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UNION Travel insurance (Vilagjaro Utasbiztositas)

Underwritten by UNION Vienna Insurance Group Biztosító Zrt. · Hungary

travel insurance from UNION for the Hungary market, with online purchase and 24/7 assistance.

Verified Aug 27, 2026 · Terms dated 2026-06-10

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Unique selling points

Horizont Prémium provides up to HUF 1 billion in medical expense cover in Europe, far above typical market minimums.

Search, rescue and evacuation costs, including helicopter rescue, are covered up to HUF 15 million on Horizont Prémium.

The optional Sport+ package extends medical cover to amateur adventure activities such as bungee jumping, canyoning, hot-air ballooning and quad biking.

Dedicated Strandsérülés/Strandlopás Extra benefits reimburse beach and water-sport injuries and thefts at seaside resorts, a niche many standard policies leave uncovered.

A round-the-clock assistance and claims hotline (+36 1 268 1388) organises and settles medical transport, hospital admission and repatriation directly with providers.

Coverage limits

Covered

Medical expenses abroad (accident and sudden illness)

HUF 25M – HUF 1B

Covers medical costs from accident or sudden illness abroad, payable only if urgent care (sürgős szükség) is required. In Europe: Horizont 50,000,000 Ft, Horizont Prémium 1,000,000,000 Ft, Városnéző Program+ 25,000,000 Ft (Europe-only product). Outside Europe: Horizont 30,000,000 Ft, Horizont Prémium 150,000,000 Ft.

Covered

Emergency medical treatment

HUF 25M – HUF 1B

Medical examination and treatment (§9.1.1-9.1.2) are paid from the same medical-expenses sum insured, activated only when an urgent-care (sürgős szükség) situation per §2.16/2.22 is documented.

Covered

Hospital treatment abroad

HUF 25M – HUF 1B

Hospital treatment (§9.1.3) is not separately capped; it is paid from the overall medical-expenses limit for the chosen tier. Per §9.4 the insurer covers hospital costs until the insured's condition allows repatriation to Hungary for further treatment.

Covered

Outpatient medical treatment

HUF 25M – HUF 1B

Outpatient examination and treatment costs (§9.1.1-9.1.2, 9.1.7-9.1.10) are paid from the overall medical-expenses limit, not as a separate sum insured.

Covered

Emergency dental treatment

HUF 120K – HUF 160K

Covers only urgent, pain-relieving dental treatment for up to two teeth in total (§9.1.11): Horizont 120,000 Ft, Horizont Prémium 160,000 Ft in total, within usual local dental fee levels. Definitive dental treatment, orthodontics, crowns, dentures and bridges are excluded.

Covered

Local transport to doctor/hospital abroad

100% of insured sum

The insurer arranges and pays 100% of the cost of ambulance or taxi transport to a doctor or hospital abroad when the insured is unable to travel independently (§11.1, §12.2).

Covered

Medically supervised repatriation to Hungary

100% of insured sum

If medically necessary and approved by the insurer, transport to Hungary by air ambulance, scheduled flight with medical/nursing escort, or ambulance is organised and paid 100% by the insurer (§11.2). Repatriation arranged without the insurer's prior consent is not reimbursed.

Covered

Repatriation of remains

100% of insured sum

If the insured dies abroad, the insurer's Assistance Service arranges and pays 100% of the cost of transporting the deceased's body to Hungary; this also applies to non-Hungarian nationals insured under the policy (§11.3).

Covered

Search, rescue and evacuation costs

HUF 2.5M – HUF 15M

Covers the cost of locating and rescuing the insured, including helicopter rescue, when transport under §11 is not feasible or the insured's location is unknown: Horizont 2,500,000 Ft, Horizont Prémium 15,000,000 Ft (§13.7).

COVID-19 treatment

No limit stated

The terms contain no dedicated COVID-19 benefit; events linked to epidemic/public-health measures are excluded from cover (§25.1.7.1).

Conditional

Pre-existing condition coverage

HUF 2.5M – HUF 20M

Reduced cover applies to urgent-care costs arising from a condition diagnosed before the first day of cover but not treated (outpatient or inpatient) within the preceding 6 months (§2.5): Horizont 10,000,000 Ft, Horizont Prémium 20,000,000 Ft, Városnéző Program+ 2,500,000 Ft.

Excluded

Winter sports cover

Excluded

Skiing, snowboarding and sledging are expressly excluded under §25.1.6 as dangerous sports, and they are not among the amateur sports reinstated by the optional Sport+ package (§21.1/21.4), so no tier of this product covers winter sports.

Optional · Sport+

Adventure/amateur sports cover (Sport+)

Optional

For an extra premium, the Sport+ package extends medical cover to listed amateur activities (bungee jumping, diving to 40m without a licence, mountain biking, hydrospeed/canyoning with a guide, archery, hot-air ballooning with a guide, horse riding, quad, rafting, wakeboard, §21.1) and to competitive sport, including training and training camps abroad, by insureds under 70 (§21.2); Sport+ can only be purchased by insureds under 70 (§21.6). High-risk/extreme sports (rugby, diving below 40m, skiing/snowboarding, rocky jumping, kitesurfing, hunting, motorsport, climbing, caving, parachuting, powered watercraft use, §25.1.6) remain excluded even with Sport+.

Conditional

Pregnancy complications

Conditional

Medical and hospital costs related to spontaneous miscarriage or premature birth occurring up to the 28th week of pregnancy are covered from the medical-expenses limit (§9.1.12). Routine antenatal care, obstetric care, check-ups and termination of pregnancy are excluded (§25.2.13).

