Personal Effects Insurance – for Students / Long-term Tourists

When traveling abroad, it’s important to protect the valuable possessions you take with you.

Coverage includes – electronic equipment (laptops, Ipads, tablets, cameras, etc. clothing, books, Talit and Tefillin and jewelry).

  • The insured is covered for $20,000 in the dorm / apartment for theft because of a break-in, fire and water damage ONLY (personal items include: clothing, books, jewelry, electronic equipment, musical instruments, religious items, phones etc.)
  • The insured is covered for $4000 out of the dorm / apartment for accidental loss or damage for electronic equipment and or jewelry.

*** If you have any item that is valued at $350 or more that you would like to cover, you will need to send a receipt or evaluation of the item before the policy is issued. Please send it to, ahuva@egertcohen.co.il

Exclusions:

  • No coverage for phones (aside from theft from the dorm/ apartment)
  • No coverage for cash
  • No coverage for prescription glasses
  • No coverage for any item left in a bus or car
  • No coverage for gross negligence.

 

Claims:

If you need to make a claim for loss/ theft/ fire, etc. we need:

1) A police report (ask your yeshiva / school for nearest police station)

2) Valuation of lost or stolen items.

Please email claim info and documents to claims@egertcohen.co.il

 

Pre-existing conditions (not included in the basic policy) Details of Coverage.

Sudden Deterioration of pre-existing illnesses/medical conditions where:
In the 6 months preceding the arrival to Israel:

  1. The medical condition has been stable.
  2. No hospitalization.
  3. No change in the dosage of medication being taken.


Coverage: Up to $10,000
Psychiatric emergency: up to $3,000

Exclusions:

  1. Any condition for which the treatment was expected / for which a doctor in the applicant’s home country recommended the applicant not travel to Israel / for which the applicant was on a waiting list for an operation or treatment.
  2. AIDS, transplants, M.S., dialysis, C.F., sexual diseases, heart disease, malignant diseases (such as cancer).
  3. No cover for refills of medications related to the pre-existing condition.
  4. Applicants over 49 years of age.

Pre-existing conditions (not included in the basic policy) Details of Coverage.

Sudden Deterioration of pre-existing illnesses/medical conditions where:
In the 6 months preceding the arrival to Israel:

  1. The medical condition has been stable.
  2. No hospitalization.
  3. No change in the dosage of medication being taken.

Coverage: Up to 35,000 nis
Psychiatric emergency: up to 10,500 nis

Exclusions:

  1. Any condition for which the treatment was expected / for which a doctor in the applicant’s home country recommended the applicant not travel to Israel / for which the applicant was on a waiting list for an operation or treatment.
  2. AIDS, transplants, M.S., dialysis, C.F., sexual diseases, heart disease, malignant diseases (such as cancer).
  3. No cover for refills of medications related to the pre-existing condition.
  4. Applicants over 49 years of age.