Allianz Direct Versicherungs-AG
Allianz Direct
Allianz Direct is a travel insurance for the Germany market with online purchase and 24/7 assistance.
Direct payment
For inpatient hospital admission, Allianz Direct can issue a cost-guarantee letter to the hospital or make an advance payment if the hospital agrees; other treatment costs are generally paid by the insured and reimbursed afterwards against original invoices and prescriptions.
Geographic scope
Selectable at purchase: Europe (incl. Russian Federation, Mediterranean bordering states, Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira), Worldwide excluding USA/Canada, or Worldwide including USA/Canada
Cover applies abroad only. No medical treatment costs are reimbursed in a country where the insured has a permanent residence, or in a country where the insured has stayed longer than 3 months per year within the last 3 years.
Starting price
€3
Indicative — pricing assumptions not stated
Unique selling points
- A worldwide 24/7 medical assistance service organizes and pays for medically necessary repatriation transport home.
- Rated among the top-scoring providers ('sehr gut') in a FOCUS Money comparison of 29 German travel insurers.
- Policyholders can register free of charge for the allyz Plus membership, adding trip planning, a doctor chat, and a digital document vault.
- Babies born prematurely before the 36th week of pregnancy during the trip receive full medical benefit, beyond the usual pregnancy exclusions.
- Choice of single-trip or annual multi-trip cover across three selectable tiers (Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium).
Coverage limits
Medical expenses abroad
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Covers reasonable and customary costs of medically necessary emergency medical and dental treatment abroad, including prescribed medicines, up to the benefit limit agreed in the individual policy schedule (Versicherungsschein); no fixed euro amount is stated in the general terms. Excludes costs in the country of the insured's permanent residence or a country where they stayed over 3 months/year in the last 3 years.
Emergency medical treatment
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Sudden, unexpected illness or injury abroad, including diagnosis of an epidemic/pandemic disease such as COVID-19, is covered; the treating provider must be a licensed doctor, dentist or hospital. No separate fixed sub-limit is stated; the sum insured is set in the policy schedule.
Inpatient hospitalization
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Covers medically necessary inpatient treatment; Allianz Direct can issue a cost-guarantee letter or make an advance payment to the hospital. No fixed sub-limit stated in the general terms.
Outpatient treatment
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Outpatient doctor visits and treatment for sudden illness/injury abroad are covered as part of the emergency medical treatment benefit; no separate fixed cap stated.
Emergency dental treatment
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Covers dental injury, inflammation, lost filling or broken tooth requiring dental treatment during the trip abroad; part of the overall medical benefit, no separate fixed sub-limit stated.
Emergency medical transport
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Covers transport from the place of the emergency to the nearest suitable doctor or medical facility if local facilities are not adequate, including an organized and paid medical escort where necessary; must be arranged in advance via Allianz Direct's medical service, otherwise reimbursement is capped at what the insurer would have paid.
Medical repatriation
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
If medically sensible and the insured is stable enough, Allianz Direct organizes and pays for repatriation transport home (or to another facility/location in the country of residence chosen by the insured), including a medical escort if required. Must be arranged via Allianz Direct in advance; no fixed euro cap is stated.
Repatriation of mortal remains
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Allianz Direct organizes and pays the reasonable and necessary costs of transporting the insured's remains to a funeral home near their permanent residence or elsewhere in their home country. If a family member instead chooses local burial/cremation, costs are reimbursed up to the amount repatriation would have cost. No fixed euro cap is stated.
Search, rescue and recovery costs
€10,000 – €15,000
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Reimburses costs for search, rescue and recovery operations by a professional rescue team up to 10,000 EUR under the Reise-Kranken-Versicherung. If the optional Sport & Aktiv-Versicherung is also taken out, an additional up to 5,000 EUR applies, on top of (not instead of) the base benefit, per the T&C.
COVID-19 / epidemic disease treatment
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Diagnosis of an epidemic or pandemic disease such as COVID-19 during the trip is explicitly treated the same as any other sudden unexpected illness and is covered under the medical expenses benefit; no separate sub-limit.
Pre-existing conditions
Excluded
Pre-existing illnesses or health conditions that existed before the policy was taken out or the trip was booked, and for which treatment was known or foreseeable, are explicitly excluded from cover under the Reise-Kranken-Versicherung.
