Student Travel Insurance: Why students need broad insurance cover As an international student, health and travel concerns may be further down on your priority list compared to your studies and accommodation. That is understandable, but in times of crisis, they can be both crucial and challenging to navigate. While health insurance is fast becoming a…
With COVID-19 and its variants on the rise around the world, more and more countries are making travel insurance an obligatory condition for entry into their jurisdiction. As a result, travellers are finding themselves in embarrassing situations upon boarding or upon arrival. With Sacos Travel Insurance, you can ensure that you are up-to-date with the…
There is a level of excitement and fear when you live abroad for the first time as a student. An air of adventure and a sense of independence that comes with living in a new city. With it though, also comes the weight of responsibility – the burdens of adulthood. For many overseas student, this…
While we slowly come out of the pandemic, one of the most crucial travel item to have nowadays, in these – you guessed it – unprecedented times, is the Travel Insurance. Your travel insurance gives you an element of protection and security from unforeseen events, outside of your control. You may be thinking, as a…
With travelling steadily resuming to pre-pandemic level, we have expanded our Travel Insurance to include coverage against costs related to COVID-19. This means that if you catch COVID-19 whilst abroad, we will cover the cost of hospitalisation and other related medical expenses, including the cost of compulsory quarantine.What is the limit on the coverage for medical…
It is being highly recommended that everyone avoid unnecessary travel; but of course with university all over the world closing worried parents want kids to come home, people away on vacation need to get back to their country and lets face it, not everyone can avoid traveling. If you absolutely need to do so, here…
Did you know that an increasing number of countries are making travel insurance mandatory and you need to show proof before you can enter? This is because they need to protect themselves from the financial burden of medical bills left behind by tourists who leave without paying. If you arrive in a country without the…
Have you ever wondered why travelers opt to purchase their travel insurance from Sacos? That’s because they know that with a Sacos travel insurance policy, they are afforded peace of mind knowing that if they get sick they will not run the risk of potentially running up huge medical bills as we will be there…
We’re often shocked when some travellers say they don’t travel with insurance. Travel insurance is, in our eyes, as essential to travel as buying a plane ticket, accommodation or renting a travel car. Honestly, if you think you can save money by not getting a travel insurance then you are playing Russian roulette with your…
With the holiday season in the offing, you’ve probably already booked yours and you family’s flights to some exotic destination to round off the New Year. Christmas and New Year is a great time for travel but all too often, amidst all the excitement, it can be easy to lower your guard. It’s more important…
