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Unipol Assicurazioni S.p.A.

Unipol UNICA

Unipol UNICA is a travel insurance for the Italy market with online purchase and 24/7 assistance.

Last verified Sep 10, 2026Reviewed by: Boleron EUTerms & conditions: 2025-10-01Underwritten by: Unipol Assicurazioni S.p.A.
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Direct payment

Hospital medical expenses are paid directly by the Company through UnipolAssistance's Struttura Organizzativa, which must be contacted in advance and must authorize the treatment; if direct payment is not possible, expenses are reimbursed subject to the same prior-authorization requirement.

Geographic scope

Italy (policy available to persons resident/domiciled in Italy, or resident abroad and temporarily domiciled in Italy, up to 80 years of age at stipulation)

Worldwide, in the country or group of countries where the trip takes place; the policy does not operate for trips to Afghanistan, Burundi, Chad, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Congo, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo, Liberia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Chechen Republic, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Western Sahara, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, East Timor, Uganda and Yemen, nor in countries in a state of declared or de facto war (except as provided for the Infortuni del viaggiatore guarantee) or under UN/EU embargo; the Responsabilità civile del viaggiatore guarantee operates worldwide.

Unique selling points

  • Medical expense cover up to €1,000,000 in Europe/World for trips up to 40 days, with direct cashless payment by UnipolAssistance.
  • Repatriation transport from the treatment centre to an Italian care facility or the insured's home is covered with no stated spending limit.
  • In case of arrest abroad, UnipolAssistance advances legal fees up to €7,500 in local currency to secure a local lawyer for the traveller.
  • A single policy position can cover the traveller plus up to three named non-family travel companions in addition to family members.
  • 24/7 home and vehicle emergency assistance in Italy (locksmith, plumber, electrician, security guard, roadside rescue) is included while the insured is travelling.

Coverage limits

Medical expenses

€10,000 – €1,000,000

Hospital medical-expense cover operates up to €10,000 for expenses in Italy and up to €1,000,000 for expenses in Europe/World for trips up to 40 days, reduced to €300,000 from the 41st day of travel. A joint €250 per-claim sub-limit covers first-aid treatment (after an Infortunio) for physical defects, cosmetic applications, nursing, physiotherapy, thermal/slimming care and dental care, and a separate €1,000 per-claim sub-limit (€50 deductible) covers outpatient visits, diagnostic tests and medicine purchases.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.2Page 14

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.2 Spese mediche

La garanzia è prestata fino a concorrenza del Massimale indicato nella Posizione assicurativa di Polizza con i seguenti sottolimiti: € 10.000 per le spese sostenute in Italia; € 1.000.000 per le spese sostenute in Europa, ridotto a € 300.000 per Viaggi di durata superiore a 40 giorni.

Emergency medical treatment

€10,000 – €1,000,000

If the Assicurato needs on-the-spot urgent, non-postponable hospital treatment or surgery during the trip, the Company pays directly within the insured Massimale via UnipolAssistance's Struttura Organizzativa, contacted in advance; cover operates for a maximum of 60 days of hospitalization or Day Hospital.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.2Page 14

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.2 Spese mediche

Se l'Assicurato, nel corso del Viaggio, in seguito a Malattia o Infortunio, necessita sul posto di cure mediche ospedaliere per terapie o interventi chirurgici urgenti e non procrastinabili, la Società provvederà al pagamento diretto.

Hospitalization

€10,000 – €1,000,000

Hospitalization or Day Hospital costs are covered within the same medical-expense sub-limits (€10,000 Italy / €1,000,000 Europe-World up to 40 days, reduced to €300,000 beyond day 40), for a maximum period of 60 days of degenza ospedaliera or Day Hospital.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.2Page 14

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.2 Spese mediche

La garanzia opera per un periodo non superiore a 60 giorni di degenza ospedaliera o Day Hospital.

Outpatient treatment

€1,000

Reimbursement up to €1,000 per claim for urgent medical visits, diagnostic tests and prescribed medicine purchases, without any obligation to contact the Struttura Organizzativa; a €50 fixed deductible applies per claim.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.2Page 15

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.2 Spese mediche

Si provvederà al loro rimborso, senza obbligo di contatto con la Struttura Organizzativa, entro il limite di € 1.000 per Sinistro.

