{"id":2136,"date":"2012-08-25T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=2136"},"modified":"2020-09-30T17:57:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T21:57:41","slug":"how-to-renew-or-extend-your-student-secure-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/how-to-renew-or-extend-your-student-secure-plan.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Renew or Extend your Student Secure Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are an international student, there is a high likelihood that you will be studying for more than just one year. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/student-health-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Secure plan<\/a> for international student is a great option if you plan to study outside your home country. If you already have our plan and find that you need additional coverage, you may wonder how you can extend your Student Secure plan.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how to renew\/extend your insurance:<\/p>\n<p>1. You need to know your insurance certificate ID number. The Student Secure plan comes in three levels; Smart, Budget and Select. Regardless of whether you have the Smart, Budget or Select your certificate number would start with two letters \u201cSS\u201d and look something like \u201cSS00012345\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2. Once you know your certificate number you will be able to log on to your<a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/student-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Student Zone<\/a> account. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/student-zone\/\">http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/student-zone\/<\/a>). Enter your certificate number where it says \u201cCertificate ID\u201d and enter your Date of Birth. You do not need to have a password to log in, so you can leave it blank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/student-zone\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2138\" title=\"Student Zone login page\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Student-Zone-login-page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Student-Zone-login-page.png 838w, https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Student-Zone-login-page-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Once you have logged in you should see a page similar to the one below. Click \u201cExtend Coverage\u201d or \u201cRenew Coverage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Student-Zone-landing-page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2137\" title=\"Student Zone landing page\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Student-Zone-landing-page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Student-Zone-landing-page.png 880w, https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Student-Zone-landing-page-300x245.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Once you have clicked on the link to Extend Coverage, you will see a page that looks similar to the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Extension-page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2139\" title=\"Extension page\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Extension-page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Extension-page.png 840w, https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Extension-page-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On this page, first you would choose the date you want to extend your insurance coverage until and then you would click on \u201cRecalculate\u201d at the bottom of the screen. The total price that you will have to pay will then automatically update based on your extend date. The third step is to put in your new credit card information on the right side. (If you have originally purchased the plan as a monthly payment option, your credit card may already be on file and you may not be ask to fill this out again.)&nbsp; Lastly, you will then click on \u201cProceed to Payment Screen\u201d and then you will be asked to confirm that you want to make the payment. When everything is processed, you will be able to download an \u201cEndorsement Document\u201d right away as proof that you have extended your coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that you can only extend\/renew your policy before it has expired. If your policy has already expired, so make sure you do this before the plan terminated.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any more questions about how to extend or renew your policy with us. Please feel free to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/contact\/\"> contact our representative<\/a> and we will be happy to assist you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are an international student, there is a high likelihood that you will be studying for more than just one year. Our Student Secure plan for international student is a great option if you plan to study outside your home country. 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