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A comprehensive program providing you with 24/7 emergency medical, security,
and travel assistance - including emergency medical evacuation and repatriation
- when you are 100 or more miles away from your permanent residence in your home
country.
This Insurance is underwritten by: ACE American Insurance Company, with its principal
place of business in Philadelphia, PA.
| Schedule of Benefits |
Maximum Benefits Per Person |
| Emergency Medical Evacuation |
100% of Covered Expenses |
| Return of Dependent Children |
100% of Covered Expenses |
| Emergency Reunion |
100% of Covered Expenses |
| Medical Repatriation |
100% of Covered Expenses |
| Repatriation of Remains |
100% of Covered Expenses |
| Worldwide Emergency Assistance Services |
How To Use FrontierMEDEX Services
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
FrontierMEDEX is Your key to travel safety. If You have a medical or travel problem,
simply call Us for assistance. Our toll-free and collect-call telephone numbers
are printed on Your ID card. Either dial the toll-free number of the country you
are in, or call the Emergency Response Center COLLECT at:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA +1-410-453-6330
An assistance coordinator will ask for Your name, Your company or group name, the
FrontierMEDEX ID number shown on Your card, and a description of Your situation.
If the condition is an emergency, You should go immediately to the nearest
physician or hospital without delay and then contact the 24-hour Emergency Response
Center. We will then take the appropriate action to assist You and monitor
Your care until the situation is resolved.
Payments arranged by MEDEX Insurance Services
Most Physicians and hospitals will provide you with the necessary medical treatment
will either send their bill directly to MEDEX Insurance Services, or in the case
of small dollar amounts, may ask You to pay at time services are rendered. Ask the
hospital or Physician to contact MEDEX Insurance Services. We will confirm Your
protection plan coverage and arrange for prompt payments. You will be asked to pay
for any deductible amount or items not covered by Your plan.
Payments made by You
If You are required to pay for medical treatment, obtain a signed receipt and a signed
statement by a Physician describing the problem and the treatment. Once Your other
insurance has processed Your claim, submit a copy of their final disposition along
with a MEDEX Insurance Services claim form and a copy of Your receipts to:
MEDEX Insurance Services
8501 LaSalle Road, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21286
+1 800 732 5309 or 1 410 453 6380
For claim forms or questions, call between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through
Friday Eastern Time.
Medical Evacuation & Repatriation Benefits
Emergency Medical Evacuation Benefit
The Insurer will pay Emergency Medical Evacuation Benefits as shown in the Benefit
Schedule for Covered Expenses incurred for the medical evacuation of a Covered
Person. Benefits are payable up to the Maximum Limit shown in the Benefit Schedule
if the Covered Person:
- suffers a Medical Emergency during the course of the Trip;
- requires Emergency Medical Evacuation; and
- is traveling 100 miles or more away from his or her place of permanent residence
in his or her Home Country.
Covered Expenses
Medical Transport
expenses for Transportation under medical supervision to a different hospital, treatment
facility or to the Covered Person’s place of residence for Medically Necessary
treatment in the event of the Covered Person’s Medical Emergency and upon
the request of the Doctor designated by Us in consultation with the local attending
Doctor.
Dispatch of a Doctor or Specialist
the Doctor’s or specialist’s travel expenses and the medical services
provided on location, if, based on the information available, a Covered Person’s
condition cannot be adequately assessed to evaluate the need for transport or evacuation
and a doctor or specialist is dispatched by Us to the Covered Person’s location
to make the assessment.
Return of Dependent Child(ren)
expenses to return each Dependent child who is under age 18 to his or her principal
residence if a) the Covered Person is age 18 or older; and b) the Covered Person
is the only person traveling with the minor Dependent child(ren); and c) the Covered
Person suffers a Medical Emergency and must be confined in a Hospital.
Escort Services
expenses for an Immediate Family Member or companion who is traveling with the Covered
Person to join the Covered Person during the Covered Person’s emergency medical
evacuation to a different hospital, treatment facility or the Covered Person’s
place of residence.
