Hi, Similarly to what Effe says, travel insurance can be bought here in Canada on an annual basis as a part of one's homeowner's insurance. This would cover emergency medical expenses in excess of what is normally covered by the usual government medical insurance plan.
The idea that the person for whom payment is made is not the person that attends strikes me as strange. While I can see this as vaguely possible for a Taiwanese person who would not need to travel far, it makes no sense at all for a person making the travel expense to travel half-way around the world. If at the last moment I am so sick that I cannot travel, what would be so wrong about asking my son to take my place? Ec THD wrote: > Hi, > > I think it's both for insurance during the event (attention: NOT travel > insurance) and verifying attendees is the real one who paid and > registered. > I am calling my friend who works for an insurance company to see if the > passport number is necessary for insurance or not. > > THD > > 2007/2/17, effe iets anders < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> >> Hi, >> >> Some people might already have their own travel insurence. (In NL it is >> not very extrordinary to have an travel insurence for the whole year, as >> soon as you go on vacation to abroad Europe, that is already cheaper >> then >> two weeks temp. insurence). I don't know how that is in other >> countries, but >> might that reduce some costs for you? (Maybe would a reduction in the >> application be possible?) >> >> Lodewijk >> >> 2007/2/17, Hsiang-Tai Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >: >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Ray Saintonge >> > > >> > > Hsiang-Tai Chien wrote: >> > > >> > > >The passport number and the National ID will be used for insurance >> > > >purpose, and we will not leak your personal information to >> > > any other third parties. >> > > > >> > > >Regards, >> > > > >> > > What does my passport number have to do with your insurance? >> > > If you insist on having the number on line I can always >> > > invent a number. >> > > >> > > Ec >> > >> > It's the insurance for wikimedians who want to join Wikimania when >> > he/she is >> > in Taipei. Of cause you can use a fake / invented number but you will >> > not >> > get the insurance from the insurance company if there is something >> > unexpected happen when you are in Taipei. >> > >> > We will apply the travel insurance for every wikimedian or anyone who >> > registered to join Wikimania. And the passport / National ID is the >> > requirement from the insurance company in Taiwan (maybe in other >> > countries / regions also?) >> > >> > Travel Insurance (information only, the actual insurance content might >> > be offered differently from our insurance company): >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_insurance >> > >> > I will ask the Taipei team to see if we can put more details on the >> > insurance on the Wikimania site. >> > >> > Hope this helps. >> > >> > H.T. > _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
