Direct Travel Option 1
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| Product: | Option 1 | ||
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| Policy Details | |||
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| AIG UK Limited | |||
| Yes | |||
| Yes | |||
| Yes | |||
| 365 days. | |||
| Application Criteria | |||
| 19 years. | |||
| 36 years. | |||
| Medical Cover | |||
| No | |||
Section 1 - Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses If you are taken into hospital or you think you may have to come home early or extend your journey because of illness or accident, Direct Travel Insurance Assistance must be told immediately - see under the heading '24-hour medical emergency, repatriation and travel assistance service, legal advice and expenses cover' for more information. WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay you or your legal representatives for the following necessary emergency expenses which you incur either for a journey within six months of the incident or for a one-way trip within the first 17 days of arriving at your final destination outside your home country and Great Britain during your journey or one-way trip: 1 Up to £5,000,000 for reasonable fees or charges you incur for: a) medical, surgical, hospital, repatriation or nursing services; b) rescue services to take you to hospital; c) reasonable extra transport and accommodation costs for you and any one person who stays or travels with you or to you from the United Kingdom on medical advice; d) reasonable search, mountain rescue and other costs to transport you to a hospital by land, sea or air using an air or road ambulance if necessary; or e) transporting your body or ashes to your home, or we will pay up to £1,500 for your funeral expenses, in the place where you die outside Great Britain or your home country. 2 £10 for each 24-hour period that you are in hospital as an inpatient, up to £500 in total, during the journey or one-way trip as well as any fees or charges paid under sub section 1. 3 Up to £200 for emergency dental treatment to relieve sudden pain. 4 Up to £200 for the cost of excursions which have been pre-paid or which you are contracted to pay before your journey or one-way trip begins, which you are unable to join because you are in hospital or have to stay in bed on the written advice of the doctor who treated you in the place where you were staying and which you cannot recover from anywhere else. WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR 1 Any claim if you are unable to comply with the Insurance conditions relating to health(on page 7). 2 Extra transport and accommodation costs which are of a higher standard to those already used on your journey or one-way trip, unless we or Direct Travel Insurance Assistance agree. Under sub sections 1 and 3 only; 1 The excess shown on your policy schedule per insured person for each and every claim they make, for each section claimed for unless: a) you used a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or any other reciprocal health arrangement; b) you contacted Direct Travel Insurance Assistance in the United States of America before you had any medical treatment there; or c) a maximum of two excesses are applicable (see Policy excesses on page 7). 2 The cost of replacing any medication you were using when you began your journey or one-way trip. Under sub section 1 only; 1 Services or treatments you receive which the doctor in attendance and Direct Travel Insurance Assistance think can wait until you get back to Great Britain or your home country. 2 Inpatient treatment or repatriation which Direct Travel Insurance Assistance has not authorised. 3 The extra costs of having a single or private room in a hospital or nursing home. 4 The cost of all treatment which is not directly related to the illness or injury that caused the claim. 5 Any expenses which are not usual, reasonable or customary to treat your accident, bodily injury or illness. Under sub paragraph 1e) only; Your burial or cremation within Great Britain or your home country. Under sub section 3 only; 1 Replacing or repairing false teeth or artificial teeth (such as crowns). 2 Dental work involving the use of precious metals. YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE GENERAL EXCLUSIONS. SPECIAL CONDITION RELATING TO CLAIMS In the event of your injury or illness we reserve the right to relocate you from one hospital to another and/or arrange for your repatriation to the United Kingdom at any time during the journey. We will do this if in the opinion of the doctor in attendance or Direct Travel Insurance Assistance you can be moved safely and/or travel safely to the United Kingdom to continue treatment. | |||