Benefits for these Covered Expenses will not be payable unless:
- the Doctor ordering the Emergency Medical Evacuation certifies the severity of the
Covered Person’s Medical Emergency requires an Emergency Medical Evacuation;
- all Transportation arrangements made for the Emergency Medical Evacuation are by
the most direct and economical conveyance and route possible;
- the charges incurred are Medically Necessary and do not exceed the charges for similar
Transportation, treatment, services or supplies in the locality where the expense
is incurred; and
- do not include charges that would not have been made if there were no insurance.
“Home Country” means a country from which the Covered Person holds a
passport. If the Covered Person holds passports from more than one country, his
or her Home Country will be that country which the Covered Person has declared to
Us in writing as his or her Home Country.
Benefits will not be payable unless We authorize in writing, or by an authorized
electronic or telephonic means, all expenses in advance, and services are rendered
by Us. In the event the Covered Person refuses to be medically evacuated, we will
not be liable for any medical expenses incurred after the date medical evacuation
is recommended.
Emergency Reunion Benefit
In the event the Covered Person is or will be confined in a Hospital for at least
7 consecutive days due to a covered Injury or Sickness and is traveling alone, the
Insurer will pay the expenses incurred for travel of a person chosen by him or her,
up to the Benefit Limit shown in the Benefit Schedule. Covered expenses
are limited to a round-trip economy airline ticket. All travel arrangements must
be made by Us and approved in advance.
Medical Repatriation Benefit
The Insurer will pay expenses incurred for medical repatriation after a hospitalization
or medical treatment for a Covered Accident or Sickness if the Covered Person is
(a) unable to continue his or her Trip as recommended by the treating Doctor in
consultation with Us; or (b) requires continuing follow-up treatment, within one
year from his or her original Scheduled Return Date, less refunds from his or her
unused transportation tickets.
We will coordinate with the local attending Doctor to arrange the Covered Person’s
return to his or her Home. We will provide the appropriate medical personnel to
accompany the Covered Person during the return Trip if it is Medically Necessary.
Covered Expenses include Transportation incurred in connection with a Covered Person’s
repatriation. All Transportation arrangements made for repatriating the Covered
Person must be by the most direct and economical route possible. Expenses for Transportation
must be: (a) recommended by the local attending Doctor; (b) required by the standard
regulations of the conveyance transporting the Covered Person; and (c) arranged
and authorized in advance by Us.
Repatriation Of Remains Benefit
The Insurer will pay Repatriation of Remains Benefits as shown in the Benefit
Schedule for preparation and return of a Covered Person’s body to his
or her home if he or she dies as a result of a Medical Emergency while traveling
100 miles or more away from his or her place of permanent residence. Covered expenses
include: 1. expenses for embalming or cremation; 2. the minimally necessary coffin
or receptacle adequate for transporting the remains; 3. transporting the remains.
All Transportation arrangements must be made by the most direct and economical route
and conveyance possible and may not exceed the Covered Expenses for similar Transportation
in the locality where the expense is incurred. Benefits will not be payable unless
We authorize in writing, or by an authorized electronic or telephonic means, all
expenses in advance.
Medical Assistance Services
Worldwide Medical and Dental Referrals
FrontierMEDEX will provide referrals to help You locate appropriate treatment or
care.
Monitoring of Treatment
FrontierMEDEX assistance coordinators will continually monitor Your case. In addition,
FrontierMEDEX regional medical advisors provide consultative and advisory services,
including review and analysis of the quality of medical care You are receiving.
Facilitation of Hospital Payment
Upon securing payment or a guarantee to reimburse, FrontierMEDEX will either wire
funds or guarantee required emergency Hospital admittance deposits. You are ultimately
responsible for the payment of the cost of medical care and treatment, including
hospital expenses.
