Work remotely and safely with our travel insurance for digital nomads
Where are you going?
Enter your trip destination. If you’re traveling to multiple destinations, select the country where you’ll be spending the most time.
Important: We’re unable to provide coverage for any OFAC-sanctioned country. Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
Going to Cuba? You’ll need our preapproval to get travel insurance coverage for a trip to Cuba. Please call our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to speak with us about your trip to Cuba.
The best travel insurance for digital nomads helps you stay supported wherever you’re working in the world. We’re here to help protect your health and wallet.
How our travel insurance for digital nomads can help you
You’ve built your remote-work lifestyle from the ground up, and you deserve protection that travels with you. Our digital nomads travel insurance can help keep you supported wherever you work or wander. We offer coverage for travel delays, medical issues, lost luggage, and more.
If you’re booking multiple short-term stays …
A canceled reservation or host change can leave you scrambling. Our trip interruption benefit can help reimburse prepaid, nonrefundable bookings when the unexpected disrupts your plans.
If you’re hopping between countries on a long trip …
Our travel insurance moves with you, and our Ultimate plan offers coverage for trips up to 180 days, along with $250,000 in emergency medical coverage.
If your passport gets lost while you’re moving between borders …
Replacing documents abroad can be stressful and time-consuming. Our 24/7 assistance provider can help guide you through the process so you can get back to work quickly.
Digital nomads often travel with high-value tech. Our additional baggage upgrade offers extra coverage for items that are costly to replace if they’re stolen or damaged.
Here's what you get with ourtravel insurance for digital nomads
Searching for our best travel insurance for digital nomads? Our comprehensive plans offer medical benefits, trip cancellation coverage, 24/7 emergency support, and more, all crucial when your workspace is constantly on the move. Review the options below.
Before you buy: Digital nomads often travel with costly tech. Our additional baggage upgrade can boost coverage for essentials like laptops, cameras, and other work gear.
Ultimate
For travelers who want maximum protection.
Up to $50,000 trip cancellation
Up to $75,000 trip interruption
Up to $2,000 travel delay
Up to $250,000 emergency medical*
Up to $1,000,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Advantage
For travelers who want a step up from basic coverage.
Up to $10,000 trip cancellation
Up to $12,500 trip interruption
Up to $1,000 travel delay
Up to $50,000 emergency medical
Up to $250,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Essential
For travelers who want reliable coverage at a lower cost.
Up to $10,000 trip cancellation
Up to $10,000 trip interruption
Up to $600 travel delay
Up to $25,000 emergency medical
Up to $200,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Our plan benefits and coverage details
Ultimate
Advantage
Essential
Trip cancellation, interruption, delay, and inconvenience
Protects travel investments and recovers nonrefundable, prepaid costs if your trip is canceled for an eligible reason.
100% of trip cost ($50,000 maximum)
100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
Protects unused, prepaid, and nonrefundable expenses and additional transportation to join the departed trip or return home if your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason.
150% of trip cost ($75,000 maximum)
$125% of trip cost ($12,500 maximum)
100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
Reimbursement for reasonable additional expenses — such as accommodations, local transportation, and meals — if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason.
$2,000 ($250 per day maximum)
$1,000 ($250 per day maximum)
$600 ($200 per day maximum)
Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
$2,000 ($500 per item limit)
$1,000 ($500 per item limit)
$750 ($500 per item limit)
Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
$500
$200
$200
Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
$750
$500
$150
Reimbursement for travel inconveniences such as a closed ski resort, golf course, or beach at your destination, or cruise disablement due to an eligible reason.
Closed attractions: $200 maximum
Closed beach: $200 maximum
Cruise disablement: $200 maximum
$600
Not included
Not included
Emergency evacuation and repatriation
Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
$1,000,000
$250,000
$200,000
Emergency medical expense
Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of NH have up to $50,000 in emergency medical coverage with the Ultimate plan. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$250,000
*$50,000 for NH residents
$50,000
$25,000
Coverage for emergency dental treatment if you’re injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$500
$500
$500
If you meet the plan purchase requirements listed, exclusions for pre-existing conditions are waived. Exclusions do not apply to NH residents.
Included if plan is purchased within 21 days of first trip payment and full trip cost is insured
Not included
Not included
This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
90 days
Does not apply to NH residents
120 days
Does not apply to NH residents
180 days
Does not apply to NH residents
If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
Included
Included
Not included (secondary coverage)
Included for CT residents
Accidental death and dismemberment
Coverage if you have an eligible loss, such as your life or a limb, as a result of an eligible injury while on an insured trip. Exclusions may apply. See policy for details.
