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Travel Assurance Protection Guides
Practical answers for families planning ahead—and for anyone facing a death away from home right now.
Practical travel guidance
Travel Assurance / Death Away From Home
Find clear answers about death away from home, transporting remains, consular assistance and what travel policies may cover. For an overview of the membership's services, read the Away From Home Assurance® brochure (PDF). These educational guides do not replace a policy or membership agreement.
Guides by Ian Nelms, whose background includes more than three decades in funeral and cemetery operations.
From local authorities and funeral homes to permits and transport, learn what families may need to do first.
Understand the separate charges for forwarding, preparation, transport and receiving—and what to ask for in a written quote.
See what consular officials can do, which documents may be needed and how a family can arrange a return.
Some policies do, but terms vary. Learn what to look for in insurance and how it differs from an away-from-home membership.
Compare trip-based insurance with a complementary lifetime repatriation and logistics membership for qualifying deaths away from home—not a replacement for travel or medical coverage.
Understand the documentation, funeral home coordination and transport involved in bringing someone home after a death away from home.
Explore how planning for a return home differs from trip insurance, including eligibility only for qualifying deaths more than 75 miles away from home.
A planning guide for seasonal travelers: death certificates, interstate transport, local cremation, legal residence questions and a pre-season checklist.
