Guide to Benefits for
MasterCard
®
Cardholders
Worldwide Automatic Travel
Accident, Baggage Delay, & Trip
Cancellation/Interruption Insurance
THE PLAN
As a MasterCard Cardholder, you, your spouse or domestic partner and
unmarried dependent children
will be automatically insured against accidental loss of life, limb, sight, speech or hearing
while riding as
a passenger in, entering or exiting any licensed common carrier, provided the entire cost of the passenger
fare(s), less redeemable certificates, vouchers or coupons, has been charged to your MasterCard Card
account. If
the entire cost of the passenger fare has been charged to your MasterCard account prior
to departure for the
airport, terminal or station, coverage is also provided for common carrier travel
(including taxi, bus, train or airport
limousine); immediately, a) preceding your departure, directly to the
airport, terminal or station b) while at the airport,
terminal or station, and c) immediately following your
arrival at the airport, terminal or station of your destination. If the entire
cost of the passenger fare has
not been charged prior to your arrival at the airport, terminal or station, coverage begins at
the time the
entire cost of the travel passenger fare is charged to your MasterCard account. This coverage does
not
regular place of
employment. Common Carrier means any land, water or air conveyance operated by
those whose occupation or
business is the transportation of persons without discrimination and for hire.
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
Accident or Accidental means a sudden, unforeseen and unexpected event happening by
chance.
Dependent Child(ren) means those children, including adopted children and children placed for
adoption, who are
primarily dependent upon the Insured Person for maintenance and support and who
are: 1) under the age of twenty-five (25) and reside with the Insured Person: or 2) beyond the age of
twenty-five (25), permanently mentally or physically
challenged, and incapable of self support; or 3)
under the age of twenty-five (25) and classified as a full-time student at an
institution of higher learning.
Domestic Partner means a person designated in writing by the primary insured person, who is
at least
eighteen (18) years of age, and who during the past twelve (12) months: 1) has been in a committed
relationship
with the primary insured person; and 2) has been the primary insured person’s sole spousal
equivalent; and 3) has resided
in the same household as the primary insured person; and 4) been jointly
responsible with the primary insured person for
each other’s financial obligation, and who intends to
continue the relationship above indefinitely.
THE BENEFITS
The full Benefit Amount of $100 is payable for accidental loss of life, two or more
members, sight of
both eyes, speech and hearing or any combination thereof. One half of the Benefit Amount is payable for
accidental loss of: one member, sight of one eye, speech or hearing. “Member” means hand or foot.
One quarter of the
Benefit Amount is payable for the accidental loss of the thumb and index finger of the
same hand. “Loss” means, with
respect to a hand, complete severance through or above the knuckle
joints of at least 4 fingers on the same hand; with
respect to a foot, complete severance through or
above the ankle joint. The Company will consider it a loss of hand or foot
even if they are later reattached.
“Benefit Amount” means the Loss amount applicable at the time the entire cost of the
passenger fare
is charged to the eligible MasterCard account. The loss must occur within one year of
the accident. The
Company will pay the single largest applicable Benefit Amount. In no event will duplicate request forms
or
multiple charge cards obligate the Company in excess of the stated Benefit Amounts for any one
loss sustained by any one
individual insured as the result of any one accident. In the event of multiple
accidental deaths per account arising from any
one accident, the Company’s liability for all such losses
times the Benefit Amount for loss of life.
Benefits will be proportionately divided among the Insured Persons
up to the
maximum limit of insurance.
