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Letter Of Confirmation
August 28. 2014
Karyna Shuliak
Dear Karyna Shuliak,
Thank you for choosing us to protect your travel investment.
Please make sure you read this Letter of Confirmation, your enclosed Certificate of
Insurance/Policy. and any other attached documents, including riders or other
forms carefully. Because the Certificate of Insurance/Policy may describe coverage
not included in your plan, be sure to look at all of the documents to understand your
specific coverage. Contact us immediately if you think there is a mistake in your
Letter of Confirmation.
Information about your plan
Name of your plan:
Policy identification number.
Type of order:
Number of people insured:
Who it insures:
Date of purchase:
Plan effective date:
Annual Executive Plan
Phone
1
Karyna Shuliak
August 28, 2014
September 5. 2014 - September 5. 2015
Total cost:
$459.00
Thanks again for purchasing a travel insurance plan from us. Have a safe and
pleasant trip!
Sincerely,
Mark Henson
Vice President of Travel Operations
We will refund your insurance premium if you cancel your insurance
within 10 days of purchase and have not filed a claim or departed on
your trip.
To modify your policy or file a claim, please visit
www.allianztravelinsurance.com.
How can we help?
Global Assistance
Name: Ka na Shuliak
Policy No.:
Emergency Assistance Card
For emergency assistance during your trip call:
1.800.949.6201
1.804281.5700
(From U.S.)
(Outside U.S. /Collect)
For benefit information call:
1.800.949.6201
(From U.S.)
To modify your policy or file a claim, please visit:
www.allianztravelinsurance.com
P. O. Box 72031. Richmond. VA 23255-2031
What Your Plan Includes
Your plan includes the following coverage, up to the limits
shown. Please see your Certificate/Policy for information about
how our insurance works.
Benefit
Coverage Limits*
Baggage Coverage
$1,000.00"
Baggage Delay Coverage
$1,000.00"
Business Equipment Coverage
$1,000.00"
Business Equipment Rental Coverage
$1,000.00"
Collisionloss Damage Insurance
S45,000.00'
Change Fee Coverage
S250.00'
Concierge
24-Hour Hotline Assistance
Emergency Medical Transportation
$250,000.00"
Emergency Medical and Dental
S50,000.00'
Trip Cancellation Protection
$5,000.00"
Travel/Trip Delay Coverage
$1,500.00"
Dairy emit
$150.00.
Trip Interruption Protection
$5,000.00"
Travel Accident Coverage
$100,000.00'
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Please Note
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Emergency Medical and Dental Benefits are secondary
and there is no deductible.
•
Collision, loss or damage benefits and coverage limits
are per policy.
•
There is a $500 maximum for all covered dental
expenses.
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AGA Service Company is the licensed producer and
administrator of this plan.
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Insurance coverage is provided under Form
No. 52.201 series or 52.401 series issued by
BCS Insurance Company.
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Allianz Travel Insurance
Individual Travel
Insurance Policy
FOR SERVICE, VISIT OR CALL:
www.allianztravelinsurance.com
1-800-284-8300
FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
DURING YOUR TRIP CALL:
1.800.654-1908
(From U.S.)
1.804-281-5700
(Collect)
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Allianz Global Assistance and Allianz Travel Insurance branded
plans are underwritten by BCS Insurance Company. AGA Service
Company is the licensed producer for this plan.
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INSURING CLAUSE
BCS Insurance Company. herein referred to as the Company,
will pay You the insurance benefits described in this Policy.
This Policy and attached Riders, if any, are issued in
consideration of the statements in the enrollment form and the
payment of the initial premium. Please refer to the
accompanying Letter of Confirmation. It provides You with
specific information about the plan You purchased. Please
contact Us immediately if You believe that the Letter of
Confirmation is incorrect.
*Indicates insurance coverage provided under this Policy and
underwritten by BCS Insurance Company.
RENEWAL CONDITIONS
This Policy is issued for a single term as stated in the Letter of
Confirmation and may be renewed for subsequent Coverage
Terms.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
Within 10 days of purchasing the plan, We will process a full
refund of premium to You, as long as You have not already
departed on Your Trip or filed a claim. No refunds shall be paid
to You after 10 days of purchasing the plan.
PLEASE READ THIS POLICY CAREFULLY FOR FULL
DETAILS. This Policy is a legal contract. The entire contract is
made up of the Policy and any Riders attached to it.
PLAN FEATURES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I.
Part II.
Part III.
Part IV.
Part V.
Part VI.
Part VII
Effective Date
Termination Date
General Exclusions
Description of Travel Insurance Benefits
General Provisions Related to Insurance Benefits
Claim Filing Procedures
Definitions
Signed for BCS Insurance Company, 2 MidAmerica Plaza,
Suite 200. Oakbrook Terrace. IL 60181.
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PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
Form 52.201NY
Part I. EFFECTIVE DATE
Coverage Term: The Coverage Term shall start at 12:01 A.M.
on the date shown in Your Letter of Confirmation, subject to
payment of the premium due. The Coverage Term ends at
12:01 A.M. on the 366th day after the date the Coverage Term
starts, except as stated in the Extension of Coverage Provision
or if renewed for another annual term.
Effective Date: The Trip Cancellation coverage is in effect for
each Trip made during the Coverage Term. The other
coverages are in effect during each Trip made during the
Coverage Term, effective on or after each Trip's Scheduled
Departure Date and upon You leaving Your residence, place
of employment, lodging or other location from which You
directly start Your Trip.
Notwithstanding, no coverage is in effect for any Trip that is
made by mass transit, taxi, limousine service, personal
automobile, bus, commuter rail or airline service, including
inter-urban rail service by Amtrak unless the Trip is scheduled:
1.
To take You at least 100 miles from Your residence,
place of employment, lodging or other location from which
You directly start Your Trip: and
2.
The scheduled Trip must not exceed 45 days length at
the time of booking.
Part II. TERMINATION DATE
Termination of Coverage for a Trip: Subject to the Extension
of Coverage provision, all coverages with respect to a given
Trip end subject to the Extension of Coverage provision below,
on the earliest of:
1.
Your arrival at Your residence, place of employment,
lodging or other location at Your return destination to
which You go directly following Your Trip;
2.
Your return date;
3.
Cancellation of the Trip for reasons other than those
covered under the Policy:
4.
12:01 A.M. on the 121st day after the date You started
Your Trip; or
5.
At 12:01 A.M. on the 366th day after the Coverage Term
starts.
Extension of Coverage for a Trip: All coverages will be
extended with respect to a given Trip provided:
1.
Your entire Trip falls within a Coverage Term: and
2.
Your retum is delayed by unforeseeable circumstances
beyond Your control.
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If coverage is extended for the above reason, coverage will
end on the ea dier of:
1.
Your arrival at Your residence, place of employment,
lodging or other location at the return destination to which
the insured directly goes following the Trip: or
2.
Seven days after the return date.
Termination of Annual Coverage: Premium is paid on an
annual basis. Your insurance will continue in effect until 12:01
A.M. on the 366th day after the date of the Coverage Term
starts as shown in Your Letter of Confirmation. The insurance
will continue for subsequent annual terms, subject to timely
payment of premium. You may terminate this plan by giving Us
31 days advanced written notice. We will refund any unearned
premium.
