Postdocs Traveling Abroad

Medical Assistance

When postdocs are traveling outside of the United States, The Standard offers medical assistance only in life threatening situations.

In addition, below is an intro video to Assist America as well as a short video on their Mobile App.

Mobile App Video:

https://youtu.be/3jBDCeE9d8g

Assist America Services Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sts_BFC2uWI&t=30s

Business Travel

Postdocs are covered by the UC travel insurance policy when traveling on UC-affiliated business. For additional information, review the links under the Employee Resources section of the Travel Risk & Insurance webpage [https://www.ucop.edu/risk-services-travel/index.html].

Personal Travel

Postdocs traveling for personal reasons are eligible to purchase coverage through the UC Personal Travel Insurance Program  [https://www.ucop.edu/risk-services-travel/personal.html].