Current information about the coronavirus and our insurance

I am traveling to or in a country with code yellow, orange or red. Which costs are covered by my insurance?

• If you have taken out health insurance with us, we will pay the medical costs in countries with code yellow, orange, or even red. If you are taken ill due to the coronavirus, please call our emergency centre 24/7 via our emergency numbers.
• If you do not have health insurance, your medical expenses are not covered, also not under the travel insurance.
• If you have liability, household contents, accident, travel and/or legal assistance insurance, you are also covered in the countries with codes yellow, orange and red.

If you need more information regarding the cover provided by your insurance, please contact us.

I’m traveling for a temporary stay in the Netherlands

In this case, you’ll want to be properly insured for healthcare costs. If you need temporary healthcare insurance, then OOM Verzekeringen is the right insurance company for you.

What can OOM Verzekeringen do for me?
We have healthcare insurance policies specifically for people who are staying temporarily in the Netherlands.

• Click here for more information on our temporary healthcare insurance for foreign visitors to the Netherlands.
• Click here for more information about our insurance for Dutch nationals who live abroad and are in the Netherlands for a short period, for example on holiday.

Will my medical expenses be reimbursed if I become infected with the coronavirus?

Yes, the health insurance will cover the costs that are medically necessary. Please contact us if you would like more information about the cover.

I am planning on going on holiday to a country with code yellow. If this changes during my trip to code orange, will my return journey to the Netherlands be reimbursed?

Your travel insurance with us will not reimburse these costs.

I have booked a holiday/skiing trip and the country I am going to requires proof of vaccination. I am not fully vaccinated, or do not have the correct vaccination. Are the costs covered if I cancel the trip?
No, these costs are not covered by the cancellation insurance.

I want to book a trip to a country with code red or orange. Can I cancel my trip if the travel advice for this country does not change to code yellow or green?

No, these costs are not covered by the cancellation insurance. This applies even if the colour code has at some point been green or yellow. We will only reimburse cancelation costs in the case of unforeseen circumstances. At this moment in time, the coronavirus is no longer an unforeseen event.

Will the costs of extra accommodation costs, quarantine and isolation be reimbursed?

No, these costs are not covered. Our healthcare insurance only covers medical expenses for Covid-19. Quarantine and isolation are not medical treatments and are therefore not covered by healthcare insurance. These costs are also not covered under the travel insurance.

Is the cost of a corona test (COVID-19 test) covered by my insurance?

We cover the cost of the COVID-19 test if you have corona related symptoms.

For a list of these symptoms, visit www.rivm.nl/en

Our health insurance policies also cover other medical expenses related to the coronavirus. We do not cover the cost of a preventive COVID-19 test, such as a PCR test, which is often required in order to travel.

Will the cost of the corona vaccine be reimbursed?

Many countries are making the corona vaccine available. If you are staying in a country where the government is not covering the cost of the vaccine, we will reimburse you up to € 100.

Important! If you take out OOM Schengen Visitor insurance after 1 January 2021, you will not be covered for the vaccine.

 

I have tested positive for corona. Will my cancellation insurance cover my costs?

Yes, you are sick, so you can't and shouldn't travel. This is why we will reimburse your cancellation costs. In order to be able to do so, we need the results of your positive test first. Please send the test results when making your claim.

I have booked a trip to a country where I need to have an extra vaccination or present a negative PCR test every day. Can I cancel my trip?
This is not insured by the standard cover. If you have taken out ‘Extra reasons for cancellation’, then these costs will only be reimbursed if you took out the ‘Extra reasons for cancellation’ cover before 10 March 2020.
Please note: You should bear in mind the maximum amount for which you are insured. You will find this amount on your policy sheet.

My OOM Schengen Visitor Insurance is about to expire, can I extend it? 

If you are stranded in the Netherlands because of the coronavirus, it is possible to temporarily extend your insurance by a maximum of three months. If you have previously already extended your insurance by 3 months, or if the maximum duration of your insurance has expired, you may still extend your insurance one more time by 3 months. Send us an email with your request, stating your policy number, to info@oomverzekeringen.nl.

If your policy has already been extended twice, you cannot extend it again. You can take out a new insurance policy via our website.

My Voorlopig Verblijf Nederland insurance is about to expire, can I extend it?

If you are not or not yet entitled to Dutch health insurance because of the coronavirus, it is possible to temporarily extend your insurance by a maximum of three months. If you have previously already extended your insurance by 3 months, or if the maximum duration of your insurance has expired, you may still extend your insurance one more time by 3 months. Send us an email with your request, stating your policy number, to info@oomverzekeringen.nl.

If your policy has already been extended twice, you cannot extend it again. You can take out a new insurance policy via our website.

My OOM Temporary Residence Abroad Insurance is about to expire, can I extend it?

Everyone with an OOM Temporary Residence Abroad Insurance can extend it by three months. If you have previously already extended your insurance by 3 months, or if the maximum duration of your insurance has expired, you may still extend your insurance one more time by 3 months. Send us an email with your request, stating your policy number, to info@oomverzekeringen.nl.

My OOM Studying abroad insurance or my OOM Studying in the Netherlands-insurance is about to expire, can I extend it?

Everyone with an OOM Studying Abroad Insurance or an OOM Studying in the Netherlands insurance can extend it by three months. If you have previously already extended your insurance by 3 months, or if the maximum duration of your insurance has expired, you may still extend your insurance one more time by 3 months. Send us an email with your request, stating your policy number, to info@oomverzekeringen.nl.

I have a dispute regarding the coronavirus. Does my legal assistance insurance cover this?

If you have a legal assistance insurance that covers the dispute you are involved in, we will only reimburse these costs if you took out the insurance before 6 April 2020, or if you added the legal assistance insurance to your policy prior to 6 April 2020.

I have SOS insurance, does this cover the costs of my return to the Netherlands?

The SOS insurance covers the costs of medical repatriation (return to the Netherlands) or evacuation, if treatment is not possible locally and cannot be postponed.

I want to leave the country temporarily because of the coronavirus outbreak. Will the flight to the Netherlands be reimbursed?

Your travel insurance with us will not reimburse these costs.