Death away from home? Call first: 1-888-889-8508

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For members and families

How Travel Plan by Inman works

If a member dies 75 miles or more from home, one phone call starts everything needed to bring them home. Here is what happens, what is included, and what to expect.

The 75-mile rule

The plan applies when a member dies 75 miles or more from their legal residence, anywhere in the world, including in another country. Your legal residence is your fixed, full-time home.

If you have lived at another address for 180 days or more in the 12 months before death, that address counts as home instead. A nursing home counts as home after a stay of 180 days or more.

Call us first

The most important thing a family can do is call 1-888-889-8508 before making any other arrangements. That call makes sure the complete and legal process for transporting human remains is followed.

The plan is not a reimbursement plan. It cannot pay for arrangements someone else has already made, so keep the number with you when you travel, and make sure your family knows it.

Travel Plan by Inman - Introduction. A one-minute introduction to what the plan does and how one call brings a member home.

What happens when you call

  1. Call first

    If a member dies 75 miles or more from home, the family calls 1-888-889-8508, day or night, before making any other arrangements.

  2. We take care of the details

    Inman Shipping Worldwide arranges a licensed funeral home near the place of death, preparation, the paperwork, and the shipping container.

  3. The member comes home

    We arrange transportation home to the member's local funeral home, so the family can hold the service they want.

What one call takes care of

Travel Plan by Inman uses the worldwide network of Inman Shipping Worldwide, in business since 1978. One call to 1-888-889-8508 takes care of:

  • Contacting a licensed funeral home or professional embalming service center near the place of death
  • Transporting the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home or service center for preparation
  • Preparation of the deceased for transport
  • Securing all documentation for shipping, including one death certificate
  • Placing the deceased in an appropriate shipping container
  • Arranging transportation home to their local funeral home

What is not included

The plan does not include medical tourism, meaning travel for the purpose of getting medical treatment.

What members receive

  • A welcome letter
  • A plastic member identification card, the size of a credit card
  • A change of address card

When the plan takes effect

When our office has processed the participation agreement and payment and issued an enrollment number. If you enroll while you are away from home, the plan takes effect for trips after you return home.

Questions?

Read the frequently asked questions, call 1-888-889-8508, or email travelplan@shipinman.com.

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