Insurance Department

International SOS Travel Assistance Program

Harvard University has contracted with a company called International SOS to provide 24 hour worldwide emergency medical and evacuation assistance for Harvard's employees and students traveling on University related activities. International SOS is the world's largest medical and security assistance company, with more than 3,000 professionals in 24-hour Alarm Centers, international clinics and remote-site medical facilities across five continents. Please note International SOS is NOT health insurance, it is a travel assistance program. Harvard travelers should maintain their own personal health insurance and determine how their health insurance program applies to medical care prior to traveling.

We encourage you to learn more about the International SOS Program prior to traveling for University business or University related activities by clicking on the following links.

If you have any questions regarding Harvard’s International SOS Program please contact Harvard’s Insurance Department at 617-495-7971. Please note, we are in the process of designating a point person/contact at each of the schools to serve as an SOS Administrator. The contact name(s) for each school will be posted on this site in the near future.

In addition, prior to traveling you may want to contact your health care provider or benefits service representative to obtain information on health insurance to learn about specific coverage’s, limitations and restrictions for your program’s out-of-service network. The links for information on these programs for employees and students is as follows: