If purchasing insurance that is not the UWF Plan through LewerMark, you must have the company confirm the insurance meets all of the requirements of the Florida Board of Governor's Regulation 6.009 and meets or exceeds the coverage of the UWF LewerMark Plan for International Student Insurance. If you choose to submit the waiver with an alternate health insurance plan, you will need to provide electronic copies of the following documents: - A coverage letter or scanned copy of the front and back of your health insurance ID card indicating the student as a covered member.
- A scanned copy of your complete policy, including coverage amounts, exclusions, and limitations in English using US dollars.
Waiver Requests must be emailed to waivers@lewermark.com. - All Waiver Requests must include the Student's Name and UWF in the emailed request along with attached Waiver Request Form AND the required Proof of Insurance Documents.
- Proof of insurance must be submitted with a completed waiver request form. (PDF Link)
- Proof of insurance required documents are
- Your insurance card or letter which confirms you are enrolled in the AND
- The Full Policy Details or "Schedule of Benefits." - This is expected to be a very long document. A policy "brochure" or "plan summary" is not adequate.
- All Proof of insurance documents MUST be in English - provided by the insurance company, not translations you may make.
- Waiver Requests with documents that are not in English will be denied.
- Waivers submitted for insurance that does not meet ALL of the requirements outlined in BOG REG 6.009 will be denied.
- Please review all emails from International Affairs regarding insurance for important dates and deadline reminders.
- Please note that foreign insurance companies and travel insurance plans do not meet the State of Florida regulations.
- With the improved waiver review process, it is possible that plans that have previously been accepted may not be accepted for Fall 2023 and beyond.
- UWF strongly encourages students to verify alternative insurance will meet ALL State of Florida requirements for international student insurance BEFORE purchasing.
Late Opt Out Requests will not be accepted. - Students who have not submitted a valid waiver by the deadline will be enrolled in the UWF Plan through LewerMark and the insurance fees charged to the student CashNet account.
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