Insurance One of the excellent writers whom I follow for business information wrote: “Here is the reality of COVID-19. Ninety per cent of us will end up getting it, and there is not much that can be done about it. Better to get it over with sooner rather than later.” That actually made a lot of sense to me. If you get it, and most likely survive, hopefully you will never have to be afraid of COVID-19 again. In actuality, I believe that many of our staff had COVID-19 as they travelled in the United States earlier this year. There were many colds and coughs and some fevers among the staff, but none were serious enough to seek medical attention. My wife had a cough/fever for 15 days in February. I naturally caught it, but only had the cough part for five days. Were these symptoms of COVID-19? – probably. If you think back, perhaps many of you have had similar issues this past year. I am sure that, by now, you all know the answer to one of our most important questions. Are we going to be covered for COVID-19 when we travel this year? The answer is ABSOLUTELY, if you travel with Medipac. To my knowledge, Medipac was the only company that insured you for COVID-19 during last year’s travel season, following the government travel advisory. Some of the travel insurers created panic in our snowbird population and forced people to come home in mid-March, or be denied proper coverage. Medipac kept their promises and always will. Our Early Bird insurance package has probably already been received in your e-mail in-box and our full package is on its way. As an Early Bird buyer, you will not only get the COVID-19 coverage, you will also receive substantial premium discounts for this, and next year’s, travel. I recommend that you purchase early − as many of you already do. We are not really sure what other insurers will do this year about COVID-19 coverage, but we saw what they did last March. Medipac stands ready to assist you all. We expect that many people who usually purchase top-up benefits may wish to use Medipac for their entire trip. You will also notice some price increases for many of our plans. May I remind you of the Ontario government’s ridiculous cancellation of travel medical benefits, the U.S. increase in daily hospital rates of approximately 22% and, of course, the critical COVID-19 coverage. We are working very hard to keep our rates at reasonable levels and we hope to see you as our client this year. It just makes sense! CSANews | SUMMER 2020 | 15
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