$25,000
$20,000
$10,000
Coverage if you’re exposed to weather or disappear due to an accident that results in an eligible loss.
$25,000
$20,000
$10,000
Other benefits
If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
Included
Included
Included
We can provide coverage at no additional cost to one travel companion aged 17 years old or younger per each insured adult traveler. Each insured adult traveler on the Ultimate plan must be aged 18 years or older for the child to be eligible. The child’s individual trip cost must be equal to or lower than the insured adult’s individual trip cost for coverage to apply. If upgrades are selected and included in the policy, each traveler will be charged the applicable premium for the upgrade.
Yes
No
No
The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply. Trips exceeding 30 days in length may result in additional premium.
Up to 180 days
Up to 30 days
Up to 30 days
We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
21 days
21 days
21 days
We provide coverage for certain sports and activities, including kayaking, horseback riding, and hiking. To include coverage for excluded activities, such as skiing or scuba diving more than 75 feet, consider adding our adventure activities upgrade.
Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
Optional upgrades
If you include this upgrade, you can be reimbursed up to 75% of your prepaid, nonrefundable trip costs (up to $7,500) if you need to cancel your trip. You must cancel at least two days prior to your scheduled departure date. To get cancel for any reason coverage, you must insure all your nonrefundable trip expenses in your plan, your trip cost can’t be more than $10,000, and you must purchase the upgrade 31 days or more before your departure date. You also must purchase the cancel for any reason upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your initial payment for your trip. Subsequent arrangements must be insured within 14 days of booking those arrangements. Cancel for any fortuitous reason in NY.
Available (75% of insured trip cost up to $7,500)
Not available
Not available
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage up to $50,000 ($100 deductible) for collision, vandalism, windstorm, theft, hail, fire, or flood damage to your rental car while on your trip. This upgrade is not available in all destinations, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. Please contact our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to check if coverage is available for your trip.
Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can increase your emergency medical expense coverage limit by $250,000. Not available to NH residents.
Available (additional $250,000)
Not available to NH residents
Not available
Not available
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have protection for the following activities that are excluded from coverage in our base plans: snow skiing, skydiving, parachuting, free falling, cliff diving, B.A.S.E. or base jumping, hang gliding, parasailing, travel on any air supported device other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company, mountain climbing, free climbing, scuba diving at a depth greater than 75 feet, and participating in underwater activities if the depth of the water is greater than 75 feet. This upgrade provides up to $10,000 coverage for an organized search & rescue by appropriate authorities, should you or a traveling companion become lost, disoriented, or missing during your trip. It also offers up to $100,000 coverage in case an event on your trip results in imminent physical danger to you and your traveling companions and you require additional accommodations, transportation, or extrication from your destination. This upgrade isn’t available to IL residents. Exclusions on activities listed above don’t apply to IL residents.
Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000
Security evacuation: $100,000
Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000
Security evacuation: $100,000
Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000
Security evacuation: $100,000
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if you suffer from the permanent loss of life from an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip, up to the maximum eligible amount selected. This upgrade isn’t available to NH residents.
Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents
Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents
Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason and you have extra pet boarding fees. Plus, if your pet traveling with you has a sickness or injury, you can have coverage for pet veterinarian expenses up to the maximum eligible amount. This upgrade isn’t available to NY and VA residents.
Available
Pet care: $250
Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500
Available
Pet care: $250
Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500
Available
Pet care: $250
Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500
Reimbursement for expenses such as the cost of repairs if you cause accidental damage to your accommodations.
Available ($2,000)
Available ($2,000)
Available ($2,000)
Protect travel investments and recover nonrefundable, prepaid costs up to $10,000 per person. This applies if you need to cancel your trip due to your previously approved time off being revoked or your business being rendered unsuitable for business due to an eligible event and you’re required to work during your insured trip. To get cancel for business reasons coverage, you must purchase the upgrade 31 days or more before your departure date. You must also purchase the cancel for business reasons upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your initial payment for your trip.
Available (100% of insured trip cost up to $10,000)
Not available
Not available
Increase your benefit limit for lost or stolen baggage and add coverage for lost or stolen electronics and professional equipment. This also includes benefits for sporting equipment delay or rental if delayed by a common carrier.
