exchanged tickets, drop in ticket prices, goodwill payments, refunds, credits, or
v
ouchers).
How to file a claim:
• Call 800.MASTERCARD to request a claim form. You must report the claim within sixty
(60) days of the failure or the claim may not be honored.
• Submit the following documentation within one hundred and eighty (180) days from
the date of failure or the claim may not be honored:
– Completed and signed claim form.
– Covered card billing statement showing the charge for the covered trip.
– Proof of the delay from the common carrier.
– Receipts for travel expenses.
– Any other documentation that may be reasonably requested by us or our administrator
to validate a claim.
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C 956
W
hat is MasterAssist
®
T
ravel
Assistance Services?
Rely on Travel Assistance Services when you’re away from home.
T
ravel Assistance Services is your guide to many important services you may need when
traveling. Benefits are designed to assist you or your travel companions when you’re
traveling 50 miles or more from home.* This is reassuring, especially when visiting a
p
lace for the first time or not speaking the language. For services, call
800.MASTERCARD. Enrollment is automatic and the assistance service is free to
cardholders. Please keep in mind that you will be responsible for the fees incurred for
p
rofessional or emergency services requested of Travel Assistance Services (e.g.,
medical or legal bills).
* Travel Assistance Services are available worldwide, with the exception of those
countries and territories which may be involved in an international or internal conflict,
o
r in those countries and territories where the existing infrastructure is deemed
inadequate to guarantee service. You may contact us prior to embarking on a covered
trip to confirm whether or not services are available at your destination(s).
MasterTrip
®
Travel Assistance:
• Before you begin your trip, MasterTrip provides information on travel requirements
including documentation (visas, passports), immunizations or currency exchange rates.
T
he exchange rate provided may differ from the exact rate that issuers use for
transactions on your card. Information on exchange rates for items billed on your
statement should be obtained from the financial institution that issued your card.
M
asterTrip will also help you locate any lost or stolen travel materials, including
luggage. This is not an insurance policy for lost/stolen luggage and we do not
reimburse you for a permanent loss.
• I
f you have a travel emergency and need cash, MasterTrip can arrange to transfer up
to $5,000 from a family member, friend, or business account.
• T
his service does not provide maps or information regarding road conditions.
Travel Services Medical Assistance:
• Provides a global referral network of general physicians, dentists, hospitals and
pharmacies. We can also help you refill prescriptions with local pharmacists (subject
t
o local laws).
• In the event of emergencies, a stateside physician or nurse can be contacted for
c
onsultation with the local medical staff and to monitor your condition. If you are
hospitalized, we can arrange to have messages relayed home, transfer you to another
facility if medically necessary, or have a family member or close friend brought to your
b
edside if you have been traveling alone (at cardholder’s expense). If a tragedy occurs,
we’ll assist in securing travel arrangements for you and your travel companion(s).
MasterLegal
®
Referral Service:
• Provides you with English-speaking legal referrals or consults with appropriate
e
mbassies and consulates regarding your situation.
• Will assist in transfers up to $5,000 in cash from a family member, friend or business
t
o cover legal fees or to post bail. There is no charge for referral services; however,
legal and bail fees are your responsibility.
Master RoadAssist
®
Roadside Service
(Available only when traveling in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia)
• If your car breaks down on the road, just call 800.MASTERCARD and tell us where you
are.
• W
e’ll send someone to the rescue. This is not only reassuring, but it may also save you
money because fees for many services (jump-starts, towing, gas delivery, and tire
changes) are pre-negotiated. Road service fees will be automatically billed to your
M
asterCard account.
• Y
ou are responsible for emergency road service charges incurred by towing facilities
responding to your dispatch, even if you are not with your vehicle (or it’s gone) when
the tow truck arrives. MasterCard International is not responsible or liable for the
s
ervice the towing facility provides. Towing facilities are independent contractors,
solely liable for their services.
• Emergency road service is not available in areas not regularly traveled, in “off road”
a
reas not accessible by ordinary towing vehicles, or for over one-ton capacity trailers,
campers or vehicles-in-tow.
• If you have a rental car, be sure to call the rental car agency before you call
800.MASTERCARD, as many rental agencies have special procedures regarding
emergency road service assistance.
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Key Terms
The following Key Terms apply to the following benefits: MasterRental, Purchase
Assurance, Extended Warranty, Lost or Damaged Luggage and Trip Delay.
Throughout this document, You and Your refer to the cardholder or authorized user
of the covered card. We, Us, and Our refer to New Hampshire Insurance Company, an
AIG Company.
Administrator means Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. You may contact
the administrator if You have questions regarding this coverage or would like to make
a claim. The administrator can be reached by phone at 800.MASTERCARD
(800.627.8372).
Authorized driver(s) means a driver with a valid driver’s license issued from their state
of resident and indicated on the rental agreement.
Authorized User means an individual who is authorized to make purchases on the
covered card by the cardholder and is recorded by the Participating Organization on
its records as being an authorized user.
Cardholder means the person who has been issued an account by the Participating
Organization for the covered card.
Carry-on luggage means suitcases or other containers specifically designated for
carrying personal property, which are carried on board a common carrier by you.
Checked luggage means suitcases or other containers specifically designated for
carrying personal property, for which a claim check has been issued to you by a common
carrier.
Common carrier means an air, land or water motorized transportation carrier operating
under a regularly published schedule and current license as required by law for the
conveyance of passengers. Common carrier does not include helicopters, taxis, rental
cars, hired cars and private and contract carriers.
Covered card means the MasterCard card.
Damage means items that can no longer perform the function they were intended to
do in normal service due to broken parts, material or structural failures.
Destination means the place where You expect to travel on Your trip as indicated on
Your common carrier ticket.
Domestic partner means an unmarried person in an intimate, committed relationship
of mutual caring. They must share responsibility for basic living expenses with You. They
must be at least eighteen (18) years old and not currently married and/or committed to
another person.
