Per University Risk Management (URM), the insurance URM purchases for business travelers only covers COVID-19 quarantine costs if the person is medically mandated by a doctor to quarantine in a hospital under their supervision.
URM has also updated its travel website to reflect the increased risk while on university-related travel.
In addition, please review the following information:
1. Travelers are advised that there is an inherent risk with university-related travel and COVID-19 is no longer considered an unforeseen event. Travelers are responsible for assuming costs associated with COVID-19 (i.e. quarantine-related extension of hotel stay, meals, etc.).
2. Campus departments may choose to cover these costs from their own funding.
3. COVID-19 costs continue to be unallowable on sponsored awards.
We are in the process of updating the Travel FAQs to include the above information.