Available (additional $3,000)
Per item limit: $1,500
Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000
Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500
Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000
Available (additional $4,000)
Per item limit: $1,500
Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000
Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500
Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000
Available (additional $4,250)
Per item limit: $1,500
Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000
Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500
Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000
Our plan benefits and coverage details
Ultimate
Advantage
Essential
Trip cancellation, interruption, delay, and inconvenience
Protects travel investments and recovers nonrefundable, prepaid costs if your trip is canceled for an eligible reason.
100% of trip cost ($50,000 maximum)
100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
Protects unused, prepaid, and nonrefundable expenses and additional transportation to join the departed trip or return home if your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason.
150% of trip cost ($75,000 maximum)
$125% of trip cost ($12,500 maximum)
100% of trip cost ($10,000 maximum)
Reimbursement for reasonable additional expenses — such as accommodations, local transportation, and meals — if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason.
$2,000 ($250 per day maximum)
$1,000 ($250 per day maximum)
$600 ($200 per day maximum)
Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
$2,000 ($500 per item limit)
$1,000 ($500 per item limit)
$750 ($500 per item limit)
Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
$500
$200
$200
Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
$750
$500
$150
Reimbursement for travel inconveniences such as a closed ski resort, golf course, or beach at your destination, or cruise disablement due to an eligible reason.
Closed attractions: $200 maximum
Closed beach: $200 maximum
Cruise disablement: $200 maximum
$600
Not included
Not included
Emergency evacuation and repatriation
Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
$1,000,000
$250,000
$200,000
Emergency medical expense
Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of NH have up to $50,000 in emergency medical coverage with the Ultimate plan. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$250,000
*$50,000 for NH residents
$50,000
$25,000
Coverage for emergency dental treatment if you’re injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$500
$500
$500
If you meet the plan purchase requirements listed, exclusions for pre-existing conditions are waived. Exclusions do not apply to NH residents.
Included if plan is purchased within 21 days of first trip payment and full trip cost is insured
Not included
Not included
This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
90 days
Does not apply to NH residents
120 days
Does not apply to NH residents
180 days
Does not apply to NH residents
If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
Included
Included
Not included (secondary coverage)
Included for CT residents
Accidental death and dismemberment
Coverage if you have an eligible loss, such as your life or a limb, as a result of an eligible injury while on an insured trip. Exclusions may apply. See policy for details.
$25,000
$20,000
$10,000
Coverage if you’re exposed to weather or disappear due to an accident that results in an eligible loss.
$25,000
$20,000
$10,000
Other benefits
If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
Included
Included
Included
We can provide coverage at no additional cost to one travel companion aged 17 years old or younger per each insured adult traveler. Each insured adult traveler on the Ultimate plan must be aged 18 years or older for the child to be eligible. The child’s individual trip cost must be equal to or lower than the insured adult’s individual trip cost for coverage to apply. If upgrades are selected and included in the policy, each traveler will be charged the applicable premium for the upgrade.
Yes
No
No
The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply. Trips exceeding 30 days in length may result in additional premium.
Up to 180 days
Up to 30 days
Up to 30 days
We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
21 days
21 days
21 days
We provide coverage for certain sports and activities, including kayaking, horseback riding, and hiking. To include coverage for excluded activities, such as skiing or scuba diving more than 75 feet, consider adding our adventure activities upgrade.
Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
Optional upgrades
If you include this upgrade, you can be reimbursed up to 75% of your prepaid, nonrefundable trip costs (up to $7,500) if you need to cancel your trip. You must cancel at least two days prior to your scheduled departure date. To get cancel for any reason coverage, you must insure all your nonrefundable trip expenses in your plan, your trip cost can’t be more than $10,000, and you must purchase the upgrade 31 days or more before your departure date. You also must purchase the cancel for any reason upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your initial payment for your trip. Subsequent arrangements must be insured within 14 days of booking those arrangements. Cancel for any fortuitous reason in NY.
Available (75% of insured trip cost up to $7,500)
Not available
Not available
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage up to $50,000 ($100 deductible) for collision, vandalism, windstorm, theft, hail, fire, or flood damage to your rental car while on your trip. This upgrade is not available in all destinations, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. Please contact our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to check if coverage is available for your trip.
Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
Available ($50,000 with a $100 deductible)
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can increase your emergency medical expense coverage limit by $250,000. Not available to NH residents.