Evidence of Coverage (EOC) means the document describe the terms, conditions,
and exclusions. The EOC, Key Terms, and Legal Disclosures are the entire agreement
between You and Us. Representations or promises made by anyone that are not
contained in the EOC, Key Terms, or Legal Disclosures are not a part of Your coverage.
plan does not conform to your state statutes, it will be amended to comply with such
l
aws. If a statement in this description of coverage and any provision in the policy differ,
the policy will govern.
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nswers to specific questions can be obtained by writing the Plan Administrator: Direct
Marketing Group, 13265 Bedford Avenue, Omaha, NE 68164.
Plan Underwritten By Federal Insurance Company, a member insurer of the Chubb Group
o
f Insurance Companies, 9931 South 136th Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68138.
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W
hat is Lost or Damaged Luggage?
Evidence of Coverage:
R
efer to Key Terms for the definitions of you, your, we, us, our, and words that appear in
bold and Legal Disclosures.
To get coverage:
Y
ou must pay the entire cost of the common carrier ticket(s) with your covered card
and/or accumulated points from your covered card.
The kind of coverage you receive:
• R
eimbursement for the actual cost of repairing or replacing your checked or carry-on
luggage and personal property contained therein that is lost or damaged.
• Coverage begins when the luggage is checked in or carried on to the common carrier
b
y you. This includes curbside check in with facility-designated personnel.
• Coverage ends each time you regain possession of the checked luggage from, or
c
arry the luggage off of the common carrier or twenty-four (24) hours after you
depart from the common carrier, whichever comes first.
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overage is secondary to any other applicable insurance or coverage available to you
including benefits provided by the common carrier (including, but not limited to,
goodwill payments, refunds, credit/vouchers). Coverage is limited to only those
amounts not covered by any other insurance or coverage, or common carrier benefits
(
including, but not limited to, goodwill payments, refunds, credit/vouchers).
Coverage limitations:
Coverage is limited to the actual cost, up to $1,500 per incident of repairing or replacing
y
our checked and/or carry-on luggage and any personal property contained within.
There is a maximum of two (2) claim(s) per twelve (12) month period.
Where you are covered:
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overage applies worldwide.
What is NOT covered:
• Loss or damage of luggage or personal property for regularly scheduled short-distance
t
ravel under one hundred (100) miles.
• Loss or damage resulting from any dishonest, fraudulent, or criminal act committed
or arranged by you.
• Loss resulting from war or hostilities of any kind (including, but not limited to, invasion,
terrorism, rebellion, insurrection, riot, or civil commotion); confiscation, expropriation
o
r detention by any government, public authority, or customs official; illegal activity
or acts.
• L
oss resulting from contamination by radioactive or hazardous substances, including mold.
• Sporting equipment or musical instruments, unless checked in as luggage with the
c
ommon carrier and for which a claim check has been issued.
• Electronic equipment (including, but not limited to, laptops, PDAs, video/film cameras,
or hearing aids).
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yeglasses, contact lenses, prosthetic devices, dentures, silverware, furs, household
furniture, or documents (including, but not limited to, visas and IDs).
• P
lants, shrubs, animals, consumables, and perishables.
• Traveler’s checks, tickets of any kind (e.g., for airlines, sporting events, concerts, or
l
ottery), negotiable instruments, bullion, rare, or precious metals, stamps, and coins,
c
urrency or its equivalent.
• Jewelry, art, used or antique items; collectibles of any kind (such as items designed for
p
eople to collect or items that over time become collectibles); recycled, previously
owned, refurbished, rebuilt, or remanufactured items.
• D
efective material or workmanship, ordinary wear and tear or normal deterioration.
• Loss or damage not reported within the time period required, as stipulated in the
claim procedure.
• Loss or damage where the common carrier completely denies a claim for checked
and/or carry-on luggage.
• I
tems excluded under the common carrier’s coverage (except carry-on luggage).
• L
oss or damage where the common carrier pays the claim in full or repairs the
damage.
• Interest or conversion fees that are charged to your covered card by the financial
institution.
How to file a claim:
• Call 800.MASTERCARD to request a claim form. You must report the claim within sixty
(
60) days of the incident or the claim may not be honored.
• Report within twenty-four (24) hours any loss or damage to the common carrier.
• Submit the following documentation within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the
date of incident or the claim may not be honored:
– Completed and signed claim form.
– Receipt showing the purchase of common carrier tickets.
– Statement showing the purchase of common carrier tickets.
– Copy of initial claim report submitted to the common carrier.
– Covered card travel point program statement showing the common carrier
ticket was paid for with redeemed points.
– Report from police, if applicable.
– The result of any settlement by the common carrier.
– Receipts showing that your luggage or personal property has actually been repaired
or replaced.
– Any other documentation that may be reasonably requested by us or our administrator
to validate a claim.
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What is Trip Delay?
Refer to Key Terms for the definitions of you, your, we, us, our, and words that appear
in bold and Legal Disclosures.
To get coverage:
You must purchase the trip entirely with your covered card for you, or your family
member, and your traveling companions. If redeemable certificates, vouchers, coupons,
or discounts awarded from frequent flier programs are used to purchase the trip, any
remaining charge for the trip must be purchased entirely with your covered card.
The kind of coverage you receive:
If you are delayed more than six (6) hours while traveling to your destination or return
destination, we will reimburse you for travel expenses as a result of the delay. There is no
coverage, if the common carrier cancels within six (6) hours of your scheduled departure
time on the common carrier for which you have purchased a ticket for your trip.
Delay is:
a) Inclement weather;
b) Equipment failure of a common carrier (documented by the common carrier); or
c) Lost or stolen passport or travel documents.
Delays due to: War, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities between nations
(whether declared or not), and civil war are not covered.
Coverage Limitations:
Coverage is limited to $250 per trip.
Coverage is limited to two (2) claims per twelve (12) month period.
