Schengen visa insurance for senior citizens
My mother – a citizen of India was to travel to Sweden for a wedding. In order to get a Schenghen Visa (which is a requirement) she needed to show the Swedish Embassy proof of medical insurance. She needed to show that she was covered by an insurance policy with a policy maximum of $50,000 for medical and hospitalization benefits, $7,500 for repatriation and $10,000 for evacuation. I assumed it would be easy enough to find, but then I realized that most policies limit the maximum coverage amount for people over 80. My mother is 89.
I was extremely concerned. Then as I searched the internet and found this website: US Visitor Insurance.
The website provided me with a phone really easy to use search engine that helped me find several policies that fit both my requirements and my budget. I was even able to call and speak to a customer care representative who guided me through the actual purchase of the policy. I was able to do it online while sitting in my office in San Jose and e-mail the plan documents to my mother in India. The plan I purchased from American Visitor Insurance was called Diplomat International – a plan that is Schenghen visa approved. This was the simplest transaction I ever made.