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Insurance stressful things on the stress scale and being forced to move, right NOW, must be terrible. The airports were jammed with fearful people trying to return to Canada. As an aside, I would just like to remind you of the social distancing dangers that these insurers caused and the potential sicknesses and deaths that may have resulted. Those of you who were insured by Medipac were not forced to do anything, of course. We insured you, as we said we would, AND we insured you for claims arising from the COVID-19 virus, too. We did not force you to return to Canada. My guess is that, if you remained at your destination like we did, you stayed very close to your snowbird home and were very, very safe doing so. My wife and I stayed until April 18 and got an extra month in the sun. I also know that Medipac is still insuring some latertravel snowbirds as you are reading this. If your policy was purchased prior to the government advisory in March, and most were, then you had full coverage for COVID-19, too. Just as a final surprising note, Medipac has not had one single claim involving the COVID-19 virus and we insured almost 50,000 snowbirds this season. Our staff of about 125 people has been very loyal and stood by their posts to make sure that you were taken care of properly. We had two or three possible COVID-19 issues with our staff, but they proved to be negative, after testing, and all staff members are back at work. We all buy travel insurance for our peace of mind; perhaps you might want to consider a Medipac policy next time. Stay safe, use your common sense and have a wonderful summer. CSANews | SPRING 2020 | 13

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