Emergency dental care

€250

First-aid expenses following an Infortunio for the cure or elimination of physical defects, cosmetic applications, nursing, physiotherapy, thermal/slimming care and dental care are jointly covered up to €250 per claim within the Spese mediche guarantee; this is a shared sub-limit, not a dental-only allowance.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.2Page 15

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.2 Spese mediche

Sono comprese in garanzia, entro il limite di € 250 per Sinistro, le spese di primo soccorso sostenute dall'Assicurato in seguito a Infortunio.

Medical transport

€10,000

Transport to the nearest place able to provide emergency care, and from the first-aid/first-admission medical centre to a better-equipped medical centre, is covered up to €10,000 per claim.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.1Page 14

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.1 Assistenza in viaggio

per il trasporto al più vicino luogo idoneo a prestare le cure di emergenza e dal centro medico di pronto soccorso o primo Ricovero a un centro medico meglio attrezzato, sono a carico della Società i costi fino ad un massimo di € 10.000 per Sinistro.

Medical evacuation / repatriation transport

unlimited

Transport from the medical centre to an equipped Istituto di Cura in Italy, or repatriation to the Assicurato's Residenza/Domicilio, is covered by the Company with no spending limit.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.1Page 14

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.1 Assistenza in viaggio

per il trasporto dal centro medico fino a un Istituto di cura attrezzato in Italia o alla Residenza/Domicilio dell'Assicurato, sono a carico della Società i costi senza limite di spesa.

Repatriation of mortal remains

Covered

In case of death, the Struttura Organizzativa organizes and carries out, at the Company's expense, transport of the body to the place of burial in Italy; no explicit monetary cap is stated.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.1Page 14

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.1 Assistenza in viaggio

In caso di decesso dell'Assicurato, la Struttura Organizzativa organizza ed effettua, con spese a carico della Società, il trasporto della salma fino al luogo di sepoltura in Italia.

Search and rescue expenses

€1,500

If the Assicurato or a travelling companion (insured or not) is missing or lost, search costs are reimbursed up to €1,500, provided the search is carried out by competent public authorities/bodies.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.1Page 13

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.1 Assistenza in viaggio > D) Spese

Spese di soccorso e di ricerca: la Società rimborsa, fino ad un massimo di € 1.500, le spese per la ricerca della persona scomparsa/dispersa.

COVID-19 treatment

Not established from the reviewed documents

No specific COVID-19/epidemic exclusion or medical-treatment guarantee is stated for the Sezione Protezione Viaggio. The optional 'Estensione epidemie' rider only extends the Fermo amministrativo/sanitario and Imprevisti di Forza Maggiore guarantees to costs from restrictive public-authority measures, and is not a medical-treatment guarantee.

SourceClause Art. 2.4.7Page 22

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Come personalizzare > Art. 2.4.7 Estensione epidemie

La garanzia opera anche per le spese e per i costi conseguenti a misure restrittive adottate dalle pubbliche autorità in seguito al verificarsi di pandemie e/o epidemie.

Pre-existing conditions

Excluded

Claims arising from Malattie preesistenti are excluded from the whole Sezione Protezione Viaggio. In the Sezione Annullamento Viaggio, relapses/flare-ups manifesting after the trip-registration date are covered.

SourceClause Art. 2.2Page 15

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa NON assicura > Art. 2.2 Esclusioni

L'Assicurazione non opera per i Sinistri: ... l) derivanti da Malattie preesistenti.

Winter sports cover

Covered

Ordinary recreational skiing/snowboarding on marked, lift-served slopes is not listed under 'Sport ad Alto Rischio' and is covered under base guarantees. Excluded are downhill, guidoslitta/motoslitta, ski-jumping, sci alpinismo, acrobatic and extreme ski/snowboard/free ride (including off-piste away from marked slopes), skeleton and snowrafting.

SourcePage 4

Section: GLOSSARIO > Sport ad Alto Rischio

Sport ad Alto Rischio: è la pratica di: ... sci alpinismo, sci e snowboard acrobatico, sci e snowboard estremi... slittino (skeleton), snowrafting, speleologia.

