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Interpolis Travel insurance (Doorlopende Reisverzekering Geneeskundige Kosten)

Underwritten by Achmea Schadeverzekeringen N.V. · Netherlands

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

Verified Sep 1, 2026 · Terms dated 2025-12Sources

Online purchase24/7 helpline

Unique selling points

The mandatory statutory deductible of your Dutch basic health insurance is reimbursed when medical costs are incurred abroad.

Costs of calling the 24/7 alarm centre are reimbursed without any limit.

The standard 60-day trip cover can be extended to 180 or 365 consecutive days.

Fully modular policy: choose only the add-on covers you need, such as medical expenses, baggage, cancellation, roadside assistance or business travel.

The policy can be cancelled daily from the start date, unlike many insurers that require a one-year commitment.

Coverage limits

Conditional

Medical expenses abroad

Conditional

No overall monetary cap is stated; reimburses the necessary medical treatment cost per insured per trip as a supplement to the Dutch basic health insurance. Only covered if the Dutch health insurer would offer cover in that country and treatment cannot wait until the insured is home.

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De geneeskundige behandeling per verzekerde per reis. Alleen tijdens de reis en niet voor nabehandeling in Nederland.

Conditional

Treatment prescribed by a doctor

Conditional

Reimburses treatment prescribed by a doctor recognised by the local government, during the trip only; no cost cap stated, but follow-up treatment back in the Netherlands is excluded.

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Een behandeling die de arts heeft voorgeschreven en de arts is door de overheid van dat land erkend De geneeskundige behandeling per verzekerde per reis. Alleen tijdens de reis en niet voor nabehandeling in Nederland.

Conditional

Hospitalisation

Conditional

Reimburses the cost price of hospital admission and treatment, provided the hospital is recognised by the local government; no monetary cap stated.

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Verpleging in het ziekenhuis en het ziekenhuis is door de overheid van dat land erkend Kostprijs.

Conditional

Examinations, medicines and bandages

Conditional

Reimburses examinations, medicines and bandages prescribed by a doctor or dentist at cost price; no monetary cap stated.

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Medicijnen of verbandmiddelen die de arts of tandarts voorschrijft Kostprijs.

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Emergency dental treatment

€500

Reimburses treatment prescribed by a dentist recognised by the local government, up to €500 per insured per trip; only during the trip, not for follow-up treatment in the Netherlands.

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Tot € 500,- per verzekerde per reis. Alleen tijdens de reis en niet voor nabehandeling in Nederland.

Conditional

Transport to/from hospital

Conditional

Reimburses, at cost price, transport to and from a hospital when the insured is ill or has had an accident, and transport to another hospital if medically necessary, during the trip abroad only. Separately, travel costs for accompanying persons visiting the insured in hospital are reimbursed up to €250 per insured per trip under the Personenhulp module.

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Vervoer van en naar een ziekenhuis als verzekerde ziek is of een ongeval heeft gehad en ook vervoer naar een ander ziekenhuis als dit medisch noodzakelijk is en alleen tijdens de reis in het buitenland Kostprijs.

Covered

Medically necessary return transport

Covered

The 24/7 alarm centre arranges and pays the extra cost of the insured's return transport when medical problems occur during the trip, plus necessary extra accommodation costs; no monetary cap stated.

Covered

Repatriation of remains

Covered

If the insured dies abroad, covers transport of the body (and coffin) to the Netherlands, or alternatively burial/cremation at the place of death including travel and up to 3 days' accommodation costs for close family. The insurer never pays more than the cost of repatriating the deceased to the Netherlands.

Covered

Search and rescue costs

Covered

Covers search and rescue costs carried out by or under the direction of an official search-and-rescue organisation, including transport to inhabited areas; no monetary cap stated. If the need for rescue arises from winter or underwater sports, the optional sports extension must also be in force.

COVID-19 treatment

No limit stated

Not addressed as a distinct benefit in these documents.

Excluded

Pre-existing conditions

Excluded

Never covered if the insured knew, or could have known, that they would need medical treatment during the trip, for example because of an existing illness or condition, or because the trip was undertaken to receive treatment.

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Dit geldt ook als verzekerde dit had kunnen weten. Verzekerde had bijvoorbeeld al een ziekte of afwijking. Of verzekerde ging op reis om behandeld te worden.

Optional

Winter and underwater sports extension

Optional

Optional extension required for skiing, snowboarding and diving. Combined with the medical expenses module it covers medical costs for accidents while doing these sports; excludes competitions/training (except Gästerennen), off-piste skiing without an officially certified guide (or during avalanche warning level 4+), and a list of extreme winter sports (e.g. heli-skiing, ice climbing, speed skiing). Not required for cross-country skiing, ice skating or snorkelling.

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Als verzekerde op reis aan wintersport of onderwatersport doet, dan worden bepaalde kosten alleen vergoed als deze uitbreiding is meeverzekerd.

Excluded

Extreme sports

Excluded

Extreme forms of winter sport (e.g. boat-skiing, bobsleighing, heli-skiing, ski-jumping, skeleton, speed skiing, ice climbing, ice-waterfall climbing) are never covered, even with the winter/underwater sports extension.