Coverage is secondary to any other applicable insurance or benefit available to you
including benefits provided by the common carrier (including, but not limited to,
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How to file a claim:
For a Printed Advertisement:
• Call 800.MASTERCARD to request a claim form. You must report the claim within sixty
(
60) days of the incident or the claim may not be honored.
• Submit the following documentation within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the
a
dvertisement’s publication:
- Completed and signed claim form.
-
A copy of the printed advertisement that shows the date of the advertisement,
retailer name, the product (advertisement must verify same manufacturer and model
number), and sale price.
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Receipt showing the item(s) was purchased.
- Statement showing item(s) purchased and use of accumulated point.
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Itemized purchase receipt(s).
- Any other documentation that may be reasonably requested by us or our administrator
t
o validate a claim.
For a Non-Auction Internet Advertisement:
•
Call 800.MASTERCARD to request a claim form. You must report the claim within sixty
(60) days of the incident or the claim may not be honored.
• Submit the following documentation within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the
a
dvertisement’s publication:
- Completed and signed claim form.
- A copy of the non-auction advertisement that shows the date of the advertisement,
website address, retailer name, the product (advertisement must verify same
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anufacturer and model number), sale price, and, if applicable, shipping, handling
and other charges.
- Receipt showing the item(s) was purchased.
- Statement showing item(s) purchased.
- Itemized purchase receipt(s).
- Any other documentation that may be reasonably requested by us or our administrator
to validate a claim.
BC 946
What is Satisfaction Guarantee?
Key Terms:
Throughout this document, You and Your refer to the cardholder or authorized user
of the covered card. We, Us, and Our refer to AIG WarrantyGuard, Inc.
Administrator means Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. You may contact
t
he administrator if you have questions regarding this coverage or would like to make
a claim. The administrator can be reached by phone at 800.MASTERCARD.
Auction (online or live) means a place or Internet site where items are sold through
p
rice bids, price quotes; or where prices fluctuate based on the number of people
purchasing, or interested in purchasing a product. (Examples include, but are not limited
to, Ebay, Ubid, Yahoo, public or private live auctions, etc.).
Authorized User means an individual who is authorized to make purchases on the
c
overed card by the cardholder and is recorded by the Participating Organization on
its records as being an authorized user.
Cardholder means the person who has been issued an account by the Participating
O
rganization for the covered card.
Covered card means the MasterCard card.
To get coverage:
You must purchase the new item entirely with your covered card and/or accumulated
p
oints from your covered card for yourself or to give as a gift.
The kind of coverage you receive:
• Purchases you make entirely with your covered card are covered for sixty (60) days
from the date of purchase as indicated on your receipt for a full refund in the event
t
hat you are dissatisfied with your purchase and the store will not accept the item for
return.
• Items you purchase with your covered card and give as gifts also are covered.
• T
his coverage is secondary to any other applicable insurance or coverage available to
you or the gift recipient. Coverage is limited to only those amounts not covered by
any other insurance or coverage.
Coverage limitations:
Coverage is limited to the actual cost of the item (excluding taxes, storage, shipping,
and handling costs), up to $250 per claim. There is a maximum of four (4) claim(s) per
c
ardholder per twelve (12) month period. In no event will we pay more than the
purchase price of the item.
Items must be purchased from a store that provides a return or exchange policy of at
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east ten (10) days.
Items must be returned undamaged, in good working condition, and in its original and
c
omplete packaging. You are responsible for all mailing costs.
What is NOT Covered:
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amaged, defective, or non-working items.
• Jewelry, art, used or antique items; collectibles of any kind (such as items designed for
people to collect or items that over time become collectibles); recycled, previously
owned, refurbished, rebuilt, or remanufactured items.
• Customized/personalized, rare, one of a kind, or special order items.
• Professional services, including workmanship, installation, professional advice/
counseling, and technical support, or help line.
• Items purchased for resale, professional, or commercial use.
• Plants, shrubs, animals, pets, consumables, and perishables.
• All types of stored data or music (including, but not limited to, computer software,
DVDs, video cassettes, CDs, audio cassettes).
• Motorized vehicles, including, but not limited to, automobiles, watercraft/boats,
aircraft, and motorcycles, or their motors, equipment, or accessories.
• Land, any buildings (including, but not limited to, homes and dwellings), permanently
installed items, fixtures, or structures.
• Game animals, pets, or specimens preserved for display (e.g., fish, birds, reptiles, or
mammals).
• Traveler’s checks, tickets of any kind (e.g., for airlines, sporting events, concerts, or
lottery), negotiable instruments, bullion, rare or precious metals, stamps, and coins,
currency or its equivalent.
• Shipping charges, taxes, storage fees, postage, transportation and delivery charges;
promised time frames of delivery.
• Products purchased at auctions.
How to file a claim:
Call 800.MASTERCARD to request a claim form. You must report the claim within sixty
(60) days of the date of purchase or the claim may not be honored.
• Submit the following documentation within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the
date you report the claim:
– Completed and signed claim form.
– Receipt showing the purchased item(s).
– Statement showing the purchased item(s).
– Itemized purchase receipt(s).
– Written documentation from the store manager or equivalent on store letterhead
documenting the refusal to accept the returned item.
– A copy of the store’s return policy.
– Any other documentation that may be reasonably requested by us or our administrator
to validate a claim.
• You must send the item to us or our administrator before any claim will be paid. Item
must be returned in its original packaging along with the original owner’s manuals and
warranty information. You are responsible for all mailing or shipping costs to us or our
administrator. Items sent to us or our administrator will not be returned to you.
Legal Disclosure:
This Guide to Benefits is not, by itself, a policy or contract of insurance or other contract.
Benefits are provided to you, the accountholder, at no additional charge. Non-insurance
services may have associated costs, which will be your responsibility (for example, legal
referrals are free, but the lawyer’s fee is your responsibility).