Part III. GENERAL EXCLUSIONS
Inland Marine benefits are considered to be Baggage
Coverage. Baggage Delay Coverage, Travel Delay Coverage,
and Collision/Loss Damage Insurance.
Accident and Health benefits are considered to be Trip
Cancellation and Interruption Benefits. Emergency Medical
and Dental Benefits, and Travel Accident Coverage.
These exclusions apply to the plan benefits and services
indicated. In addition to any exclusions that apply to a
particular benefit, no coverage is provided for any loss arising
directly or indirectly out of or as a result of the following:
For all Inland Marine benefits:
1.
Intentionally self-inflicted harm, suicide or attempted
suicide, by You, a Traveling Companion or a Family
Member
2.
Normal Pregnancy, fertility treatments. Childbirth or
elective abortion, other than unforeseen complications of
pregnancy, of You, a Traveling Companion or a Family
Member
3.
Mental or nervous health disorders, including but not
limited to: anxiety. depression, neurosis or psychosis; or
physical complications related thereto, of You, a
Traveling Companion or a Family Member:
4.
Alcohol or substance abuse; or conditions or physical
complications related thereto, of You, a Traveling
Companion or a Family Member;
5.
War (whether declared or undeclared), acts of war,
military duty (unless as specifically covered), civil disorder
or unrest (except as provided for in Travel Delay);
6.
Participation in professional or amateur sport events
(including training);
7.
All extreme, high risk sports including but not limited to:
bodily contact sports; skydiving; hang gliding, bungee
jumping, parachuting; mountain climbing or any other
high altitude activities, caving, heli-skiing, extreme skiing,
These plans do not cover You:
or any skiing outside marked trails;
1.
If the purpose of the travel is to receive medical care,
8.
Scuba diving (unless accompanied by a dive master and
medication or treatment;
not deeper than 130 feet);
2.
If the stated Trip departure and return dates do not reflect
9.
Operating or learning to operate any aircraft as pilot or
Your intended departure and return dates;
crew;
3.
If the tickets do not indicate the travel dates:
10. Nuclear reaction, radiation or radioactive contamination;
4.
If You give incorrect data or facts; or
11. Natural disasters (unless as specifically covered);
5. If the loss is not submitted to Us within 90 days from the
12. Epidemic;
date of loss, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
13. Pollution or threat of pollutant release;
14. Any unlawful acts committed by You, Family Members, or
Traveling Companions, whether they are insured or not;
or
15. Any expected or reasonably foreseeable events.
For all Accident and Health benefits:
1.
Intentionally self-inflicted harm, suicide or attempted
suicide, by You, a Traveling Companion or a Family
Member
2.
Pregnancy. other than unforeseen complications of
pregnancy, of You, a Traveling Companion or a Family
member
3.
Mental or emotional disorders, or physical complications
related thereto. of Your, a traveling Companion or a
Family Member;
4.
Alcoholism or drug addition, intoxication or under the
influence of any narcotic unless administered on the
advice of a Physician or physical complications related
thereto. of You, a Traveling Companion or a Family
Member
5.
War (whether declared or undeclared), acts of war,
participation in a riot or insurrection (except as provided
for in the Travel Delay benefit); or service in the Armed
Forces or units auxiliary thereto (except as specifically
covered);
6.
Aviation, other than as a fare-paying passenger on a
scheduled or charter flight, operated by a scheduled
airline;
7.
Participation in a felony or to which a contributing cause
of the loss was a person being engaged in an illegal
occupation. This includes You, Family Member, or
Traveling Companions. whether they are insured or not;
or
8.
Financial Default of a travel supplier.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS EXCLUSION
This exclusion applies to Trip Cancellation and Interruption
Protection. Emergency Medical and Dental Benefits, and to
those Travel Assistance Services related to medical problems.
The plan does not cover losses or expenses if they result
from a Pre-existing Condition.
For the purposes of determining any Pre-existing Conditions,
the effective date of Your insurance will be Your Trip
Cancellation Insurance effective date, if Trip Cancellation
Insurance is purchased. If no Trip Cancellation Insurance is
purchased. it will be Your Trip departure date.
You have purchased a plan where Pre-existing Conditions
are waived. The Company and We cover these Pre•
existing Conditions provided:
1.
On the date of purchase of insurance, You were
medically able to travel and You had not filed a claim for
Trip Cancellation due to a pre-existing Illness within 120
days prior to the purchase of insurance;
2.
The total Trip cost is $10,000 per person or less; and
3.
On the date of purchase of insurance, You are a resident
of the United States.
If You do not meet the above criteria, You may still be covered
for Trip Cancellation or Trip Interruption caused by reasons
other than those related to the Pre-existing Condition.
Part IV. DESCRIPTION OF TRAVEL INSURANCE
BENEFITS (what is covered)
The following insurance benefits are designed to protect You
against situations or losses that result from sudden and
unexpected conditions or events. The benefits do not cover
conditions or events that, on the date of purchase, are
either known to You or likely to occur. Please be aware
that this stipulation may be applied to policies purchased
with the Pre-existing Conditions Exclusion Waiver. The
Company and We reserve the right to reject applications.
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TRIP
CANCELLATION
AND
INTERRUPTION
PROTECTION'
Trip Cancellation coverage provides benefits for loss(es) You
incur for Trips cancelled up to the time and date of departure.
Trip Interruption coverage provides benefits for loss(es) You
incur for Trips that are interrupted or delayed after the time
and date of departure.
For all of the covered reasons outlined below, You must
notify the appropriate travel supplier(s) of Your
cancellation or interruption within 72 hours of the
occurrence, unless the condition prevents it, then as soon
as reasonably possible. Otherwise the right to
compensation will lapse.
A maximum benefit of up to the amount indicated in Your
Letter of Confirmation is provided to cover certain expenses as
listed below which result from the cancellation or interruption
of Your Trip due to:
1.
Any serious Injury or any unforeseen serious medical
condition:
a. Occurring to You or Your Traveling Companion, which
is so disabling as to cause a reasonable person to
delay. cancel, or interrupt their Trip:
b. Occurring to a Family Member that is considered life
threatening or requiring hospitalization; or
c. Occurring to a Family Member requiring Your care.
For Trip Cancellation benefits, an actual examination by a
Physician must take place within 72 hours of the cancellation.
For Trip Interruption benefits, this examination must take place
during Your Trip. This Physician may not be a member of Your
or Your Traveling Companion's immediate family or yourself,
or an Immediate Family Member of the person whose
condition caused the cancellation or interruption.
2.
Your death, the death of a Family Member or a Traveling
Companion if the death occurs prior to Your Scheduled
Departure Date or during Your Trip.
3.
Strikes, natural disasters, bad weather or FM mandated
shutdown resulting in the complete cessation of services
by the airline, the tour operator or the cruise line for at
least 24 consecutive hours OR a road closure causing a
delay in reaching Your destination for at least 12
consecutive hours. The Company will not cover losses
resulting from strikes of the person. organization. agency,
or tour operator, or their affiliate companies, that solicited
this coverage and/or Your insured travel arrangements to
You.