Section 2 - Personal accident WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay one of the benefits shown below if you sustain a bodily injury which shall solely and independently of any other cause, result within two years in your death, loss of limbs, loss of sight or permanent total disablement. Age Age under 19 19 to 36 1 Death £1,000 £5,000 2 Loss of sight or loss of limbs £15,000 £15,000 3 Permanent total disablement £15,000 £15,000 If you are 16 or over and the adult premium has been paid, benefit 1 for death will be £5,000. WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR 1 Benefit is not payable to you: a) under more than one of items 1, 2 or 3; b) under item 3 until one year after the date you sustain a bodily injury; c) under item 3 if you are able or may be able to carry out any gainful employment or gainful occupation of any kind. 2 Anything caused by: a) any bodily injury that you suffer before your journey or one-way trip begins; b) your sickness, disease, physical or mental condition that is gradually getting worse. YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE GENERAL EXCLUSIONS. | |||
Section 1 - Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses If you are taken into hospital or you think you may have to come home early or extend your journey because of illness or accident, Direct Travel Insurance Assistance must be told immediately - see under the heading '24-hour medical emergency, repatriation and travel assistance service, legal advice and expenses cover' for more information. WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay you or your legal representatives for the following necessary emergency expenses which you incur either for a journey within six months of the incident or for a one-way trip within the first 17 days of arriving at your final destination outside your home country and Great Britain during your journey or one-way trip: 1 Up to £5,000,000 for reasonable fees or charges you incur for: a) medical, surgical, hospital, repatriation or nursing services; b) rescue services to take you to hospital; c) reasonable extra transport and accommodation costs for you and any one person who stays or travels with you or to you from the United Kingdom on medical advice; d) reasonable search, mountain rescue and other costs to transport you to a hospital by land, sea or air using an air or road ambulance if necessary; or e) transporting your body or ashes to your home, or we will pay up to £1,500 for your funeral expenses, in the place where you die outside Great Britain or your home country. 2 £10 for each 24-hour period that you are in hospital as an inpatient, up to £500 in total, during the journey or one-way trip as well as any fees or charges paid under sub section 1. | |||
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Section 1 - Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses If you are taken into hospital or you think you may have to come home early or extend your journey because of illness or accident, AXA Assistance must be told immediately - see under the heading '24-hour medical emergency, repatriation and travel assistance service, legal advice and expenses cover' for more information. WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay you or your legal representatives for the following necessary emergency expenses which you incur either for a journey within six months of the incident or for a one-way trip within the first 17 days of arriving at your final destination outside your home country and Great Britain during your journey or one-way trip: 3 Up to £200 for emergency dental treatment to relieve sudden pain. | |||
| No cover. | |||
Section 1 - Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses If you are taken into hospital or you think you may have to come home early or extend your journey because of illness or accident, AXA Assistance must be told immediately - see under the heading '24-hour medical emergency, repatriation and travel assistance service, legal advice and expenses cover' for more information. WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay you or your legal representatives for the following necessary emergency expenses which you incur either for a journey within six months of the incident or for a one-way trip within the first 17 days of arriving at your final destination outside your home country and Great Britain during your journey or one-way trip: 1 Up to £5,000,000 for reasonable fees or charges you incur for: e) transporting your body or ashes to your home, or we will pay up to £1,500 for your funeral expenses, in the place where you die outside Great Britain or your home country. | |||
Section 1 - Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses If you are taken into hospital or you think you may have to come home early or extend your journey because of illness or accident, AXA Assistance must be told immediately - see under the heading '24-hour medical emergency, repatriation and travel assistance service, legal advice and expenses cover' for more information. WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay you or your legal representatives for the following necessary emergency expenses which you incur either for a journey within six months of the incident or for a one-way trip within the first 17 days of arriving at your final destination outside your home country and Great Britain during your journey or one-way trip: 1 Up to £5,000,000 for reasonable fees or charges you incur for: e) transporting your body or ashes to your home, or we will pay up to £1,500 for your funeral expenses, in the place where you die outside Great Britain or your home country. | |||