The insurance benefits are provided under a group policy issued by AIG WarrantyGuard,
I
nc. This Guide to Benefits is a summary of benefits provided to you. The attached Key
Terms and EOC is governed by the Group Policy.
E
ffective date of benefits: Effective November 1, 2015, this Guide to Benefits
replaces all prior disclosures, program descriptions, advertising, and brochures by any
party. The Policyholder and the insurer reserve the right to change the benefits and
f
eatures of these programs at anytime. Notice will be provided for any changes.
Cancellation: The Policyholder can cancel these benefits at any time or choose not to
renew the insurance coverage for all cardholders. If the Policyholder does cancel these
b
enefits, you will be notified in advance. If the insurance company terminates, cancels,
or chooses not to renew the coverage to the Policyholder, you will be notified as soon
as is practicable. Insurance benefits will still apply for any benefits you were eligible for
p
rior to the date of such terminations, cancellation, or non-renewal, subject to the terms
and conditions of coverage.
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enefits to you: These benefits apply only to the cardholder whose cards are issued
by U.S. financial institutions. The United States is defined as the fifty (50) United States,
the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
N
o person or entity other than the cardholder shall have any legal or equitable right,
remedy, or claim for benefits, insurance proceeds and damages under or arising out of
these programs. These benefits do not apply if your card privileges have been cancelled.
H
owever, insurance benefits will still apply for any benefit you were eligible for prior to
the date that your account is suspended or cancelled, subject to the terms and conditions
of coverage.
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ransfer of rights or benefits: No rights or benefits provided under these insurance
benefits may be assigned without the prior written consent of the claim administrator
for these benefits.
Misrepresentation and Fraud: Benefits shall be void if the cardholder has concealed
or misrepresented any material facts concerning this coverage.
Dispute Resolution – Arbitration: This EOC requires binding arbitration if there is
an unresolved dispute concerning this EOC (including the cost of, lack of or actual repair
or replacement arising from a loss or breakdown). Under this Arbitration provision, You
g
ive up your right to resolve any dispute arising from this EOC by a judge and/or a jury.
You also agree not to participate as a class representative or class member in any class
action litigation, any class arbitration or any consolidation of individual arbitrations. In
a
rbitration, a group of three (3) arbitrators (each of whom is an independent, neutral
third party) will give a decision after hearing the parties’ positions. The decision of a
majority of the arbitrators will determine the outcome of the arbitration and the decision
o
f the arbitrators shall be final and binding and cannot be reviewed or changed by, or
appealed to, a court of law.
To start arbitration, the disputing party must make a written demand to the other party
f
or arbitration. This demand must be made within one (1) year of the earlier of the date
the loss occurred or the dispute arose. The parties will each separately select an
arbitrator. The two (2) arbitrators will select a third arbitrator called an “umpire.” Each
p
arty will each pay the expense of the arbitrator selected by that party. The expense of
the umpire will be shared equally by the parties. Unless otherwise agreed to by the
parties, the arbitration will take place in the county and state in which You live. The
a
rbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C.A. § 1 et. seq.) and
not by any state law concerning arbitration. The rules of the American Arbitration
Association (www.adr.org) will apply to any arbitration under this EOC. The laws of the
s
tate of New York (without giving effect to its conflict of law principles) govern all
matters arising out of or relating to this EOC and all transactions contemplated by this
EOC, including, without limitation, the validity, interpretation, construction, performance
a
nd enforcement of this EOC.
Due Diligence: All parties are expected to exercise due diligence to avoid or diminish
any theft, loss or damage to the property insured under these programs. “Due diligence”
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eans the performance of all vigilant activity, attentiveness, and care that would be
taken by a reasonable and prudent person in the same or similar circumstances in order
to guard and protect the item.
Subrogation: If payment is made under these benefits, the insurance company is
entitled to recover such amounts from other parties or persons. Any party or cardholder
w
ho receives payment under these benefits must transfer to the insurance company
his or her rights to recovery against any other party or person and must do everything
necessary to secure these rights and must do nothing that would jeopardize them, or
t
hese rights will be recovered from the cardholder.
Salvage: If an item is not repairable, the claim administrator may request that the
c
ardholder or gift recipient send the item to the administrator for salvage at the
cardholder’s or gift recipient’s expense. Failure to remit the requested item for salvage
to the claim administrator may result in denial of the claim.
Other Insurance: Coverage is secondary to and in excess of any other applicable
insurance or indemnity available to You. Coverage is limited to only those amounts not
c
overed by any other insurance or indemnity. It is subject to the conditions, limitations,
and exclusions described in this document. In no event will this coverage apply as
contributing insurance. This Other Insurance clause will take precedence over a similar
c
lause found in other insurance or indemnity language.
In no event will these insurance benefits apply as contributing insurance. The non-
contribution insurance clause will take precedence over the non-contribution clause
f
ound in any other insurance policies.
Severability of Provisions: If in the future any one or more of the provisions of this
Guide to Benefits is, to any extent and for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable,
t
hen such provision(s) shall be deemed “severable” from the remaining provisions of the
Guide. In that event, all other provisions of this Guide shall remain valid and enforceable.
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enefits listed in this Guide to Benefits are subject to the conditions, limitations, and
exclusions described in each benefit section. Receipt and/or possession of this Guide
to Benefits does not guarantee coverage or coverage availability.
This Guide is intended as a summary of services, benefits, and coverages and, in case
of a conflict between the Guide and the master insurance policies, or an issuer’s, or the
MasterCard actual offerings, such master policies or actual offering shall control.
Provision of services is subject to availability and applicable legal restrictions.
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C 544
Benefits—For Travel
What is MasterRental
®
Coverage?
Evidence of Coverage:
Pursuant to the below terms and conditions, when you rent a vehicle for thirty-one (31)
consecutive days or less with your covered card, you are eligible for benefits under this
coverage.
