New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ins - Commissioner, Insurance Department
Chapter Ins 4700 - TRAVEL INSURANCE
Part Ins 4701 - BLANKET ACCIDENT AND HEALTH TRAVEL INSURANCE
Section Ins 4701.07 - Prohibited Policy Provisions, Exclusions and Limitations
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Ins 4701.07
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) A blanket accident and health travel insurance policy shall not contain provisions that:
(1) Guarantee policy renewal;
(2) Provide coverage for a trip that exceeds
12 months;
(3) Apply preexisting
condition exclusions or limitations;
(4) Charge deductibles or co-pays;
(5) Provide that the coverage under the
policy shall be excess coverage;
(6) Contain coordination of benefits
language;
(7) Require a waiting or
probationary period for coverage;
(8) Charge a penalty or administrative fee
for trip cancellation or early termination by the policyholder, its affiliates,
or the covered individual;
(9)
Retain unearned premium payments when a trip is cancelled or terminated by the
policyholder, or its affiliates;
(10) Exclude recreational activities
associated with travel and vacationing, except for high-risk sports or
activities as set forth in (b)(4);
(11) Use words such as "violent," "external,"
"visible wounds" or similar words of description or characterization to
describe accidental injury or accidental means and to limit coverage;
or
(12) Define sickness to be more
restrictive than the definition of sickness in this part; or
(13) Reduce coverage based on the age of the
insured.
(b) Blanket accident and health travel insurance coverage written under this part shall not limit or exclude coverage except where arising out of or related to any of the following:
(1) Mental illness ;
(2) Operating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated;
(3) Illness, treatment
or medical condition arising out of:
a.War or
act of war whether declared or undeclared, participation in a felony, riot or
insurrections, or service in the armed forces or units auxiliary to
it;
b.Suicide, attempted suicide,
or intentionally self-inflicted injury whether the insured is sane or insane;
or
c.Aviation, except as a
fare-paying passenger;
(4) Participation in high-risk sports or
activities including technical rock climbing, professional sports, aerial
acrobatic sports, skydiving, caving, scuba diving at depth greater than 100
feet, or other extreme sports or activities;
(5) Financial loss for planned medical,
dental, or cosmetic care or treatment when the purpose of the trip is to
receive such medical, dental, or cosmetic care or treatment;
(6) Travel to or through a country that is,
at the time of insurance purchase, under or subject to travel warning, advisory
, or restriction issued by the United States Department of State, where the
loss is directly or indirectly related to the conditions that caused the travel
warning, advisory, or restriction to be issued; or
(7) A circumstance where the issuance of
coverage or provision of payment of benefits would violate any applicable law,
including without limitation to any United States economic or trade
sanctions.
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