The Company will pay benefits for Covered Evacuation Expenses incurred, up to the Maximum Benefit shown on the Schedule of Benefits, subject to any applicable sub-limits, if an Accidental Injury or Sickness commencing during the course of the Trip results in Your necessary Emergency Evacuation. An Emergency Evacuation must be ordered by a Physician who certifies that the severity of Your Accidental Injury or Sickness warrants Your Emergency Evacuation and verified and arranged by the Travel Assistance Company.

Emergency Evacuation means:

(a) Your medical condition warrants immediate Transportation from the Hospital where You are first taken when injured or sick to the nearest Hospital where appropriate medical treatment can be obtained. If elected, Transportation to Your Hospital of choice will begin when You are determined to be stable enough for Transportation. Once You arrive at the Hospital of choice, this coverage ends;

(b) after being treated at a local Hospital, Your medical condition warrants Transportation to where You reside, to obtain further medical treatment or to recover; or

(c) both (a) and (b), above.

Covered Evacuation Expenses are reasonable and customary expenses for necessary Transportation, related medical services and medical supplies incurred in connection with Your Emergency Evacuation.

All Transportation arrangements made for evacuating You must be by the most direct and economical route possible. Expenses for Transportation must be:

(a) recommended by the attending Physician;

(b) required by the standard regulations of the conveyance transporting You; and

(c) authorized in advance by the Company or its authorized Travel Assistance Company and arranged by the Company’s authorized Travel Assistance Company.

Transportation services are provided if authorized in advance and arranged by the Company or the Company’s Travel Assistance Company and are limited to necessary Economy Fares less the value of applied credit from unused travel tickets, if applicable.

Transportation means any Common Carrier, or other land, water or air conveyance, required for an Emergency Evacuation and includes air ambulances, land ambulances and private motor vehicles.

The Company will not cover any expenses provided by another party at no cost to You, or already included within the cost of the trip

Please see the terms and certificate for your plan’s full list of benefits, limits and exclusions.