Transfer of Insurance Information to Medical Providers
FrontierMEDEX will assist You with Hospital admission, such as relaying insurance
benefit information, to help prevent delays or denials of medical care. FrontierMEDEX
will also assist with discharge planning.
Medication, Vaccine and Blood Transfers
In the event medication, vaccines, or blood products are not available locally, or
a prescription medication is lost or stolen, FrontierMEDEX will coordinate their
transfer to You upon the prescribing Physician’s authorization, if it is legally
permissible.
Replacement of Corrective Lenses and Medical Devices
FrontierMEDEX will coordinate the replacement of corrective lenses or medical devices
if they are lost, stolen, or broken during travel.
Dispatch of Doctors/Specialists
In an emergency where You cannot adequately be assessed by telephone for possible
evacuation, or You cannot be moved and local treatment is unavailable, FrontierMEDEX
will send an appropriate medical practitioner to you.
Medical Records Transfer
Upon Your consent, FrontierMEDEX will assist with the transfer of medical information
and records to You or the treating physician.
Continuous Updates to Family, Employer, and Physician
With your approval, FrontierMEDEX will provide case updates to appropriate individuals
You designate in order to keep them informed.
Hotel Arrangements for Convalescence
FrontierMEDEX will assist You with the arrangement of hotel stays and room requirements
before or after hospitalization.
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Emergency Travel Arrangements
FrontierMEDEX will make new reservations for airlines, hotels, and other travel services
in the event of an Emergency Sickness or Injury.
Transfer of Funds
FrontierMEDEX will provide You with an emergency cash advance subject to us first
securing funds from You or Your family.
Replacement of Lost or Stolen Travel Documents
FrontierMEDEX will assist You in taking the necessary steps to replace passports,
tickets, and other important travel documents.
Legal Referrals
Should You require legal assistance, FrontierMEDEX will direct You to an attorney
and assist You in securing a bail bond.
Translation Services
FrontierMEDEX’s multilingual assistance coordinators are available to provide
immediate verbal translation assistance in a variety of languages in an emergency;
otherwise FrontierMEDEX will provide You with referrals to local interpreter services.
Message Transmittals
You may send and receive emergency messages toll-free, 24-hours a day, through the
FrontierMEDEX center.
WORLDWIDE DESTINATION INTELLIGENCE
Pre-Travel Information
Upon Your request, We can provide updated destination intelligence for 173 countries
covering subject areas such as weather, currency and culture.
Travel and Health Information
Upon Your request We can provide You with updates on travel and health information
such as immunizations, vaccinations, regional health concerns, entry and exit requirements,
and transportation information.
Security Intelligence
Upon Your request, We will provide You with the latest authoritative information
and security guidance for over 173 countries and 283 cities. Our global security
database is continuously updated and includes intelligence from thousands of worldwide
sources.
SECURITY AND POLITICAL EVACUATION SERVICES
Political Evacuation Services
In the event of a threatening political situation, such as military uprising or coup,
We will assist You in making evacuation arrangements, including flight arrangements,
securing visas, and logistical arrangements such as ground transportation and housing.
In more complex situations, We will assist You in making arrangements with providers
of specialized security services.
Security Evacuation Services
In the event of a threatening situation, such as rioting, or other violent situations,
We will assist You in making evacuation arrangements, including flight arrangements,
securing visas, and logistical arrangements such as ground transportation and housing.
In more complex situations, We will assist You in making arrangements with providers
of specialized security services.
Transportation After Political or Security Evacuation
Following a Security or Political Evacuation and when safety allows, We will coordinate
Your return to either Your Host Country or Your Home Country.
General Exclusions
The Policy does not cover loss caused by or results from:
- participation in skydiving, hang gliding, parachuting, mountaineering, any race,
bungee cord jumping, and spelunking.
- participation as a professional in athletics.
- participation in any military maneuver or training exercise.
- commission or the attempt to commit a criminal act.
