Patriot America Insurance - Plan Description

All premium rates are in US dollars and are effective through 12/31/2004. Rates include 2.5% surplus lines tax. A dependent child is your child shown on the Application Form over 14 days and under 18 years of age, traveling with you, and for whom premium has been paid.

Patriot America Insurance - Exclusions

No benefits will be paid for loss or expense caused by, contributed to, or resulting from:

1. Pre-existing Conditions. A pre-existing condition is defined as any injury, illness, sickness, disease, or other physical, medical, mental or nervous condition, disorder or ailment that, with reasonable medical certainty, existed at the time of application or at any time during the three years prior to the effective date of the insurance, whether or not previously manifested or symptomatic, diagnosed, treated, or disclosed prior to the effective date, including any subsequent, chronic or recurring complications or consequences related thereto or arising therefrom
2. Treatment or surgeries which are elective, investigational, experimental or for research purposes.
3. War, military action, terrorism, political insurrection, protest, or any act thereof.
4. Immunizations and routine physical exams.
5. Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint or dental treatment, except as expressly provided for in the certificate of insurance.
6. Venereal disease, AIDS virus, AIDS-related illness, ARC Syndrome, or AIDS, and the cost of testing for these conditions, and charges for treatment or surgeries which are incurred by any Insured who was HIV+ at time of enrollment into this insurance.
7. Pregnancy, childbirth, birth control, artificial insemination, treatment for infertility or impotency, sterilization or reversal thereof, or abortion.
8. Injury sustained while participating in amateur or professional sports or other athletic activity which is organized and/or sanctioned, or which involves regular or scheduled practices, games or competition. The following hazardous activities are excluded: racing of any kind, aviation (except when traveling as a passenger in a commercial aircraft), BMX, BASE jumping, bobsleigh, bungee jumping, canyoning, caving, high diving, hang gliding, heli-skiing, hot air ballooning, inline skating, jet skiing, kayaking, luge, motocross (moto-x), mountain biking, mountaineering, parachuting, rappelling, rock climbing, rodeo, scuba diving, ski jumping, sky diving, snow skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, spelunking, snorkeling, surfing, wakeboarding, water skiing, windsurfing and whitewater rafting.
9. Vision or ear tests and the provision of visual or hearing aids.
10. Vocational, recreational, speech or music therapy.
11. Treatment while confined primarily to receive custodial care, educational or rehabilitative care, or nursing services.
12. Charges, injuries and/or illnesses resulting or arising from or occurring during the commission or continuing perpetration of a violation of law by the insured, including without limitation, the engaging in an illegal occupation or act, but excluding minor traffic violations.
13. Treatment for, and injuries and/or illnesses resulting or arising from, substance abuse or drug addiction.
14. Injury and/or illness resulting or arising from being under the influence of alcohol or drugs; and injury or illness resulting from operating any type of vehicle after consuming any alcohol or drugs.
15. Willful self-inflicted injury or illness.
16. Treatment required as a result of or arising from complications from a treatment or condition not covered under the certificate.
17. Any services or supplies performed or provided by a relative of the Insured or provided at no cost to Insured.
18. Treatment for mental and nervous disorders.
19. Organ or tissue transplants or related services.
20. Illness or injury where the trip to the host country is undertaken for treatment or advice for such Illness or injury, except as expressly provided for in the certificate of insurance.
21. Treatment incurred as a result of or arising from exposure to nuclear radiation, and/or radioactive material(s).

Refund of Premium

IMG will refund premium only if a written request is received prior to the certificate's effective date. The premium is non-refundable after that date.

Precertification, Emergency Evacuation and Repatriation

For precertification, emergency evacuation and repatriation please call IMG in the U.S. 1-800-628-4664 (toll free) or 1-317-655-4500. Call IMG outside the US: 001-317-655-4500 (collect if necessary). This information will also be provided on your ID card.

IMG must be notified prior to treatment or within 48 hours of an emergency.

To Report Claims

Please mail completed claim forms to International Medical Group, 407 Fulton Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA. All IMG contact numbers, claim forms and Policy Wordings will be included in the fulfillment kit. IMG may also be contacted by fax: 317-655-4505 or email: insurance@imglobal.com.