AUT - Medical and travel insurance: compulsory for international students at AUT University
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Medical and travel insurance: compulsory for international students at AUT University
As an international student in New Zealand you must have appropriate medical and travel insurance. This must cover your time studying in, and travelling to and from New Zealand. This page outlines where you can get insurance, how much it costs and the steps you need to follow.
Due dates for getting medical and travel insurance
March 2013 start at AUT: 1 March 2013
July 2013 start at AUT: 19 July 2013
Failure to do so will result in you being charged for the AUT Studentsafe cover. The University will confirm with your insurer that payment of your insurance has been received.
Obtaining medical and travel insurance with AUT’s preferred provider
AUT University has appointed insurance brokers, Marsh Limited, to manage our insurance plan called Studentsafe-University, which is insured by Vero Insurance Ltd.The Studentsafe-University plan includes:
- Free health care from doctors, nurses and counselling staff at on-campus clinics for matters coming under the scope of the insurance
- No application forms if you are only applying for yourself- the premium will simply be added to tuition fees at enrolment
- Students are automatically insured for up to 31 days prior to the course start date (including insurance for travel from the home country)
The annual premium for 2013 is:
- Student insurance: NZD $585.00 (for 2 semesters)
- Family insurance: NZD $1460.00 (which includes student, spouse and dependent children)
- Family insurance: Couple rate: NZD $1170.00 (which includes student and spouse)
Family cover
If you are arriving in New Zealand with family, you should strongly consider obtaining Studentsafe family cover. If you do not cover your family, all medical expenses, including hospital treatment will be at your own cost. To put this fact into perspective for you, one night’s hospital stay can cost over NZ$1,000. All school age children will be required to have cover to be enrolled in a NZ school.
If you want to include your family in your policy, please complete the student safe - family member application form
For full details of the student safe university policy, visit the student safe website
How to be reimbursed for expenses on an insurance claim
If you have a claim, you will have to complete and sumbit the Studentsafe claim form. Attach original receipts and post it to the address on the form. We recommend that you keep a copy of the form and receipts for your records.
Studentsafe claim form
About Marsh Limited
AUT’s Studentsafe-University insurance is managed by Marsh Limited - an insurance broker and adviser who specialises in designing and managing appropriate travel and medical insurance for international students.
Marsh services include:
- A help desk for you when you have insurance enquiries
- Help when you feel your claim has been treated unfairly or you have a complex claim to make and are not sure how to go about it
If you need assistance at any time please call the Marsh Helpdesk on 0800 909 808.
Obtaining insurance through another approved provider
If you wish, you can obtain your medical and travel insurance through one of AUT’s other approved providers:
- InterGlobal - StudentCare Plan (NZ)
- Uni‐Care Ltd (NZ) - NZ Student Plan
- Southern Cross Travel Insurance (NZ) - Student Max Plan
- OrbitProtect - Prime Plan
- ITE - Aspect (Germany) - First‐Class Foreign Travel Insurance Plan
- Swedish State (Sweden) - Student UT Plan
- Europeiske Norway
- Europeiske Reiseforsikring
- EUROPAEISCHE Reiseversicherungs AG
Please note: AUT University reserves the right to withdraw any of these providers from the approved list at any time.
AUT University will not accept insurance providers that are not on this list and you will be charged for the cost of insurance from AUT’s preferred provider. If you decide to purchase insurance from an approved provider other than the AUT Studentsafe option, you must ensure that we receive a copy of your cover before the start of the semester.
