Alternative Insurance Policy

If you have your own insurance policy (or wish to purchase a policy other than the University-approved policy), your insurance company must complete and fax the International Student Alternative Health Insurance Compliance Form to UHS. NOTE: The UHS will not be able to review any alternative health insurance plan without the Compliance Form. The guidelines for insurance have been established by the Florida Board of Governors and must be met. Please review the Florida Board of Governors state regulation prior to purchasing any alternative plan.

The completed compliance form must verify the following:

• the coverage meets or exceeds the minimum FIU requirements
• the name, address, and telephone number of a claims agent in the United States
• you are covered under the policy
• your insurance has been paid through current year

The Health Compliance Unit must receive the International Student Alternative Health Insurance Compliance Form directly from your insurance company. Your policy will be reviewed, and if it complies with the guidelines, you will be cleared to register. If your policy does not comply with the guidelines, you will not be cleared until you document insurance coverage which meets FIU requirements or purchase the University-approved insurance policy.

If your alternate policy is approved subject to Medical Evacuation & Repatriation, the service indicator will not be released until this requirement is met. You may purchase coverage for Medical Evacuation & Repatriation from Collegiate Risk Management at UHS with a money order or cashier's check in the amount of $40.00 payable to Collegiate Risk Management.

Note: You should NOT purchase Medical Evacuation and Repatriation UNTIL you have proof that your alternate insurance policy was approved subject to it.

Credit card payments are accepted through Visa and MasterCard only via the Collegiate Risk Management Website. Scroll down to the section that reads “International Students, Visiting Scholars, Exchange Students and English Language Institute Students: International (Regular) Students” and select Enroll Online. Once you have submitted the application and your payment clears, you will receive a confirmation indicating that the credit card transaction was successful. Print this page and keep it for your records.

A copy of this confirmation can be submitted to our office to remove your hold immediately. Please include your Panther ID if submitting by fax.

In-Person Payments

Complete and sign the appropriate insurance enrollment form

• FIU Fall Application- 2011-2012 for continuing students
• FIU NEW Spring Application 2011-2012 for first time students enrolling for Spring 2012
• FIU Blue Cross Blue Shield Summer A and Summer C 2012 Application (for students newly admitted for Summer A or C 2012)

Submit payment in the form of a Money Order or Cashier's Check payable to BlueCross and BlueShield of Florida. Personal checks are NOT accepted.

Note:"IMI" service indicators (Health Insurance Hold) will NOT be lifted until students comply with the FIU medical insurance requirement. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. 

Health Insurance Information for FIU Graduate Assistants

FIU provides subsidized health insurance to all graduate assistants holding a 0.5 FTE full term appointment as a Graduate Assistant, Presidential Fellows and Dissertation Fellows. All graduate assistants will be enrolled in the new Graduate Assistant health insurance program and will be cleared of the insurance service indicator (IMI) from a list provided by the Graduate School. Graduate Assistants will pay 25% of the insurance premium through payroll deduction. For details, visit http://gradschool.fiu.edu/graduateassistants.html

For any further questions, please contact Betty Sigler, Assistant Director of Academic Support Services at the University Graduate School:
Email: bsigler@fiu.edu
Phone: (305) 348-0394
Office: PC 230 at MMC Campus

Important Links 

• Visit Collegiate Risk Management for additional information about the International Student Plan or Graduate Student Plan including brochures, rates, and forms.
• International Student and Scholar Services Website

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