| Financial Loss Cover | |||
| No cover. | |||
| No cover. | |||
Section 5 - Legal advice and expenses cover WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay up to £25,000 for the legal costs of a civil action for compensation if someone else causes you injury or death during your journey or one-way trip. If there are two or more of you insured by this policy, the most we will pay for all claims will be £50,000. You must tell us about claims within 90 days. Please refer to page 11 for full details of how to make a claim. WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR 1 Any claims where our legal representatives believe that an action is not likely to be successful or if we believe that the costs will be greater than any award. 2 Claims against a carrier or the travel or holiday agent or tour operator arranging an overseas journey or one-way trip covered by this insurance, or against us, Direct Travel Insurance Assistance or their agents. 3 Claims against someone you are travelling with or another person insured under this policy. 4 Legal action where, in our opinion the estimated amount of compensation is less than £1,000 (but we will try to reach a settlement). 5 Legal costs for actions in more than one country. 6 Lawyers fees if your action is successful. 7 Legal consultation which you have not paid for. 8 Legal costs or expenses before we accept your claim in writing. 9 Claims by you other than in your capacity as a private individual. 10 Claims that happen in the United Kingdom or your home country. YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE GENERAL EXCLUSIONS. SPECIAL CONDITION RELATING TO CLAIMS We will supervise any legal action through agents we nominate, and will decide when negotiations cannot usefully continue. After that, no other claims can be made against us. | |||
Section 4 - Loss of passport WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR Up to £250 in total towards the reasonable costs of extra travel and accommodation expenses you have to pay to get a replacement passport (including the cost of the temporary replacement passport itself), driving licence or green card if it is lost, stolen or destroyed on your journey or one-way trip. WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR Any claim unless: 1 you get a letter from the Consulate you reported the loss to; and 2 your passport or driving licence is on you all the time, locked in a safe or safety deposit box (if one is available) or locked in the accommodation you are using on your journey or one-way trip. YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE GENERAL EXCLUSIONS. | |||
Section 4 - Loss of passport WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR Up to £250 in total towards the reasonable costs of extra travel and accommodation expenses you have to pay to get a replacement passport (including the cost of the temporary replacement passport itself), driving licence or green card if it is lost, stolen or destroyed on your journey or one-way trip. WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR Any claim unless: 1 you get a letter from the Consulate you reported the loss to; and 2 your passport or driving licence is on you all the time, locked in a safe or safety deposit box (if one is available) or locked in the accommodation you are using on your journey or one-way trip. YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE GENERAL EXCLUSIONS. | |||
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| No cover. | |||
| Wintersports Cover | |||
| 0 days. | |||
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| Other Cover | |||
Permissible UK return - You will be allowed to make a single return trip to the United Kingdom with a maximum duration of 14 days during the period of insurance (excluding any return trip for which a claim is being made as a result of medical emergency, repatriation or curtailment). | |||
ESSENTIAL COVER Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses If you are taken into hospital or you think you may have to come home early or extend your journey because of illness or accident, Direct Travel Insurance Assistance must be told immediately - see under the heading '24-hour medical emergency, repatriation and travel assistance service, legal advice and expenses cover' for more information. WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay you or your legal representatives for the following necessary emergency expenses which you incur either for a journey within six months of the incident or for a one-way trip within the first 17 days of arriving at your final destination outside your home country and Great Britain during your journey or one-way trip: 1 Up to £5,000,000 for reasonable fees or charges you incur for: a) medical, surgical, hospital, repatriation or nursing services; | |||