Adventure / high-risk sports cover

Excluded

Claims arising from Infortuni caused by Sport Aerei, Sport ad Alto Rischio (e.g. base/bungee jumping, canyoning, free climbing, kite surf, rafting) and Sport Motoristici/Motonautici, as well as Sport Professionistici, are excluded from the whole Sezione Protezione Viaggio.

SourceClause Art. 2.2Page 15

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa NON assicura > Art. 2.2 Esclusioni

derivanti da Infortuni causati dalla pratica anche occasionale e a qualsiasi titolo di Sport Aerei, Sport ad Alto Rischio e Sport Motoristici o Motonautici.

Pregnancy complications

Excluded

Claims arising from therapeutic abortion, non-premature childbirth or puerperium are excluded from the whole Sezione Protezione Viaggio.

SourceClause Art. 2.2Page 15

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa NON assicura > Art. 2.2 Esclusioni

derivanti da aborto terapeutico, parto non prematuro o puerperio.

Personal liability (traveller's third-party liability)

Optional

No limit stated

Available as a paid Garanzia Supplementare (Art. 2.4.3); the Massimale is only whatever is indicated in the individual Posizione assicurativa di Polizza (no fixed amount stated in the T&Cs), covering sums the traveller is legally liable to pay for death, injury or property damage to third parties; a €150 per-claim deductible applies to property/animal damage.

SourceClause Art. 2.4.3Page 20

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Come personalizzare > Art. 2.4.3 Responsabilità civile del viaggiatore

La garanzia opera nei limiti del Massimale indicato nella Posizione assicurativa di Polizza. La garanzia è prestata con applicazione di una Franchigia per danni a Cose di € 150 per Sinistro.

Legal assistance abroad

€7,500

If the Assicurato is arrested or threatened with arrest abroad for negligent acts, the Struttura Organizzativa arranges a local lawyer and advances the legal fee up to the equivalent in local currency of €7,500, only in countries where it has branches or correspondents.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.1Page 12

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Cosa assicura > Art. 2.1.1 Assistenza in viaggio > C) Servizi

La Struttura Organizzativa anticipa per conto dell'Assicurato, a richiesta dello stesso, il pagamento della parcella fino all'equivalente in valuta locale di € 7.500.

24/7 assistance helpline

Covered

UnipolAssistance's Centrale Operativa must always be contacted immediately and preventively for any request, calling +39 0116523211, active 24/7; failure to observe this results in no indemnity, except in cases of proven impossibility.

SourceClause Art. 4.1Page 29

Section: 4. NORME CHE REGOLANO LA LIQUIDAZIONE DEI SINISTRI > Art. 4.1

L'Assicurato o chi per esso deve contattare immediatamente, sempre e preventivamente e per ogni tipologia di richiesta, la Centrale Operativa di UnipolAssistance.

Key conditions

Assistance call deadline

The Assicurato must always and preventively contact the UnipolAssistance Centrale Operativa (tel. +39 0116523211), active 24/7, before obtaining any Assistenza in Viaggio service or the hospital medical-expense direct payment; for Infortuni claims, written notice must be given within 3 days from when the Assicurato had the possibility to do so.

SourceClause Art. 4.1Page 29

Section: 4. NORME CHE REGOLANO LA LIQUIDAZIONE DEI SINISTRI > Art. 4.1

L'Assicurato o chi per esso deve contattare immediatamente, sempre e preventivamente e per ogni tipologia di richiesta, la Centrale Operativa di UnipolAssistance.

Unauthorized treatment

No reimbursement is granted for Spese Mediche if the Struttura Organizzativa was not contacted, unless proven impossibility is demonstrated.

SourceClause Art. 2.1.2Page 14

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Art. 2.1.2 Spese mediche

Nessun rimborso è previsto in caso di mancato contatto con la Struttura Organizzativa, salvo il caso di comprovata impossibilità.

Purchase while abroad

The Condizioni di Assicurazione do not provide for purchasing the policy while already abroad; Assistenza in Viaggio cover starts when the Assicurato leaves their Residenza/Domicilio, implying the policy must be taken out before departure.

SourceClause Art. 2.7Page 22

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Come assicura > Art. 2.7

Per le Prestazioni previste all'Art. 2.1.1 - Assistenza in Viaggio, la copertura inizia dal momento nel quale l'Assicurato lascia la propria Residenza/Domicilio per intraprendere il Viaggio.

