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on University-Related Business
Travel
Accident Insurance
All active faculty and staff members traveling while on official University
of Michigan business (excluding vacations and everyday travel to and from
work) are provided coverage for accidental death or dismemberment. The
University pays the full premium and you do not have to enroll in this
coverage. Coverage amounts and certain exclusions apply:
- Coverage
begins on your first day of work and continues until your last day of
work at the University of Michigan.
- If you
die while traveling on University business, the plan provides a benefit
of $50,000 or five times your annual salary, whichever is more, with
a ceiling of $200,000. The plan also pays benefits for dismemberment
and disability.
- The maximum
benefit for any one covered accident is $4,000,000.
Secure
Travel Plan
The University of Michigan Travel Accident Plan, provided
by CIGNA, includes an emergency travel assistance program
that coordinates with your medical coverage. The "Secure
Travel" program is provided by Worldwide Assistance
Services, Inc. (WA) any time you are 100 or more miles from
home while traveling on University business. Fully-paid
services include the following:
- Pre-departure
information on immunization requirements, visa and passport requirements,
foreign exchange rates, embassy/consular referral, travel/tourist advisories,
temperature and weather conditions, and cultural information;
- Medical
evacuation when deemed medically necessary by a WA designated physician,
including arranging and paying for your transportation to the nearest
adequate medical facility that can properly treat your condition;
- Repatriation
in the event that you should pass away while traveling, including arranging
for all necessary government authorizations and paying for the return
of your remains to your place of residence for burial or cremation.
Additional
services are also provided by Worldwide Assistance Services, Inc., including
assistance with lost or stolen items, translation and interpretation services,
and other emergency travel assistance, but you are responsible for any
expenses incurred.
For more
information about Worldwide Assistance Services, see http://www.worldwideassistance.com
Worldwide
Assistance Services can be contacted from the U.S. and Canada at 1-888-226-4567;
from outside the U.S. and Canada, call collect at 202-331-7635. Indicate
that you are a member of CIGNA
Secure Travel with the following:
Policyholder
Name Regents of the University of Michigan
Policy # ABL-637063
Group # 57
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