- pregnancy and childbirth, except Complications of Pregnancy.
- traveling for the purpose of securing medical treatment.
- Injury or Sickness when traveling against the advice of a Doctor.
- services not shown as covered.
- war or act of war (whether declared or not).
- loss or damage (including death or Injury) and any associated cost or expense resulting
directly or indirectly from the discharge, explosion or use of any device, weapon
or material employing or involving nuclear fission, nuclear fusion or radioactive
force, or chemical, biological, radiological or similar agents, whether in time
of peace or war, and regardless of who commits the act, regardless of any other
cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence thereto when such
event occurs in a foreign country.
If We determine the benefits paid under this Policy are eligible benefits under any
other benefit plan, We may seek to recover any expenses covered by another plan
to the extent that the Covered Person is eligible for reimbursement.
This insurance does not apply to the extent that trade or economic sanctions or regulations
prohibit Us from providing insurance, including, but not limited to, the payment
of claims.
Definitions
Please note, certain words used in this document have specific meanings. These terms
will be capitalized throughout the document. The definition of any word, if not
defined in the text where it is used, may be found either in this Definitions section
or in the Benefit Schedule.
“Aircraft” means any air conveyance which: a) is organized
and licensed for the transportation of passengers for hire; b) is piloted by a person
who has a valid and current certificate of competency or a rating which authorizes
him or her to pilot the Aircraft; and c) is not operated by the militia or armed
forces of any state, national government or international authority.
“Common Carrier” means a vehicle or service licensed
to carry passengers for hire on a regularly scheduled basis.
“Complication of Pregnancy” means a condition requiring
Hospital confinement, whose diagnosis is distinct from pregnancy but adversely affected
or caused by pregnancy, such as: a) acute nephritis or nephrosis; b) cardiac decompensation;
c) missed abortion; and d) similar medical and surgical conditions of comparable
severity.
Complications of Pregnancy will also include: a) non-elective cesarean section; b)
termination of ectopic pregnancy; and c) spontaneous termination of pregnancy, occurring
during a period of gestation in which a viable birth is not possible. However, the
term Complication of Pregnancy will not include: a) false labor, occasional spotting,
or morning sickness; b) Doctor prescribed rest; c) hyper emesis gravid arum; d)
pre-eclampsia; or any similar condition associated with the management of a difficult
pregnancy not consisting of a nosologically distinct Complication of Pregnancy.
“Covered Accident” means an accident that occurs while
coverage is in force for an Covered Person and results in a loss or Injury covered
by the Policy for which benefits are payable.
“Covered Person” means any eligible person, including
Dependents if eligible for coverage under the Policy, who applies for coverage and
for whom the required Premium is paid.
“Covered Trip” means a) A period of round-trip travel
away from Home to a Destination outside of the Covered Person’s city of residence;
the purpose of the Trip is business or pleasure and is not to obtain health care
or treatment of any kind; the Trip has defined departure and return dates specified
when the Covered Person applies; the Trip does not exceed the number of days or
months in the Application for which Premium payment is made; and the Covered Person’s
Destination is not to another Home; travel is primarily by Common Carrier and only
incidental by private conveyance; or b) A period of one-way travel that starts in
the U.S. or Canada (except U.S. citizens may begin their Trip outside the U.S.,
if returning to the U.S.); the purpose of the Trip is business or pleasure and is
not to obtain health care or treatment of any kind; the Trip has defined departure
and arrival dates and defined departure and arrival places specified when the Covered
Person applies; travel is primarily by Common Carrier and only incidentally by private
conveyance; and the Trip does not exceed the number of days or months in the Application
for which Premium payment is made.
In this Policy, Covered Trip is also referred to as “Trip”.
“Destination” means the place where the Covered Person
expects to travel on his or her Trip as shown on the Application.
“Doctor” means a licensed health care provider acting
within the scope of his or her license and rendering care or treatment to a Covered
Person that is appropriate for the conditions and locality. It will not include
a Covered Person or a member of the Covered Person’s Immediate Family or household.