4.
You or a Traveling Companion being hijacked, carjacked
or quarantined.
5.
You being required to serve on a jury, served with a court
order or subpoena.
6.
Your Primary Residence being made uninhabitable or
Your company being made unsuitable for business by
fire, flood, burglary. vandalism, or natural disasters.
7.
You or a Traveling Companion being directly involved in a
traffic Accident while directly en route to a departure or
that causes either: 1) a medical emergency for You or a
Traveling Companion; or 2) damage to the automobile
that creates an immediate need for repair to ensure the
safety of the passengers.
8.
A terrorist act committed by an organized terrorist group
(recognized as such by the U.S. State Department) that
results in property damage, Injury or loss of life. The
incident must take place in a domestic or foreign city in
which You are scheduled to arrive within 30 days
following the incident and Your tour operator (if
applicable) must not have offered a substitute itinerary.
For foreign terrorism coverage only, coverage for
travel to or through countries in which such a
documented or reported incident has occurred in the
30 days prior to the purchase of travel is excluded.
Losses resulting due to the issuance of travel
advisories, bulletin or alerts; war or acts thereof; civil
disorder, riot or unrest; bomb scares or threats of
terrorist activity; or terrorist acts against any
Common Carrier (e.g., airline or cruise line) are not
covered.
9.
You, who are on Active Military Duty in the United States
Armed Forces:
a.
having Your personal leave revoked within 10 days
prior to Your departure date (as long as such
revocation is in writing by a superior officer and is
not due to war-related situations, invocation of the
War Powers Act, base or unit mobilization, unit
reassignment for any reason, or disciplinary action);
or
b.
are personally reassigned within 10 days prior to
Your departure date, whether temporary or
permanent.
10. You being the victim of a Felonious Assault within 10
days prior to Your departure date or during Your Trip. A
Felonious Assault may not be inflicted by You, a Family
Member. Traveling Companion or Traveling Companion's
Family Member.
11. You, after having been with the same employer for at
least three continuous years, are terminated or laid off,
through no fault of Your own, after Your effective date of
coverage.
12. A covered Travel Delay that results in the loss of more
than 50% of Your scheduled Trip length.
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13. Theft of Your automobile that results in Your inability to
take or continue Your Trip.
14. For Trip Cancellation benefits only, Your Normal
Pregnancy as long as the pregnancy occurs after Your
effective date of coverage that can be verified by medical
records.
15. For Trip Cancellation benefits only, You will be attending
an Immediate Family Members Childbirth at the time the
covered Trip is supposed to take place as long as the
pregnancy occurs after the effective date of coverage that
can be verified by medical records.
16. You or a Traveling Companion are required to work
during Your scheduled Trip. You must demonstrate proof
of requirement to work, such as a notarized statement
signed by an officer of Your employer.
17. You or a Traveling Companion become legally separated
or divorced after the purchase of insurance and prior to
the departure date, provided that the Insurance was
purchased within 14 calendar days of the initial Trip
deposit or payment.
18. Your company being directly involved in a merger or
acquisition. You must be an active employee of the
company that is merging and You must be involved in
such an event.
In all cases You must notify the appropriate travel
supplier(s) of Your cancellation or interruption within 72
hours, unless the condition prevents it, then as soon as
reasonably possible. Otherwise the right to compensation
will lapse.
Coverage is for:
1. Forfeited, published. Trip payments or deposits incurred as
a result of cancellation penalties for which You are not
eligible to receive a Refund;
2. For Trip Interruption, the pro-rated portion of the pre-paid
Trip missed;
3. The additional cost resulting from a change in the per-
person occupancy rate for prepaid travel arrangements if a
Traveling Companion's Trip is canceled or interrupted for
one of the above covered reasons and Yours is not;
4. Reasonable, additional accommodation and transportation
expenses up to $100 per day up to a maximum of five
days if a Traveling Companion must re-main hospitalized;
5. Reasonable. additional travel costs for You to reach Your
original destination if You must depart after Your planned
departure date due to one of the above reasons: or
6. Reasonable, additional transportation expenses needed to
reach the scheduled termination point of Your Trip or to
travel from the place Your Trip was interrupted to the place
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where You can rejoin Your Trip and the unused portion of
any non-refundable land, sea and air arrangements that
were paid as part of Your Trip.
The benefits paid under 5 and 6 above will not exceed the cost
of an economy airfare by the most direct route on the next
available carrier. less any Refunds paid to You.
Trip Cancellation(Interruption benefits do not cover
loss(es) due to:
1.
Any General Exclusion or Pre-existing Condition";
2.
You or a Traveling Companion: a) making changes to
personal plans; b) having a business or contractual
obligation; c) being unable to obtain necessary travel
documents: or d) being detained or having property
confiscated by any Customs authority;
3.
Carrier caused delays (including bad weather) unless as
covered above;
4.
Prohibition or regulation by any govemment; or
5.
Travel arrangements cancelled by the airline, cruise line
or tour operator.
" The Pre-existing Condition provision limitation applies only
during the first Policy year and not consecutive and
subsequent Policy years.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND DENTAL BENEFITS'
This coverage is primary.
A maximum benefit of up to the amount listed in Your Letter of
Confirmation is provided for covered Emergency Medical or
Dental Care expenses incurred as a result of accidental Injury
or Illness occurring during a Trip within the Coverage Period.
We will only pay Reasonable and Customary Charges for
health care services or supplies provided by Physicians,
licensed dentists, Hospitals, and Other Licensed Providers that
are received during Your Trip and that are received greater
than 100 miles from home and which are Medically
Necessary for.
1.
Emergency Medical Care: and
2.
Emergency Dental Care. There is a $500 maximum for
all covered dental expenses.
Coverage is not provided for:
1.
Expenses incurred as a result of any General Exclusion
or Pre-existing Condition;
2.
Non-emergency services, supplies, or charges (examples
are those for cosmetic surgery, except reconstructive
surgery that is incidental to or follows surgery resulting
from trauma. infection or other disease of the involved
part, and reconstructive surgery because of congenital
disease or anomaly of a covered dependent child that
has resulted in a functional defect; physical exams,
allergies, hearing aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses,
palliative care or cosmetic foot care, experimental
treatment, or other services which are not Medically
Necessary to provide Emergency Medical or Dental
Care);
3.
Treatment received in unlicensed facilities or given by
unlicensed health care providers;
4.
Treatment given by a Family Member or a Traveling
Companion, whether or not a licensed provider;
5.
Any Illness or bodily Injury which occurs in the course of
employment if benefits or compensation is provided, in
whole or in part, under the provisions of any legislation of
any governmental unit; or
6.
Benefits provided by any governmental agency or unit.
Benefits may be coordinated with any other excess coverage
You may have and any benefits paid in excess of Your actual
loss may be recovered.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
BAGGAGE COVERAGE "
Coverage is secondary to any coverage provided by a
Common Carrier or hotel, if any.
