Travel Insurance

Employees Traveling on University Business

University employees, when traveling on official University business, and their traveling companions (see definition below) are covered 24 hours a day, worldwide, for a wide variety of accidents and incidents.

This broad coverage is provided at no cost to the employee, but the employee will need to register all out-of-state and foreign country travel at the UC Trips web site. Upon registration, employees will receive a trip registration card confirming coverage and containing the toll-free number to call in an emergency. In-state travel is also covered, but registration is not required.

The following travel assistance services and benefits are available:

These services can be activated by calling the toll-free number on the registration card or by contacting the Office of Risk Management at risk@berkeley.edu.

If there are any delays or difficulties encountered when calling the emergency number, contact Risk Management immediately for help in resolving the problem(s).

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Traveling Companions

Traveling companion(s) are defined as a person or persons with whom the employee has coordinated travel arrangements, and who intends to travel with the employee during the covered trip. Examples of traveling companions would be a spouse or domestic partner, children, colleagues, friends and/or extended family. A translator hired in a foreign country would not be a traveling companion. Employees must list their traveling companion(s) when they register their own travel. Both the employee and the traveling companion(s) will receive a trip registration card.

By registering out-of-state and foreign travel, employees ensure coverage for their traveling companion(s), help the University maintain the best possible and most cost-effective coverage for the entire University community, help ensure that emergency resources are available at the travel destinations, and enable the campus Office of Risk Management to be proactive in protecting their health, safety and security.

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Travel Alerts

In addition to security extraction and medical evacuation, out-of-state and foreign travelers can receive free real time intelligence and travel alerts through an online service called Worldcue® TRAVELER. Travelers who register their trip online using UC Trips receive direct e-mail notices from Worldcue TRAVELER regarding political unrest, natural disasters, and health warnings affecting their travel destinations.

When you register an out-of-state or international trip using UC Trips, print out the wallet-sized card with the toll-free number to call in case of an emergency. Also, click the link to Travel Intelligence® Trip Brief to create a personal profile for the trip. The traveler will receive a welcome e-mail containing travel information for the country(ies) listed in the personal profile.

If you have already registered with UC Trips but did not sign up for Travel Intelligence Trip Briefs, you can contact Worldcue TRAVELER directly by sending an e-mail to customerservice@ijet.com or calling (443) 716-2419. You will need to provide the traveler's name, UC campus, e-mail address, location, and itinerary.

Additional information is available at the UC Trips web site.

See answers to frequently asked questions.

Please contact UC Berkeley's Office of Risk Management at risk@berkeley.edu if the above resources don't answer your questions.

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Students Engaged in Off-Campus Activities

Students traveling to participate in off-campus activities sponsored and supervised by the University, are covered 24 hours a day, worldwide, for a wide variety of accidents and incidents.

This broad coverage is provided at no cost to the student, but the student will need to register all out-of-state and foreign country travel at the UC Trips web site to ensure coverage for each covered off-campus activity. Upon registration, students will receive confirmation of coverage and the toll-free number to call in an emergency. Coverage is also provided for in-state off-campus activities, but registration is not required.

The following travel assistance services and benefits are available to students who travel 100+ miles from campus to participate in University sponsored and supervised off-campus activities:

These services can be activated by calling the toll-free number on the registration card or by contacting the Office of Risk Management risk@berkeley.edu

If there are any delays or difficulties encountered when calling the emergency number, contact Risk Management immediately for help in resolving the problem(s).

Coverage is also provided to the student's traveling companion(s), defined as a person or persons with whom the student has coordinated travel arrangements, and who intends to travel with the student during the covered trip. Examples of traveling companions would be a spouse or domestic partner, children, colleagues, friends and/or extended family. A translator hired in a foreign country would not be a traveling companion. Students must list their traveling companion(s) when they register their own travel. Both the student and the traveling companion(s) will receive a trip registration card.

By registering travel for out-of-state and foreign University sponsored and supervised off-campus activities, students ensure their own coverage and that of their traveling companion(s), help the University maintain the best possible and most cost-effective coverage for the entire University community, help ensure that emergency resources are available at the travel destinations, and enable the campus Office of Risk Management to be proactive in protecting their health, safety and security.

Additional information is available at the UC Trips web site.

See answers to frequently asked questions.

Please contact UC Berkeley's Office of Risk Management at risk@berkeley.edu if the above resources don't answer your questions.

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