“Domestic Partner” means a person of the same or opposite
sex of the Insured who is registered in the state which he or she resides.
The term “Spouse”, wherever used, will include a Domestic Partner.
“Home” means the Covered Person’s principle or
secondary place of residence.
“Hospital” means an institution that: 1) operates as
a Hospital pursuant to law for the care, treatment, and providing of in-patient
services for sick or injured persons; 2) provides 24-hour nursing service by Registered
Nurses on duty or call; 3) has a staff of one or more licensed Doctors available
at all times; 4) provide organized facilities for diagnosis, treatment and surgery,
either: (i) on its premises; or (ii) in facilities available to it, on a pre-arranged
basis; 5) is not primarily a nursing care facility, rest home, convalescent home,
or similar establishment, or any separate ward, wing or section of a Hospital used
as such; and 6) is not a place for drug addicts, alcoholics, or the aged.
“Immediate Family Member” means a Covered Person’s
parent, grandparent, spouse or Domestic Partner, child, brother, sister or in-laws.
“Injury” means accidental bodily harm sustained by a
Covered Person that results directly and independently from all other causes from
a Covered Accident. The Injury must be caused solely through external, violent and
accidental means. All Injuries sustained by one person in any one Covered Accident,
including all related conditions and recurrent symptoms of these injuries, are considered
a single Injury.
“Insured” means the person named on the individual Application
for whom the required Premium is paid making insurance in effect for that person.
“Insurer” means ACE American Insurance Company.
“Medical Emergency” means a condition caused by an Injury
or Sickness that manifests itself during the Covered Trip which requires immediate
and emergent medical treatment not available in the Covered Person’s location
and without which there would be a significant risk of death or serious impairment.
“Medical Expenses” means Usual and Customary costs of
treatment for Injury or Sickness which are provided by a Doctor, dentist, or professional
nurse on an emergency or urgent basis which are actually incurred by the Covered
Person.
“Medically Necessary” means a treatment, service or
supply that is: 1) required to treat an Injury; 2) prescribed or ordered by a Doctor
or furnished by a Hospital; 3) performed in the least costly setting required by
the Covered Person’s condition; and 4) consistent with the medical and surgical
practices prevailing in the area for treatment of the condition at the time rendered.
Purchasing or renting 1) air conditioners; 2) air purifiers; 3) motorized transportation
equipment; 4) escalators or elevators in private homes; 5) eye glass frames or lenses;
6) hearing aids; 7) swimming pools or supplies for them; and 8) general exercise
equipment are not Medically Necessary. A service or supply may not be Medically
Necessary if a less intensive or more appropriate diagnostic or treatment alternative
could have been used. We may consider the cost of the alternative to be the Covered
Expense.
“Premium” means a scheduled per person payment for insurance
coverage separate from Trip costs.
“Return Destination” means the place to which the Covered
Person expects to return from his or her Trip, as shown on the Individual Application.
“Scheduled Departure Date” means the date on which the
Covered Person is scheduled to leave on his or her Covered Trip. This date is shown
on the Covered Person's Application.
“Scheduled Return Date” means the date on which the
Covered Person is scheduled to return from his or her Covered Trip.
“Sickness” means an illness, disease or condition of
the Covered Person that requires treatment by a Doctor. Sickness includes Complications
of Pregnancy.
“Spouse” means a person to whom the Covered Person is
married, or with whom the Covered Person lives in a spousal relationship.
“Transportation” means any land, water, or air conveyance
required to transport the Covered Person during an emergency evacuation.
“Traveling Companion” means a person who accompanies
the Insured on the entire Trip and is named on the Insured’s Application for
coverage.
“We”, “Our”, “Us” means FrontierMEDEX.
Effective Date Of Insurance
After the applicant pays the Premium and submits the completed Application
to Us, all coverages will begin on the latest of:
- the date and time the Covered Person starts his or her Trip
- the scheduled Trip Departure Date
- the date after We received the completed Application and the required premium payment.