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Section 3 - Personal liability If you are hiring a motorised or mechanical vehicle while you are on your journey or one-way trip, please ensure you obtain the necessary insurance from the hire company. Personal liability cover for motorised or mechanical vehicles is not covered under this section of your policy. WHAT YOU ARE COVERED FOR We will pay up to £2,000,000 (plus any other costs we agree to in writing) against any amount that you are legally liable to pay as compensation for any claim or series of claims arising from any one event or source of original cause that occurs during your journey or one-way trip, and which results in one of the following: 1 Bodily injury of any person; 2 Loss of or damage to property which you do not own and you or a close relative have not hired, loaned or borrowed; or 3 Loss of or damage to the accommodation you are using on your journey or one-way trip that does not belong to you or a close relative. WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR 1 Any liability for bodily injury or loss of or damage to property that comes under any of the following categories: a) Something which is suffered by anyone employed by you or a close relative and is caused by the work they are employed to do; b) Something which is caused by something you deliberately did or did not do; c) Something which is caused by your employment or a close relatives employment; d) Something which you agree to take responsibility for which you would not otherwise have been responsible for; or e) The transmission of any communicable disease or virus. 2 Any liability for bodily injury suffered by you or a close relative. 3 Anything caused directly or indirectly by bodily injury, loss, accident or damage arising from you owning, possessing or using any aircraft; animal-drawn, mechanical or motorised vehicles and any trailers attached to them; bicycles; watercraft (except rowing boats, punts or canoes); animals (except horses, domestic dogs or cats); firearms or weapons; or any land or building except for the accommodation you are using on your journey or one-way trip. 4 An excess of £100 for each and every claim per section claimed under for each insured person unless a maximum of two excesses are applicable (see Policy excesses on page 7). YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THE GENERAL EXCLUSIONS. | |||
| No cover. | |||
| No cover. | |||
| A pre-travel helpline is provided by this policy. | |||
| 24 hour Emergency Assistance service is provided by Direct TravelAssistance. | |||
Sports and hazardous activities Please note that to ensure your cover is not affected, you must use appropriate and recommended safety equipment on all occasions whilst participating in any sports or hazardous activities. During the period of insurance, you will be covered for the following amateur sports and hazardous activities: Badminton, Bamboo Rafting (up to grade 2 rivers, with adequate safety equipment), Banana Boating, Baseball, Basket Ball, Beach Games, Bouldering (using crash pads where appropriate), Bowls, Bungee Jumping (under adequate supervision), Canoeing (up to grade 2 rivers), Climbing (on a climbing wall only), Cricket, Deep Sea Fishing, Dragon Boat Racing, Elephant Riding/Trekking (professionally organised with experienced handlers), Fell Running/Walking, Fishing, Flying (as a fare paying passenger), Glass Bottom Boats/Bubbles, Gliding (as passenger only), Golf, Gorilla Trekking (organised), Gymnastics, Heptathlon, High Level Walking, Hiking, Horse Riding/Trekking/Hacking (non-competitive), Hot Air Ballooning (organized pleasure rides), Hydro Zorbing, Javelin, Jogging, Kayaking (up to grade 2 rivers), Marathon Running, Mountain Boarding (with protective clothing), Netball, Orienteering, Parasailing, Parascending (over water), Passenger Sledge, Pony Trekking, Racing on Foot, Racquetball, Rambling, Ringos, River Tubing, Rounders, Rowing (except racing), Running, Safari on Foot (with a guide), Safari in a Vehicle (with a guide), Scuba Diving, Sea Canoeing/Kayaking (within sight of land), Sledging pulled by a Horse/Reindeer, Snorkeling, Soft Ball, Squash, Swimming, Sydney Harbour Bridge Walking (using ropes and strapped to a guide), Table Tennis, Tennis, Tenpin Bowling, Tree Top Canopy Walking (with adequate safety measures in place), Trekking, Tug of War, Via Ferrate, Volley Ball, Walking, Water Polo, White Water Rafting (within organisation's guidelines), Zorbing (non-winter sports). During the period of insurance, the following amateur sports and hazardous activities can be covered, excluding cover under the Personal liability section: Abseiling (under adequate supervision), Archery, Blowcarting, Camel Riding, Catamaran, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Cycling, Dinghy Sailing, Go Carting (under adequate supervision), Inline Skating (wearing pads and helmets), Jet Boating (no cover for racing), Jet Skiing (no cover for racing), Kite Buggying, Kite Surfing (over land), Kite Surfing (over water), Motor Cycling (with UK licence), Mountain Biking (except downhill racing or extreme terrain), Paint Balling (with eye protection), Power Boating (noncompetitive, no cover for damage to vessel), Quad Biking, Rap Running/ Jumping (within organistions guidelines), Rifle