
| The Atlas Group Travel Series now automatically includes many new benefits, services and features that make it a leading option for student groups, missionary organizations and corporations who travel internationally. The policy now includes a benefit to be used in case of Natural Disasters and expanded coverage of Incidental Trips Home. This innovative product also includes coverage for Acts of Terrorism, Political Evacuation, and Complications of Pregnancy. Non-US citizens traveling outside of the US will benefit from our updated rating structure. State of the art travel and emergency medical assistance services are part of every Atlas Group Travel Series plan. These features are accompanied by the same astonishing service you have come to expect from HCC Medical Insurance Services (HCCMIS), the leader in international travel medical insurance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Why Buy Travel Insurance? |
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| The answer is easy. Whether your group is traveling for business or pleasure, international travel involves risk. You may arrive at your destination to find that a member of your group’s luggage with personal items has disappeared. A personal emergency may necessitate early return home for a member of your group. A medical emergency may require hospitalization or even air evacuation. In most cases, your existing insurance will not provide adequate protection for these and other risks. Without appropriate travel insurance, members of your group may be in jeopardy of significant financial liability. HCCMIS can’t take the risk out of international travel, but if the unforeseen happens, we will be there to help you. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is My Group Eligible for the Atlas Group Travel Series? |
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| If your group consists of a minimum of five travelers who are at least 14 days old traveling internationally for at least 5 days, your group is eligible. If your group members are under age 70, you may select the Overall Maximum Limit, ranging from $50,000 to $1,000,000. The Overall Maximum Limit for members age 70 to 79 is $50,000. The Overall Maximum Limit for members age 80 and older is $10,000. The minimum coverage period is 5 days and the maximum coverage period is 12 months. The same Overall Maximum Limit must be purchased for every member of your group under the age of 70. The same Deductible must be purchased for every member of your group. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When Does Coverage Become Effective and When Does it End? |
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| Coverage becomes effective on the latest of: the moment we receive your Application and correct premium (if Application and payment is made online or by fax), 12:01am* on the date we receive your Application and payment (if Application and payment is made by mail), the moment the member departs from his or her Home Country or 12:01am on the date you request on your Application. Coverage will end on the earliest of: 11:59 pm on the last day of the period for which you have paid a premium, 11:59 pm on the date requested on your Application, or the moment of the member’s return to his or her Home Country (unless the member has started a Benefit Period or is eligible for Home Country Coverage). *Times expressed above are based on US Eastern Time. |
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| Does the Atlas Group Travel Series Provide any Home Country Coverage? |
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| Yes. Under certain circumstances, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide limited Home Country Coverage
Incidental Home Country Coverage - The Atlas Group Travel Series provides up to 15 days of incidental coverage for trips to the member’s Home Country for every 3 months of coverage purchased. Incidental visit time must be used within the three-month period earned, and the member must continue their international trip in order to be eligible for this benefit, which covers Medical expenses only. Return to the Home Country must not be taken for the purpose of obtaining treatment of an Illness or Injury that began while traveling. Benefit Period Medical Coverage – A Benefit Period begins on the first date the member receives a diagnosis or treatment of a covered Illness or Injury while outside his or her Home Country and lasts for 180 days. If a member started a Benefit Period while this insurance was in effect, the member is covered only for Medical expenses for the duration of the Benefit Period, regardless of whether the member is at home or abroad. End of Trip Home Country Medical Coverage – If your group is covered under the Atlas Group Travel Series and members are outside of their Home Countries continuously (except for covered Incidental Trips as described above) for six (6) months or more, you may purchase an additional 30 days of End of Trip Home Country Medical Coverage for the group. Home Country Defined - If you are a US citizen, your Home Country is the United States, regardless of the location of your Principal Residence. If you are not a US citizen, your Home Country is the country where you principally reside and receive regular mail. |
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| Which Plan Should I Purchase? |
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| US citizens, as well as all non-US citizens traveling outside of the US, should purchase Atlas Group International, which provides coverage for outside of the United States. Non-US citizen traveling to the United States should purchase Atlas Group America. For the purpose of this insurance, the United States also includes Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What is Covered? |
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| Limits apply to all benefits (See Schedule of Benefits and