Termination Date Of Insurance
Insurance will end on the earliest of:
- the date the period ends for which premium is paid;
- the date the Trip is completed;
- the Covered Person’s arrival at the Return Destination on a round Trip or the Destination
on a one-way Trip; or
- cancellation of the Trip covered by the Policy.
Termination of this Policy will not affect a claim for loss which occurs
while this Policy is in effect.
CLAIM PROVISIONS
Notice Of Claim
A claimant must give Us or Our authorized representative written (or authorized electronic
or telephonic) notice of claim within 90 days after any loss covered by the Policy
occurs. If notice cannot be given within that time, it must be given as soon as
reasonably possible. This notice should identify the Covered Person and the Policy
Number.
Claim Forms
Upon receiving written notice of claim, We will send claim forms to the claimant
within 15 days. If We do not furnish such claim forms, the claimant will satisfy
the requirements of written proof of loss by sending the written (or authorized
electronic or telephonic) proof as shown below. The proof must describe the occurrence,
extent and nature of the loss.
Proof Of Loss
Written (or authorized electronic or telephonic) proof of loss must be sent to the
agent authorized to receive it. Written (or authorized electronic or telephonic)
proof must be given within 90 days after the date of loss. If it cannot be provided
within that time, it should be sent as soon as reasonably possible. In no event,
except in the absence of legal capacity, will proof of loss be accepted if it is
sent later than one year from the time proof is otherwise required.
Claimant Cooperation Provision
Failure of a claimant to cooperate with Us in the administration of a claim may result
in the termination of a claim. Such cooperation includes, but is not limited to,
providing any information or documents needed to determine whether benefits are
payable or the actual benefit amount due.
Time Payment Of Claims
Any benefits due will be paid when We receive written (or authorized electronic or
telephonic) proof of loss.
Payment Of Claims
If the Insured dies, any death benefits or other benefits unpaid at the time of the
Insured’s death will be paid to the beneficiary. If no beneficiary is on record
with Us or Our authorized agent, payment will be made to the first surviving class
of the following to the Insured's:
- Spouse or Domestic Partner;
- children, in equal shares (If a child is a minor, benefits will be paid to the legal
guardian);
- mother or father;
- estate.
All other benefits due and not assigned will be paid to the Insured, if living.
Otherwise, benefits may, at our option, be paid:
- according to the beneficiary designation; or
- to the Insured's estate.
If a benefit due is payable to:
- the Insured's estate; or
- the Insured or a beneficiary who is either a minor or is not competent to give a
valid release for the payment,
We may pay any amount due to some other person. The other person will be one who
we believe is entitled to the payment and who is related to the Insured or the beneficiary
by blood or marriage. We will be relieved of further responsibility to the extent
of any payment made in good faith.
We may pay benefits directly to any Hospital or person rendering covered services,
unless the Insured requests otherwise in writing. The Insured must make the request
no later than the time he or she files a written proof of loss.
All benefit payments under this Policy will be made in the United States of America
in the currency of the United States of America.
Beneficiary
The Insured may designate a beneficiary. The Insured has the right to change the
beneficiary at any time by written (or electronic and telephonic) notice. If the
Insured is a minor, his or her parent or guardian may exercise this right for him
or her. The change will be effective when We or Our authorized agent receive it.
When received, the effective date is the date the notice was signed. We are not
liable for any payments made before the change was received. We cannot attest to
the validity of a change.
The Insured is the beneficiary for any covered Dependent.
Assignment
At the Insured’s request, medical benefits may be paid to the provider of service.
Any payment made in good faith will end Our liability to the extent of the payment.
Physical Examinations And Autopsy
We have the right to have a Doctor of Our choice examine the Covered Person as often
as is reasonably necessary. This section applies when a claim is pending or while
benefits are being paid. We also have the right to request an autopsy in the case
of the Covered Person’s death, unless the law forbids it. We will pay the
cost of the examination or autopsy.
