Corporate travel insurance
Does corporate travel insurance cover COVID-19?
On three of the four. HL Assurance covers COVID-19 medical bills overseas up to S$100,000, QBE up to S$150,000, and Etiqa within its medical limits. EQ Insurance's Biz Care Travel does not cover COVID-19 at all; EQ sells a separate Travel CovidSafe policy for that.
The figures
- Insurers compared: 4.
- Insurers whose plans include it: 3, 2 of them with limits.
- Insurers that do not cover it: 1.
- Cheapest plan from an insurer that covers it, for a company with 10 employees who travel for work, within the region: HL Assurance Corporate Travel360 Classic, S$2,250.00 a year.
What each insurer says
| Insurer | Covered? | What its details say | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EtiqaYesCorporate Travel Plan 3, Basic, S$2,370.00 | Yes | COVID-19: covered (medical expenses, evacuation and return treatment, as sublimits), within the plan’s medical limits. | S$2,370.00 |
| HL AssuranceYes, with limitsCorporate Travel360 Classic, S$2,250.00Buy Now | Yes, with limits | COVID-19 medical expenses overseas: Elite S$100,000, Classic S$100,000. | S$2,250.00 |
| QBEYes, with limitsCorporate Travelon Basic Plus, incl. leisure, S$2,400.00 | Yes, with limits | COVID-19 medical expenses overseas: Super Plus S$150,000, Standard Plus S$150,000, Basic Plus S$150,000. | S$2,400.00 |
| EQ InsuranceNoBiz Care Travel Biz 3, incl. leisure, S$2,250.00 | No | COVID-19: not covered: EQ sells its Travel CovidSafe policy for that. | S$2,250.00 |
HL Assurance’s prices are worked out from the Corporate Travel360 rates on its own site and include GST. QBE’s are from the premium table in its April 2023 Corporate Travelon brochure, which does not say whether GST is included; they are shown as printed. EQ Insurance’s are from its September 2023 Biz Care Travel brochure, which says no GST is required. Etiqa’s are from the table on its own Corporate Travel page, which says GST is not applicable. A dash means no price on this page. Each insurer's policy wording is the final word on what is covered.
HL Assurance is our one featured insurer for corporate travel insurance: you buy it through our Buy Now link. As on our corporate travel page, a plan from another insurer priced below HL Assurance’s cheapest plan is not shown.
You buy HL Assurance’s Corporate Travel360 on HL Assurance’s own site with your company’s details: Buy Now takes you there, and HL Assurance issues the policy. QBE and EQ Insurance take a proposal form, and Etiqa sells through partners: Apply Now sends your details to us, and we get the form, help you fill it in and place the cover. Ask Shenton to arrange sends us the plan you picked and we arrange it for you.
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Compare corporate travel insuranceQuestions people ask
Does corporate travel insurance cover COVID-19?
On three of the four. HL Assurance covers COVID-19 medical bills overseas up to S$100,000, QBE up to S$150,000, and Etiqa within its medical limits. EQ Insurance's Biz Care Travel does not cover COVID-19 at all; EQ sells a separate Travel CovidSafe policy for that.
Where do these answers come from?
From what we hold of each insurer's plans: the benefits in our rate tables and the insurers' own brochures and application forms, for 4 insurers. Where an insurer's details do not say, we say so. The policy wording is the final word on what is covered.
Which plan is cheapest?
For a company with 10 employees who travel for work, within the region, HL Assurance Corporate Travel360 Classic is the cheapest plan from an insurer that covers it, at S$2,250.00 a year today.