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Key highlights of Star Travel Protect overseas insurance

  • Emergency Medical Expense following both Accidents & Sickness
  • Emergency Medical Transportation (Evacuation)
  • Repatriation of Mortal Remains to India, upon death
  • Dental Treatment following an accident
  • Flight delay
  • Checked In Baggage Loss / Delay
  • Missed Departure / Connection.
  • Hijack Distress
  • Any Legal Liability falling on the insured traveller, arising from bodily injury or property damage caused to any third party.

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Star Travel Insurance
Sum Insured
USD 1,00,000, USD 2,50,000 and USD 5,00,000
Number of policies issued *
50,164
Claims settlement ratio **
30.62%
Number of lives covered *
50,149
Incurred claims ratio
78%
* As per IRDAI report for 2018-19   |   ** As per NL25 data published on the Insurance Company website

Key features of Star Travel Protect insurance

  • Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd commenced its operations in 2006 with the business interests in Health Insurance, Overseas Mediclaim Policy and Personal Accident and thereby had the distinction of being the First Stand Alone Health Insurance company in India with a pan India Presence With More Than 450+ Branch Offices.
  • Hassle-free and customer-friendly direct claim settlement through their TPA partnership with Heritage India, which is globally in collaboration with WTA Services.
  • Over 5.4 lac claims settled in the financial year 2017-2018 across Health, Travel and Personal Accident policies.
  • Star Health Travel insurance plans offer coverage for travellers between the ages of 6 months to 70 years travelling abroad on Business / Leisure – they also offer coverage upto any age at an appropriate loading of the base premium.
  • Like most other travel insurance plans in the market, Star Health also does insist on Medical Tests prior to Purchasing the travel insurance policy / and while travelling.
  • Single Policy Duration upto a maximum duration of 180 days with a provision for extension for another 180 days at the company’s terms & conditions.

Star Health Insurance – Overview

Commencing operations in 2006 as India’s first Standalone Health Insurance provider, Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd is providing sterling services in Health, Personal Accident and Overseas Travel Insurance etc. Star Health & Allied Insurance Company is a specialist health insurance company. The promoters of the company are Oman Insurance Company, Mr Syed Mohammed Salahuddin and Mr Essa Abdullah AL Ghurair. The Indian promoters own 74.24% of the company while foreign promoters hold the remaining 25.76%.Our efforts have always been on service excellence and product innovation with a focus on delivering the best to our customers.

Star Health has excellent products to cater everybody, be it individuals, families or corporates. We work directly as well as through various channels like agents, brokers, online etc., Star Health is also prominently into Bancassurance having long standing relationship with various Banks.

Currently Star Health has 10600+ employees and 550+ branch offices all over India.

They have also been the recipient of many awards in the Health Insurance domain including:
  • World Health Organisation (WHO) Award Of Excellence 2017
  • Best Health Insurance Provider of the year - Business Today, Money Today Financial Awards 2018-2019
  • Claims Service Company Of The Year, 2014, Beating 28 General Insurance Companies At The Indian Insurance Award
  • Rated Best Claim Settlement Insurer – Hindustan MaRs Survey

Why Should One insure themselves through Star Health?

Star Health Insurance has been the leading Stand alone Health Insurance (SAHI) company in India in terms of premiums written, policies sold and lives insured. Some specific notable highlights include:
  • They were India’s First Stand-Alone Health Insurance Company
  • Pan India Presence With More Than 550+ Branch Offices
  • Cashless Hospitalization And Reimbursement Facility In Our Large Network Base With More Than 9900+ Hospitals Across India
  • Hassle-free and customer-friendly direct claim settlement without intervention of TPA
  • Wide Range Of Health Insurance Products From Individual Plans to Family Floater Schemes To Senior Citizen Health Coverage with sum insured from ₹1 lac to ₹100 lacs
  • 16.9 crore lives insured since inception
  • 4.9 million (49 lacs) claims settled till date to insureds across India
  • 90% of cashless claims settled in less than 2 hours

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  • Eligibility
  • Benefits
  • Claims Procedure

Eligibility Criteria of Star Travel Protect insurance

  • Any person who is permanent resident of India between the ages of 6 months to 70 years travelling abroad on Business / Leisure
  • Any persons between the ages of 70-75 years can also be covered with the same benefits and with a premium loading of 50%. For persons above 75 years of age the premium loading is 100%* T&C Apply.
  • No Medical Tests are required to purchase the policy* T&C Apply.
  • Single Policy Duration upto a maximum duration of 180 days with a provision for extension for another 180 days at the company’s terms & conditions

