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Your car and student bags are likely overflowing, but here are a few vital things that college parents should remember that don’t require extra room.

GradGuard has worked closely with Allianz Global Assistance to create a modern form of tuition insurance has been created to address the financial risk facing college students and their families.   Starting at $29.95 for $2,500 of coverage per term, tuition insurance is an affordable way to protect both your student and investment.

Tuition insurance can help you minimize the risk of financial loss due to withdrawal. It’s not “drop-out” insurance, but should you need to withdraw from school for a covered medical reason, tuition insurance can help protect that investment – your tuition and other fees. Helping safeguard your investment, tuition insurance can help give your family greater peace of mind this semester.

College families are often unaware that the investment they make in a college education can be at risk. From theft to student health, college students can be vulnerable to real financial losses that can disrupt their education. GradGuard’s search tool and unique insurance programs, however, make it convenient for college students and their families to protect their investment in a higher education.

Nationwide, college families are busy completing student orientation and finding ways to pay for college.  Among the many questions that college students are smart to ask is – What will happen if your student has to withdraw from college? According to a 2015 National Student Clearinghouse: “The overall national six-year completion rate for the fall 2009 cohort was 52.9 percent. No matter where your student attends college, families deserve the opportunity to protect their investment in a higher education.

GradGuard offers a new form of tuition insurance that is available in all fifty states and designed as an individual insurance policy that is easy to understand and convenient to purchase. For most of the nearly twenty million college students and their families, the cost of an extra semester would be a real financial burden. As a result, college families are smart to consider purchasing Tuition Insurance prior to the start of school.

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