Evacuation Insurance

[allen8106]

We are lower 48 U.S. residents looking to travel by RV to Alaska starting May 2022. This is planned to be a slow pleasure trip including driving to the artic ocean. I’m interested if folks have secured evacuation insurance to offset evacuation costs in the event of an accident that would require an evacuation. Have you purchased evacuation insurance and from what company? Have you ever had to use evacuation insurance and what was your experience?

[SideHillSoup]

As the crow flies and “assuming” you cross into Canada at Sweet Grass MT ( Coutts Alberta) it’s 1500 miles, (x2 if you don’t use the Alaska ferry service, and we all know crows don’t fly in a straight line) to Beaver Creek Yukon where you enter into Alaska or Chicken Alaska. I quick google map search gives about a 1900 mile one way trip through Canada
You should be inquiring about your insurance coverage for the Canadian leg of your trip.

Soup.

[Crowe]

MORSNOW wrote:
I lived in Alaska for 26 years (moved to ID last fall), and never heard of anyone needing/wanting evacuation insurance. Remote search and rescue is coordinated and performed by the Alaska Guard with C-130's and Blackhawks. Life flight operates helicopters out of local hospitals and does transports from roadways to the hospital.

I think the purpose might be so they don't have to pay for any rescue/evacuation out of pocket.

[MORSNOW]

I lived in Alaska for 26 years (moved to ID last fall), and never heard of anyone needing/wanting evacuation insurance. Remote search and rescue is coordinated and performed by the Alaska Guard with C-130's and Blackhawks. Life flight operates helicopters out of local hospitals and does transports from roadways to the hospital.

[Second_Chance]

We have FMCAssist through our FMCA membership:
"FMCAssist is emergency medical evacuation and repatriation coverage available to members worldwide as long as you are more than 75 miles from home. If you are a full-time RVer, you are always considered 75 miles from home. FMCAssist services are also available to members when traveling abroad. Some exclusions and limitation amounts pertain to these benefits."

Rob

[SideHillSoup]

Homeless by Choice wrote:
This is what I have.

It works in all parts of the World that is not U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE — BUREAU of CONSULAR AFFAIRS ... Travel Advisories restricted.

All ambulance fees are paid-- ground and air
100% payment -- no co-pays
Returns you home via Air Ambulance (private jet aircraft) and spouse
Returns your vehicle home -- at no expense to you

Check into it.
LeRoy

I love your rig ( grin)
Soup

[Homeless_by_Cho]

This is what I have.

It works in all parts of the World that is not U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE — BUREAU of CONSULAR AFFAIRS ... Travel Advisories restricted.

All ambulance fees are paid-- ground and air
100% payment -- no co-pays
Returns you home via Air Ambulance (private jet aircraft) and spouse
Returns your vehicle home -- at no expense to you

Check into it.
LeRoy

[thomas201]

In North America, I would just get very good medical insurance, which should include transport to good hospitals, after your visit to the local hospital. Now for places where the hospitals are of low quality (Africa) I paid Global Rescue, but never needed their services yet.

[Crowe]

Allianz has lots of plans-if we are flying we get a general plan that covers multiple issues.

[allen8106]

DrewE wrote:
Are you talking about medical evacuation insurance, or roadside assistance/towing insurance? I'm not entirely sure the latter exists, or at least is commonly available, that would cover costs of towing along, say, the Dalton Highway.

The trip along the Dalton Highway was one of the top few highlights of my trip to Alaska a few years ago. It also was undeniably rough on my motorhome, and made it very, very dirty indeed. In my opinion, the wear and tear was well worth it for the amazing scenery and vastness all around.

Medical evacuation.

[dalej]

possibly.this

[DrewE]

Are you talking about medical evacuation insurance, or roadside assistance/towing insurance? I'm not entirely sure the latter exists, or at least is commonly available, that would cover costs of towing along, say, the Dalton Highway.

The trip along the Dalton Highway was one of the top few highlights of my trip to Alaska a few years ago. It also was undeniably rough on my motorhome, and made it very, very dirty indeed. In my opinion, the wear and tear was well worth it for the amazing scenery and vastness all around.

[chris3403]

Every time I go on a cruise I purchase it for my wife and I. No, we have never had to use it.Evacuation Insurance.
We usually go with Alliance Insurance, another you might want to look at is Insuremytrip