Available (additional $250,000)
Not available to NH residents
Not available
Not available
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have protection for the following activities that are excluded from coverage in our base plans: snow skiing, skydiving, parachuting, free falling, cliff diving, B.A.S.E. or base jumping, hang gliding, parasailing, travel on any air supported device other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company, mountain climbing, free climbing, scuba diving at a depth greater than 75 feet, and participating in underwater activities if the depth of the water is greater than 75 feet. This upgrade provides up to $10,000 coverage for an organized search & rescue by appropriate authorities, should you or a traveling companion become lost, disoriented, or missing during your trip. It also offers up to $100,000 coverage in case an event on your trip results in imminent physical danger to you and your traveling companions and you require additional accommodations, transportation, or extrication from your destination. This upgrade isn’t available to IL residents. Exclusions on activities listed above don’t apply to IL residents.
Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000
Security evacuation: $100,000
Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000
Security evacuation: $100,000
Available (waives exclusions on certain activities)
Search and rescue: $10,000
Security evacuation: $100,000
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if you suffer from the permanent loss of life from an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip, up to the maximum eligible amount selected. This upgrade isn’t available to NH residents.
Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents
Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents
Available ($200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason and you have extra pet boarding fees. Plus, if your pet traveling with you has a sickness or injury, you can have coverage for pet veterinarian expenses up to the maximum eligible amount. This upgrade isn’t available to NY and VA residents.
Available
Pet care: $250
Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500
Available
Pet care: $250
Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500
Available
Pet care: $250
Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500
Reimbursement for expenses such as the cost of repairs if you cause accidental damage to your accommodations.
Available ($2,000)
Available ($2,000)
Available ($2,000)
Protect travel investments and recover nonrefundable, prepaid costs up to $10,000 per person. This applies if you need to cancel your trip due to your previously approved time off being revoked or your business being rendered unsuitable for business due to an eligible event and you’re required to work during your insured trip. To get cancel for business reasons coverage, you must purchase the upgrade 31 days or more before your departure date. You must also purchase the cancel for business reasons upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your initial payment for your trip.
Available (100% of insured trip cost up to $10,000)
Not available
Not available
Increase your benefit limit for lost or stolen baggage and add coverage for lost or stolen electronics and professional equipment. This also includes benefits for sporting equipment delay or rental if delayed by a common carrier.
Available (additional $3,000)
Per item limit: $1,500
Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000
Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500
Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000
Available (additional $4,000)
Per item limit: $1,500
Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000
Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500
Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000
Available (additional $4,250)
Per item limit: $1,500
Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000
Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500
Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000
Here's what you get with ourtravel insurance for digital nomads
Working abroad on a budget? Our on-trip plan can give you essential protection, including emergency medical and trip interruption coverage (without having to pay for trip cancellation benefits). If you need digital nomad travel insurance that stays affordable while you travel and work around the world, this plan is a great option.
Before you buy: Travel Med Go is an affordable option for digital nomads taking trips under 60 days. If you’re planning a longer stay, explore our Ultimate plan, which offers coverage for trips up to 180 days.
Travel Med Go
Our post-departure plan with helpful on-trip coverage.
Trip cancellation
Up to $50,000 emergency medical
Additional $250,000 emergency medical upgrade available
Up to $250,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Up to $1,000 baggage and personal effects
Our plan benefits and coverage details
Travel Med Go
Trip interruption and delay
Protects unused, prepaid, and nonrefundable expenses and additional transportation to join the departed trip or return home if your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason.
$1,000 maximum
Reimbursement for reasonable additional expenses — such as accommodations, local transportation, and meals — if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason.
$500 ($200 daily limit)
Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
$300
Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
$1,000 ($500 per item limit)
Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
$500
Emergency evacuation and repatriation
Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
$250,000
Emergency medical expense
Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of NH have up to $50,000 in emergency medical coverage with the Ultimate plan. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MS, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$50,000
Coverage for emergency dental treatment if you’re injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VA, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$500
This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
180 days
Does not apply to NH residents
If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
Included
Accidental death and dismemberment
Coverage if you have an eligible loss, such as your life or a limb, as a result of an eligible injury while on an insured trip. Exclusions may apply. See policy for details.
$10,000
Coverage if you’re exposed to weather or disappear due to an accident that results in an eligible loss.
$10,000
Other benefits
If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
Included
The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply. Trips exceeding 30 days in length may result in additional premium.
Up to 60 days
We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
21 days
We provide coverage for certain sports and activities, including kayaking, horseback riding, and hiking. To include coverage for excluded activities, such as skiing or scuba diving more than 75 feet, consider adding our adventure activities upgrade.
Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
Optional upgrades
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage up to $50,000 ($100 deductible) for collision, vandalism, windstorm, theft, hail, fire, or flood damage to your rental car while on your trip. This upgrade is not available in all destinations, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. Please contact our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to check if coverage is available for your trip.
