Memorial University employees and retirees have the opportunity to avail of home and auto insurance at preferred rates and benefits through Johnson Insurance and can choose payroll deducation as a payment option.

In addition, Johnson Insurance is making their MEDOC® Travel Insurance plan available as an additional optional benefit, with payments by automatic bank deduction. This program would be in addition to Memorial’s current SSQ Travel Health Insurance program. The MEDOC® Travel Insurance plan offers an unlimited number of Out of Province/Country insured trips during a policy year. Two plan options are available: (1) an annual base plan of 17 or 35 consecutive days, plus (2) a supplemental plan for trips that are longer than 35 days.

The key additional benefit provided by the MEDOC® Travel Insurance plan, beyond what is currently offered in the SSQ plan, is up to $8,000 per trip per person insured Trip Cancellation, Interruption and Delay coverage. This benefit is automatically included in the MEDOC® Travel Insurance program*. The MEDOC® coverage is also re-issued automatically each year and will remain in force with no termination age for as long as you continue paying your premiums, even if you leave employment. The MEDOC® Travel Insurance plan has a $5,000,000 maximum per individual insured per illness or injury. The SSQ program has a $1,000,000 maximum. As an additional benefit, insureds who have their home insurance and MEDOC® Travel Insurance through Johnson receive five per cent off their home owner’s insurance premium.

Further details on the MEDOC® program are available at www.johnson.ca/medoc or by calling 1-866-606-3362.

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* Certain conditions/exclusions and limitations apply. MEDOC® is a Registered Trademark of Johnson. MEDOC® is underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada (“RSA”) and administered by Johnson. Johnson and RSA share common ownership. Travel assistance is provided by Global Excel Management Inc.