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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Fixed and Comprehensive Visitor Medical Insurance Policies

By Ray Sondeo

The two main types of visitors insurance available are fixed and comprehensive policies. Some providers might offer both types of coverage, while others offer only one or the other.

Fixed benefits provide a maximum amount of coverage for each type of medical expense. This means that the policies total limit will not be paid for every type of medical treatment and that each class of medical expense is considered separately.

If one has a broken arm on the trip, and the bill for X-Rays exceeds the 'diagnostic' benefits limit of the plan then the insured person would need to pick up the rest of the tab. In the event of multiple complications, injuries, sicknesses during the same trip the 'fixed benefits' plan coverage can be found to be in-adequate. On the same token one should note the low probability of a person having multiple incidents on the same trip.

Fixed rate policies work best for frugal shoppers, as the premiums are typically much lower than with other plans. Basic coverage for anyone willing to expose themselves to some amount of risk still provides low-level protections for the traveler.

With a comprehensive health insurance for visitor policy, any injury will be covered up the maximum allowed by the policy itself. No matter how many individual types of care are required, the maximum policy amount is available to cover them.

To compare the two types of policies, a traveler that acquires an infection on their trip would experience very different out-of-pocket expenses. With the comprehensive visitor insurance, the company would allow using the entire policy benefit amount if necessary toward this one illness. However, a fixed rate policy would limit the coverage to a predetermined amount, leaving the remaining costs up to the traveler.

The largest difference between the two options is that comprehensive visitors medical insurance will cost more but offer a high degree of payout for any condition. A fixed rate policy will have similar policy maximums but the costs may be much less than a comprehensive plan.

Insurance for visitors, no matter which kind is chosen, is vital for any traveler. Health insurance for visitors covers the unexpected costs of medical treatment in a foreign land. Whether fixed rate or comprehensive, visitors insurance is a necessary expense.

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