Winter sports cover
€500
Only in Sport & Aktiv-Versicherung (optional)
Available only with the optional Sport & Aktiv-Versicherung add-on; reimburses non-recoverable outlay (up to 500 EUR per person) if, e.g., the ski resort closes at least 75% of its lifts due to snow shortage/excess. Skiing/snowboarding off marked pistes or reachable only by helicopter is otherwise excluded from the base product.
Adventure/risky sports cover
Conditional
Only in Sport & Aktiv-Versicherung (optional)
Medical treatment for injuries during moderately risky sports/activities is covered if the activity was booked with the trip, the provider is licensed where required, and the activity is legal; protective equipment must be worn. Certain high-risk activities (e.g. BASE jumping, free climbing, deep diving beyond stated depths, motor racing) remain excluded even with the optional Sport & Aktiv-Versicherung.
Pregnancy complications / premature birth
Conditional
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
Children born prematurely before the end of the 36th week of pregnancy during a covered trip abroad are entitled to full medical cover. Normal, complication-free pregnancy and childbirth are otherwise explicitly excluded from the medical benefit.
Personal (travel) liability
€500,000
Only in Direct Premium
Covers claims by third parties for bodily injury or property damage caused by the insured during the trip, up to 500,000 EUR per person. Per the IPID, this is included only in the Direct Premium tier of the medical/complete-protection packages; a separate Allianz Direct marketing page states it is also automatically included with any Auslandskrankenversicherung, which conflicts with the IPID's tier restriction.
Legal assistance / authority contact
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
As part of the always-included Reise-Assistance service, Allianz Direct helps arrange a lawyer and interpreter if the insured is arrested or threatened with detention, and provides consulate contact details. This is a service benefit, not a monetary sum insured.
24/7 travel assistance
Covered
Only in Direct, Direct Plus, Direct Premium
A worldwide 24-hour emergency service providing pre-trip information, help finding doctors/facilities, hospital liaison, medical interpreting, help replacing lost travel documents, emergency money transfer support, and message relay, included in every package variant.
Key conditions
Assistance call deadline
For emergency transport, medical repatriation, hospital visits by a relative, or repatriation of remains, the insured (or someone on their behalf) must contact Allianz Direct's medical service in advance so arrangements can be made before they are organized; there is no fixed hour deadline, but contact must happen before the service is arranged.
Unauthorized treatment
If the insured organizes emergency transport, medical repatriation, a hospital visit, or repatriation of remains themselves without prior authorization from Allianz Direct, reimbursement is capped at the amount Allianz Direct would have paid had it arranged the service itself, and no further support is provided for costs incurred.
Purchase while abroad
The general terms do not explicitly address buying the policy after departure; medical cover starts with the beginning of the insured trip, which implies the contract (and payment of the premium) must be concluded before the trip begins.
Chronic conditions
Known chronic or pre-existing health conditions are excluded from the medical expenses benefit; only sudden, unexpected new illnesses (or unforeseen worsening not treated in the preceding 6 months) are covered.
Pregnancy
Normal, complication-free pregnancy and childbirth are excluded. Premature birth before the end of the 36th week of pregnancy during the covered trip is fully covered under the medical benefit.
Pre-existing condition exclusions
Pre-existing illnesses or conditions known before the policy was concluded, or for which treatment was foreseeable, are not covered by the medical expenses benefit.
Coverage duration limit
For this single-trip product, the maximum insured trip duration is defined individually in the policy schedule (Versicherungsschein); the general terms do not state a fixed universal cap.
Where to buy
Documents
General Insurance Terms (AVB) for Allianz Direct Travel Insurance (single trip)
Terms & conditions
Policy specifics
Trip cancellation
Coverage for cancellation costs if trip is not taken due to unforeseen reasons
SourceBaggage insurance
Coverage for lost, damaged, or delayed baggage (included in Plus and Premium tiers)
SourceTrip delay insurance
Coverage for arrival delays due to accidents or public transport delays (Plus and Premium tiers)
SourceTravel assistance
24/7 support service for emergencies, medical consultations, and travel assistance during trip
SourcePackage tariff variants
Three tier options available: Direct (basic), Direct Plus (enhanced), Direct Premium (comprehensive)
SourceMedical repatriation
Coverage for medically necessary transport back to home country in case of serious illness/injury
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