Legal Actions
No lawsuit or action in equity can be brought to recover on the Policy: (1) before
60 days following the date proof of loss was given to Us; or (2) after 3 years following
the date proof of loss is required.
Recovery of Overpayment
If benefits are overpaid or paid in error, We have the right to recover the amount
overpaid or paid in error, by any or all of the following methods:
- a request for lump sum payment of the amount overpaid or paid in error;
- reduction of any proceeds payable under the Policy by the amount overpaid or paid
in error;
- taking any other action available to Us.
Subrogation
We may recover any benefits paid under the Policy to the extent the Covered Person
is paid for the same Injury or Sickness by a third party, another insurer, or the
Covered Person’s uninsured motorists insurance. We may only be reimbursed
to the amount of the Covered Person’s recovery. Further, We have the right
to offset future benefits payable to the Covered Person under the Policy against
such recovery.
We may file a lien in the Covered Person’s action against the third party and
have a lien on any recovery that the Covered Person receives whether by settlement,
judgment, or otherwise, and regardless of how such funds are designated. We shall
have a right to recovery of the full amount of benefits paid under the Policy for
the Injury or Sickness, and that amount shall be deducted first from any recovery
made by the Covered Person. We will not be responsible for the Covered Person’s
attorney’s fees or other costs.
Upon request, the Covered Person must complete the required forms and return them
to Us or Our authorized agent. The Covered Person must cooperate fully with Us or
Our representative in asserting his or her right to recover. The Covered Person
will be personally liable for reimbursement to Us to the extent of any recovery
obtained by the Covered Person from any third party. If it is necessary for Us to
institute legal action against the Covered Person for failure to repay Us, the Covered
Person will be personally liable for all costs of collection, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees.
PREMIUM PROVISIONS
Payment of Premium
The premium must be paid in full before coverage will start. The premium amount due
is shown on the Benefit Schedule. If the required premium is not paid,
the Policy will not take effect.
General Provisions
Entire Contract; Changes
This Policy, including the application and any riders or endorsements, is the entire
contract. Only Our authorized officer can authorize a change or waive any provisions
in this Policy. To be valid, any change or waiver must be in writing (or authorized
electronic or telephonic communications). The approval must be noted on or attached
to this Policy. No agent has the authority to change or to waive any part of this
Policy.
Fraudulent Claims
The making by the Covered Person of any fraudulent claims shall render this Policy
null and void from the Effective Date and all claims under this Policy shall be
forfeited.
Clerical Error
If a clerical error is made, it will not affect the insurance of any Covered Person.
No error will continue the insurance of a Covered Person beyond the date it should
end under this Policy terms.
Conformity With State Laws
On the Effective Date of this Policy, any provision that is in conflict with the
laws in the state where it is issued is amended to conform to the minimum requirements
of such laws.
Not In Lieu Of Workers’ Compensation
This Policy is not a Workers’ Compensation policy. It does not provide Workers’
Compensation benefits.
Refund Policy
If for any reason you wish to cancel your policy, you must submit your cancellation
request in writing to MEDEX Insurance Services in order to receive a refund of premium.
To be eligible for a full refund, the request for cancellation must be received
prior to your effective date. Cancellation requests received after the effective
date will be subject to the following conditions: 1) only the unused portion of
the plan cost will be refunded; and 2) only members who have no claims are eligible
for premium refund.
Plan is designed by FrontierMEDEX.
This Insurance, under policy #AH-29522-OR is underwritten by: ACE American Insurance
Company at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Policy terms and conditions are briefly outlined in this Description of Coverage.
Complete provisions pertaining to this insurance are contained in the Master Policy
. In the event of any conflict between this Description of Coverage and the Master
Policy, the Master Policy will govern.
MIS-PLUSSCHOL-OR-01-11