Range, Roller Skating (wearing helmet and pads), Sail Boarding, Sailing, Sand Yachting, Shooting (within organisation's guidelines), Skateboarding (wearing pads and helmets), Small Bore Target Shooting, Surfing, Wake Boarding, War Games (with eye protection), Water Skiing, Windsurfing, Yachting. During the period of insurance, you can be covered for the following amateur sports and hazardous activities, subject to payment of an additional premium to Direct Travel Insurance: American Football, Black Water Rafting (life jacket and helmet must be worn), Canoeing (grade 3 rivers), Canyoning (life jacket and helmet must be worn), Caving, Dry Slope Skiing, Hang Gliding, Hockey, Kayaking (grade 3 rivers), Lacrosse, Paragliding/Parapenting/Paraponting over land (must be tandemed with a qualified instructor at all times), Polo, Pot Holing, Rock Climbing (maximum HVS grade, organised and taking adequate safety precautions including ropes), Rock Scrambling (taking adequate safety precautions), Rugby Football, Sand Dune Surfing/Skiing, Shark Diving (in a cage), Soccer, Street Hockey (wearing pads and helmets), Summer Toboganning, Triathlon (non-professional). During the period of insurance, you can be covered for the following amateur sports and hazardous activities, excluding cover under the Personal liability section and subject to payment of an additional premium to Direct Travel Insurance: Cycle Racing (non-professional), Fencing, Flying (as a non-fare paying passenger, pilot or trainee pilot in an aircraft), Horse Riding in Competitions (non-professional). If you wish to participate in any other activities, including winter sports, please telephone 01903 812345 for advice. You will not be covered for participation in any activity not listed above or if the additional premium has not been paid where appropriate. | |||
General exclusions 1 We will not cover you for any loss, injury, damage, illness, death or legal liability arising directly or indirectly from, or consisting of, the following: a) Any circumstance that you knew about before you travelled that could give rise to a claim unless we agreed to it in writing. b) War, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities or warlike operations (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion, terrorism, revolution, insurrection, civil commotion assuming the proportions of or amounting to an uprising, military or usurped power but this exclusion shall not apply to losses under Sections 2, 6 and 13 unless such losses are caused by nuclear, chemical or biological attack, or the disturbances were already taking place at the beginning of any journey or one-way trip. c) Your property being held, taken, destroyed or damaged under the order of any government or customs officials. d) Winter sports: i) Premier Plus or Senior Citizens single trip cover - unless the extra premium has been paid and this is shown on the policy schedule; ii) Premier, Premier Plus and Senior Citizens annual multi-trip cover - for more than 17 days for each journey during the period of cover; iii) Standard cover - any winter sports. e) Ionising radiation or radioactive contamination from nuclear fuel or nuclear waste or any risk from nuclear equipment. f) Any currency exchange rate changes. g) The failure or fear of failure or inability of any equipment or any computer program, whether or not you own it, to recognise or to correctly interpret or process any date as the true or correct date, or to continue to function correctly beyond that date (except under Sections 2 and 6). 2 Anything caused by: a) riot, civil commotion, strike or lock out; b) you travelling in an aircraft (except as a passenger in a fully-licensed, passenger-carrying aircraft) unless any necessary extra premium has been paid for this cover; c) your suicide, self-inflicted injury or deliberately putting yourself at risk (unless you were trying to save another person's life); d) you being under the influence of drugs (except those prescribed by a registered doctor but not for the treatment of drug addiction); e) the direct or indirect effect of you using alcohol or solvents; f) you travelling on a motorcycle over 125cc, unless the rider holds a valid licence which lets them ride a motorcycle of more than 125cc; g) anything caused by you taking part in manual or medical work, unless we agree in writing; h) you taking part in any dangerous activity (unless any necessary extra premium has been paid for this cover); or i) pregnancy or childbirth, where you are expected to give birth within 12 weeks of the end of the journey or one-way trip. 3 Any loss caused as a direct or indirect result of anything you are claiming for, unless it says differently in the policy. 4 Consequential loss of any kind (for example the replacement of locks following loss of keys). 5 You will not be covered for any expenses incurred as a result of a tropical disease where you have not had the recommended inoculations and/or taken recommended medication. 6 You are not covered under this policy for any trip in, to or through the following countries: Afghanistan, Cuba, Liberia or Sudan. 7 No cover is provided for claims resulting from you travelling to a specific country or to an area where the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have advised against all but essential travel. 8 You are not covered under this policy if you are on any official government or police database of suspected or actual terrorists, members of terrorist organisations, drug traffickers or illegal suppliers of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. | |||