Refer to Key Terms for the definitions of you, your, we, us, our, and words that appear
in bold and Legal Disclosures.
To get coverage:
You must initiate and then pay for the entire rental agreement (tax, gasoline, and
airport fees are not considered rental charges) with your covered card and/or the
accumulated points from your covered card at the time the vehicle is returned. If a
rental company promotion/discount of any kind is initially applied toward payment of
the rental vehicle, at least one (1) full day of rental must be billed to your covered card.
You must decline the optional collision/damage waiver (or similar coverage) offered by
the rental company.
You must rent the vehicle in your own name and sign the rental agreement.
Your rental agreement must be for a rental period of no more than thirty-one (31)
consecutive days. Rental periods that exceed or are intended to exceed thirty-one (31)
consecutive days are not covered.
The rented vehicle must have a MSRP that does not exceed $100,000 USD.
The kind of coverage you receive:
We will pay for the following on a secondary basis:
• Physical damage and theft of the vehicle, not to exceed the limits outlined below.
• Reasonable loss of use charges imposed by the vehicle rental company for the
period of time the rental vehicle is out of service. Loss of use charges must be
substantiated by a location and class specific fleet utilization log.
• Towing charges to the nearest collision repair facility.
This coverage is not all-inclusive, which means it does not cover such things as personal
injury, personal liability, or personal property. It does not cover you for any damages to
other vehicles or property. It does not cover you for any injury to any party.
Coordination of Benefits:
When MasterRental is provided on a secondary basis and a covered loss has occurred
the order in which benefits are determined is as follows:
1. You or an authorized driver’s primary auto insurance;
2. Collision/damage waiver provided to you by the rental agency;
3. Any other collectible insurance;
4. The coverage provided under this EOC.
If you or an authorized driver’s primary auto insurance or other coverage has made
payments for a covered loss, we will cover your deductible and any other eligible
a
mounts, described in the section “The kind of coverage you receive,” not covered by
the other insurance.
Note: In certain parts of the United States and Canada, losses to rental vehicles that
a
re covered by your personal vehicle insurance policy liability section may not be subject
to a deductible, which means that you may not receive any benefits from this program.
Contact your insurance provider for full coverage details pertaining to your personal
v
ehicle liability insurance policy (or similar coverage).
If you have no other insurance or your insurance does not cover you in territories or
c
ountries outside of the United States, coverage is considered primary coverage.
Who is covered:
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he covered card cardholder and those designated in the rental agreement as
authorized drivers.
Excluded rental vehicles:
• All trucks, pickups, full-size vans mounted on truck chassis (including, but not limited
t
o, Ford EconoVan), cargo vans, campers, off-road vehicles, and other recreational
vehicles.
• All sport utility trucks. These are vehicles that have been or can be converted to an
o
pen, flat bed truck (including, but not limited to, Chevy Avalanche, GMC Envoy, and
C
adillac Escalade EXT).
• Trailers, motorbikes, motorcycles, and any other vehicle having fewer than four
(
4) wheels.
• Antique vehicles (vehicles that are more than twenty (20) years old or have not been
m
anufactured for at least ten (10) years) or limousines.
• Any rental vehicle that has a MSRP that exceeds $100,000 USD.
Where you are covered:
Coverage is available worldwide.
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overage is not available in countries where:
• This EOC is prohibited by that country’s law; or
• The terms of the EOC are in conflict with the laws of that country.
Coverage limitations:
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e will pay the lesser of the following:
a) The actual repair amount;
b) Wholesale market value less salvage and depreciation;
c) The rental agency’s purchase invoice less salvage and depreciation; or
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) $100,000 USD.
In addition, coverage is limited to $500 per incident for reasonable loss of use charges
imposed by the vehicle rental company for the period of time the rental vehicle is out
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f service.
We will not pay for or duplicate the collision/damage waiver coverage offered by the
rental agency.
What is NOT covered:
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ny personal item stolen from the interior or exterior of rental vehicles.
• Vehicle keys or portable Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
• Vehicles not rented by the cardholder or authorized user on the covered card.
• Any person not designated in the rental agreement as an authorized driver.
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ny obligations you assume other than what is specifically covered under the rental
agreement or your primary vehicle insurance or other indemnity policy.
• A
ny violation of the written terms and conditions of the rental agreement.
• Any loss that occurs while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
• Any loss associated with racing or reckless driving.
• Losses involving the theft of the rental vehicle when you or an authorized driver
cannot produce the keys to the rental vehicle at the time of reporting the incident to
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he police and/or rental agency, as a result of negligence.
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echanical failures caused by wear and tear, gradual deterioration, or mechanical
breakdown.
• Subsequent damages resulting from a failure to protect the rental vehicle from further
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amage.
• Blowouts or tire/rim damage that is not caused by theft or vandalism or is not a result
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f a vehicle collision causing tire or rim damage.
• Rental vehicles where collision/damage waiver coverage (or similar coverage) was
accepted/purchased by you.
• Any damage that is of an intentional or non-accidental nature, caused by you or an
authorized driver of the rental vehicle.
• Depreciation, diminishment of value, administrative, storage, or other fees charged by
the vehicle rental company.
• Vehicles with a rental agreement that exceeds or is intended to exceed a rental
period of thirty-one (31) consecutive days from a rental agency.
• Losses resulting from any kind of illegal activity.
• Damage sustained on any surface, other than a bound surface such as concrete or
tarmac.
• Damage sustained on any road not regularly maintained by a municipal, state, or
federal entity.
• Losses as a result of war or hostilities of any kind (including, but not limited to,
invasion, terrorism, rebellion, insurrection, riot, or civil commotion); confiscation or
damage by any government, public authority, or customs official; risks of contraband;
illegal activity or acts.
• Any loss involving the rental vehicle being used for hire, for commercial use, or as a
public or livery conveyance.
• Theft of, or damage to, unlocked or unsecured vehicles.
• Value-added tax, or similar tax, unless reimbursement of such tax is required by law.
