Company offers tuition insurance with COVID-19 protections amid pandemic

Company offers tuition insurance with COVID-19 protections amid pandemic

WHAT THEY CALL COVID-19PROTECTIONS.

IT'S SOMETHINGTHAT'S NEVER BEEN OFFEREDBEFORE, HERE'S HOW IT WORKS."COLLEGE IS A HUGE INVESTMENT,FORMOST FAMILIES IT'S THE SECONDLARGEST THEY'LL EVER MAKE AFTERBUYING AHOME, AND SO FINDING WAYS TOPROTECT THAT INVESTMENT ISREALLYIMPORTANT."NATALIE TARANGIOLI IS WITHGRADGUARD, ACOMPANY THAT OFFERS THINGS LIKETUITION AND RENTERSINSURANCE TO STUDENTS.

SHE SAYSLATELY, TUITIONINSURANCE HAS SEEN A HUGE SPIKEIN INTEREST DUE TO THEPANDEMIC, WHICH RATTLED THECOUNTRY'S EDUCATIONSYSTEM THIS SPRING.

SHE SAYSSTUDENTS THAT MAY GET SICKWITH COVID-19 AND NEED TO LEAVESCHOOL WOULD BEELIGIBLE FOR FILING A TUITIONINSURANCE CLAIM."EVEN BEFORE CORONAVIRUS, WE'RETALKING ABOUT MONO CONCUSSIONS,ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, THESEILLNESSES AREON THE RISE.

AND EVEN THINGSLIKE PTSD AND CELIAC DISEASE.

WEARESEEING STUDENTS WITHDRAW FORTHESE REASONS ALL THE TIME."FILING A CLAIM IS POSSIBLE AFTERA DOCTOR RECOMMENDS ASTUDENT WITHDRAW FROM THEIRCLASSES DUE TO COVID-19OR ANY OTHER ILLNESS.

BUT COULDIT COVER MORE?

MANYSTUDENTS EARLIER THIS YEAR TOOKISSUE WITH SCHOOLSHAVING TO SWITCH FROM IN- PERSONINSTRUCTION TOONLINE INSTRUCTION.

TARANGIOLISAYS THAT WOULD NOTBE GROUNDS FOR FILING A CLAIM."THERE WAS NO REAL LOSS OFINSTRUCTION, CLASSES JUST MOVEDONLINE AND TUITION INSURANCE ISJUSTFOR MEDICAL WITHDRAWALS SO NOTUITION INSURANCE WOULD HAVECOVERED THAT IN THE SPRING."STILL, THE INSURANCE DOES GIVEPEACE OF MIND FOR THOSEHEADING INTO THE SCHOOL YEARAMID UNCERTAIN TIMES.

TARANGIOLIRECOMMENDS YOU DO RESEARCH ONYOUR SCHOOL'S REFUND POLICIESFIRST BEFORE PULLING THETRIGGER ON INSURANCE."THIS GIVES FAMILIES THEOPPORTUNITY TOGO HOME, GET BETTER, GET THECARE AND TREATMENT THEY MAYNEED, ANDTHEN COME BACK WHEN THEY AREWELL ENOUGH TO DO SO."TARNGIOLI SAYS SOME SCHOOLS EVENOFFER THEIR OWNTUITION INSURANCE FOR BETTERRATES.

BUT IF THEYDON'T, THEN YOU CAN FINDGRADGUARDS INFORMATION ONOUR WEBSITE.

TUITION INSURANCEMUST BE BOUGHTBEFORE THE START DATE OF THESEMESTER.

IN BAKERSFIELDAUSTIN WESTFALL 23ABC CONNECTINGYOU.WE UNDERSTAND MANY OF YOU AREAGONIZING OVER THE UPCOMINGSCHOOL Y