If Baggage is lost, damaged or stolen, the Company will pay
the loss, up to the maximum amount indicated in Your Letter of
Confirmation, provided You have taken all reasonable
measures to protect, save andlor recover Your property at all
times. Notwithstanding the foregoing, We will continue to
cover up to a maximum amount of $500 for any and all
jewelry, watches, gems, furs, cameras and camera
equipment, camcorders, sporting equipment, computers,
radios and other electronic items and only when original
receipts are provided.
You must notify the appropriate local authorities at the place
the loss occurred and inform them of the value and description
of Your property within 24 hours after the loss. Finally, You
must file written proof of loss with the Company within 90 days
from the date of loss, except as otherwise prohibited by law,
attaching copies of airline, cruise line or Common Carrier
claims forms, original police reports, an itemization and
description of lost items and their estimated value, and all
receipts, credit card statements, canceled checks, photos, or
other appropriate documentation as may be required.
Property or losses not covered:
1.
Losses incurred as a result of any General Exclusion;
2.
Animals;
3.
Automobiles and equipment, motorcycles and motors;
4.
Bicycles, skis. snowboards (except when checked with a
Common Carrier);
5.
Aircraft, boats or any other vehicles or conveyances;
6.
Eyeglasses. sunglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids,
artificial teeth and limbs;
7.
Tickets, keys, money, securities, bullion, stamps, credit
cards, documents (travel or otherwise) and deeds;
8.
Property shipped as freight or shipped prior to Your Trip
departure date:
9.
Rugs or carpets of any type;
10. Perishables, medicines, perfumes, cosmetics and
consumables;
11. Property used in trade, business or for the production of
income or offered for sale or trade or components of
goods offered for sale or trade;
12. Damage to the property resulting from defective materials
or workmanship, ordinary wear and tear, and normal
deterioration; or
13. Property that is left in a vehicle if the vehicle is not
properly secured.
The plan will pay the lesser of:
1.
The actual purchase price of a similar item; or
2.
The Actual Cash Value of the item at the time of loss,
which includes deduction for depreciation (for items
without receipts, the plan will pay up to 75% of the
determined depreciated value); or
3.
The cost to repair or replace the item.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
BAGGAGE DELAY COVERAGE "
If Your personal Baggage is delayed or misdirected for at least
24 hours by a Common Carrier, the plan will reimburse You on
a one-time basis for the reasonable, additional purchase of
essential items. Verification of the delay by the Common
Carrier and receipts for the emergency purchases must
accompany any claim.
No coverage will be provided for loss(es) due to any
General Exclusion.
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Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
TRAVEL DELAY COVERAGE •
Coverage under the plan will pay on a one-time basis up to the
maximum amount listed in Your Letter of Confirmation for
reasonable, additional accommodation and traveling expenses
due to a departure delay of 6 or more hours. Prepaid
expenses are not covered. Expenses must be incurred by
You. Payments for additional expenses will not exceed $150
per day per person.
Covered reasons for Travel Delay are:
1.
Carrier caused delay (including bad weather);
2.
Lost or stolen passports, money, or travel documents;
3.
Quarantine;
4.
Hijacking;
5.
Unannounced strikes;
6.
Natural disaster; or
7.
Civil disorder or unrest.
8.
Severe storms that cause a route closing validated by the
National Weather Service records and local Department
of Transportation Records.
No coverage will be provided for loss(es) due to any
General Exclusion.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
TRAVEL ACCIDENT COVERAGE*
This benefit provides coverage for a loss due to a covered
Accident. The loss must occur within 365 days of the covered
Accident. The plan will pay the full amount (as listed on Your
Letter of Confirmation), in a lump sum, for loss of life or any
combination of two eyes, hands or feet; and one half of the
amount for loss of one eye. hand or foot. Loss of eye means
total and irrecoverable loss of entire sight; and loss of hand or
foot means the actual complete and permanent severance at
or above the wrist or ankle joint. Death or loss must be a direct
result of the Accident sustained during the Coverage Period.
Benefits will be payable for only one loss, that being the
greatest amount. Benefits are payable to You or, if applicable,
to Your estate unless a beneficiary is named on Your
application.
No coverage will be provided for loss due to any General
Exclusion nor any loss due to air travel except while You are
riding, boarding or alighting as a ticketed passenger on a
certified aircraft provided by a regularly scheduled airline on a
regularly scheduled Trip or charter.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
COLUSIONILOSS DAMAGE INSURANCE
The plan will pay up to the amount indicated in Your Letter of
Confirmation for:
1.
Physical damage to a Rental Car that occurs while You
are driving or while the Rental Car is left unattended
during the rental period (under this benefit, You refers to
the insured and licensed drivers who are designated as
drivers on the Rental Car Agreement);
2.
Reasonable and customary rental charges which may be
imposed by the car rental company while the car is being
repaired; and
3.
Any loss of, or damage to. the Rental Car resulting from
causes other than collision (for example: fire, storm,
vandalism, theft).
The plan will cover the lesser of:
1.
The reasonable and customary cost of repairs and rental
charges while the car is being repaired, or
2.
The Actual Cash Value of the Rental Car.
This coverage is primary to any other coverage You may have.
Collisionloss Damage Insurance is available for travel in
the United States and most foreign countries. No
coverage is provided for motor vehicles rented in Israel,
Jamaica, Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Additionally, coverage is not applicable where precluded
by law or in violation of the territorial terms of the rental
agreement or prohibited by individual merchants.
As a condition of payment. You must provide the Company
and Us with all proper documentation and information required
to assess and process the claim.
The plan will not cover:
1.
Any loss(es) due to General Exclusions;
2.
Vehicles not required to be licensed;
3.
Trucks, campers, jeep-type vehicles, trailers, all terrain
vehicles, motorbikes, recreational vehicles, vans or
minivans mounted on a truck chassis;
4.
Antique cars (meaning cars that are over 20 years old or
have not been manufactured for 10 or more years);
5.
Limousines;
6.
Vehicles used for commercial or livery use whether or not
licensed for such use (commercial use includes hauling
or transporting materials or goods necessary to or
reasonably considered to be engaged in a commercial or
livery use);
7.
Any vehicle with an original manufacturer's suggested
retail price greater than $75,000;
8.
Any vehicle used off maintained roadways;
9.
Any loss not reported to the renting agency;
10. Any obligation You assume under any agreement (other
than Your insurance
collision or comprehensive
Deductible);
11. Any damage which occurs while You are in violation of
the Rental Car Agreement; or
12. Any rental or leases exceeding 45 consecutive days.
If You incur a loss, You must contact the hotline center
immediately so that the Company or We can arrange for an
insurance adjuster to assess the damage.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT COVERAGE'
Coverage is secondary to any coverage provided by the
Common Carrier.
If Your business equipment is lost by the Common Carrier, or
damaged, or stolen, We will pay up to the amount in Your
Letter of Confirmation provided You have taken all reasonable
measures to protect, save and recover Your property at all
times.
Property or losses not covered:
1.
Losses incurred as a result of any General Exclusion;
2.
Items other than business equipment;
3.
