Medical repatriation brings you home when it is medically necessary and you can travel, often with medical escort. Policies also use the word for bringing home the body of someone who dies abroad.
How it reads in a policy
What to check
- Whether repatriation is to your home or to a hospital near it.
- Who decides that it is necessary.
- The limit, and whether a companion’s travel is included.
Read the policy wording before you buy: what’s covered, the limits, the excess and the exclusions.
Questions
What does repatriation mean in travel insurance?
Medical repatriation brings you home when it is medically necessary and you can travel, often with medical escort. Policies also use the word for bringing home the body of someone who dies abroad.
Where do I find the repatriation in my policy?
In the policy wording, usually in its definitions and the section it belongs to; your own numbers are in the schedule of cover.
Related words
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Updated 2026-10-24.