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Extreme vormen van wintersport. Hiermee bedoelen wij bootskiën, bobsleeën, buckelskiën, downhill mountainbiken, firn blättern, firn ski extreem, freestyle figuurspringen, glaciospeologie, heli skiën, para skiën, schansspringen, skeleton, skibobben, skijöring, skisafari, skizeilen, snorkel skiën, speedraces, speed skiën, windweapon, wisbi, ijsklettern, ijsklimmen en ijswatervallen beklimmen.

Pregnancy complications

No limit stated

Not addressed as a distinct benefit in these documents.

Personal liability

No limit stated

Not offered under this travel medical/assistance module in the reviewed documents.

Legal assistance

No limit stated

Not offered under this travel medical/assistance module in the reviewed documents.

Covered

24/7 alarm centre assistance

unlimited

The alarm centre is reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Costs of contacting the alarm centre are reimbursed without limit ('unbeperkt'); related costs of necessary contact with other people about the covered event are capped at €300 per trip.

Key conditions

Assistance call deadline

The insured must contact the Interpolis alarm centre before undergoing medical treatment on the trip and follow its instructions. Hospital admission must be reported to the alarm centre in advance, or within 1 week if that was not possible. Costs must be reported as soon as possible, and in any case within 2 weeks.

Unauthorized treatment

If the insured is treated in a private clinic without prior approval from the alarm centre, or fails to comply with other obligations in a way that is detrimental to the insurer, benefits are reduced or refused. Costs for private clinic treatment without prior alarm-centre approval are excluded.

Purchase while abroad

Cover is tied to a Dutch home address; a trip must start from and end at the insured's residence in the Netherlands. There is no provision to purchase or extend the policy while already abroad. The policy stops if the insured moves to a foreign address or stays abroad longer than 1 year.

Chronic conditions

Chronic diseases are not separately addressed; medical costs are only covered if the need for treatment arose unexpectedly during the trip and could not have been foreseen at departure. Costs linked to a condition the insured already knew about are excluded.

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is not separately addressed in these terms; the general exclusion applies if the need for medical costs or complications was foreseeable before departure.

Pre-existing condition exclusions

Costs are never covered if the insured knew, or could have known, that they would need medical treatment during the trip (e.g. an existing illness), or if the trip was undertaken specifically to receive treatment.

Coverage duration limit

Standard maximum of 60 consecutive days per trip, which can be extended to 180 or 365 consecutive days if stated on the policy schedule.

Direct payment

Claims are generally reimbursed after the insured submits invoices and proof of payment. The 24/7 alarm centre can arrange assistance directly (e.g. transport, medical guidance) and, where it has given prior approval, certain costs may be settled directly with the provider.

Territorial scope

Cover applies to travel abroad; for travel within the Netherlands, cover only applies if there is a booked and paid overnight stay. The policy does not apply in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.

Documents

Policy specifics

Medical expenses supplement

Optional supplementary coverage for emergency medical costs abroad not covered by Dutch health insurance; covers difference between Dutch tariffs and foreign medical costs

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Maximum consecutive trip duration

Default maximum consecutive days covered per trip under continuous travel insurance

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Op de doorlopende reisverzekering ben je standaard verzekerd voor een aaneengesloten periode van 60 dagen.

Emergency assistance (base coverage)

Mandatory base coverage included in all continuous travel insurance policies; covers emergency assistance, medical repatriation, and emergency transport costs

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Winter and water sports exclusion

Medical costs from winter and water sports injuries not covered under basic personenhulp or medical expenses coverage unless optional winter/water sports supplement is purchased

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Section: Dit kun je ook aanvullend verzekeren. > Winter- en onderwatersport

Veel winter- en onderwatersporten zijn niet standaard verzekerd op onze reisverzekering. Terwijl je wel risico loopt op schade bij sporten als skiën en diepzeeduiken.

Mandatory alarm centre contact before treatment

For hospitalization or emergency treatment, insured person must contact Interpolis alarm centre before receiving medical treatment to ensure coverage

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Section: Heb je spoedeisende zorg nodig in het buitenland?

Schakel eerst de hulp van een dokter in of bel een ambulance. Neem daarna contact op met de Interpolis Alarmcentrale . Dit is verplicht bij een ziekenhuisopname.

Primary claim against health insurance

Insured must first claim medical costs from their Dutch health insurance; Interpolis travel medical supplement covers only amounts not reimbursed by health insurer

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Section: Medische kosten op reis, wat nu?

Je zorgverzekeraar is het 1e aanspreekpunt voor zorgkosten. Alleen de kosten die zij niet vergoeden, betalen wij.

Claim notification deadline

Insured must notify Interpolis of any damage or emergency requiring coverage as soon as possible, and no later than 14 days after returning from trip

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Family composition change notification

Changes in household composition (family members added/removed) must be reported to Rabobank within 14 days

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Section: 2. Welke veranderingen meldt u binnen 14 dagen?

Bij sommige veranderingen in uw situatie moet u binnen 14 dagen contact met ons opnemen. Hieronder leggen wij uit wanneer u contact met ons op moet nemen en wat de gevolgen zijn als u dit niet doet.

Sources

Interpolis Travel insurance