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Planning to Study in the UK?
Despite the challenges, studying in the United Kingdom is a once in a lifetime experience. Moving abroad is not an easy thing, and studying always implies sacrifice and commitment from the students to succeed. Certain things must be done in advance, from applying for courses and booking accommodation through to getting visas and taking care of the legal paperwork. It’s very important to guarantee that your basic needs are covered and to avoid or minimise risks, especially when it comes to healthcare. Not all foreigners get equal treatment in the UK when it comes to things like free access to healthcare. It’s therefore recommended that students to plan ahead to ensure they are not left in a situation where they have no means to pay for their health costs should the unexpected occur. As a London based company, HCI has all the information and resources to help students ensure they are adequately covered for unexpected costs. We can’t guarantee your safety, but we can take care of many of the financial risks associated with foreign study, including medical costs, loss or damage to property and even covering tuition fees should a student need to leave the UK unexpectedly.
Studying Safe
One of the fundamental requirements for foreign students is to get an international student health insurance. Because you can never know when an unexpected illness may occur, having a student medical insurance in place is a must for foreigners studying in the UK. Becoming ill is one risk, but accidents could be also happen to students anytime; living abroad always involves a degree of risk. You would probably not think of holidaying in another country without travel insurance, so why risk living and studying abroad without student insurance to cover these unexpected costs? Insurance for students is the perfect tool to safeguard your security in the UK as a student and to help ensure a fulfilling and worry-free studying experience. Many global students have restricted access to free public healthcare, depending on their nationality and private healthcare is costly. Students who have spent thousands of dollars to enrol in their course of study in the UK are well advised to spend a little more to ensure they are covered by an adequate insurance policy so that in the event of an unexpected event, they are able to get the treatment they need and to continue with their studies.
Customised Insurance for Students
Don’t let an unexpected event become a crisis. HCI provides a fully customised international student insurance. Our policy is not just a student health insurance offering medical coverage, but it also covers a range of other risks while you are living in the UK as a student. HCI student cover includes hospitalisation, doctor appointments, private healthcare and further medical service plus passport losses, return home benefits, damaged or stolen property and cover for non-refundable student fees. You can buy cover for whatever period you require, from a month to a year – or several years. And if you have a partner or children staying with you while you are in the UK, our policies can be extended to include them as well.
Student Coverage
International students coming to study in the United Kingdom have unique needs when it comes to insurance. Apart from the risks of an unexpected medical emergency or having property lost, damaged or stolen there is the risk of damage to property or the loss of fees if a course needs to be abandoned due to an emergency back home. Our student insurance policy covers all of these risks, including student accommodation insurance (in case a property the student is living in is accidentally damaged) and cover for non-refundable student fees in the event of a premature withdrawal from a course of study due to an unforeseen emergency.
Private Healthcare
International students undertaking a course of study in the United Kingdom should ensure that they have access to immediate and first class medical care in the advent of an unexpected medical emergency. A key feature of our Global Student Policy is student medical insurance which allows students to seek immediate care when they need it. This care may be available through the NHS, but it may be that the best and quickest service is available in the private health system. And because we recognise that students are here to study, we will attempt to treat them locally rather than seeking to automatically repatriate them back to their home country for care. Our aim is always to deal with the medical problem and allow them to resume their studies as quickly as possible.
Tenant Insurance
Global students studying in the United Kingdom often live in property that is not their own – it may be accommodation owned by the learning institute, but it could be a house share with other students or a property they have rented for themselves. Whatever the situation, it is advisable to ensure that your student insurance policy covers damage you may accidentally cause to other people’s property while living in the UK. Our Global Student Policy not only covers all the standard risks you would expect, from travel delay to unexpected medical emergencies through to lost student fees and lost and stolen property. But because it is a specialist student policy, it also covers the student’s liability for damage to other people’s property. It’s a comprehensive plan designed to allow students to get on with their studies while we take care of the problems that can arise while living away from home.
Benefits
- Student fees
We cover non-refundable student fees if your course of study needs to be abandoned because of an unexpected medical problem or an unforeseen emergency back home. That way, you may be able to re-enrol and carry on with your studies when the emergency has passed. - Doctor visits
Our Global Student Travel Insurance Policy includes cover for doctors’ visits if you have an unexpected medical problem. This allows you to get the problem attended to quickly so that you can get the treatment you need without delay and get back to your studies as soon as possible. - Medical costs
Medical costs in the United Kingdom can be prohibitively expensive so it’s important to have adequate insurance. Our Global Student Travel Insurance policy provides up to £2,000,000 worth of medical cover in the event of an unexpected medical emergency, so you can rest easy and focus on your studies knowing we have you covered. - Lost passport
A lost passport can really disrupt your studies, it can also stop you travelling to other destinations, or from even returning home again. Fortunately, our Global Student Travel Insurance policy provides up to £250 to allow you to arrange an immediate replacement. - Tenant liability
If you are living in someone else’s property while studying in the United Kingdom you will be relieved to know that our Global Student Travel Insurance policy cover tenants liability for up to £1,000,000. This means if you do cause any accidental damage for which you are legally liable, we can help you to take care of the problem and get back to your studies. - Personal Accident Cover
We provide a lump sum payment of £20,000 for the accidental death of a student aged 17 or older as a standard feature of our Global Student Travel Insurance policy. - Return home benefit
If there is an emergency back home (for example a natural disaster or the sudden illness of a close family member) while you are studying in the United Kingdom our Global Student Travel Insurance policy provides up to £3,000 cover for a trip back home to be with family and friends. - Auto policy extension
If your return home is delayed due to an insurable event we will automatically extend the cover on your Global Student Travel Insurance policy by up to 90 days at no extra cost. That’s peace of mind!
Discover Great Britain
The United Kingdom is, without question, a country of fantastic opportunities. It is a multicultural melting pot and offer unique cultural experiences as well as world class education. And because it’s a nation which takes its reputation for educational excellence seriously, it’s one of the world’s great places for students to obtain the qualifications that will set them up for life. If you are coming to the UK to study, you should also take the time to experience its cultural diversity, interact with other students from around the globe, immerse yourself with the many and varied leisure activities available and generally enjoy the opportunities that being in one of the most advanced countries in the world has to offer. The United Kingdom is a small place that really packs a punch. Transportation services are affordable and readily available; so students can travel around easily. It also offers a wide range of entertainment options, so you can really enjoy your down time no matter what your interests or tastes may be. The British education system has a prestigious international reputation for excellence which can open doors for employment opportunities. University of London, Manchester University, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, UCL and Imperial College, among others, have traditionally had a great educational reputation that suggests quality and trust. Not only that; studying in the UK gives students a terrific chance of reinforcing their professional skills with a full command of the English language. Wherever in the UK you are based. You’ll have lots of resources in hand to make the most of your UK studying experience.