Available ($50,000 with $100 deductible)
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can increase your emergency medical expense coverage limit by $250,000. Not available to NH residents.
Available (additional $250,000 for emergency medical expense only)
Not available to NH residents
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have protection for the following activities that are excluded from coverage in our base plans: snow skiing, skydiving, parachuting, free falling, cliff diving, B.A.S.E. or base jumping, hang gliding, parasailing, travel on any air supported device other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company, mountain climbing, free climbing, scuba diving at a depth greater than 75 feet, and participating in underwater activities if the depth of the water is greater than 75 feet. This upgrade provides up to $10,000 coverage for an organized search & rescue by appropriate authorities, should you or a traveling companion become lost, disoriented, or missing during your trip. It also offers up to $100,000 coverage in case an event on your trip results in imminent physical danger to you and your traveling companions and you require additional accommodations, transportation, or extrication from your destination. This upgrade isn’t available to IL residents. Exclusions on activities listed above don’t apply to IL residents.
Available (provides coverage for certain additional activities not included in the base plan)
Search and rescue: $10,000
Security evacuation: $100,000
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if you suffer from the permanent loss of life from an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip, up to the maximum eligible amount selected. This upgrade isn’t available to NH residents.
Available
Limit options: $200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason and you have extra pet boarding fees. Plus, if your pet traveling with you has a sickness or injury, you can have coverage for pet veterinarian expenses up to the maximum eligible amount. This upgrade isn’t available to NY and VA residents.
Available
Pet care: $250
Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500
Reimbursement for expenses such as the cost of repairs if you cause accidental damage to your accommodations.
Available ($2,000)
Increase your benefit limit for lost or stolen baggage and add coverage for lost or stolen electronics and professional equipment. This also includes benefits for sporting equipment delay or rental if delayed by a common carrier.
Available (additional $4,000)
Per item limit: $1,500
Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000
Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500
Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000
Our plan benefits and coverage details
Travel Med Go
Trip interruption and delay
Protects unused, prepaid, and nonrefundable expenses and additional transportation to join the departed trip or return home if your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason.
$1,000 maximum
Reimbursement for reasonable additional expenses — such as accommodations, local transportation, and meals — if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason.
$500 ($200 daily limit)
Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
$300
Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
$1,000 ($500 per item limit)
Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
$500
Emergency evacuation and repatriation
Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
$250,000
Emergency medical expense
Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of NH have up to $50,000 in emergency medical coverage with the Ultimate plan. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MS, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$50,000
Coverage for emergency dental treatment if you’re injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VA, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$500
This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
180 days
Does not apply to NH residents
If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
Included
Accidental death and dismemberment
Coverage if you have an eligible loss, such as your life or a limb, as a result of an eligible injury while on an insured trip. Exclusions may apply. See policy for details.
$10,000
Coverage if you’re exposed to weather or disappear due to an accident that results in an eligible loss.
$10,000
Other benefits
If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
Included
The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply. Trips exceeding 30 days in length may result in additional premium.
Up to 60 days
We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
21 days
We provide coverage for certain sports and activities, including kayaking, horseback riding, and hiking. To include coverage for excluded activities, such as skiing or scuba diving more than 75 feet, consider adding our adventure activities upgrade.
Included, but limited to eligible activities (optional upgrade available for additional activities)
Optional upgrades
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage up to $50,000 ($100 deductible) for collision, vandalism, windstorm, theft, hail, fire, or flood damage to your rental car while on your trip. This upgrade is not available in all destinations, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, and Mexico. Please contact our customer service team at 1-800-228-9792 to check if coverage is available for your trip.
Available ($50,000 with $100 deductible)
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can increase your emergency medical expense coverage limit by $250,000. Not available to NH residents.
Available (additional $250,000 for emergency medical expense only)
Not available to NH residents
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have protection for the following activities that are excluded from coverage in our base plans: snow skiing, skydiving, parachuting, free falling, cliff diving, B.A.S.E. or base jumping, hang gliding, parasailing, travel on any air supported device other than a regularly scheduled airline or air charter company, mountain climbing, free climbing, scuba diving at a depth greater than 75 feet, and participating in underwater activities if the depth of the water is greater than 75 feet. This upgrade provides up to $10,000 coverage for an organized search & rescue by appropriate authorities, should you or a traveling companion become lost, disoriented, or missing during your trip. It also offers up to $100,000 coverage in case an event on your trip results in imminent physical danger to you and your traveling companions and you require additional accommodations, transportation, or extrication from your destination. This upgrade isn’t available to IL residents. Exclusions on activities listed above don’t apply to IL residents.
