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Feuersozietät Berlin Brandenburg Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft

Feuersozietät

Feuersozietät is a travel insurance for the Germany market with no online purchase and 24/7 assistance.

Last verified Aug 28, 2026Reviewed by: Boleron EUTerms & conditions: 2017-04-01Underwritten by: Union Krankenversicherung AG
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Direct payment

Upon contacting the 24-hour emergency hotline, the insurer organizes and assumes the costs directly for hospital treatment and medically necessary repatriation; other eligible expenses are generally reimbursed against submitted invoices.

Geographic scope

Worldwide, during a temporary stay abroad

Worldwide coverage while the insured person is temporarily abroad; travel to or through high-cost countries (China, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Singapore, USA, England) requires classification into a higher tariff level (B/D) with a higher premium, which must be reported to the insurer without delay.

Unique selling points

  • No deductible: insured persons pay no out-of-pocket share for any covered service.
  • Cover for stays of up to five (Optimal/Premium) years, far longer than typical short-term travel insurance.
  • The Premium tier offers a comprehensive package described as equivalent to full private health insurance, including dental prosthetics, orthodontics and psychotherapy.
  • Up to six weeks of continued cover during temporary returns to Germany, per calendar year (Optimal) or per trip interruption (Premium).
  • Worldwide 24/7 emergency hotline including a medical interpreter and a global doctor/hospital navigator service.

Coverage limits

Medical expenses abroad

Not established from the insurer's documents

Costs of medically necessary treatment for illness or accident abroad (doctors, dentists, medication, dressings, aids, midwife services) are reimbursed at 100% in all tiers (Kompakt, Optimal, Premium); no single overall sum insured is stated, but several individual benefit categories carry their own sub-limits detailed in this record.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Emergency / non-deferrable operations

Not established from the insurer's documents

Reimbursed at 100% in all tiers. In Kompakt and Optimal, cover is limited to consultations, treatment and operations that cannot be delayed ('unaufschiebbare Operationen'); postponable ('aufschiebbare') operations are excluded. Premium covers operations without this non-deferrability restriction.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Inpatient hospital treatment

Not established from the insurer's documents

Costs billed by the hospital (accommodation, food, medicine, medical services) during inpatient stays are reimbursed at 100% in all three tiers. As an alternative to cost reimbursement, a daily hospital allowance of €30/day can be chosen if another payer covers part of the costs.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Outpatient medical treatment

Not established from the insurer's documents

Outpatient consultations and treatment by doctors and dentists are reimbursed at 100% in all tiers; Premium additionally covers alternative practitioners, osteopaths and chiropractors at 100%, which Kompakt and Optimal exclude.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Analgesic (emergency pain-relief) dental treatment

Not established from the insurer's documents

Reimbursed at 100% subject to per-tier annual caps: Kompakt up to €300/calendar year, Optimal up to €500/calendar year, Premium uncapped (no calendar-year limit stated).

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Transport to hospital / emergency doctor

Not established from the insurer's documents

Medically necessary ground transport and air rescue transport to a hospital or the nearest suitable emergency doctor are reimbursed at 100% in all three tiers, with no monetary cap stated.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Medically necessary repatriation to Germany

Not established from the insurer's documents

All expenses for a medically practical and justifiable repatriation (including air ambulance) to the pre-trip residence or a suitable hospital in Germany are reimbursed at 100% in all tiers, with no monetary cap stated. Costs for a medically necessary, officially ordered or transport-company-required accompanying person are also covered, regardless of that person's own insurance status at the time of repatriation.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Repatriation of remains / burial abroad

Not established from the insurer's documents

If the insured person dies abroad, costs of burial at the place of death or of transfer to the pre-trip place of residence are reimbursed, with no monetary cap stated. Confirmed for Kompakt and Premium tariff texts reviewed; the Optimal tariff text itself was not among the sources reviewed, though the Optimal IPID confirms the equivalent repatriation benefit exists in the product family.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Search, rescue or recovery operations

Not established from the insurer's documents

Costs of search, rescue or recovery operations are explicitly excluded, confirmed in the Kompakt and Premium tariff texts. The exclusion is presumed consistent for Optimal given the shared product structure, though not independently confirmed in the Optimal IPID.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