Coverages under this Plan are as follows

Sections (Figures are in $ USD) Travel Worldwide – Including USA & Canada
Emergency Medical Expenses / (Deductible) 50,000 (100) 100,000 (100) 250,000 (100) 500,000 (100)
Dental Emergency Expenses (Arising out of accident only) / (Deductible) 250 (25) 250 (25) 250 (25) 250 (25)
Transportation of Mortal Remains Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses
Emergency Medical Transportation Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses
Personal Accident 5,000 10,000 25,000 50,000
Loss of Checked Baggage 250 250 500 750
Loss of Passport /(Deductible) 150 (15) 200 (15) 250 (15) 250 (15)
Delay of Checked In Baggage / (Deductible) 50 (12 hours) 50 (12 hours) 100 (12 hours) 100 (12 hours)
Flight Delay /Deductible) 100 (20) 150 (25) 250 (25) 250 (25)
Missed Departure / Connection Not Available Not Available 200 200
Trip Cancellation/ Interruption * / (Deductible) 1,000 (50) 1,000 (50) 2,000 (50) 2,500 (50)
Hijack / ( Deductible) 100 (12 hours) 100 (12 hours) 200 (12 hours) 200 (12 hours)
Personal Liability 10,000 20,000 25,000 50,000
*- due to Accidental Death of Family member
Per baggage maximum 50% in case of more than one baggage.


Sections (Figures are in $ USD) Travel Worldwide – Excluding USA & Canada
Emergency Medical Expenses / (Deductible) 50,000 (100) 100,000 (100) 250,000 (100) 500,000 (100)
Dental Emergency Expenses(Arising out of accident only) / (Deductible) 200 (20) 200 (20) 200 (20) 200 (20)
Transportation of Mortal Remains Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses
Emergency Medical Transportation Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses Included in Emergency Medical Expenses
Personal Accident 5,000 10,000 25,000 50,000
Loss of Checked in Baggage 250 250 350 500
Loss of Passport /(Deductible) 150 (15) 200 (15) 250 (15) 250 (15)
Delay of Checked In Baggage / (Deductible) 50 (12 hours) 50 (12 hours) 100 (12 hours) 100 (12 hours)
Flight Delay / Deductible) 100 (20) 150 (25) 250 (25) 250 (25)
Missed Departure / Connection Not Available Not Available 200 200
Trip Cancellation/ Interruption * / (Deductible) 1,000 (50) 1,000 (50) 1,500 (50) 2,500 (50)
Hijack / ( Deductible) 100 (12 hours) 100 (12 hours) 200 (12 hours) 200 (12 hours)
Personal Liability 10,000 20,000 25,000 50,000
*- due to Accidental Death of Family member
Per baggage maximum 50% in case of more than one baggage.

Assistance Alarm Centres across the World for Star Health overseas mediclaim policies

Location of Centre WTA Travel Services, Inc.- USA WTA Travel Services, Inc.- Europe WTA Travel Services, Inc.- Singapore Heritage Health Insurance TPA Pvt.Ltd. - India
Address WTA Travel Services, Inc. 2893 Executive Park Drive, Suite 201, Weston, Florida 33331, U.S.A. WTA Travel Services, Inc. C/ Covarrubias 22. 2ºIzda 28010 Madrid. Spain WTA Travel Services, Inc. 75 Kim Yan Road Singapore 239372 Heritage Health Insurance TPA Pvt.Ltd.
Champion Building,
Ground Floor, 15,
Parsi Panchayat Road, Andheri (East),
Mumbai – 400069.
Toll – Free Number for Assistance +1800 2541032 +34 900838022 8001302100 1800 22 4004 (Toll Free within India)
E-Mail ID assistance@wt-assist.com assistance@wt-assist.com assistance@wt-assist.com travelservices-hhtpl@bajoria.in
Website www.wta-heritage.com www.wta-heritage.com www.wta-heritage.com www.wta-heritage.com
Jurisdiction North, Central & South America Continental Europe, UK & Ireland, Africa, Pakistan Singapore South & South East Asia, Middle East, Australia & New Zealand


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