Intentional Acts;
4.
Gross negligence or willful and wanton conduct;
5.
Business equipment shipped as freight or shipped prior to
Your Scheduled Departure Date;
6.
Business equipment that is left in or on a vehicle or a car
trailer;
7.
Business equipment that is lost by a Common Carrier and
the loss is not reported to the Common Carrier within 24
hours after the loss and a claim is not filed with the
Common Carrier;
8.
Business equipment that is stolen and the theft is not
reported to the appropriate authorities; or
9.
Damage to the business equipment resulting from
defective materials or workmanship, ordinary wear and
tear and normal deterioration.
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If Your business equipment is lost or stolen or damaged,
the plan will pay the lesser of:
1.
The cost to repair the item if damaged: or
2.
An amount based on the age of the item as follows:
If up to 12 months old
90% of the purchase price
If up to 24 months old
50% of the purchase price
If up to 48 months old
25% of the purchase price
Over 48 months old
0%
A police report is required for any stolen business equipment
claim. A Common Carrier report is required for any business
equipment claim due to the equipment being lost or damaged
by a Common Carrier. In addition, damaged business
equipment may require inspection by Us prior to claims
payment and should be kept as proof of loss.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT RENTAL COVERAGE•
If Your business equipment is damaged. lost or delayed by the
Common Carrier for 12 hours or more, or stolen, the plan will
reimburse You on one-time basis for the reasonable costs of
renting business equipment during Your Trip up the amount
indicated in Your Letter of Confirmation
A police report is required if Your business equipment is
stolen. A Common Carrier report is required for proof of
damage by. delay by or being lost by the Common Carrier.
No coverage will be provided for loss(es) due to any
General Exclusion.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation to determine which
benefits are specifically included within the plan You
purchased and their corresponding maximum amount of
coverage.
Part V. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO INSURANCE
BENEFITS
1.
No agent or other person has authority to accept or make
representations or information or alter, modify or waive
any of the provisions of this Policy.
2.
Claims must be submitted to Us within 90 days from date
of loss. except as otherwise prohibited by law.
3.
In the event that You are covered under another policy
issued by the Company that provides the same or similar
coverage, the Company will adjust Your claim by applying
terms and conditions from the coverage that pays the
most. Any premium paid for duplicate coverage will be
refunded.
4.
Benefits are payable to You or, if applicable, to Your
estate unless a beneficiary is named on Your application.
5.
For Inland Marine Benefits Only: All suits. actions or
legal proceedings arising from the plans. benefits, or
services provided through the plans (collectively
"Controversies") may be submitted to binding desk
arbitration in accordance with the rules then applying to
the American Arbitration Association. No demand for
arbitration can be brought to recover benefits until 60
days have elapsed following submission of Your entire
claim to Us. No action in any form can be brought after
three years from the date Your claim was submitted to
World Access Service Corp.
6.
MISREPRESENTATIONS AND FRAUD: Coverage shall
be void if, whether before or after a loss, the insured has
concealed or misrepresented any material fact or
circumstance concerning this Policy or the subject
thereof, or the interest of the insured therein, or if the
insured commits fraud or false swearing in connection
with any of the foregoing.
7.
You have a duty to make all reasonable efforts to
minimize losses from any insured benefit or Covered
Service.
The following apply to the Accident and Health Benefits:
Notice of Claim: Written notice of claim must be given within
20 days after a covered loss starts or as soon as reasonably
possible. The notice can be given to Us. Notice must include
Your name and the Policy number.
Claim Forms: When notice of claim is received, You will be
sent forms for filing proof of loss. If these forms are not sent
within 15 days. You may meet the proof of loss requirement by
sending Us a written statement of the nature and extent of the
loss within the time limit stated in the Proof of Loss provision.
Proof of Loss: Written proof of loss must be given within 90
days after the date of loss. If it is not reasonably possible to
give written proof in the time required, the Company will not
reduce or deny the claim for this reason if the proof is filed as
soon as reasonably possible. In any event, the proof required
must be given no later than 1 year from the time specified
unless You lacked legal capacity.
Time of Payment of Claim: Payment will be made
immediately upon receipt of due written proof of loss.
Legal Action: No action at law or in equity shall be brought to
recover on this Policy prior to the expiration of 60 days after
written proof of loss has been furnished in accordance with the
requirements of this Policy. No action may be brought after
three years from the date written proof of loss is due unless
otherwise provided by law.
Assignment: You may assign Your interest under the Policy
by giving Us written notice of such assignment. The
assignment will not be effective until We receive the written
notice. Neither the Company nor We assume any
responsibility for the validity of any assignment.
Physical Examinations and Autopsy: The Company has the
right to physically examine You as often as reasonably needed
while a claim is pending. The Company may also require an
autopsy in the case of death, where it is not forbidden by law.
The Company will bear all costs for these.
Conformity with State Statutes: On the Policy effective date
shown on the Letter of Confirmation, if any provision conflicts
with the laws of the state in which You reside, it shall be
deemed amended to conform to law.
Misstatement of Age: If Your age is misstated, the Company
will adjust the premium, benefits, or both based on the true
age. No misstatements will continue insurance otherwise
validly terminated or terminate insurance otherwise validly in
force.
For Inland Marine Benefits Only:
Subrogation: The Company or We have the right to recover
any payments We have made from anyone who may be
responsible for the loss. You and/or any person to whom We
make a payment must sign any papers and do whatever is
necessary to transfer this right to Us. You and/or any person to
whom We make a payment agree(s) to cooperate with Us and
to do nothing after the loss that will adversely affect Our rights
or those of the Company.
Part VI. CLAIM FILING PROCEDURES
To obtain a claim form, call Us at 1.800.949.6201 or visit
www.allianztravelinsurance.com 24 hours a day seven days
a week. All benefits will be paid in United States dollars.
We will need certain information from You in the event You
need to file a claim. This documentation will include, but is not
limited to, the following:
General Documentation
a. Receipts and itemized bills for all expenses.
b. Original of any Refunds or expense allowances received
from Your tour operator, travel agency, Common Carrier or
other entity.
Trip Cancellation and Interruption Claims
a. Any appropriate documentation that officially explains the
cause of Your trip cancellation or interruption. Any
explanation of diagnosis along with Your original itemized
bills, receipts, and proof of other insurance payments.
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b. Original unused tickets, copies of invoices, proof of
payments, and other documents that substantiate the cost
or occurrence of the trip cancellation or interruption.
c. Documentation of Refunds received from the travel
supplier(s) and/or Common Carrier(s).
d. Copy of the suppliers literature that describes penalties.
e. A letter from the tour operator or an itemized bill from the
travel agent stating the non-refundable amounts of the Trip
costs.
Emergency Medical or Dental Claim
Any explanation of diagnosis(es) along with Your original
itemized bills, receipts, and proof of other insurance
payment(s).
Baggage Insurance Claims
a. Original claim determination from the Common Carrier, if
applicable.
b. Original police report or other report from local authorities.
c. Original receipts and list of stolen, lost or damaged items.
d. Proof of loss providing amount of loss, date, time and cause
of loss.
