any person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any employer or employee, insurance company, or self insured program files a statement of claim or an application containing any false or misleading information is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Idaho: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, files a statement of claim containing any false or misleading information is guilty of a felony.
Indiana: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, files a statement of claim containing any false or misleading information is guilty of a felony.
Kentucky: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person, files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime and subjects such person to criminal and civil penalties.
Louisiana: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties.
Maine: WARNING: It is a crime to provide false or misleading information to an insurer for the purpose of defrauding the insurer or any other person. Penalties include imprisonment and/or fines. In addition, an insurer may deny insurance benefits if false information materially related to a claim was provided by the applicant.
Minnesota: A person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive an insurance company files a claim containing false, incomplete, or misleading information may be prosecuted under state law.
New Hampshire: A person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive an insurance company files a claim containing false, incomplete, or misleading information may be prosecuted under state law.
New Jersey: Any person who includes any false or misleading information on an application for an insurance policy is subject to criminal and civil penalties.
New Mexico: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties.
New York: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false information, or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime, and shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars and the stated value of the claim for each violation.
Ohio: Any person who, with intent to defraud or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud against an insurer, submits an application or files a claim containing a false or deceptive statement is guilty of insurance fraud.
Oklahoma: Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, makes any claim for the proceeds of an insurance policy containing any false, incomplete or misleading information is guilty of a felony.
Pennsylvania: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person, files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime and subjects such person to criminal and civil penalties.
Tennessee: WARNING: It is a crime to provide false or misleading information to an insurer for the purpose of defrauding the insurer or any other person. Penalties include imprisonment and/or fines. In addition, an insurer may deny insurance benefits if false information materially related to a claim was provided by the applicant.
Utah: Any matter in dispute between you and the company may be subject to arbitration as an alternative to court action pursuant to the rules of (the American Arbitration Association or other recognized arbitrator), a copy of which is available on request from the company. Any decision reached by arbitration shall be binding upon both you and the company. The arbitration award may include attorney's fees if allowed by state law and may be entered as a judgment in any court of proper jurisdiction.
Virginia: WARNING: It is a crime to provide false or misleading information to an insurer for the purpose of defrauding the insurer or any other person. Penalties include imprisonment and/or fines. In addition, an insurer may deny insurance benefits if false information materially related to a claim was provided by the applicant.
Washington: WARNING: It is a crime to provide false or misleading information to an insurer for the purpose of defrauding the insurer or any other person. Penalties include imprisonment and/or fines. In addition, an insurer may deny insurance benefits if false information materially related to a claim was provided by the applicant.
(Provided by HTH Administration Services' designated provider)
Detection and recovery assistance and insurance to help pay out-of-pocket costs when your identity has been compromised. These essential safeguards are automatically included for 180 days beginning on your trip departure date.
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