COVID-19 treatment

Not established from the insurer's documents

Not addressed as a distinct benefit in any of the reviewed tariff texts, IPIDs or brochure.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Pre-existing conditions

Not established from the insurer's documents

Excluded by default in Kompakt, Optimal, and Premium tariff levels A/B (no risk assessment). Only in Premium tariff levels C/D, concluded with a health questionnaire ('Gesundheitsprüfung'), can pre-existing conditions be included, subject to individual risk loadings or benefit exclusions.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Winter sports cover

Not established from the insurer's documents

Not addressed as a distinct benefit in any of the reviewed tariff texts, IPIDs or brochure.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Adventure sports cover

Not established from the insurer's documents

Not addressed as a distinct benefit in any of the reviewed tariff texts, IPIDs or brochure.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Pregnancy complications and premature birth

Not established from the insurer's documents

Reimbursed at 100% in all three tiers. Related prenatal care and delivery are also reimbursed at 100% in all tiers, but are subject to an eight-month waiting period and, in Kompakt, are excluded outright if the pregnancy already existed at the start of the contract or renewal application.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Personal liability

Not established from the insurer's documents

Not addressed as a distinct benefit; this is a health/medical tariff and does not include personal liability cover.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Legal assistance

Not established from the insurer's documents

Not addressed as a distinct benefit in any of the reviewed tariff texts, IPIDs or brochure.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

24/7 assistance service

Not established from the insurer's documents

All tiers include medical advice before and during the trip (destination advice, vaccination info, infection risk info), a worldwide doctor/hospital navigator, organization of repatriation or hospital visits, and a medical interpreter, reachable via a 24-hour emergency hotline nearly worldwide, seven days a week.

SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's document

Key conditions

Assistance call deadline

If hospital treatment or repatriation is necessary, the insured person must contact the 24-hour emergency hotline immediately to arrange cost assumption; no specific hour-based deadline is stated in the tariff.

Unauthorized treatment

The insurer may exclude specific doctors, dentists, other providers or hospitals from reimbursement for important reasons; after such notification, no benefits are paid for claims arising afterwards, though a three-month grace period applies to claims already pending at the time of notification.

Purchase while abroad

Only persons with a permanent residence in Germany who are merely temporarily travelling abroad are insurable; the reviewed sources do not address concluding the contract while already abroad.

Chronic conditions

Unexpected deteriorations in health due to a chronic illness are covered, even though treatment already known to be necessary before the trip is excluded from cover.

Pregnancy

An eight-month waiting period applies to delivery-related benefits in all tiers; in the Kompakt tariff, treatment, prenatal care and delivery are excluded outright if the pregnancy already existed at the start of the contract or a renewal application.

Pre-existing condition exclusions

Pre-existing conditions are excluded in Kompakt, Optimal and Premium tariff levels A/B; only Premium levels C/D, concluded with a health questionnaire, may include pre-existing conditions, subject to individual risk loadings or benefit exclusions.

Coverage duration limit

Maximum insured duration: Kompakt 2 years, Optimal 5 years. For Premium, the 2017 tariff text and the 2018 IPID both state a maximum of 10 years, while the 2026 product brochure states 5 years - both values are recorded here due to this conflict in the sources.

Documents

Tariff GesundheitGLOBAL Kompakt

Terms & conditions

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Tariff GesundheitGLOBAL Premium

Terms & conditions

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IPID GesundheitGLOBAL Kompakt

IPID

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IPID GesundheitGLOBAL Optimal

IPID

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IPID GesundheitGLOBAL Premium

IPID

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GesundheitGLOBAL brochure, benefits comparison table and application form

Table of benefits

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Policy specifics

High-cost country coverage

Additional premium required for stays in Singapore, China, England, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and USA due to higher medical costs

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No deductible

Insured person does not pay any out-of-pocket share for covered services

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Pre-existing conditions exclusion

Pre-existing conditions are generally not covered unless specifically declared and approved (Premium tier only)

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Exclusion for pre-planned treatments

Medical treatments determined to be necessary before crossing border are excluded

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Insurance duration limits

Compact tier: max 2 years; Optimal tier: max 5 years; all tiers: min 2 months

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Temporary return to Germany coverage

Optimal tier: 6 weeks per calendar year; Premium tier: 6 weeks per trip interruption

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