Baggage Delay Claims
Proof from the Common Carrier that personal Baggage was
delayed or misdirected for at least 24 hours.
Travel Delay Claims
Original police. Common Carrier or other report that verifies
the cause and duration of the delay.
Travel Accident Claims
Copy of death certificate
CollisionlLoss Damage Insurance Claims
a. Original police report.
b. Original Rental Car Agreement.
c. An itemized statement of repairs for the rental vehide
(unless the Company's adjuster has seen the car).
Business Equipment Coverage Claims
a. Original loss report and claim determination from the
Common Carrier verifying that the business equipment was
lost or damaged by the Common Carrier, if applicable.
b. Original police report or other report from local authorities
verifying that the business equipment was stolen, if
applicable.
c. Original receipts and list of stolen, damaged or lost business
equipment.
d. Repair estimate, if the business equipment is damaged.
e. Proof of loss providing amount of loss, date. time and cause
of loss.
Business Equipment Rental Coverage Claims
a. Proof from the Common Carrier that Your business
equipment was damaged, lost or delayed for at least 12
hours, if applicable.
b. Original police report or other report from local authorities
verifying the theft of Your business equipment, if applicable.
c. Original receipt for the business equipment and rental costs.
Part VII. DEFINITIONS
Accident means an unexpected, unintended, unforeseeable
event causing Injury.
Active Military Duty means serving in the United States
Armed Forces on a full-time basis, not including the United
States Armed Forces Reserves.
Actual Cash Value means the amount an item is determined
to be worth based on its market value, age and condition at
the time of loss.
Baggage means luggage and personal possessions, whether
owned. borrowed or rented, taken by You on the Trip.
Common Carrier means an entity licensed to carry
passengers for hire on land. water or air, excluding vehicle
rental companies.
Coverage Period means the time during which benefits are
payable hereunder, beginning on the effective date and ending
on the termination date.
Covered Service means a service or supply specified herein
for which benefits will be provided.
Deductible means a specified dollar amount shown on the
Letter of Confirmation that You must incur before the
Company or We will assume any liability for all or part of the
remaining Covered Services.
Emergency Dental Care means the services or supplies
provided by a licensed dentist, Hospital or Other Licensed
Provider that are medically and immediately necessary to treat
dental problems resulting from Injury, infection, breakage to
tooth surface or loss of filling.
Emergency Medical Care means the services or supplies
provided by a Physician. Hospital or Other Licensed Provider
that are Medically Necessary to treat any covered medical
Illness or Injury. the onset of which is sudden, that manifests
itself by symptoms of sufficient severity, including sever pain,
that a prudent layperson, possessing an average knowledge of
medicine and health, could reasonably expect the absence of
immediate medical attention to result in:
1.
placing the health of the person afflicted with such
condition in serious jeopardy;
2.
serious impairment to such person's bodily functions:
3.
serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part of such
person: or
4.
serious disfigurement of such person.
Family Member means Your spouse: parent; child(ren),
including children who are, or are in the process of becoming,
adopted; sibling: grandparent or grandchild(ren); step-parent;
step-child; or step-sibling; in-laws (parent, son, daughter,
brother or sister); aunt: uncle; niece: nephew: legal guardian;
ward; business partner; an employed caregiver who lives with
You; or a person with whom You have lived for 12 continuous
months prior to the coverage effective date: whether or not
they travel with You.
Felonious Assault is an act of violence against You requiring
medical treatment in a Hospital.
Financial Default is a complete suspension of operations due
to financial circumstances whether or not a bankruptcy petition
is filed.
Hospital means a provider that is a short-term, acute. general
Hospital that:
1.
is a duly licensed institution;
2.
in retum for compensation from its patients. is primarily
engaged in providing Inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic
services for the diagnosis. treatment, and care of injured
and sick persons by or under supervision of Physicians:
3.
has organized departments of medicine and major
surgery:
4.
provides 24-hour nursing service by or under the
supervision of registered graduate nurses; and
5.
is not other than incidentally a) a skilled nursing facility,
nursing home. custodial care home. health resort, spa or
sanatorium. place for rest, place for the aged, place for
the provision of rehabilitation care: b) a place for the
treatment of mental illness: c) a place for the treatment of
alcoholism or drug abuse: d) a place for the provision of
hospice care; ore) a place for the treatment of pulmonary
tuberculosis.
Illness means a sickness, infirmity or disease that causes a
loss that begins during a Coverage Period and is not a Pre-
existing Condition.
Immediate Family Member means Your spouse: parent;
child(ren). including children who are. or are in the process of
becoming, adopted; Your siblings: Your grandparent or
grandchild(ren); step-parent; step-child; or step-sibling.
Individual Coverage is the insurance plan under which only
You are covered if You have selected this on Your application.
Injury means bodily Injury caused by an Accident, directly and
independently of all other causes and sustained on or after the
effective date of this coverage and before the termination date.
Benefits for Injury will not be paid for any loss caused by
sickness or other bodily diseases or infirmity.
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Inpatient means a person who is treated as a registered bed
patient in a Hospital or Other Licensed Provider and for whom
a room and board charge is made.
Medically Necessary or Medical Necessity means the
services or supplies provided by a Hospital, Physician or Other
Licensed Provider that are required to identify or treat Your
Illness or Injury and which, as determined by Us. are:
1.
consistent with the symptom or diagnosis and treatment
of Your condition, disease, Illness ailment or Injury;
2.
appropriate with regard to standards of good medical
practice;
3.
not solely for the convenience of You, a Physician or
other provider; and
4.
the most appropriate supply or level of service that can
be safety provided to You.
When applied to the care of an Inpatient, it further means that
Your medical symptoms or condition requires that the services
cannot be safely provided to You as an Outpatient.
Normal Pregnancy or Childbirth means a pregnancy or
Childbirth that is free of complications or problems.
Other Licensed Providers means any person or entity other
than a Hospital or Physician which is licensed, where required,
to render medical or dental services.
Outpatient means a person who receives medical or dental
services or supplies while not an Inpatient.
Physician means a person who is licensed and legally entitled
to practice medicine in the applicable field for which services
are delivered.
Preexisting Conditions means:
1.
Any Injury occurring to You, a Traveling Companion, or a
Family Member prior to and including the effective date of
Your insurance; and
2.
Any Illness occurring to You, a Traveling Companion, or a
Family Member during the 120 days prior to and including
the effective date of Your insurance for which: a) medical
diagnosis and treatment by a Physician has been sought
or advised or for which symptoms exist which would
cause a prudent person to seek diagnosis, care or
treatment; or b) require taking prescribed drugs or
medicine unless the Illness remains controlled without
any change in the required prescription.
For the purposes of determining any Preexisting Conditions,
the effective date of Your insurance will be Your Trip
Cancellation Insurance effective date, if Trip Cancellation
Insurance is purchased. If no Trip Cancellation Insurance
coverage is purchased, it will be Your Trip departure date.
Primary Residence means a person's fixed, permanent and
principal home for legal and tax purposes.
