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International Plan B 723100234799
International Plan B 723100234799
International Plan B 723100234799
Travel Insurance
flightcentre.com.au
1 INTRODUCTION 3
2 THE COVER 4
5 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 15
WHO IS THE INSURER? 15
WHO IS COVER-MORE AND THE PROVIDING ENTITY? 15
WHEN AND HOW BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED 15
DUTY TO TAKE REASONABLE CARE NOT TO MAKE A MISREPRESENTATION 15
THE AMOUNT YOU PAY FOR THIS INSURANCE 16
HOW VARIOUS FACTORS AFFECT THE AMOUNT PAYABLE 16
HOW A CLAIM SETTLEMENT IS CALCULATED 16
6 POLICY WORDING 16
WORDS WITH SPECIAL MEANING 16
POLICY CONDITIONS 18
THE BENEFITS 20
GENERAL EXCLUSIONS 29
7 GENERAL INFORMATION 31
THE FINANCIAL CLAIMS SCHEME 31
ADDITIONAL POLICY INFORMATION 31
CHANGE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS 31
GENERAL INSURANCE CODE OF PRACTICE 31
CANCELLING YOUR POLICY AND REFUNDS 32
WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY 32
COMPLAINTS AND DISPUTES RESOLUTION PROCESS 33
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MORE THAN JUST A TRAVEL THE PURPOSE OF THE PRODUCT
INSURANCE POLICY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (PDS)
We’re as passionate about travel as you are, and we want The PDS provides information to help you understand
every single trip you take to be amazing – whether you’re this travel insurance policy, compare cover and make an
exploring Australia or a faraway destination. informed decision about whether to buy a policy.
We also want to help you feel safe when you travel. Please read the PDS carefully to ensure it provides the
Our benefit inclusions cover more moments that matter cover you need. If you have any questions please contact us.
to you, so we can help protect you and your travel The PDS details:
experience when you need us most. • the benefits – read these together with the add-ons to
vary cover;
ABOUT THIS COVER • requirements if you have an Existing Medical Condition
This policy provides an essential level of cover and is or are pregnant;
only available online when arranging your travel with • obligations in relation to your duty to take reasonable
flightcentre.com.au. care not to make a misrepresentation;
You need to be resident of Australia: an Australian citizen • definitions of ‘words with special meaning’ where they
with a valid Australian Medicare card or, a person living in are used in the policy; and
Australia with a visa allowing You to live, work or study in • what is and isn’t covered.
Australia. When you purchase a policy, keep a copy of this PDS and
International travel the Certificate of Insurance we’ll give you in a safe place
for future reference.
(New Zealand, South West Pacific and Indonesia
(including Bali), International and All regions of
the world)
This international plans are available to residents of
Australia who are under 75 years of age at the time of
policy purchase.
• For a comprehensive travel insurance policy with
additional benefits and add-on covers available (for
example for existing medical conditions or adventurous
activities) please contact us.
Domestic travel
(Australia)
The domestic plans are available to residents of Australia
of any age.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this policy or want to
chat about alternative cover options, please:
• Ask your Flight Centre travel consultant in store
• Visit www.flightcentre.com.au
• Call 133 133 FOR
COVID-19
BENEFITS SEE
PAGES 26-29
The insurer of this product is Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (ZAIL), ABN 13 000 296 640, AFSL 232507.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION 3
YOURCOVER
ESSENTIALS
FOR TRAVEL TO
NEW ZEALAND
FOR
COVID-19
BENEFITS SEE
PAGES 26-29
Below is a summary of the benefits provided. Please read this PDS carefully to understand what this policy covers.
Amendment or Cancellation Costs* $3,000 per policy $250 $3,000 per policy $250
Plan A
Plan B
Other
Snow Sports ✘ ✔
~Cover will not exceed 12 months from onset of the illness, condition or injury. *Sub-limits apply. Luggage item limits apply. See page 9.
Refer to the Policy Wording pages 16-31. Conditions, exclusions, limits and sub-limits apply.
FOR
COVID-19
BENEFITS SEE
PAGES 26-29
Below is a summary of the benefits provided. Please read this PDS carefully to understand what this policy covers.
SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AND INDONESIA SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AND INDONESIA
(INCLUDING BALI) - Plan B (INCLUDING BALI) - Plan A
Policy Benefits
Single Trip Single Trip
Limits per adult Excess Limits per adult Excess
unless stated unless stated
Other
Snow Sports ✘ ✘
~Cover will not exceed 12 months from onset of the illness, condition or injury. *Sub-limits apply. Luggage item limits apply. See page 9.
Refer to the Policy Wording pages 16-31. Conditions, exclusions, limits and sub-limits apply.
FOR
COVID-19
BENEFITS SEE
PAGES 26-29
Below is a summary of the benefits provided. Please read this PDS carefully to understand what this policy covers.
