Travel Coverage
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Benefits coverage when travelling
Travel coverage听is applicable听to employees (in certain employee groups) who are enrolled in 91短视频鈥檚 health plan. For clarification, please refer to your benefit package. Travel coverage听is applicable听to all eligible dependants listed under your health coverage with 91短视频.
Effective April 1, 2026 - Change to Travel Insurance Provider听
91短视频 is changing its听emergency medical听travel insurance provider from听Beneva (formerly SSQ Insurance)听to听Medavie听Blue Cross,听effective听April鈥�1,鈥�2026.
- Claims incurred听on or before听March 31,鈥�2026,听will continue to be covered by听Beneva/SSQ.
- Claims incurred听on or after April鈥�1,鈥�2026听will be covered by听Medavie听Blue Cross.
Updated听Medavie听Blue Coss travel听coverage听booklets will be posted听on this page听when听they become听available. In the meantime, you can review more details about the transition听and听new flight delay听services:
Travel Coverage until March 31 - Beneva (formerly听SSQ)
If you experience a medical emergency听while travelling听on or before March 31,鈥�2026, contact SSQ/Beneva鈥檚 Worldwide Travel听Assistance听provider,听AXA Assistance,听immediately:
- 1-866-783-9473听(toll free from Canada and the U.S.)
- 1-514-285-8195听(collect from outside Canada/U.S.)听
Travel Coverage after April 1 -听Medavie听Blue Cross
If you experience a medical emergency听while travelling听on or after April鈥�1,鈥�2026,听contact听Medavie听Blue Cross鈥櫶齏orldwide Travel听Assistance,听CanAssistance,听immediately:
- 1-800-563-4444听(toll鈥痜ree from Canada and the U.S.)鈥�
- 1-506-854-2222听(collect from outside Canada/U.S.)鈥�
Members听should contact听CANAssistance听as soon as possible and听before seeking treatment whenever听feasible, to ensure services are coordinated and eligible.
Travel Coverage - Transition FAQs
- Will I receive a new travel card from听Medavie听Blue Cross?听Yes.听If you are enrolled in travel coverage, you will receive an updated听Medavie听Blue Cross member card in the mail.听Digital ID cards will also be available through the听听or听听starting April 1, 2026.听
- Is my policy number or member ID changing?听The same听Medavie听Blue Cross听policy听number听and member ID you currently use听to听submit听health claims will听now听be used to听submit听travel claims.
- Is coverage听changing?听There is no听reduction听to your existing travel coverage. You may notice some听coverage听enhancements,听such as听flight delays services听for听eligible,听pre-registered flights.听Pre-travel consultations听are also now available.听
Travelling Out of Country
When travelling employees should note there are exclusions that apply under the benefit policies pertaining to war, civil commotion, riot and insurrection. For further information regarding these exclusions please contact听Employee Benefits.听
Travelling Out of Country for more than 180 days
If you plan to travel outside of Canada for more than 180 days, you are required to contact听 because you may be eligible for an extension of MSI coverage. Please contact benefits@dal.ca if your MSI coverage ends as your participation in the group health and dental plan is dependant on having active provincial health coverage.
Please note: travel coverage is limited to the first 180 days of a trip. If you are taking an approved Sabbatical leave out of country for a period of more than 180 days, please contact benefits@dal.ca as a travel coverage extension may be possible but more information will be required before this can be determined. Travel extensions are not possible in other situations.