Chronic conditions

Chronic/recurring pathological conditions predating the policy are excluded from the whole Sezione Protezione Viaggio, except that Annullamento Viaggio covers relapses manifesting after trip registration.

SourceClause Art. 3.1Page 26

Section: 3. SEZIONE ANNULLAMENTO VIAGGIO > Art. 3.1

Sono comprese in garanzia le recidive o riacutizzazioni di Malattie preesistenti che si manifestino dopo la data di iscrizione al Viaggio.

Pregnancy

Claims from therapeutic abortion, non-premature childbirth or puerperium are excluded from Protezione Viaggio; pregnancy pathologies arising before the guarantee's start date are also excluded from Annullamento Viaggio.

SourceClause Art. 3.3Page 27

Section: 3. SEZIONE ANNULLAMENTO VIAGGIO > Art. 3.3

patologie della gravidanza insorte precedentemente alla data di decorrenza dell'Assicurazione.

Pre-existing condition exclusions

Pre-existing illnesses are excluded from base Protezione Viaggio guarantees; Annullamento Viaggio makes an exception for relapses after trip registration.

SourceClause Art. 2.2Page 15

Section: 2. SEZIONE PROTEZIONE VIAGGIO > Art. 2.2

derivanti da Malattie preesistenti.

Coverage duration limit

The policy covers a single trip of no more than 100 days; maximum insurable age is 80 years at stipulation; hospital medical-expense cover is capped at 60 days of hospitalization or Day Hospital per claim.

SourceClause Art. 1.2Page 6

Section: 1. NORME CHE REGOLANO L'ASSICURAZIONE IN GENERALE > Art. 1.2 / Art. 1.4

La Posizione assicurativa ha la durata pari al Viaggio, che non deve essere superiore a 100 giorni.

Where to buy

Documents

Terms and Conditions incl. Glossary – Unipol UNICA Viaggio

Terms & conditions

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Pre-contractual Information Document (DIP Danni + DIP Aggiuntivo) – Unipol UNICA Viaggio

IPID

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Policy specifics

Medical limits vary by trip duration

Medical expense coverage limits are €1,000,000 in Europe/World for trips up to 40 days, and €300,000 for trips over 40 days; €10,000 in Italy

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High-risk country exclusions

Coverage does not operate for trips to specific high-risk countries including Afghanistan, Burundi, Chad, West Bank/Gaza Strip, Congo, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo, Liberia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Chechen Republic, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Western Sahara, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, East Timor, Uganda, and Yemen

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Mandatory medical authorization for hospital expenses

Medical expenses for hospital treatment require mandatory prior contact and authorization from UnipolAssistance organizational structure

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Maximum trip duration

The policy covers a single trip not exceeding 100 days, for tourism, study or business purposes

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Maximum insurable age

The maximum insurable age is 80 years

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Trip cancellation coverage timing requirement

Annullamento Viaggio is valid only if stipulated within 3 days of booking and within 30 calendar days before departure.

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Bagaglio Sicuro coverage

Covers luggage damage from theft, pickpocketing, robbery, mugging or fire, extended to valuables, furs, sports/photo/electronic equipment; €50 deductible.

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Minimum trip distance requirement

For car travel or other non-public-transport means, insurance is valid from 50 km from the place of residence.

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Mandatory assistance center contact

The Assicurato must always and preventively contact UnipolAssistance Centrale Operativa (tel. +39 011 6523211) before obtaining any Assistenza in Viaggio service or hospital medical-expense direct payment

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Residency requirement for insured parties

Insured parties must be resident and domiciled in Italy, or resident abroad and temporarily domiciled in Italy

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Eligible insured parties

Coverage may include the Nucleo di contratto (spouse/partner, cohabiting relatives, non-cohabiting parents/children) and up to 3 named non-family travel companions.

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Travel assistance provider

Assistance services are provided by UnipolAssistance S.c.r.l.'s Struttura Organizzativa, responsible for receiving and delivering assistance requests.

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Outpatient coverage without prior authorization

Outpatient visits and medicines (up to €1,000 per claim) are reimbursable without prior contact with the Struttura Organizzativa, subject to a €50 deductible.

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Premium payment requirement

The Premio must be paid for the entire cover duration to the Agenzia/Punto vendita or the Società; the policy is inoperative until payment.

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