Reasonable and Customary Charge means a charge in an
amount consistently made by other vendors/providers for a
given service in the same geographic area and which reflects
the complooty of the service taking into account availability of
experienced personnel, availability of services or parts, and
with respect to Collision Damage Insurance, reflects the effort
of the vendor/provider to repair the damaged vehicle (as
measured by the ratio of total repair time to total time the
vehicle is in the vendor/provider's possession).
Refund means:
1.
Money returned to You by the travel agent, tour operator,
airline, cruise line or other travel supplier;
2.
Any credit or voucher for future travel provided to You by
the travel agent, tour operator, airline. cruise line or other
travel supplier; or
3.
Any credits, recoveries or reimbursements from Your
employer, another insurance company. a credit card
issuer or any other institution.
Rental Car means a land motor vehicle with four or more
wheels, that is designed for use mainly on public roads and
which You have rented for the period of time shown on the
Rental Car Agreement.
Rental Car Agreement means the entire contract that You
receive when renting a car from a rental car agency that
describes in full all of the terms and conditions of the rental, as
well as the responsibilities of all parties under the Rental Car
Agreement.
Scheduled Departure Date means the date You have
selected to begin travel as shown on Your application and for
which paid travel arrangement have been made.
Terrorism means the unsanctioned and illegal use of force
that caused destruction of property, Injury, or death by an
individual or group for the express or implied purpose of
achieving a political, ethnic, or religious goal or result.
Terrorism does not include general civil protest. unrest, rioting,
or an act of war.
Traveling Companion is a person traveling with You who
must be listed on Your application and who shares the same
accommodations as You.
Traveling Family Member is Your spouse. and any of Your
unmarried children under age of 23. including step-children or
legally adopted children, or grandparents and grandchildren
when traveling together without a parent. Any unmarried child,
regardless of age. who is incapable of self-sustaining
employment by reason of mental Illness. developmental
disability, mental retardation or physical handicap and became
so incapable prior to age 23, shall be eligible for coverage.
Trip means:
1.
a period of round-trip travel to and from a destination that
is at least 100 miles from Your main place of residence;
and
2.
such travel is not to obtain health care or treatment of any
kind.
We, Us or Our refers to BCS Insurance Company and its
agents.
You or Your refers to all persons listed on the Letter of
Confirmation under the plan purchased.
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Form 52.201NY
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TRAVEL POLICY • OUTLINE OF COVERAGE LIMITED
BENEFIT HEALTH COVERAGE
1. Read Your Policy Carefully — This outline of coverage
provides a very brief description of the important features of
the accident and health benefits ONLY of Your Policy. This is
not the insurance contract and only the actual Policy
provisions will control. The Policy itself sets forth, in detail, the
rights and obligations of both You and Your insurance
Company. It is, therefore, important that you READ YOUR
POLICY CAREFULLY!
2. Limited Benefit Health Coverage — Policies of this
category are designed to provide, to persons insured, limited
or supplemental coverage.
3. Benefits - In addition to other benefits provided by this
Policy, this Policy pays a maximum benefit of up to the amount
listed in Your Letter of Confirmation is provided for covered
Emergency Medical or Dental Care expenses incurred as a
result of accidental Injury or Illness occurring during a Trip
within the Coverage Period. We will only pay for health care
services or supplies provided by Physicians, licensed dentists,
Hospitals, and Other Licensed Providers that are received
during Your Trip and that are received greater than 100 miles
from home and which are Medically Necessary for Emergency
Medical and Dental treatment.
4. Exclusions — In addition to any other general limitations
described in the Policy, coverage is not provided under the
accident and health benefits for:
1.
Intentionally self-inflicted harm, suicide or attempted
suicide, of You, Your Traveling Companion, or Your
Family Member;
2.
Pregnancy. other than unforeseen complications of
pregnancy, of You, Your Traveling Companion, or Your
Family Member;
3.
Mental or emotional disorders, or physical complications
related thereto, of You, Your Traveling Companion or
Your Family Member;
4
Alcoholism or drug addiction, intoxication or under the
influence of any narcotic unless administered on the
advice of a Physician or physical complications related
thereto. of You. Your Traveling Companion or Your
Family Member;
5.
War (whether declared or undeclared), acts of war,
participation in a riot or insurrection (except as provided
for in the Travel Delay benefit); or service in the Armed
Forces or units auxiliary thereto (except as specifically
covered);
6.
Aviation, other than as a fare-paying passenger on a
scheduled or charter flight, operated by a scheduled
airline;
7.
Participating in a felony or to which a contributing cause
of the loss was a person being engaged in an illegal
occupation. This includes You, Family Members, or
Traveling Companions, whether they are insured or not;
8.
Pre-existing conditions unless otherwise covered.
None of these plans cover You:
1.
If the purpose of the travel is to receive medical care,
medication or treatment;
2.
If the stated Trip departure and return dates do not reflect
Your intended departure and return dates;
3.
If the tickets do not indicate the travel dates:
4.
If You give incorrect data or facts; or
5. If the loss is not submitted to Us within 90 days from the
date of loss, except as otherwise prohibited by law,
subject to the provision entitled Proof of Loss in this
Policy.
Renewability — This Policy is issued for a stated term as
shown in the Letter of Confirmation.
Form 52.811
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROVIDED BY AGA
SERVICE COMPANY
Our goal is to provide immediate help for common travel
problems almost everywhere in the world. However, despite
our best efforts, situations arise which are beyond our control
and under these circumstances, we can only promise to make
every reasonable effort to help you resolve your problems. The
hotline center staff will do its best to refer you to appropriate
medical and legal providers. However, we cannot be held
responsible for the quality of results of any medical or legal
services provided by these independent practitioners.
If you are in trouble and need help:
1. Call the hotline. From the U.S. call 1.800.6541908. From
all other locations call collect to 1.804281.5700.
If your emergency is immediate and life threatening, seek local
emergency assistance at once and contact the hotline as soon
as possible.
2. Have the following information ready for the hotline
coordinator:
a. Your name and ID number; and
b. Your location and local telephone number.
The hotline coordinator will confirm your enrollment and
provide you with assistance.
Note: In some countries it may not be possible to call collect. If
you must phone the hotline directly, give your location and
phone number to the hotline coordinator who will call you
back.
Medical Assistance
If you have medical problems and are unable to find local care,
we will refer you to a local physician. dentist, Hospital, medical
facility or other appropriate resource, when available.
Medical Consultation and Monitoring
If you are hospitalized, the hotline center medical staff will
keep in frequent contact with you and your local physician to
get information on the care you are receiving and to determine
the need for further assistance. We will also contact your
personal physician and family at home, if necessary.
On•Site Hospital Payments
We will advance payments to Hospitals or guarantee
payments to secure your Medically Necessary admission to a
Hospital. You must have the Emergency Medical & Dental
Benefits and the maximum guarantee will be up to the limits
specific in the Letter of Confirmation.