Amendment or Cancellation Costs* $3,000 per policy $250 $10,000 per policy $250
Plan A
Plan B
Other
Snow Sports ✘ ✔
~Cover will not exceed 12 months from onset of the illness, condition or injury. *Sub-limits apply. Luggage item limits apply. See page 9.
Refer to the Policy Wording pages 16-31. Conditions, exclusions, limits and sub-limits apply.
FOR
COVID-19
BENEFITS SEE
PAGES 26-29
Below is a summary of the benefits provided. Please read this PDS carefully to understand what this policy covers.
Additional Expenses*
$10,000 $25 $10,000 $25
Amendment or Cancellation Costs*
Plan A
Plan B
Other
Snow Sports ✔ ✔
FOR
COVID-19
BENEFITS SEE
PAGES 26-29
Below is a summary of the benefits provided. Please read this PDS carefully to understand what this policy covers.
Other
Snow Sports ✘ ✘
~Cover will not exceed 12 months from onset of the illness, condition or injury. *Sub-limits apply. Luggage item limits apply. See page 9.
Refer to the Policy Wording pages 16-31. Conditions, exclusions, limits and sub-limits apply.
shown in the Benefits Table (pages 4-8) relevant incur such as food, drinks, groceries, laundry etc. are not
to Your area of travel and plan purchased as included.
shown on Your Certificate of Insurance. We will also pay the reasonable expenses incurred in
We will not pay for: returning Your Rental Car to the nearest depot if You
1. medical treatment, dental treatment or ambulance suffer a Disabling Injury, Sickness or Disease provided that,
transportation provided in Australia. on the written advice of the treating qualified medical
This exclusion does not apply to medical treatment practitioner, You are unfit to drive it.
provided while on a ship (including cruise ship, We will not pay for:
passenger ship or passenger ferry) even if that ship 1. any costs or expenses incurred prior to You being certified
is within Australian territorial waters. However, this by a qualified medical practitioner as unfit to travel.
additional benefit does not apply to any medical
treatment provided on Australian inland waterways or 2. If You Die
while the ship is tied up in an Australian port. We will pay reasonable overseas funeral or cremation
expenses or the cost of returning Your remains to
Australia if:
shown in the Benefits Table (pages 4-8) relevant b) the travel agent’s commission (this is limited to the
to Your area of travel and plan purchased as lesser of $4,000 or the amount of commission the
shown on Your Certificate of Insurance. agent had earned on the prepaid refundable amount
of the cancelled travel arrangements); and
shown in the Benefits Table (pages 4-8) relevant any other intangible asset.
to Your area of travel and plan purchased as 15. bonds, coupons, gift cards, stamps, vouchers, warranties,
shown on Your Certificate of Insurance. pre-loaded or rechargeable cards including but not
limited to phone, debit or stored value cards.
We will not pay for:
16. bullion, deeds, insurance premiums, manuscripts,
1. loss or theft that is not reported to the: negotiable instruments, precious metals or securities.
a) police or security personnel; 17. cash, bank or currency notes, postal or money orders.
b) responsible Transport Provider (if Your items are
lost or stolen while travelling with a Transport Also refer to: General Exclusions – pages 29-31.
Provider); or Policy Conditions – pages 18-19.
c) accommodation provider. SECTION: Delayed Luggage Allowance
All cases of loss or theft must be reported as soon International travel (New Zealand, South West Pacific
as possible and within 7 days. A copy of the relevant and Indonesia (including Bali), International and All
report must be submitted for any claim involving loss regions of the world): If all Your luggage is delayed by a
or theft. If You are unable to provide Us with a copy Transport Provider during the Journey for more than 12
of the relevant report, You must provide Us with a hours We will reimburse You up to:
reasonable explanation and details of the time and • $300 per item ($1,000 in total) for underwear, socks,
place You made the report, including their contact toiletries, non-prescription medication and change of
details. shoes and clothing (and a bag) You bought after a 12
2. damage, loss or theft of Valuables placed in the care hour delay and before the luggage was returned to You;
of a Transport Provider unless security regulations and
prevented You from keeping the Valuables with You. • $100 for transport to retrieve Your luggage.
3. items left Unattended in any motor vehicle (for Domestic travel (Australia): If all Your luggage is delayed
example, a car, campervan or motorhome) or towed by a Transport Provider during the Journey for more than
land vehicle overnight even if they were in a Concealed 12 hours We will reimburse You:
Storage Compartment. • for underwear, socks, toiletries, non-prescription
4. items left Unattended in any motor vehicle (for medication and change of shoes and clothing (and a
example, a car, campervan or motorhome) or towed bag) You bought after a 12 hour delay and before the
land vehicle during daylight hours, unless they were luggage was returned to You; and
stored in a Concealed Storage Compartment of a
• up to $100 for transport to retrieve Your luggage.
locked motor vehicle or towed land vehicle and forced
entry was gained.