General exclusions 1. We will not cover you for any loss, injury, damage, illness, death or legal liability arising directly or indirectly from,or consisting of, the following: b) War, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities or warlike operations (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion, terrorism, revolution, insurrection, civil commotion assuming the proportions of or amounting to an uprising, military or usurped power but this exclusion shall not apply to losses under the sections 'Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses' and 'Personal Accident' unless such losses are caused by nuclear, chemical or biological attack, or the disturbances were already taking place at the beginning of any journey or one-way trip. | |||
General exclusions 1. We will not cover you for any loss, injury, damage, illness, death or legal liability arising directly or indirectly from,or consisting of, the following: b) War, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities or warlike operations (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion, terrorism, revolution, insurrection, civil commotion assuming the proportions of or amounting to an uprising, military or usurped power but this exclusion shall not apply to losses under the sections 'Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses' and 'Personal Accident' unless such losses are caused by nuclear, chemical or biological attack, or the disturbances were already taking place at the beginning of any journey or one-way trip. | |||
General exclusions 1 We will not cover you for any loss, injury, damage, illness, death or legal liability arising directly or indirectly from, or consisting of, the following: h) The failure or fear of failure or inability of any equipment or any computer program, whether or not you own it, to recognise or to correctly interpret or process any date as the true or correct date, or to continue to function correctly beyond that date (except under the sections 'Medical emergency repatriation and travel assistance service' and 'Personal Accident'). | |||
| Claims | |||
Claims conditions You must comply with the following conditions to have the full protection of your policy. If you do not comply we may at our option cancel the policy or refuse to deal with your claim or reduce the amount of any claim payment. 1 a) You must not act in a fraudulent way. This includes if you or anyone acting for you: i) makes a claim under the policy knowing that the claim is false or fraudulently exaggerated in any way; ii) makes a statement to support a claim knowing that the statement is false in any way; iii) sends us a document to support a claim knowing that the document is forged or false in any way; iv) makes a claim for any loss or damage caused by your deliberate act or with your encouragement. b) If you act in a fraudulent way, we will: i) not pay the claim; ii) not pay any other claim which has been made, or will be made under the policy; iii) confirm that the policy is not valid; iv) be entitled to recover from you the amount of any claim we have already paid under the policy; v) not return the premium; and vi) tell the police. 2 If at the time of any incident which results in a claim under this policy, there is another insurance covering the same loss, damage, expense or liability we will not pay more than our proportional share (not applicable to Personal accident section). Note: If you have a no claims discount (NCD) on your household insurance policy, any recovery we make from your household insurer should not prejudice the NCD. 3 You get a medical certificate from the doctor who treated you when a claim is made for medical reasons. In the event of your death, we would need to see the death certificate and any other necessary documents. 4 You must send us every writ, summons or other communication relevant to claim as soon as possible. Under pack 2 sections only; 1 You must keep all your tickets and luggage tags. 2 If something is lost or stolen, you must tell the police as soon as possible (but within 24 hours of discovering the loss) and get a report from them. If items are lost, damaged or stolen you should also get a report from your tour operators representative or your hotel or apartment manager if this is appropriate. If the loss, damage or theft happens while you are travelling, you must tell the carriers and get a property irregularity report from them. 3 You must get an estimate for repair for all damage claims. If possible, you should keep the damaged items so that we can inspect them and if we make a payment or we replace an item, the item will then belong to us. 4 You must keep to the carriers conditions of carriage. We have the right to do the following: 1 Obtain information from your medical records (with your permission) to help us or our representatives deal with any claim. We may also disclose information in respect of any claims made under your policy to Direct Travel Insurance. We will not give personal information about you to any other person or organisation without your specific agreement. 