Public liability insurance

This insurance provides cover in the event of damage to third parties (in accordance with the policy conditions).

The UvA has taken out public liability insurance for the entire University, including all faculties (apart from the Faculty of Medicine, AMC-UvA), education institutes, research institutes, university service units, university institutes, representative advisory bodies and similar authorities, enterprises, institutions, institutes, services and partnerships (in which the UvA has control or a direct or indirect interest of 50% or more). Insured parties based outside the Netherlands must register.

The following are excluded from the policy: the AMC-UvA research institutes, Amsterdam UMC and AMC Medical Research (AMR).

Group accident insurance

For whom?

Group 1: All executive staff members, lecturers, other members of staff and students at the UvA, provided they live in the Netherlands and are under the age of 70, who are listed in the relevant records, with the exception of medical interns studying at the Faculty of Medicine. This insurance only covers accidents suffered by the insured parties during:

1. Travel to and from UvA buildings, including the corresponding sites, and during time spent at these locations.
2. All excursions and/or activities organised by the UvA in the Netherlands and abroad, provided that these are supervised by academic staff or people designated by the UvA.
3. Internships (cover starts at the time the insured party leaves his or her home/temporary residence to travel via the shortest route to the internship location and ends as soon as he or she returns to his or her home/temporary residence via the shortest route).

Group 2: All visiting lecturers, interns and PhD students under the age of 70 who are listed in the relevant records. This insurance only covers accidents suffered by the insured parties during:

1. Their presence on the UvA site and travel to and from the workplace (cover starts at the time the insured party leaves his or her home/temporary residence to travel via the shortest route to the workplace and ends as soon as he or she returns to his or her home/temporary residence via the shortest route).
2. All organised study-related excursions and/or activities outside the UvA site, provided that these are supervised by a professor or adults designated by the UvA.

The following applies to foreign insured parties:

• underwriters are entitled to arrange for any permanent disability to be assessed in the Netherlands, whereby any travel costs incurred by the insured party will not be borne by the insurer; any loss or damage must be reported prior to departure from the Netherlands and settled as far as possible; any loss or damage following departure will not be processed; all correspondence relating to claim settlement must take place via the policyholder in the Netherlands.

Group 3: All participants in open days organised by the UvA whose names are listed in the relevant records. This insurance only covers accidents suffered by insured parties during their presence in UvA buildings or defined sites.

Sum insured

• €5,000 in the event of death - to the insured party's spouse or legal heir
• €50,000 in the event of permanent total disability.

Collective group travel insurance

For whom?

Anyone who lives in the Netherlands and travels abroad on the instructions and at the expense of the UvA, with the exception of medical interns studying at the Faculty of Medicine. This insurance also applies to all excursions and study trips abroad organised by the UvA, provided that these are supervised by academic staff or people designated by the UvA.

Employees are automatically insured for travel on behalf of or by order of the UvA. Only if you want to travel to high-risk areas, or areas with a negative travel advice, you need to contact Peter Wurtz in advance via p.wurtz@uva.nl.

Sum insured

• travel luggage (max. € 5,000)
• legal assistance (within Europe: cost price, outside Europe: max. € 5,000)
• medical expenses (cost price, only in Japan, US and Canada max. € 125,000). Extraordinary expenses such as additional travel and accommodation expenses, assistance from emergency services and rescue, repatriation and transport costs are also reimbursed at cost price. The insurance provides international cover

This insurance also includes an accident section; this cover is secondary to the cover under the group accident insurance.

Cancellation insurance

The cancellation insurance is part of the collective group travel insurance taken out for the UvA. In short, the cancellation insurance provides the following cover: reimbursement of cancellation charges, unused travel days and for delays at departure or arrival. Should circumstances occur between the time of booking and travel that require you to postpone or even cancel a trip, the travel agency will impose charges that may amount to as much as the total travel costs.

With the cancellation insurance, the total travel costs due will be reimbursed should you cancel the entire trip. If delays (such as on arrival) or other circumstances force you to cut short or interrupt your trip, you will be compensated for the holiday days not taken.

The following events are insured:

• serious illness, accident or death of yourself or your fellow travellers
• death or serious illness of relatives once or twice removed
• urgent need for care of immediate relatives once removed
• involuntary unemployment following permanent employment
• if an essential vaccination cannot be obtained for medical reasons
• fire or burglary damage to the insured party's property requiring him or her to return home
• pregnancy
• divorce
• unexpected acquisition of rented accommodation
• unexpected failure to obtain a visa

To report cancellation charges, complete the claim form below and send it to Mr P. Wurtz, p.wurtz@uva.nl. You can also contact Mr. Wurtz if you have questions or if you want more information.

• Claim form (Schadeformulier annuleringsverzekering) - in Dutch only

Employer’s liability insurance for motorists

For whom?

UvA employees who are involved in an accident whilst driving a motor vehicle during the exercise of their duties.

Coverage

This insurance covers the UvA's liability under civil law in its capacity as an employer for any loss or damage suffered by employees who are involved in an accident whilst driving a motor vehicle during the exercise of their duties, provided the loss or damage is not covered under another insurance policy. The cover also applies to transport connected with the performance of work for the UvA and with obligations arising under the employment agreement.

Comprehensive risk insurance with fire cover

For whom?

The comprehensive risk insurance with fire cover has been taken out for all UvA buildings. AMC buildings are excluded from this policy.

Coverage

Risks covered: fire, explosion, aircraft and spacecraft, lightening strike, power surge/induction, storm, air pressure, water, steam, precipitation, theft, burglary, vandalism following illegal entry, extortion and/or robbery, collision, falling cranes, cherry pickers and transmitter masts, the chopping down and/or pruning of trees, caustic substances, riots and disturbances, meteorites and landslide.

Contact

In the event of an emergency or for further information on insurance policy conditions, please contact Peter Wurtz.