Anyone planning a trip to another EU country or a long-distance trip should always be able to rely on comprehensive international health insurance. But with a wide range of travel health insurance policies on offer, it is always worth comparing. With the international health insurance comparison , you can quickly see which travel health insurance is best suited to your needs, type of travel and duration of travel. You will also get a good overview of our conditions and which additional insurance policies are included.
International health insurance in comparison
International health insurance in comparison
| International health insurance | International health insurance for young people | Annual international health insurance | Premium annual insurance cover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum travel duration | up to 364 days | up to 364 days | up to 62 days per trip | up to 62 days per trip |
| Scope of cover | Worldwide | Worldwide | Worldwide | Worldwide |
| International health insurance policy
Travel health insurance
The travel health insurance covers the costs for medical treatment or hospital stay and reimburses you for the costs of a medically reasonable return transport to your home country. | ||||
| Travel accident insurance cover Reimbursement of expenses in the event of death or disability | ||||
| Travel liability insurance | ||||
| Travel assistance insurance policy Worldwide accessible 24-hour travel emergency call provides support in urgent cases during the trip, for example if you lose your means of payment. | ||||
| Details | Details | Details | Details |
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How useful is international health insurance: Compare your travel habits
In principle, we recommend an international health insurance policy both for longer long-distance trips and for short holidays of several days. This is because, even if the probability of an unforeseeable event occurring is higher during longer stays, you can also fall ill or possibly suffer an accident during a short trip. If you travel without the protection of international health insurance, medical treatments in EU countries as well as in non-EU countries can be associated with high costs and thus a financial risk for you.
Why statutory health insurance is not sufficient for travel abroad
The statutory health insurance funds cover treatment costs in Germany and partly also in other EU countries through so-called social security agreements. If you travel to another EU country and need medical treatment there, you can first show your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) on the back of your e-card to the doctor or hospital. This means that you will be reimbursed for medical treatment in accordance with the respective regulations of the destination country. What does that mean? If the percentage differs from the regulation in Austria, you may have to pay part of the treatment costs yourself in other EU countries. In this case, private travel health insurance will protect you: Compare the components and included benefits of our insurance products now.
How do I best protect myself on long-distance journeys?
On long-distance journeys to countries outside the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA) , you are not insured in the event of an emergency without private health insurance. If, for example, you have an accident during your holiday and have to be treated in hospital, you will have to bear the entire cost of treatment yourself. If you cannot receive adequate treatment in a foreign hospital and are, therefore, dependent on medical transport back to your home country, covering the costs yourself is simply not possible in most cases.
With HanseMerkur international health insurance, you not only cover medically necessary return transport during your trip abroad, but also medically expedient return transport. This means that you can also make use of a return transport if, for example, you can recover better in a hospital at home near your family and the doctor treating you considers this to be sensible.
International health insurance: Compare our plans
Depending on your individual requirements and demands, you should also choose your travel insurance. If you are undertaking a single trip, we recommend our international health insurance up to 364 days. The benefit to you: Both the Carefree and Premium plans cover outpatient treatment, medicines and dressings, painkilling dental treatment and medical repatriation to Austria. HanseMerkur's travel health insurance policies offer you and your family comprehensive insurance cover on holiday trips abroad. If you suffer an accident during your holiday or have to see a doctor due to illness, we will reimburse the costs incurred for outpatient and inpatient treatment in hospital. In addition, we establish contact between a doctor appointed by us and your family doctor and the hospital doctors treating you. If you wish, we can also provide information for your relatives.
If, on the other hand, you travel several times a year and for no longer than 62 days per trip, it is worth taking out our annual international health insurance. It protects you on worldwide stays abroad and is often already worthwhile if you take 2 trips a year. If you are a frequent traveller and value even more comprehensive protection, you will benefit from our premium annual travel protection. In addition to comprehensive international health insurance, this also includes travel curtailment and delay cover (e.g. for flights), travel liability and accident insurance.
Suitable travel health insurance for young people
Would you like to discover the world as a student, au pair, work & travel traveller or for an internship abroad for several months? Then we recommend our international health insurance for young adults up to 39 years of age, which protects you on worldwide trips up to a travel duration of 364 days. Our rates are staggered up to the 29th birthday and up to the 39th birthday. To complete your protection, you can optionally add an additional package. In that case, you can rely on travel liability, luggage, travel accident and emergency insurance during your trip abroad.