Available (provides coverage for certain additional activities not included in the base plan)
Search and rescue: $10,000
Security evacuation: $100,000
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if you suffer from the permanent loss of life from an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip, up to the maximum eligible amount selected. This upgrade isn’t available to NH residents.
Available
Limit options: $200,000, $500,000, or $1,000,000)
Not available to NH residents
If you include this upgrade in your policy, you can have coverage if your trip is delayed for an eligible reason and you have extra pet boarding fees. Plus, if your pet traveling with you has a sickness or injury, you can have coverage for pet veterinarian expenses up to the maximum eligible amount. This upgrade isn’t available to NY and VA residents.
Available
Pet care: $250
Pet veterinarian expense: $2,500
Reimbursement for expenses such as the cost of repairs if you cause accidental damage to your accommodations.
Available ($2,000)
Increase your benefit limit for lost or stolen baggage and add coverage for lost or stolen electronics and professional equipment. This also includes benefits for sporting equipment delay or rental if delayed by a common carrier.
Available (additional $4,000)
Per item limit: $1,500
Electronic and professional equipment limit: $2,000
Sporting equipment delay limit: $1,500
Sporting equipment rental limit: $2,000
Here's what you get with ourtravel insurance for digital nomads
Flying to your next remote-work destination? Our flight travel insurance plans include key air protection, and Flight Insure Plus adds emergency medical, missed connection, and baggage benefits. If you need flight travel insurance for remote work or digital nomads, review the benefit limits below.
Before you buy: Our flight plans don’t include access to optional upgrades (including our additional baggage upgrade), which can be especially important if you’re traveling with expensive tech. To access these upgrades, consider our Ultimate, Advantage, Essential, or Travel Med Go plans.
Flight Insure Plus
Our plan with extra coverage during your flight and throughout your trip.
Up to $1 million accidental death for air travel
Up to $10,000 emergency medical and dental
Up to $100,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Up to $1,000 baggage and personal effects
Up to $50 missed connection
Flight Insure
Our plan with simple coverage during your flight.
Up to $1 million accidental death for air travel
Emergency medical
Emergency evacuation and repatriation
Baggage and personal effects
Missed connection
Our plan benefits and coverage details
Flight Insure Plus
Flight Insure
Accidental death
Benefit for loss of life as a result of an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip.
Up to $1 million
Up to $1 million
Medical and dental
Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip and emergency dental treatment if you're injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$10,000
Not included
Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
$100,000
Not included
This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
180 days
Does not apply to NH residents
Not applicable
If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
Included
Included
Travel inconvenience
Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
$1,000 ($250 per item limit)
Not included
Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
$500
Not included
Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
$50
Not included
Other benefits
If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
Included
Included
The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply. Trips exceeding 30 days in length may result in additional premium.
Up to 180 days
Up to 180 days
We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
21 days
21 days
Our plan benefits and coverage details
Flight Insure Plus
Flight Insure
Accidental death
Benefit for loss of life as a result of an eligible injury while boarding, as a passenger on, or disembarking from an aircraft of a commercial airline or air charter company licensed to carry passengers for hire during a trip.
Up to $1 million
Up to $1 million
Medical and dental
Coverage for emergency medical treatment if you have a sickness or injury while traveling on an insured trip and emergency dental treatment if you're injured while traveling on an insured trip. Residents of CT, IN, KS, MO, MT, VT, and WA have a $50 deductible.
$10,000
Not included
Coverage for physician-ordered medical evacuation to a hospital or home if an injury or sickness occurs while traveling. Also includes coverage for repatriation of remains if you pass away while traveling.
$100,000
Not included
This represents the number of days to “look back” at changes in medical history and determine if a claim is related to a pre-existing medical condition. The days are counted backward from the day preceding the policy purchase date.
180 days
Does not apply to NH residents
Not applicable
If you need to file a claim, your plan benefits will be used first as primary coverage. Our Essential plan provides excess medical coverage unless you’re a CT resident, in which case you’d have primary coverage.
Included
Included
Travel inconvenience
Reimbursement for luggage and personal articles if your bags are lost, stolen, or damaged.
$1,000 ($250 per item limit)
Not included
Reimbursement for personal articles — such as reasonable additional clothing and toiletries — if your bags are delayed by a common carrier.
$500
Not included
Reimbursement for reasonable additional lodging, meal expenses, and the prepaid, unused, and nonrefundable portion of the trip if you miss a connection for an eligible reason.