BAGGAGE DELAY
We will reimburse the Insured Person
up to the Daily Benefit
Amount of $100 per
day for three (3) days in
the event of a Baggage Delay. Our payment is limited to expenses incurred for the emergency
purchase
of essential items needed by the Insured Person while on a covered trip and at a destination other
than the
Insured Person’s primary residence. Essential items not covered by Baggage Delay include,
but are not limited to: 1)
contact lenses, eyeglasses or hearing aids; 2)artificial teeth, dental bridges
or prosthetic devices; 3) tickets, documents,
money, securities, checks, travelers checks and valuable
papers; or 4) business samples; The Baggage Delay Benefit
Amount is excess over any other insurance
(including homeowners) or indemnity (including any reimbursements by the
airline, cruise line, railroad,
station authority, occupancy provider) available to the Insured Person. Baggage Delay means a
delay or
misdirection of the Insured Person’s Baggage by a Common Carrier for more than four (4) hours from the
time the
Insured Person arrives at the destination on the Insured Person’s ticket.
FINANCIAL SERVICES TRIP CANCELLATION /
INTERRUPTION
In the event of the Insured Person’s Trip Cancellation
or
T
rip Interruption,
we will pay
up to the T
rip
Cancellation/Trip Interruption Benefit Amount of $100. Our
payment will not exceed either: 1) the actual
Non−Refundable amount paid by the Insured Person for a Common Carrier
passenger fare(s); or 2)
$100. The Insured Person will relinquish to us any unused vouchers, tickets,
coupons or travel privileges
for which we have reimbursed the Insured Person. The Trip Cancellation or Trip Interruption of
the Insured
Person must be caused by or result from: 1) death, Accidental injury, disease or physical illness of the
Insured
Person or an Immediate Family Member of the Insured Person; or 2) default of the Common
Carrier resulting from Financial
Insolvency. The death, Accidental injury, disease or physical illness must
be verified by a Physician and must prevent the
Insured Person from traveling on a Covered Trip. With
Interruption only, this insurance does
not apply to loss caused by or resulting from: 1) a Pre−Existing Condition; or 2)
Accidental Bodily Injuries
arising from participation in interscholastic or professional sports events, racing or speed contests,
or
uncertified scuba diving; or 3) cosmetic surgery, unless such cosmetic surgery is rendered necessary
as a result of a loss
covered under this policy; or 4) the Insured or an Immediate Family Member being
under the influence of drugs (except
those prescribed and used as directed by a Physician) or alcohol;
or 5) the Insured or an Immediate Family Member: a)
traveling against the advice of a Physician; or
traveling for the purpose of
obtaining medical treatment; or d) traveling in the third trimester (seventh month or after) of
pregnancy.
Covered Trip means travel on a Common Carrier when the entire cost of the passenger fare for such
transportation, less redeemable certificates, vouchers or coupons, has been charged to an Insured
Person’s Account issued
by the Policyholder. Covered Trip also means travel on a Common Carrier when
free flights have been awarded from
frequent flier or points programs provided that all of the miles or
points were accumulated from charges on that card.
Financial Insolvency means the inability of the entity to provide travel services because it has ceased
operations either
following the filing of a petition for bankruptcy, whether voluntary or involuntary,
or because it has ceased operations as a
result of a denial of credit or the inability to meet financial
obligations. Non – refundable means amount of money paid by
or on behalf of the Insured Person for
a Covered Trip which will be forfeited under the terms of the agreement made with the
Common Carrier
for unused travel arrangements and for which a travel agent or travel supplier will not provide any other
form of compensation. Immediate Family Member means the Insured Person’s: 1) Spouse or Domestic
Partner; 2)
children, including adopted children or stepchildren; 3) legal guardians or wards; 4) siblings or
siblings−in−law; 5) parents
or parents−in−law; 6) grandparents or grandchildren; 7) aunts or uncles; 8)
nieces and nephews. Immediate Family Member
also means a Spouse’s or Domestic Partner’s children,
including adopted children or stepchildren; legal guardians or wards;
siblings or siblings−in−law; parents
or parents−in−law; grandparents or grandchildren; aunts or uncles; nieces or nephews.
Pre−Existing
Condition means Accidental injury, disease or illness of the Insured Person or Immediate Family Member
of
the Insured Person which occurs or manifests itself during the sixty (60) day period immediately prior
to the purchase date
of a Common Carrier passenger fare(s). Disease or illness has manifested itself