How to file a claim:
• Call 800.MASTERCARD to request a claim form. You must report the claim within sixty
(60) days of the loss or the claim may not be honored.
• You may choose to assign your benefits under this insurance program to the rental
agency from which you rented your vehicle. Please contact us or our administrator
for further details.
• Submit the following documentation within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the
incident or the claim will not be honored:
– Completed and signed claim form.
– Receipt showing the vehicle rental.
– Statement showing the vehicle rental.
– The rental agreement (front and back).
– Copy of Your valid driver’s license (front and back).
– Copy of the declarations page of any primary vehicle insurance and other valid
insurance or coverage.
– Police report when the vehicle is stolen, vandalized (regardless of the damage),
or involved in a collision that requires the vehicle to be towed, in a multi-vehicle
collision, or the vehicle is not drivable.
– Itemized repair estimate from a factory authorized collision repair facility.
– Copy of the vehicle rental company promotion/discount, if applicable.
– Copy of the vehicle rental location class specific fleet utilization log, if loss of use
charges are being claimed. You must secure this log from the rental agency.
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Any other documentation that may be reasonably requested by us or our administrator
to validate a claim.
BC 948
What is Worldwide Automatic Travel
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ccident, Baggage Delay, Medical
Evacuation & Repatriation, and Trip
Cancellation/Interruption Insurance?
The Plan:
As a MasterCard Cardholder, you, your spouse or domestic partner and unmarried
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ependent children will be automatically insured against accidental loss of life, limb,
sight, speech or hearing while riding as a passenger in, entering or exiting any licensed
common carrier, provided the entire cost of the passenger fare(s), less redeemable
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ertificates, vouchers or coupons, has been charged to your MasterCard Card account.
If the entire cost of the passenger fare has been charged to your MasterCard account
prior to departure for the airport, terminal or station, coverage is also provided for
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ommon carrier travel (including taxi, bus, train or airport limousine); immediately,
a) preceding your departure, directly to the airport, terminal or station b) while at the
airport, terminal or station, and c) immediately following your arrival at the airport,
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erminal or station of your destination. If the entire cost of the passenger fare has not
been charged prior to your arrival at the airport, terminal or station, coverage begins at
the time the entire cost of the travel passenger fare is charged to your MasterCard
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ccount. This coverage does not include Commutation. Commutation is defined as
travel between the Insured Person’s residence and regular place of employment.
Common Carrier means any land, water or air conveyance operated by those whose
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ccupation or business is the transportation of persons without discrimination and for
hire.
Important Definitions:
Accident or Accidental means a sudden, unforeseen and unexpected event happening
by chance. Dependent Child(ren) means those children, including adopted children and
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hildren placed for adoption, who are primarily dependent upon the Insured Person for
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aintenance and support and who are: 1) under the age of twenty-five (25) and reside
with the Insured Person: or 2) beyond the age of twenty-five (25), permanently mentally
or physically challenged, and incapable of self support; or 3) under the age of twenty-
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ive (25) and classified as a full-time student at an institution of higher learning.
Domestic Partner means a person designated in writing by the primary insured person,
who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, and who during the past twelve (12) months:
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) has been in a committed relationship with the primary insured person; and 2) has
been the primary insured person’s sole spousal equivalent; and 3) has resided in the
same household as the primary insured person; and 4) been jointly responsible with the
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rimary insured person for each other’s financial obligation, and who intends to continue
the relationship above indefinitely.
The Benefits:
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he full Benefit Amount of $500,000 is payable for accidental loss of life, two or more
members, sight of both eyes, speech and hearing or any combination thereof. One half
of the Benefit Amount is payable for accidental loss of: one member, sight of one eye,
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peech or hearing. “Member” means hand or foot. One quarter of the Benefit Amount
is payable for the accidental loss of the thumb and index finger of the same hand. “Loss”
means, with respect to a hand, complete severance through or above the knuckle joints
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f at least 4 fingers on the same hand; with respect to a foot, complete severance
through or above the ankle joint. The Company will consider it a loss of hand or foot
even if they are later reattached. “Benefit Amount” means the Loss amount applicable
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t the time the entire cost of the passenger fare is charged to the eligible MasterCard
account. The loss must occur within one year of the accident. The Company will pay the
single largest applicable Benefit Amount. In no event will duplicate request forms or
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ultiple charge cards obligate the Company in excess of the stated Benefit Amounts
for any one loss sustained by any one individual insured as the result of any one accident.
In the event of multiple accidental deaths per account arising from any one accident,
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he Company’s liability for all such losses will be subject to a maximum limit of insurance
equal to three (3) times the Benefit Amount for loss of life. Benefits will be
proportionately divided among the Insured Persons up to the maximum limit of
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nsurance.
Baggage Delay:
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e will reimburse the Insured Person up to the Daily Benefit Amount of $100 per day
for three (3) days in the event of a Baggage Delay. Our payment is limited to expenses
incurred for the emergency purchase of essential items needed by the Insured Person
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hile on a covered trip and at a destination other than the Insured Person’s primary
residence. Essential items not covered by Baggage Delay include, but are not limited to:
1) contact lenses, eyeglasses or hearing aids; 2) artificial teeth, dental bridges or
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rosthetic devices; 3) tickets, documents, money, securities, checks, travelers checks
and valuable papers; or 4) business samples. The Baggage Delay Benefit Amount is
excess over any other insurance (including homeowners) or indemnity (including any
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eimbursements by the airline, cruise line, railroad, station authority, occupancy provider)
available to the Insured Person. Baggage Delay means a delay or misdirection of the
Insured Person’s Baggage by a Common Carrier for more than four (4) hours from the
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ime the Insured Person arrives at the destination on the Insured Person’s ticket.