$50
Not included
Other benefits
If you need help while you’re traveling, our team of assistance experts is available 24/7 to help you with medical emergencies, language interpretation, prescription refills, and much more.
Included
Included
The plan you choose will provide coverage for a trip length up to the number of days shown. It’s important to check that the plan’s maximum trip length will insure your entire trip or coverage may not apply. Trips exceeding 30 days in length may result in additional premium.
Up to 180 days
Up to 180 days
We offer coverage for most U.S. states and international locations, excluding trips to, through, or from destinations sanctioned by Zurich Group or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Please check the OFAC website and our travel alerts page for information on affected countries.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
All domestic and international locations without Zurich Group or OFAC sanctions. For a list of our restricted destinations, please check our travel alerts page.
This is the number of days after purchasing your policy during which you may cancel your policy and receive a premium refund, as long as you have not departed or filed a claim. We count the date you purchase your policy as day one of your review period.
21 days
21 days
Important:
* This coverage only applies to emergency medical expenses that first arise during your trip. You’ll have a $50 deductible if your primary residence is in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Vermont, or Washington. Residents of New Hampshire are eligible for up to $50,000 emergency medical and dental coverage with the Ultimate plan.
Why vacation with our travel insurance for digital nomads?
You can match your coverage to your trip and move forward with a team that understands the ups, downs, and surprises of travel.
Personalize your policy
We offer up to nine optional upgrades, including our additional baggage upgrade. That way, you can customize your plan to fit the realities of remote work and long-term travel. Whether you’re coworking abroad, relocating for a few months, or balancing work with exploration, you can tailor your coverage to match your digital nomad lifestyle.
For more than 25 years, we’ve helped travelers protect their journeys, including digital nomads who work from new cities, move between countries, and rely on their gear every day. We continue to innovate with technology designed to support modern, flexible travelers who blend work and travel around the world.
When you’re working remotely abroad, unexpected issues can throw off both your travel plans and your workday. That’s why our 24/7 assistance provider is always available to help, offering real-time support for medical needs, travel disruptions, lost items, and more. It’s one of the most reliable ways to stay prepared.
Shape your nomad life with smart benefits and flexible upgrades.
Unpack our benefits
The best travel insurance for digital nomads doesn’t leave you wondering what’s eligible for coverage. Think of our benefits as your built-in safety net — from emergency medical care to protection for delays that can interrupt work or travel.
Are there travel insurance options for digital nomads? At Travelex, we’re all about flexibility, which is why we offer up to nine optional upgrades, including the additional baggage upgrade and the cancel for any reason upgrade.
Keep your policy in your pocket — and more. Travel safer with our app’s tap-to-call 24/7 assistance, destination information, and real-time safety alerts.
Smart tips for working and wandering as a digital nomad
Before you set up your next remote office — whether oceanside, cityside, or somewhere new entirely — explore the guides below.
That tracks — digital nomads work from airports, cafés, co-working hubs, and everywhere in between. Here’s how to keep your information secure while you move.
Want to know more about our
travel insurance for digital nomads?
These FAQs explain how to stay protected while working from anywhere, what benefits matter most, and how to pick coverage that fits your nomadic routine. Start exploring below.
Travel insurance for digital nomads is a type of coverage designed to support people who work remotely while traveling from place to place. Instead of focusing on one vacation or destination, digital nomads travel insurance can help protect you during extended or multi-country trips. Depending on the plan you choose, coverage may include:
Other support that can be helpful when you’re working abroad
There’s no single “best travel insurance for digital nomads.” The right plan depends on your itinerary, how long you’ll be away, and the type of work or travel you’re planning. Many travelers also look for travel insurance options for digital nomads that offer longer trip lengths or optional upgrades, such as additional baggage coverage, to help protect high-value tech and equipment.
If you work remotely from different locations, travel insurance for remote work or digital nomads can help give you a layer of protection while you move between destinations.
No. You’ll need to purchase your Travelex travel insurance for digital nomads before you depart your home country. If you’re a digital nomad preparing for an upcoming trip, you can buy Travel Med Go up until the day you leave, as long as you haven’t left home yet.
This ensures your coverage begins correctly and meets policy requirements before your trip starts.
Your eligibility for a Travelex policy depends on where you live and where your trip begins, not on whether you identify as a traveler, expat, or digital nomad. To buy most Travelex plans, you must be a U.S. resident and purchase your coverage before leaving home for your trip.
