You Told Us What You Want To Know
About Travel Health Insurance
This booklet brings together the answers to many typical questions Canadians
ask about health insurance for travellers.
This guide will help you:
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Decide what supplementary health coverage you need when you travel;
learn what options are available;
identify questions to ask before you purchase; and
understand what happens when there's a claim.
A guide to travel health insurance is produced by the Canadian Life and Health
Insurance Association (CLHIA). We do not promote any one life and health
insurance company or any particular type of insurance policy or plan. We leave
those choices to you, the consumer.
We hope this guide will help you make the most of your travel health insurance
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CAUTION: This guide presents a wide variety of general information on travel health insurance
as simply and accurately as possible, but it is not for legal reference. New legislation and
regulations and technological and competitive developments may change some of the rules,
conditions and industry practices described. If you have specific questions, check your policy
details and contact your group benefits administrator and/or insurance company.