Medical Evacuation & Repatriation:
We will pay up to the Medical Evacuation and Repatriation Benefit Amount of $100,000
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or Covered Expenses if Accidental Bodily Injury, illness or disease during the course of
the Insured Person’s Covered Trip results in the necessary Medical Evacuation and/or
Repatriation of the Insured Person and the Insured Person is at least 50 miles from
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ome. Coverage is twenty-four (24) hours a day while on a trip that begins and ends
with a Common Carrier fare and is activated when travel begins on the departure date
printed on the Common Carrier ticket and ends on the return date printed on the
Common Carrier ticket.
The Medical Evacuation and Repatriation must be ordered by a Physician, who certifies
that the transportation and medical treatment are necessary and appropriate. The
Medical Evacuation and Repatriation must be approved by the Assistance Services
Administrator.
Medical Evacuation means the emergency transportation of the Insured Person from
the location where the Insured Person is injured or becomes ill to the nearest hospital
where appropriate medical treatment can be obtained. Repatriation means the transfer
of the Insured Person, from the local hospital where the emergency medical care is
initially given to the Insured Person’s country of domicile or to the Insured Person’s
residence to obtain further medical treatment or to recover. Repatriation also means
the necessary arrangements for the return of the Insured Person’s remains to the Insured
Person’s place of residence in the event of the Insured Person’s Loss of Life. Assistance
Services Administrator means the organization that contracts with the Company to
provide Medical Evacuation and Repatriation services to the Insured Person.
Covered Expenses means the costs for: 1) transportation by land, water or air
conveyance, required to transport the Insured Person during a Medical Evacuation. All
transportation arrangements made for the Insured Person will be by the most direct
and economical route. Special transportation by, but not limited to, air ambulances, land
ambulances and private motor vehicles must be recommended by the attending
Physician or required by the standard regulations of the conveyance transporting the
Insured Person. The means of transportation that is best suited to accommodate the
Insured Person, based on the seriousness of the Insured Person’s condition, will be
utilized. 2) medical supplies and services which: a) are ordered or prescribed by the
attending Physician; b) are, in the opinion of the attending Physician, necessarily incurred
in connection with the Medical Evacuation of the Insured Person. Covered Expenses for
Repatriation include the necessary expenses for embalming, cremation, transportation
and purchase of a shipping container.
Covered Expenses do not include those expenses incurred by an Insured Person for
Accidental Bodily Injury, illness or disease, which occurs while the Insured Person is:
1) traveling against the advice of a Physician; and/or 2) traveling for the purpose of
obtaining medical treatment; or 3) on a trip lasting in excess of 180 days. With respect
to Medical Evacuation and Repatriation only, the Disease or Illness Exclusion does
not apply.
This benefit will also include a guaranteed payment of up to $5,000 for hospital
admission; family travel expense of up to $100 per day for a maximum of 7 days for an
immediate family member to join an insured person who is confined to a hospital for
more than three (3) days at a hospital that is at least fifty (50) miles from the insured
person’s permanent residence; and up to $5,000 for return of dependent child to his or
her primary residence if the child was traveling with an insured person who requires a
hospital stay of more than five (5) days. The medical evacuation or repatriation, and all
transportation expenses for family travel and return of dependent child must be arranged
by the Assistance Services Administrator.
Covered Trip means travel on a Common Carrier when the entire cost of the passenger
fare for such transportation, less redeemable certificates, vouchers or coupons, has been
charged to an Insured Person’s Account issued by the Policyholder. Covered Trip also
means travel on a Common Carrier when free flights have been awarded from frequent
flier or points programs provided that all of the miles or points were accumulated from
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harges on that card.
Hospital Guaranty means any charge or expense made by a Hospital prior to and as a
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ondition of the Insured Person’s admission.
Family Travel Expense means actual costs incurred by an Immediate Family Member
for the temporary lodging, transportation and meals while traveling to and from visits
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ith an Insured Person.
Immediate Family Member means the Insured Person’s: (1) spouse; (2) children,
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ncluding legally adopted children or step-children; (3) legal guardians or wards;
(4) siblings or siblings-in-law; (5) parents or parents-in-law; (6) grandparents or
grandchildren; (7) aunts and uncles; (8) nieces and nephews. Immediate Family Member
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lso means spouse’s children, including adopted or step-children; legal guardians or
wards; siblings or siblings-in-law; parents or parents-in-law; grandparents or
grandchildren; aunts or uncles; nieces or nephews.
Financial Services Trip Cancellation/Interruption:
In the event of the Insured Person’s Trip Cancellation or Trip Interruption, we will pay up
to the Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption Benefit Amount of $1,500. Our payment will
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ot exceed either: 1) the actual Non−Refundable amount paid by the Insured Person for
a Common Carrier passenger fare(s); or $1,500. The Insured Person will relinquish to us
any unused vouchers, tickets, coupons or travel privileges for which we have reimbursed
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he Insured Person. The Trip Cancellation or Trip Interruption of the Insured Person must
be caused by or result from: 1) death, Accidental injury, disease or physical illness of the
Insured Person or an Immediate Family Member of the Insured Person; or 2) default of
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he Common Carrier resulting from Financial Insolvency. The death, Accidental injury,
disease or physical illness must be verified by a Physician and must prevent the Insured
Person from traveling on a Covered Trip. With respect to Financial Services Common
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arrier Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption only, this insurance does not apply to loss
caused by or resulting from: 1) a Pre-Existing Condition; or 2) Accidental Bodily Injuries
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rising from participation in interscholastic or professional sports events, racing or
speed contests, or uncertified scuba diving; or 3) cosmetic surgery, unless such cosmetic
surgery is rendered necessary as a result of a loss covered under this policy; or 4) the
Insured or an Immediate Family Member being under the influence of drugs (except
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hose prescribed and used as directed by a Physician) or alcohol; or 5) the Insured or an
Immediate Family Member: a) traveling against the advice of a Physician; or b) traveling
while on a waiting list for specified medical treatment; or c) traveling for the purpose
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f obtaining medical treatment; or d) traveling in the third trimester (seventh month or
after) of pregnancy. Covered Trip means travel on a Common Carrier when the entire
cost of the passenger fare for such transportation, less redeemable certificates,
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ouchers or coupons, has been charged to an Insured Person’s Account issued by the
Policyholder. Covered Trip also means travel on a Common Carrier when free flights
have been awarded from frequent flier or points programs provided that all of the miles
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r points were accumulated from charges on that card.
