Twelve Saudi insurance firms provide COVID-19 coverage for tourists, visitors

Adel Al-Eisa, media spokesperson for the insurance sector

Twelve insurance companies in Saudi Arabia currently provide coverage for the risk of COVID-19 pandemic to the health insurance policies of expats entering Saudi Arabia for tourism and visit, Adel Al-Eisa, media spokesperson for the insurance sector, said.

The move comes in line with the Saudi Central Bank’s (SAMA) keenness to protect the rights of the insured and help them benefit from the coverage of various insurance products.

Al-Eisa called on tourists and visitors, whose policies do not include coverage for the risk of COVID-19 pandemic, to refer to the policy issuer  to include this benefit in the remaining term of the insurance policy or buy a new one.