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Welcome to the ERASMUS-PLUS-INSURANCE

You are on the website of the ERASMUS-PLUS-INSURANCE.

The website is: www.erasmus-plus-insurance.com

This page is in Easy English.

What can you find on this website?

The ERASMUS-PLUS-INSURANCE is an insurance.

The insurance is for people

who go abroad with the Erasmus+ programme.

The insurance helps

if something happens abroad.

What is the Erasmus+ program?

Erasmus+ is a program of the European Union.

The program helps people

who want to go to another country for a short time.

For example:

  • to learn
  • to study
  • to work
  • to do an internship

With Erasmus+, you can stay abroad for some time.

There you can:

  • learn a new language
  • learn about a different culture
  • meet new people

Often you also get money for support.

What is the ERASMUS-PLUS-INSURANCE?

The ERASMUS-PLUS-INSURANCE is an insurance offer.

It is from the company DR‑WALTER.

The insurance is valid

for stays abroad during Erasmus+.

Why is the insurance important?

Many things can happen abroad.

For example:

  • You get sick.
  • You have an accident.
  • You lose important things.

Medical treatment abroad often costs a lot of money.

The insurance helps to pay these costs.

The insurance also organizes help.

Who is the insurance for?

The insurance is for:

  • people who take part in the Erasmus+ program
  • single persons
  • groups

Organizations can also buy the insurance

for their participants.


What types of insurance are there?

The ERASMUS-PLUS-INSURANCE has different parts.

Each part is one type of insurance.

Health insurance abroad

The health insurance pays for medical treatment.

For example:

  • doctor visits
  • hospital treatment
  • medicines
  • operations

The insurance pays for:

  • doctor costs
  • hospital costs
  • medicines

Sometimes the insurance also pays

for transport back to your home country.

For example, if you have a serious illness.

Accident insurance

An accident can have serious results.

For example:

  • a fall
  • a traffic accident

The accident insurance pays money:

  • if the body is damaged forever
  • if you have a permanent disability

Permanent disability means:

The damage does not go away.


If a person dies,

the family members receive money.

Liability insurance

Liability means:

You cause damage by accident.

For example:

  • You break something.
  • You hurt another person.

The insurance checks:

Is it your fault?

If yes,

the insurance pays for the damage.

Assistance insurance

Sometimes you need help quickly.

For example:

  • after an accident
  • if you have problems abroad
  • if you lose something important

The insurance offers:

  • help 24 hours a day
  • advice by phone
  • help with organization

What to do in case of damage?

Did something happen?

Then report the damage to the insurance.

There are forms for this on the website.

Service

T +49 2247 9194-945
E international@dr-walter.de

What to do in an emergency?

On the website there is an emergency phone number.

The number is available 24 hours a day.

Say on the phone:

  • your name
  • where you are
  • what happened

Then you will get help.

Other important information

To the full website (in difficult language)

Go to the ERASMUS-PLUS-INSURANCE homepage