Covered

Personal liability insurance

HUF 1M – HUF 5M

Covers third-party bodily-injury medical costs and, in case of death, reasonable burial costs caused abroad by the insured, for which the insured can be held legally liable: Horizont 1,000,000 Ft, Horizont Prémium 5,000,000 Ft (§14.1).

Covered

Legal assistance abroad (lawyer's fees)

HUF 750K – HUF 3M

Covers lawyer's fees for defence against a misdemeanour or negligent criminal offence committed abroad during the policy period: Horizont 750,000 Ft, Horizont Prémium 3,000,000 Ft. A separate bail/expert-fee sub-limit of 1,500,000-3,000,000 Ft also applies (§13.10).

Covered

24/7 assistance and claims hotline

Covered

The insurer's Assistance Service is reachable day and night on +36 1 268 1388 for medical advice, sending a doctor or providing a referral, notifying relatives, and maintaining ongoing contact with the treating doctor/institution (§12). Events must be reported within 48 hours.

Key conditions

Assistance call deadline

The insured event must be reported to the Assistance Service (+36 1 268 1388) without delay and, wherever objectively possible, within 48 hours of occurrence (§28.1.1).

Unauthorized treatment

If the insured/policyholder fails, through their own fault, to report the event within the 48-hour deadline, does not provide the necessary information, or prevents verification of that information, and this makes it impossible to establish facts material to the insurer's liability, the insurer's obligation to pay does not arise (§28.2). Services arranged without the insurer's or Assistance Service's prior approval are not reimbursed for the resulting extra costs (§28.4).

Purchase while abroad

The policy can only be concluded in Hungary before departure abroad (§3.3); a person who was not present in Hungary on the date the contract was concluded cannot be insured, except in the case of a term extension (§4.2).

Chronic conditions

A pre-existing ('fennálló') illness is one diagnosed before the first day of cover but not treated (outpatient or inpatient) in the preceding 6 months; if it later requires urgent care it is covered only up to the reduced pre-existing-condition sub-limit, not the full medical-expenses sum insured. Costs linked to chronic alcoholism and its consequences are excluded.

Pregnancy

Only medical/hospital costs of spontaneous miscarriage or premature birth up to the 28th week of pregnancy are covered (§9.1.12); antenatal care, obstetric care, routine check-ups and termination of pregnancy are excluded.

Pre-existing condition exclusions

Urgent-care costs for a condition diagnosed before cover began but untreated in the prior 6 months are paid only up to a reduced sub-limit (Horizont 10,000,000 Ft / Horizont Prémium 20,000,000 Ft / Városnéző Program+ 2,500,000 Ft), separate from and lower than the standard medical-expenses limit.

Coverage duration limit

Policy term is between 1 day and 1 year. If the insured is 80 or turns 80 during the term, the policy may run for a maximum of 30 days; travel to the American continent is also capped at 30 days. Annual passes are capped per trip: Éves bérlet 60 days, Európa Éves bérlet 180 days.

Direct payment

The insurer settles costs directly with the service provider or with the party issuing the invoice. If the insured has already paid on-site after making the required notification, the insurer reimburses the cost after the insured's return to Hungary, in Hungarian forint, converted at the MNB exchange rate valid on the date of the claim event.

Territorial scope

Per §8.1 the policy covers the whole world except Hungary (accidental death/disability and certain motor-assistance benefits also apply within Hungary, §8.2-8.3). §7.3 defines 'Europe' to include Egypt, all of Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, Madeira, Malta, the Canary Islands and the European parts of listed countries; travel outside this Europe zone or to the American continent requires an additional Világ/Amerika surcharge package. Horizont Éves and Horizont Prémium Éves annual passes exclude the American continent entirely (§8.5).

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Policy specifics

Pre-existing condition coverage

Reduced coverage for medical expenses arising from conditions diagnosed or treated before the first day of coverage

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Repatriation of remains

Insurer organizes and covers costs of deceased insured person transportation to Hungary

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Direct assistance service coordination

Insurer's Assistance Service organizes medical evacuation and repatriation directly; costs covered by insurer not beneficiary

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48-hour claim notification requirement

Insured must notify insurer of medical event within 48 hours or coverage may not apply

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Age 80+ medical coverage limitation

Persons aged 80+ covered only for accident-related medical treatment, not illness

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Extreme and dangerous sports exclusion

Claims from extreme sports (scuba diving below 40m, skiing, mountaineering, motorsports) excluded

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Territorial scope - worldwide except Hungary, with a defined 'Europe' zone

Coverage applies worldwide except Hungary (§8.1); §7.3 defines 'Europe' (incl. Egypt, all of Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, Madeira, Malta, Canary Islands and European parts of listed countries) as the base-rate zone, with Világ/Amerika surcharge packages required outside it; Horizont Éves/Horizont Prémium Éves annual passes exclude the American continent (§8.5). Városnéző Program+ is limited to Europe only (§22.4).

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Insured must be present in Hungary when the policy is concluded

The insured must be a Hungarian citizen or foreign national resident in Hungary with Hungarian social-security entitlement, or an EU citizen with health cover in an EU state (not travelling to their country of citizenship); they must be in Hungary on the day the policy is concluded (except for extensions), and dual nationals are not covered when travelling to their other country of citizenship.

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Mandatory claim documentation requirements

Medical reports, police records (for accidents) and receipts are required; the insurer pays within 15 days of receiving all required documents, and at the latest one month after the claim is filed.

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Beneficiary designation procedure

Contractholder can designate beneficiary in writing; can change or revoke designation anytime before claim

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