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Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management

Foreign Travel Insurance Program

All faculty, students and staff traveling internationally on CSU business or CSU-sponsored trips are required to utilize the CSU's Foreign Travel Insurance Program (FTIP) coverage. Foreign Travel Insurance Program benefits include but are not limited to the following:

  • General Liability and Excess Auto Liability
  • Primary Medical Expense, Emergency Medical Benefits and Evacuation
  • Repatriation of Remains
  • Political Evacuations and Repatriation Benefit War Risk Coverage
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit
  • Trip Cancellation Coverage

How to request coverage: Fill out the Foreign Travel Insurance Information Form.

Instructions:

1. Sections identified with a red asterisk require answers for all requested travel.

2. All other sections are only required if the travel location has an active travel warning with the U.S. State Department or is considered a high hazardous or war risk location by the California State University Risk Management Authority (CSURMA).

3. All travel to high hazard/active travel warning locations require approval by the campus President/President's designee. All travel to war risk locations require additional approval from the Chancellor's/Chancellor's designee. All Presidential and Chancellor approvals listed in this section are required to be made 30 days in advance.

Check U.S. State Department for Travel Warnings

Check CSURMA for High Hazard Countries and for War Risk Countries

Contact EHS/Risk Management at ehsrm@mail.fresnostate.edu or 559.278.7422 for more information and assistance.

Related Links

U.S. State Department Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)

CSU Technical Letter RM 2014-01 International Travel & Requirements to Purchase Insurance

Executive Order 1041: CSU Student Travel Policy

Foreign Travel Insurance Information Form

Academic Resource Office Travel page

Foundation Financial Services Forms page

Stateside Accounting Services - Concur Travel & Expense Management

Continuing & Global Education Study Abroad Program