A special plane was required to transport him. Again, medical care providers rode on the airplane with him. Back in this country, an ambulance again transported him with medical care providers in attendance. Think about all of the expense involved in this situation. As far as I know, regular workers compensation policies do not provide coverage for repatriation.
Many insurers do write workers compensation coverage that includes repatriation loss exposures.
Private insurers provide workers compensation coverage in most of the states. Monopolistic fund states require that all workers compensation be purchased from the state. Employers liability coverage responds for work-related injuries not compensable under a given state's Workers Compensation Act. Workers compensation coverage can be extended to automatically provide coverage in all of the states except the monopolistic fund states. Employers liability can be extended to cover in all of the states including the monopolistic fund states.