When your illness or injury stops you in your tracks & you have to get home for treatment.
This information is for all travellers except: Americans, Australians, Brazilians, British, Canadians, Irish, and New Zealanders.
Our intrepid travelers often go to places off the beaten track. Unfortunately off the beaten track can also mean limited medical support when it’s needed.
That’s where World Nomads can help with repatriation travel insurance, helping you navigate the local administration to get you to a place where you can access the medical help you need.
If you are hurt or injured and need help getting medical assistance the first step is always to contact our emergency assistance medical team and let us know what is going on.
Depending on what's happened to you, we can:
Before you agree to any transportation back home, you must ensure it has been approved by us or you will not be covered for the expense of it.
If your transport home or medical evacuation has not been approved by us then we won’t cover the expense for it. In addition we will not cover you for:
This isn't a complete list of what's not covered. Read through the policy carefully so you know how we can cover you.
It’s essential that you get in contact with our emergency assistance teams as soon as possible, so that our teams can support you from the time your fall sick of get injured until the time you get home.
So that our Emergency Assistance teams can assist you quickly, please be ready with the following:
Skiing at Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe, CA, USA. On an intermediate run, clipped into a snow drift and tumbled over landing on shoulder. Shoulder dislocated. Taken to Squaw Valley Medical Clinic and given x-rays then had the shoulder put back into place.
Protect your hard earned vacation from unexpected cancellation before you leave home.
We’ve got your back.
Take the pain out of medical costs while traveling overseas.
We’ve got your back.
We'll get you to hospital quickly.
Help starts here.
Cover your stolen or damaged gear and tech.
Help starts here.
Whether you need medical assistance or emergency evacuation, our teams are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year before and during your trip.
Are you in need of emergency assistance right now?
Phone:+353 21 237 8008 or +353 21 237 8003 (calls are not toll free. You can claim your itemised call costs)
Wherever you are, whatever has happened, our multi-lingual assistance teams are here to help you and your family.
Travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families. Nobody wants to think about all the things that could go wrong on their trip, but these things can and do happen. So be prepared and get your travel insurance today.
Here are our most frequently asked questions. You can also find the answers to other questions in our Helpdesk or you can ask the customer service team. If you’re looking for general travel advice, you can ask our community at Ask a Nomad.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel - Need to know before you buy
There is NO COVER available for travel to any country or part of it with a COVID-19 travel ban, and any events that arise when you travel against the US Department of State government travel bans or Do Not Travel warnings.
Ready to hit the road? Before you buy, check the US Department of State travel warnings and make sure you understand the impact coronavirus (COVID-19) and the associated travel warnings may have on travel insurance coverage.
Please go to our FAQs or our latest travel alerts, to read more. When getting a quote, review the policy wording for cover terms, conditions, limits and exclusions.
About CoronavirusCoronavirus (COVID-19) and travel - Need to know before you buy
There is NO COVER available for travel to any country or part of it with a COVID-19 travel ban, and any events that arise when you travel against any government bans or warnings.
Ready to hit the road? Before you buy, check your local government travel warnings and make sure you understand the impact coronavirus (COVID-19), and the the associated travel warnings, may have on travel insurance coverage. Please go to our FAQs and choose your country of residence to read more, or you can see our latest travel alerts here. When getting a quote, review the policy wording for cover terms, conditions, limits and exclusions.
About Coronavirus