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Complications of Pregnancy:
Treatment of Complications of Pregnancy during the first 26 weeks of Pregnancy is covered under this insurance. Complications of Pregnancy is defined as: Illnesses whose diagnoses are distinct from Pregnancy, but are adversely affected by Pregnancy or caused by Pregnancy, and not associated with a normal Pregnancy. This includes: ectopic Pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, hyperemesis gravidarum, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, missed abortion and conditions of comparable severity. Hospital Indemnity:If a member of your group is hospitalized as an Inpatient for treatment of a covered Illness or Injury, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide $100 for each night the member spends in the hospital. This benefit is in addition to payments for other covered expenses and is not subject to Deductible or Coinsurance. Acute Onset of a Pre-Existing Condition:Group members under age 70 are covered for an Acute Onset of a Pre-existing Condition. Coverage is available up to $15,000 Lifetime Maximum for Eligible Medical Expenses and up to $25,000 Lifetime Maximum for Emergency Medical Evacuation. An Acute Onset of a Pre-existing Condition is a sudden and unexpected outbreak or recurrence of a Pre-existing Condition, which occurs spontaneously and without advance warning either in the form of Physician recommendations or symptoms. Treatment must be obtained within 24 hours of the sudden and unexpected outbreak or recurrence. Emergency Dental:The following Emergency Dental expenses are covered: Emergency Dental treatment and Dental surgery necessary to restore or replace sound natural teeth lost or damaged in an Accident that is covered under this insurance subject to the Overall Maximum Limit; and Emergency Dental treatment necessary to resolve acute, spontaneous and unexpected onset of pain subject to a maximum benefit of $100. Political Evacuation:If the United States government issues a travel warning that becomes effective on or after your date of arrival in your destination country, the plan will provide for transportation to the nearest place of safety or for return to your Home Country. You must contact HCCMIS within 10 days of the date the travel warning is issued and the evacuation must be approved in advance and coordinated by HCCMIS. Emergency Medical Evacuation:If recommended by your attending Physician, who certifies that Evacuation is necessary to safeguard your life and that Medically Necessary treatment is not available locally, and if approved in advance and coordinated by HCCMIS, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefits: Emergency air and/or ground transportation to the nearest Hospital that is qualified to provide the Medically Necessary treatment. |
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| Emergency Reunion:
In the event of a covered Emergency Medical Evacuation, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefits: The cost of an economy round-trip air and/or ground transportation ticket for one of the member’s relatives (parent, spouse, sibling or child age 18 or older) for travel to the area where the member is hospitalized following Emergency Medical Evacuation and reasonable expenses for lodging and meals for the relative for a period not to exceed 15 days. Return of Minor Children:If a member of your group is the only person age 18 or older, traveling with one or more children under the age of 18, who are also covered by the Atlas Group Travel Series, and the member is Hospitalized for treatment of a covered Illness or Injury, resulting in the children being left unattended for a period of time expected to exceed 36 hours, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: The cost of a one-way economy air and/or ground transportation ticket for each covered child to the terminal serving the area of Principal Residence of each covered child. |
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| Terrorism
The Atlas Group Travel Series provides Medical coverage for Injuries and Illnesses resulting from an Act of Terrorism, subject to a $50,000 lifetime maximum, provided all of the following conditions are met:
An Act of Terrorism is defined as: an act, including but not limited to, the use of force or violence and/or the threat thereof, of any person or group(s) of persons, whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organization(s) or government(s) committed for political, religious, ideological or similar purposes including the intention to influence any government and/or to put the public, or any section of the public, in fear. Accidental Death and Dismemberment:In the event of your Accidental Death (except while traveling on a common carrier) or Dismemberment resulting from a covered Injury, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit:
The Accidental Death and Dismemberment benefit is not available for losses incurred during participation in a Hazardous Sport or in respect to losses resulting from an Act of Terrorism. The Beneficiary for members age 18 or older will be as follows: In the event of Accidental Death while traveling on board a commercial Common Carrier, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: Principal Sum of $50,000 ($25,000 for children under age 18) subject to a maximum of $250,000 per group to the Beneficiary, as described above. This benefit is not available in respect to losses resulting from an Act of Terrorism. Repatriation of Remains:In the event of a covered Injury or Illness resulting in a member’s death, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: Air and/or ground transportation of bodily remains or ashes to the area of the member’s Principal Residence, and reasonable costs of preparation of remains necessary for transportation. Natural Disaster:In the event of natural disaster (hurricane, flood, tornado, tsunami, etc) the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide up to $100 a day for 5 days if you are displaced from your planned, paid accommodations due to evacuation from forecasted disaster or following a disaster strike. Displaced is defined as required to depart your destination due to an evacuation ordered by prevailing authorities. Proof of paid accommodations must be submitted at time of claim. |
