Insurance Resources
Resources
Proof of Coverage
Please contact us for a Coverage Certification Letter if you need one for visa or program applications. For us to create this letter, you will need to provide your name exactly as it appears on your passport, your date of birth as MM/DD/YYYY, all countries you intend to visit while abroad, and the start and end date of your approved program
Emergency Assistance
Mercer Campus Travel Assistance Services can be reached from abroad at +1 (312) 935-3542. Download the general information on this service below.
Before departure, please come to the OSU Study Abroad Office in 242 Student Union for an Emergency Assistance Label to attach to your passport or other item for use in an emergency while abroad. Also, print out the Mercer Campus Travel Assistance Services information to carry with you while abroad.
Claims
Because you will be personally reimbursed for expenses covered by this policy, you will submit your own claims for any qualified incident. It is critical that you save ALL original receipts for any expense you intend to claim. Reimbursement is not possible without original receipts. The following link will assist you in that process.
Personal Travel Coverage
Many students pursue personal travel while abroad outside of the official study abroad program. While the OSU policy includes up to 14 days of personal deviation travel outside the official study abroad program, if you plan to conduct personal travel outside the scope of your official study abroad program while abroad OSU strongly encourages you to purchase your own personal travel insurance if you wish to have coverage during those trips.
While OSU does not endorse or require any specific personal travel insurance, students in the past have used these providers for personal travel:
- STA Travel’s International Student Identity Card (ISIC)
- CIEE’s iNext travel insurance
- Other companies exist and can be found with a simple Google search.