If you’re a digital nomad who hasn’t departed yet, you can still purchase coverage. Once you’ve left your home, you won’t be able to buy a new policy for ongoing travel.
For travelers who split their time across multiple destinations, simply use the U.S. state you primarily reside in as your “home” when getting a quote. Your professional lifestyle doesn’t affect your ability to get travel insurance for remote work or digital nomads, as long as you meet the residency and timing requirements.
Even if you have health insurance at home or benefits through a credit card, you may still want separate travel insurance for digital nomads. Many home-country policies don’t cover medical care abroad, and credit-card benefits often have limited trip lengths, lower coverage limits, or only apply to travel booked on that specific card.
With a dedicated digital nomads travel insurance plan, you can get coverage designed for international travel, such as emergency medical benefits, trip interruption, and protection for lost or delayed baggage. Coverage varies by plan, so comparing your existing benefits to Travelex’s travel insurance options for digital nomads can help you decide what you need based on your itinerary and how long you’ll be away.
Pre-existing conditions can be eligible for coverage, but only when certain requirements are met. For digital nomads, this means purchasing our Ultimate plan.
How coverage works
Travelex can cover pre-existing medical conditions when all of the following are true:
You purchase our Ultimate plan within 21 days of your first trip payment.
You insure 100% of your nonrefundable trip cost at the time of purchase.
You are medically able to travel on the day you buy your plan.
If these requirements are met, the pre-existing condition exclusion waiver is applied, meaning eligible pre-existing conditions are not automatically excluded from coverage.
What digital nomads should keep in mind
Not all Travelex plans include this waiver, so choosing Ultimate matters.
The term “pre-existing condition” is defined in the policy and refers to conditions that received diagnosis, treatment, or medication changes during a 90-day look-back period.
Coverage is always subject to the full policy terms, so it’s important to review your plan documents before purchasing.
Each Travelex plan has a maximum trip length, and the limit varies by plan.
Ultimate: You can stay abroad for up to 180 days on a single trip (90 days for WA residents).
Advantage and Essential: Both plans offer coverage for trips of up to 30 days.
Travel Med Go: Allows trips of up to 90 days and is often a flexible option for digital nomads who don’t need cancellation coverage.
These limits apply whether you’re taking a short getaway or planning a longer remote work stay. If you’re comparing travel insurance options for digital nomads, keep in mind how long you plan to be abroad so you can select the plan that matches your itinerary.
If you ever extend your trip, just be sure you’re still within your plan’s maximum trip length. Coverage can’t be extended once you’ve already departed.
Travelex policies can cover you across multiple countries. When you purchase travel insurance, you’ll be asked to select a primary destination. Simply choose the country where you’ll spend the most time, and your coverage can follow you as you travel to other eligible destinations on your itinerary.
For example, if you’re spending two weeks in Spain and five days in Iceland, you would select “Spain” as your destination. As long as you avoid any of Travelex’s blocked destinations, your coverage can apply throughout the rest of your trip.
If you’re a digital nomad or planning extended travel across several countries, this makes it easier to use one policy while moving from place to place.
It depends on the country issuing your digital nomad visa. Every destination sets its own requirements, and some consulates may require proof of travel insurance for digital nomads or a minimum level of medical coverage before they will approve your visa application. Because rules vary widely, the safest approach is to check the official visa guidelines for the country you’re applying to.
Travelex plans can meet many general travel insurance requirements, such as emergency medical coverage, trip interruption, and protection for delays. However, only the consulate can determine what is acceptable for a specific visa. Before applying, review the destination’s documentation to confirm whether travel insurance for remote work or digital nomads is required and what coverage amounts they expect.
Yes. In most cases, your Travelex policy documents will serve as sufficient proof of coverage for visa or residency applications. If the consulate or program you’re applying to requires additional documentation (such as a customized letter or confirmation of specific benefits), you can contact our customer service team at 1-800-819-9004 for help. They can provide the appropriate documents when available, so you have what you need for your application.
With Travelex, claims can be submitted online through our digital claims portal, so you can file and track a claim from anywhere in the world as you travel. You can start a claim, upload documents, and monitor your status.
When it comes to medical care, most international hospitals and clinics require travelers to pay upfront at the time of treatment. After that, you can submit your receipts and supporting documents through the claims portal for reimbursement according to your plan benefits.
In some urgent situations, our 24/7 assistance provider may be able to work directly with a medical facility, but this is not guaranteed and depends on the provider, country, and circumstances. Because of this, digital nomads should be prepared for the possibility of paying medical expenses upfront and then filing a claim afterward.