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Lost Checked Luggage:
In the event a member’s checked luggage is permanently lost by the transportation provider, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: Up to $250 for replacement of clothes and personal hygiene items, not to exceed $50 for any one item. The member must file a formal claim with the transportation provider and submit copies of all claim forms and proof that the transportation provider has paid its normal reimbursement for the lost checked luggage. |
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| Schedule of Benefits and Limits |
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| Unless indicated otherwise, all benefits are subject to the Deductible and Coinsurance, and are per Certificate Period. |
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| What Is Excluded? |
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The following charges, treatments, surgeries, medications, conditions and circumstances are excluded:
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| What if I Plan to Participate in a Sport or Athletic Activity that is Excluded? |
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| The Optional Sports Rider is available for the adventurous groups. This Rider adds coverage for the Amateur sports listed in exclusion #19. The maximum coverage under this Rider is the Overall Maximum Limit you select. The Accidental Death and Dismemberment benefit is deleted during the course of the activity. The Rider must be purchased for all members of your group. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What are the Pre-certification Requirements? |
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| Hospitalizations, Surgeries, Emergency and Political Evacuations, Emergency Reunions, Trip Interruptions, Repatriation of Remains, Computerized Tomography (CAT Scan) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) must be Pre-certified. Simply call, or have your Physician call, HCCMIS with the information relative to your claim. You may also pre-certify by submitting details through Client Zone. Be sure to have your ID number available. If you do not Pre-certify, medical expenses will be reduced by 50% and all other expenses will be forfeited. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who is the Plan Administrator? |
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| HCC Medical Insurance Services, LLC (HCCMIS), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a full service organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of insurance products designed specifically to address the insurance needs of consumers worldwide. Our international claims specialists, medical professionals and service representatives are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer your questions and respond to your needs. Whether you have lost your luggage or are in need of Emergency Medical Evacuation, you will find our service team to be prompt, compassionate, and highly professional. HCCMIS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HCC), a leading international specialty insurance group headquartered in Houston, Texas. HCC has assets of $9.0 billion, shareholders’ equity of $3.0 billion and is rated AA (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor’s and AA (Very Strong) by Fitch Ratings. In addition, HCC’s major domestic insurance companies are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who is the Insurer? |
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| The Atlas Series is insured by Syndicate 4141 at Lloyd's, London. Lloyd's is the largest and oldest insurance market in the world and is rated 'A' (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company and 'A+' (Strong) by Standard & Poor's. Lloyd's provides financial strength and security that is unparalleled in the worldwide insurance market. Lloyd's is recognized as a market leader in the accident and health insurance arena and is well known for its innovative products and services. Presently, Lloyd's provides accident and health insurance to millions of individuals in almost every country of the world. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HCCMIS's Client Zone and World Service Center |
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Whether you have misplaced your ID card or benefit booklet, need assistance with a claim, or have a question about benefits, HCCMIS is ready to respond. Frequently, these and other issues can be addressed with a short visit to Client Zone. Client Zone is an online account management and resource tool that allows you to:
You may access Client Zone by logging in at https://zone.hccmis.com/clientzone/. If you prefer to speak to one of our professional representatives, you may contact our World Service Center by calling toll-free from various countries around the world or by calling collect. Our World Service Center can provide you with service in many different languages. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Privacy Policy |
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| HCCMIS respects individual privacy and values the confidence of its customers, employees, consumers, business associates, and others. Please contact us or visit our website to obtain a full version of our Privacy Policy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||