5. any amount exceeding $500 per item and $2,000 in The original receipts for the items and confirmation of
total for all items left Unattended in any motor vehicle the length of delay from the Transport Provider must be
(for example, a car, campervan or motorhome) or produced in support of Your claim.
towed land vehicle. This section does not apply on the leg of the Journey that
6. items left Unattended in a Public Place. returns You Home.
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• Obtain a report from them as soon as possible to give shown in the Benefits Table (pages 4-8) relevant
to Us with Your claim so We have evidence of what to Your area of travel and plan purchased as
happened. shown on Your Certificate of Insurance.
• Get receipts for the essential items You bought to tide We will not pay for:
You over. You need to give Us the receipts proving
1. liability You become liable to pay to somebody who is a
the amount You spent and that You waited at least 12
member of Your family or travelling party or employed
hours before buying essential items. We need receipts
by You or deemed to be employed by You.
so We can reimburse You.
2. liability arising from loss or damage to property which is
The maximum benefit limit for this section is in Your legal custody or control.
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shown in the Benefits Table (pages 4-8) relevant 3. liability arising from the conduct by You of any
to Your area of travel and plan purchased as profession, trade or business.
shown on Your Certificate of Insurance. 4. liability arising out of the use or ownership by You
We will not pay for: of any aircraft, drone, firearm, waterborne craft or
1. delay that is not reported to the responsible Transport mechanically propelled vehicle.
Provider. All reports must be confirmed in writing by 5. liability arising out of occupation or ownership of any
the Transport Provider at the time of making the report. land, buildings or immobile property.
If You are unable to provide Us with a copy of the 6. liability arising out of any wilful or malicious act.
Transport Provider’s report, You must provide Us with a 7. liability arising out of the transmission of an illness,
reasonable explanation and details of the time and place sickness or disease.
You made the report, including their contact details. 8. liability involving punitive, exemplary or aggravated
Also refer to: General Exclusions – pages 29-31. damages or any fine or penalty.
Policy Conditions – pages 18-19. 9. liability arising out of Your liability under a contract or
agreement unless You would be liable if that contract
SECTION: Rental Car Insurance Excess or agreement did not exist.
This cover applies if You:
Also refer to: General Exclusions – pages 29-31.
a) hire a Rental Car; Policy Conditions – pages 18-19.
b) are the nominated driver on the Rental Car agreement; and
c) have comprehensive motor vehicle insurance for the
Rental Car for the hire period.
If the Rental Car is damaged or stolen while in Your
control during the Journey We will pay the lower of the
Rental Car insurance excess or the repair costs to the
Rental Car that You become liable to pay.
It is Your responsibility to provide the final loss/repair
report to substantiate Your claim.
The maximum benefit limit for this section is
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This section is extended to include cover if You need to
amend or cancel Your Journey because Your non-travelling Australia plan $2,500
Relative or business partner who resides in Australia
or New Zealand is diagnosed by a qualified medical 5. Other Circumstances
practitioner with COVID-19 and the treating doctor This section is extended to include cover for the following
confirms in writing the level of infection is life threatening. COVID-19 related circumstances.
Exclusions 4 and 15 of ‘We will not pay for claims • If the person You were due to stay with in Australia
caused by’ on page 23 will be waived in this event. or New Zealand has COVID-19
• If You are an essential health care worker whose This section is extended to include cover if the person
leave is revoked and that means You can’t go on You were due to stay with in Australia or New Zealand
Your trip is diagnosed with COVID-19 and is directed or required
This section is extended to include cover if You to enter into a period of quarantine because of this
are deemed an essential health care worker under and You can no longer stay with them, and this was
Australia’s COVID-19 rules (i.e. a pharmacist, nurse, unforeseeable at the Relevant Time.
doctor, paramedic or other health care professional) We will pay up to $150 per night for Additional
and Your leave is revoked by Your employer due to accommodation expenses that You incur for alternative
COVID-19 related reasons and that means You can’t accommodation.
go on Your trip. A letter or email from Your employer Exclusions 1 and 2 of ‘We will not pay for claims (under
is required to support a claim. Exclusions 11 and 15 of this Section point 3) caused by:’ on page 21 will be
‘We will not pay for claims caused by’ on page 23 will waived in this event.
be waived in this event. You must obtain and provide Us with evidence from
• If You or Your travelling companion are diagnosed the qualified medical practitioner or relevant local
with COVID-19 on Your trip authority (as applicable), evidence of Your original
This section is extended to include cover if You cannot accommodation arrangements and receipts for the new
continue Your trip because You or Your travelling accommodation.
companion are diagnosed with COVID-19 or are • If Your prepaid accommodation in Australia or New
individually contacted by a local public health authority and Zealand is shut down
are directed into a period of quarantine during the Period This section is extended to include cover if, after the
of Insurance. Exclusion 15 of ‘We will not pay for claims Relevant Time, the prepaid accommodation You had
caused by’ on page 23 will be waived in this event. planned to stay at in Australia or New Zealand is shut
However, there is no cover if any part of Your Journey down or closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the
included travel on a multi-night cruise. premises and hygiene measures are required, which
In addition to the policy excess that applies to the plan was unforeseeable at the Relevant Time, We will pay
You purchased a special excess will apply to SECTION: Additional expenses (in the same class as originally
Additional Expenses if You are diagnosed with booked) that You incur for alternative accommodation.