Financial Insolvency means the inability of the entity to provide travel services
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ecause it has ceased operations either following the filing of a petition for bankruptcy,
whether voluntary or involuntary, or because it has ceased operations as a result of a
denial of credit or the inability to meet financial obligations. Non–refundable means
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mount of money paid by or on behalf of the Insured Person for a Covered Trip which
will be forfeited under the terms of the agreement made with the Common Carrier for
unused travel arrangements and for which a travel agent or travel supplier will not
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rovide any other form of compensation. Immediate Family Member means the
Insured Person’s: 1) Spouse or Domestic Partner; 2) children, including adopted children
or step-children; 3) legal guardians or wards; 4) siblings or siblings-in-law; 5) parents or
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arents-in-law; 6) grandparents or grandchildren; 7) aunts or uncles; 8) nieces and
nephews. Immediate Family Member also means a Spouse’s or Domestic Partner’s
children, including adopted children or step-children; legal guardians or wards; siblings
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r siblings-in-law; parents or parents-in-law; grandparents or grandchildren; aunts or
uncles; nieces or nephews. Pre−Existing Condition means Accidental injury, disease
or illness of the Insured Person or Immediate Family Member of the Insured Person
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hich occurs or manifests itself during the sixty (60) day period immediately prior to
the purchase date of a Common Carrier passenger fare(s). Disease or illness has
manifested itself when: 1) medical care or treatment has been given; or 2) there exists
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ymptoms which would cause a reasonably prudent person to seek medical diagnosis,
care or treatment. The taking of prescription drugs or medication for a controlled
condition throughout this sixty (60) day period will not be considered to be a
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anifestation of illness or disease. Trip Cancellation means the cancellation of
Common Carrier travel arrangements when the Insured Person is prevented from
traveling on a Covered Trip on or before the Covered Trip departure. Trip Interruption
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eans the Insured Person’s Covered Trip is interrupted either on the way to the point
of departure or after the Covered Trip departure. With respect to Financial Services
Common Carrier Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption only, the Disease or Illness Exclusion
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1 below does not apply.
Eligibility:
This travel insurance plan is provided to MasterCard cardholders automatically when
the entire cost of the passenger fare(s) are charged to a MasterCard account while the
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nsurance is effective. It is not necessary for you to notify your financial institution, the
administrator or the Company when tickets are purchased.
The Cost:
This travel insurance plan is provided at no additional cost to eligible MasterCard
cardholders. Your financial institution pays the premium for this insurance.
Beneficiary:
The Loss of Life benefit will be paid to the beneficiary designated by the insured. If no
such designation has been made, that benefit will be paid to the first surviving
beneficiary in the following order: a) the Insured’s spouse, b) the Insured’s children,
c) the Insured’s parents, d) the Insured’s brothers and sisters, e) the Insured’s estate. All
other indemnities will be paid to the Insured.
Exclusions:
This insurance does not cover loss resulting from: 1) an Insured’s emotional trauma,
mental or physical illness, disease, pregnancy, childbirth or miscarriage, bacterial or viral
infection (except bacterial infection caused by an accident or from accidental
consumption of a substance contaminated by bacteria), or bodily malfunctions;
2) suicide, attempted suicide or intentionally self-inflicted injuries; 3) declared or
undeclared war, but war does not include acts of terrorism. This insurance also does
not apply to an accident occurring while an Insured is acting or training as a pilot or
crew member, but this exclusion does not apply to passengers who temporarily perform
pilot or crew functions in a life-threatening emergency.
Claim Notice:
Written claim notice must be given to the Company within 20 days after the occurrence
of any loss covered by this policy or as soon as reasonably possible. Failure to give notice
within 20 days will not invalidate or reduce any otherwise valid claim if notice is given
as soon as reasonably possible. CLAIM FORMS: When the Company receives notice of
a claim, the Company will send you forms for giving proof of loss to us within 15 days.
If you do not receive the forms, you should send the Company a written description of
the loss. CLAIM PROOF OF LOSS: Complete proof of loss must be given to us within
90 days after the date of loss, or as soon as reasonably possible. Failure to give complete
proof of loss within these time frames will not invalidate any otherwise valid claim if
notice is given as soon as reasonably possible and in no event later than 1 year after
the deadline to submit complete proof of loss. CLAIM PAYMENT: For all benefits, the
Company will pay you or your beneficiary the applicable benefit amount within 60 days
after complete proof of loss is received and if you, the Policyholder and/or the
beneficiary have complied with all the terms of this policy.
How to File a Claim:
To file a claim, please call 800.MASTERCARD. Claims are processed by the Claim
Administrator, Crawford and Company. Complete all items on the required claim form,
attach all appropriate documents, and mail or fax to: Crawford and Company, P.O. Box
4090, Atlanta, GA 30302, Fax Number 855.830.3728. Once a claim number is assigned,
supporting documentation for the claim can also be submitted through
Myclaimsagent.com.
Effective Date:
This insurance is effective on the date that you become an eligible cardholder; and will
cease on the date the Master Policy 6477-44-67 is terminated or on the date your
account ceases to be eligible, whichever occurs first.
As a handy reference guide, please read this and keep it in a safe place with your other
insurance documents. This description of coverage is not a contract of insurance but is
simply an informative statement of the principal provisions of the insurance while in
effect. Complete provisions pertaining to this plan of Insurance are contained in the
master policy on file with the Policyholder: Financial Customer Insurance Trust. If this
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