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Definitions
Hospital means a provider that is a short-term, acute. general
Hospital that:
1. is a duly licensed institution;
2. in return for compensation from its patients, is primarily
engaged in providing inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic
services for the diagnosis. treatment, and care of injured
and sick persons by or under supervision of physicians;
3. has organized departments of medicine and major
surgery:
4. provides 24-hour nursing service by or under the
supervision of registered graduate nurses; and
5. is not other than incidentally: a) a skilled nursing facility,
nursing home, custodial care home, health resort, spa or
sanatorium, place for rest, place for the aged. place for the
provision of rehabilitation care; b) a place for the treatment
of mental illness; c) a place for the treatment of alcoholism
or drug abuse; d) a place for the provision of hospice care;
ore) a place for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Medically Necessary means the services or supplies
provided by a Hospital, physician or other licensed provider
that are required to identify or treat your illness or injury and
which, as determined by us, are:
1. consistent with the symptom or diagnosis and treatment of
your condition, disease, illness. ailment or injury;
2. appropriate with regard to standards of good medical
practice;
3. not solely for the convenience of you, a physician or other
provider, and
4. the most appropriate supply or level of service that can be
safely provided to you.
When applied to the care of an inpatient, it further means that
your medical symptoms or condition requires that the services
cannot be safely provided to you as an outpatient.
Travel Document and Ticket Replacement Assistance
The plan provides you with information to assist in obtaining
replacements of lost passports or other important travel
documents. We also help you to replace lost airline and other
travel tickets and will assist you in obtaining money for this
purpose. These funds will come from your family or friends.
We will make all the necessary arrangements for you,
including assisting you to return home if your trip is interrupted.
Legal Assistance
If you have legal problems, our hotline center staff will help
you find a local legal advisor. If you require the posting of bail
or immediate payment of legal fees, we will help arrange a
cash transfer from your family or friends.
Emergency Cash Transfer
If your cash or traveler's checks are lost or stolen, or if you
need funds for the immediate payment of unanticipated
expenses, we will help arrange to have emergency cash (in
currency. traveler's checks or any other form acceptable to us)
transmitted to you from your family or friends. Our hotline
center staff will make all the necessary arrangements for you.
Emergency Message Center
In the event of an emergency, call the hotline center, identify
yourself by your ID number, and give the hotline coordinator
your message. We will make at least 3 attempts in 24 hours to
reach your requested party, and we will provide you with an
update on the disposition of our attempts to deliver the
message. (We are not responsible for delivery of a message if
the recipient cannot be reached). This service can be used for
trips anywhere in the world.
Flight Information
If you are faced with a canceled or missed flight, just call the
hotline center for 24-hour information on alternate flights. We
can provide you with scheduled departure and arrival times of
alternate, direct flights only. We do not book reservations or
pay for tickets. This service can be used on trips within the
U.S.. Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico only.
Emergency Medical Transportation
Important
If your emergency is immediate and life threatening, seek
local emergency care at once.
Your emergency medical transportation limit is the total
amount available for all covered services described
below. Please refer to your Letter of Confirmation to
confirm that you have this benefit in your plan and your
total dollar limit
You or your representative must contact us and we must
make all transportation arrangements in advance. We will not
pay for any of the services listed in this section if we didn't
authorize and arrange it.
Moving you to a Hospital or medical clinic (emergency
medical evacuation)
If you're seriously ill or injured during your trip and our medical
team determines that the local medical facilities are unable to
provide appropriate medical treatment:
• our medical team will consult with the local doctor,
• well identify the closest appropriate facility, make
arrangements and pay to transport you to that facility; and
• well arrange and pay for a Medical Escort if we determine
one is necessary.
Getting you home after your care (medical repatriation)
If you're seriously ill or injured during your trip, under the care
of a local doctor and unable to continue your trip, medical
repatriation takes place once our medical team determines
that you are medically stable to retum home via commercial
transportation carrier, such as a scheduled passenger airline.
• arrange and pay (less any refunds for unused tickets) for
you to be transported via a commercial transportation
carrier in the same class of service that you were booked
for your trip. The transportation will be to one of the
following:
• your primary residence;
• a location of your choice in the United States; or
• a medical facility near your primary residence or city of
your choice in the United States. We'll take your
request into consideration as long as the medical
facility will accept you as a patient and is approved as
medically appropriate for your continued care by our
medical director.
• arrange and pay for a Medical Escort if our medical team
determines a Medical Escort is necessary.
Bringing a friend or family member to you (transport to
bedside)
If you're told you will be hospitalized for more than seven days
during your trip, we'll transport a friend or family member to
stay with you. We'll arrange and pay for round-trip
transportation in economy class on a common carrier.
Getting your children home (return of dependents)
If you're told you will be hospitalized for more than seven days
during your trip, well arrange for and pay (less any refunds for
unused tickets) to transport your children under the age of 23
who are traveling with you to one of the following:
• your primary residence: or
• a location of your choice in the United States.
Transportation will be on a common carrier in the same class
of service they were originally booked.
Transporting your remains (repatriation of remains)
We'll arrange and pay for the reasonable and necessary
services to transport your remains to one of the following:
• a funeral home near your primary residence: or
• a funeral home located in the United States.
We'll also assist the sending and receiving funeral homes
coordinate with each other.
This benefit does not include funeral, burial or cremation
expenses or related containment expenses for items such as a
coffin, urn or vault.
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Your representative must contact us in advance to make these
arrangements. If this is not possible, your representative must
contact us within a reasonable time, but no later than one year
after the transportation.
Definitions
Hospital means a provider that is a short-term, acute, general
Hospital that:
1. is a duly licensed institution;
2. in return for compensation from its patients, is primarily
engaged in providing inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic
services for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured
and sick persons by or under supervision of physicians:
3. has organized departments of medicine and major surgery;
4. provides 24-hour nursing service by or under the
supervision of registered graduate nurses; and
5. is not other than incidentally: a) a skilled nursing facility,
nursing home, custodial care home, health resort, spa or
sanatorium, place for rest, place for the aged, place for the
provision of rehabilitation care; b) a place for the treatment
of mental illness; c) a place for the treatment of alcoholism
or drug abuse: d) a place for the provision of hospice care;
ore) a place for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Medical Escort means a professional person contracted by
our medical team to accompany a seriously ill or injured
person while they are being transported. A Medical Escort is
trained to provide medical care to the person being
transported. A friend or family member cannot be a Medical
Escort.
CONCIERGE SERVICES
While on your covered trip, we can help make your vacation
more memorable. Please contact us for:
•
Restaurant and local event information
•
Emergency and after hours hotel information and
reservations
•
Golf tee times, information, referrals and reservations
All of our concierge benefits are service benefits, not
financial benefits. Any costs associated with the services
are paid by you.
Please refer to your Letter of Confirmation to determine if this
benefit is specifically included within the plan you purchased.
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records: and (3) protect against unauthorized access to or use of such records or information which could result in
substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer.
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We do not disclose any nonpublic personal financial information about our customers or former customers to anyone,
except as permitted by law.
Categories of nonpublic personal information that we collect:
We collect nonpublic personal financial information about you from the following sources: (1) information we receive
from you on applications or other forms; (2) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, and;
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We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal and state regulations to guard
your nonpublic personal financial information. We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to employees
who need it to provide information or services to you.
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