COVID-19 on Your trip: All International plans – $250, A letter or email from the accommodation provider and
Australia – $250 and to SECTION: Amendment or receipts are required to support a claim.
Cancellation Costs if You or Your travelling companion We will not pay for claims (under this Section
are diagnosed with COVID-19 on Your trip: New point 3) caused by:
Zealand, South West Pacific and Indonesia (including
Bali) and International plans – $500, Australia – $250. • or arising from COVID-19 when You are travelling to
(The BASICS COVER does not include an Amendment any country other than Australia or New Zealand.
or Cancellation Costs benefit). If Your claim is under
both sections, the higher special excess will be
deducted.
INTERNATIONAL $2,500 $5,000 of replacing locks after losing keys, costs incurred in
preparing a claim or loss of enjoyment.
AUSTRALIA $2,500 $2,500
2. claims arising from loss, theft or damage to property,
ALL REGIONS OF THE or death, illness or bodily injury if You fail to take
No cover No cover
WORLD (BASICS COVER) reasonable care or put Yourself in a situation where
a reasonable person could foresee that loss, theft or
The limit applies per policy. damage to property, or a death, illness or bodily injury
• If the person You were due to stay with in Australia might happen.
or New Zealand has COVID-19 3. claims involving air travel other than as a passenger on a
This section is extended to include cover if the person fully licensed passenger carrying aircraft operated by an
You were due to stay with in Australia or New Zealand airline or an air charter company.
is diagnosed with COVID-19 and is directed or required 4. claims arising as a result of war, invasion, act of foreign
to enter into a period of quarantine because of this enemy, hostilities (whether war be declared or not),
and You can no longer stay with them, and this was civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection or military or
unforeseeable at the Relevant Time. We will pay up to usurped power.
$150 per night for Additional accommodation expenses 5. claims which are in any way related to ionising
that You incur for alternative accommodation. radiation or radioactive contamination caused by
You must obtain and provide Us with evidence from nuclear fuel or waste, or the radioactive, toxic
the qualified medical practitioner or relevant local explosive or other dangerous properties of any
authority (as applicable), evidence of Your original explosive nuclear equipment.
accommodation arrangements and receipts for the new 6. claims arising from biological and/or chemical materials,
accommodation. Exclusions 4, 5 and 15 on page 22 substances, compounds or the like used directly for the
of ‘We will not pay for claims caused by’ will be waived purpose to harm or to destroy human life and/or create
in this event. public fear.
• If Your prepaid accommodation in Australia or New 7. loss or damage caused by detention, confiscation or
Zealand is shut down destruction by customs or other officials or authorities.
This section is extended to include cover if the prepaid 8. claims arising from any unlawful act committed by You.
accommodation You had planned to stay at in Australia 9. claims arising from any government intervention,
or New Zealand is shut down or closed due to a prohibition, sanction, regulation or restriction or court
COVID-19 outbreak on the premises. A letter or order.
email from the accommodation provider is required to 10. claims which in any way relate to circumstances You
support a claim. Exclusions 10 and 16 of ‘We will not knew of, or a person in Your circumstances would
pay for claims caused by’ on page 22 will be waived in have reasonably known or foreseen, at the Relevant
this event. Time, that could lead to the Journey being delayed,
• If Your prepaid holiday activity in Australia or New abandoned or cancelled.
Zealand is closed 11. claims which in any way relate to, or are exacerbated
If the destination activity venue in Australia or New by, any physiological or psychological signs or
Zealand (e.g. ski venue, theme park or cooking symptoms that You were aware of or a person in Your
school) is closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak on circumstances reasonably should have been aware of at
the premises You can claim a refund on the unused, or before the Relevant Time, if You:
prepaid, non-refundable tickets. A letter or email from a) had not yet sought a medical opinion regarding the
the operator is required to support a claim. Exclusion 15 cause;
of ‘We will not pay for claims caused by’ on page 22 b) were currently under investigation to obtain a
will be waived in this event. diagnosis; or
We will not pay for claims caused by: c) were awaiting specialist opinion.
• or arising from COVID-19 when You are travelling to
any country other than Australia or New Zealand.
End of SECTION: COVID-19 Benefits