2 In the event of you suffering an accident, injury or illness we reserve the right to relocate you from one hospital to another and/or arrange for your repatriation to the United Kingdom at any time during the journey or one-way trip. We will do this if in the opinion of the doctor in attendance or Direct Travel Insurance Assistance you can be moved safely and/or travel safely to the United Kingdom to continue treatment. 3 Not accept liability if you refuse to be repatriated. 4 Take over and deal with, in your name, any claim you make under this policy. 5 Take legal action in your name (but at our expense) and ask you to give us details and fill in any forms (including Department of Social Security forms), which will help us to recover any payment we have made under this policy. 6 Pay any claim on this policy under English Law. Any legal disputes will be dealt with in an English court, unless you reside in Scotland, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, in which case the law applicable to that jurisdiction will apply and its courts will have exclusive jurisdiction. 7 Cancel this policy without refunding your premium if your journey or one-way trip is cancelled or cut short. Special conditions relating to claims: For all the sections shown below, the excess is limited to twice the amount of excess shown on your policy schedule, where one claim relates to two or more members of the same family covered by this policy and living at the same address or where one incident results in you claiming under two or more sections: Essential cover - Medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses; Pack 1 - Cancellation and curtailment and Delayed departure sub section 2; Pack 2 - Personal possessions and Personal money | |||
General conditions We will act in good faith in all our dealings with you. You must comply with the following conditions to have the full protection of your policy. If you do not comply we may at our option cancel the policy or refuse to deal with your claim or reduce the amount of any claim payment 1 You have a valid policy schedule. 2 You are not 37 or over at the start date of the policy. 3 You must take and cause to be taken: a) all reasonable precautions to avoid injury, illness or disease for example by using appropriate and customary safety equipment on all occasions whilst participating in any sports or hazardous activities; b) all practicable steps to safeguard your property from loss, theft or damage and to recover property that has been lost or stolen. 4 You accept that no alterations to the terms and conditions of the policy apply, unless we or Direct Travel Insurance confirm them in writing. 5 You accept that we will not extend the period of cover for a journey if the original policy (plus any extensions) has either ended, been in force for more than 18 months, or you know that you will be making a claim. 6 You accept that when booking a one-way trip: a) we will not give curtailment cover; b) medical emergency, repatriation and associated expenses will only cover fees or charges incurred within the first 17 days of arriving at your final destination; and c) repatriation, if necessary, would be to the United Kingdom only. 7 You accept that we will not extend the period of cover for a journey if the original policy (plus any extensions) has either ended, been in force for more than 12 months, or you know you will be making a claim. | |||
| Excess | |||
| Under most sections of your policy, each person insured will have to pay an excess for each and every claim they make, for each section claimed under and each incident claimed for. The amount you will have to pay is shown on your policy schedule. | |||
| £100 excess for each incident claimed for under this section. | |||
WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR Under sub sections 1 and 3 only; 1 An excess of the amount shown on your policy schedule for each incident claimed for under this section, unless your claim is reduced because: a) you used an E111 form (within one of the European Union countries listed on the back of the form) or any other reciprocal health arrangement; | |||
| £100 excess for each incident claimed for under this section. | |||
| Nil excess. | |||
| Australia & New Zealand Example Quotes | |||
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| Europe Example Quotes | |||
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| USA Example Quotes | |||
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| Worldwide Example Quotes | |||
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| £50.27 | |||
| £113.56 | |||
| £61.69 | |||
| £61.69 | |||
| £100.53 | |||
| £227.12 | |||
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