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Global Assistance
Jeffrey E Epstein
9 East 71st St.
New York NY 10021
Thank you for your recent purchase of Allianz Travel Insurance. We are pleased that you have chosen to take us along on your
upcoming trip!
This packet of information will help you use your travel insurance policy and includes:
• A summary of assistance services and benefits described below
• Your Letter of Confirmation of insurance benefits
• Your detailed Certificate of Insurance/Policy
Summary of Assistance Services and Benefits
You are entitled to important assistance services and benefits.
Service/Benefit
Concierge
24-Hour Hotline Assistance
To make the most of your assistance services and benefits please:
• Read the detailed Certificate of Insurance/Policy.
• Download the TravelSmart app for a listing of hospitals and clinics for your destination(s) available at both the App Store and
Google Play.
• If you require emergency medical care while traveling, please call our office for assistance before engaging any expense.
• Save or photograph all receipts in the event you need to file a claim. Claims may be electronically filed at
www.allianztravefinsurance.com
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Letter of Confirmation
June 3, 2015
Jeffrey E Epstein
9 East 71st St.
New York NY 10021
Dear Jeffrey E Epstein,
Thank you for choosing Allianz Global Assistance to protect your travel investment.
Please make sure you read this Letter of Confirmation, your enclosed Policy, and
any other attached documents, including riders or other forms carefully. Because
the 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.
This Letter of Confirmation and the enclosed Policy contains important information
on the insurance plan you purchased.
We recommend that if you are traveling for your event, you take copies of these
documents with you. If you did not receive a Policy. or would like another copy,
please call 1-800-284-8300.
Information About Your Plan
Name of your plan:
Policy identification number.
Number of people insured:
Who it insures:
Date of purchase:
Plan effective date:
Travel dates:
Total cost for all travelers:
Amount paid:
Annual Executive Plan
US03780762
1
Jeffrey E Epstein
June 3, 2015
June 4, 2015 - June 4, 2016
$459.00
$459.00
Changes to your travel plans may require changes to your coverage. If your plans
change please contact Allianz Global Assistance.
Thanks again for purchasing a travel insurance plan from Allianz Global Assistance.
Have a safe and pleasant trip!
Sincerely, a(
Mark Henson
Vice President of Travel Operations
AGA Service Company
To modify your policy or file a claim, please visit:
innimallianztravelinsurance.com
Form No. 52.201.LOC.02.NY PC! Form No. 52.201.LOC.02.NY AH
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Name: Jeffrey E Epstein
Policy No.: US03780762
Emergency Assistance Card
For emergency assistance during your trip call:
1-866-884-3556
1-804-281-5700
(From U.S.)
(Outside the U.S.)! (Collect)
For benefit information call:
1-866-884-3556
(From U.S.)
To modify your policy or file a claim, please visit:
www.allianztravelinsurance.com
9950 Mayland Drive. Richmond. VA 23233
Your plan includes the following coverage. up to the limits
shown. Please see your Policy for information about how
our insurance works.
Coverage
Benefit
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
Change Fee Coverage
$250.00
Emergency Medical Transportation
$250,000.00
Emergency Medical and Dental
$50,000.00
Trip Cancellation Protection
$5.000.00
Travel/Trip Delay Coverage
$1,500.00
Trip Interruption Protection
$5,000.00
Travel Accident Coverage
$50.000.00
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Please Note
•
If your policy includes Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption,
these benefits are per policy per year. Additional travel
insurance, on a per trip basis. may also be purchased
when booking your next trip.
•
Emergency Medical and Dental Benefits are primary.
•
For Emergency Medical and Dental benefits there is no
deductible.
•
There is a $500 maximum for all covered dental
expenses.
•
AGA Service Company is the licensed producer and
administrator for this plan.
•
Insurance coverage is provided under Form No.
52.201.401.NY PC and 52.201.008.NY AH 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)
Global Assistance
BCS Insurance Company
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.
©2015 AGA Service Company
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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.
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.
RENEWAL CONDITIONS
This Policy is issued for a single term and is non-renewable.
PLEASE READ THIS POLICY CAREFULLY FOR FULL
DETAILS.
This Policy is a legal contract. The entire contract consists of
this Policy: any Endorsements or Riders attached to it; and the
Letter of Confirmation. Capitalized words are defined terms.
Please see the Definitions section.
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 Coverages
General Provisions
Claims Filing Procedures
Definitions
Signed for BCS Insurance Company, 2 MidAmerica Plaza,
Suite 200, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.
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52.201.401.NY PC
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Part I. EFFECTIVE DATE
Coverage Term: The Coverage Term shall start at 12:01 A.M.
on the date shown on 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.
Effective Date: The Trip Cancellation coverage is in effect for
each Trip made during the Coverage Term. Other insurance
coverages are in effect during each Trip made during the
Coverage Term, effective on each Trip's Scheduled Departure
Date and upon Your leaving your residence, place of
employment, lodging or other location from which You directly
start Your Trip.
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;
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: All coverages with
respect to a given Trip end 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;
4.
12:01 A.M. on the 46th 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 return is delayed by an event beyond Your control.
If coverage is extended, coverage will end on the earlier of
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 seven days after the return
date.
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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 on Your Letter of Confirmation.
Part III. GENERAL EXCLUSIONS
These exclusions apply to the following benefits: Trip
Cancellation and Interruption Protection, Change Fee
Coverage. Frequent Traveler/Loyalty Program Coverage,
Travel Delay Coverage, Baggage Coverage, Baggage Delay
Coverage. Business Equipment Coverage, and Business
Equipment Rental Coverage.
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:
1.
Intentionally self-inflicted harm, suicide or attempted
suicide by You, Your Traveling Companion or Your
Family Member;
2.
Normal Pregnancy (unless as specifically covered),
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 resulting from the mental or
nervous health disorder related thereto of You, a
Traveling Companion or a Family Member
4.
Alcohol or substance abuse or use (unless administered
on the advice of a Physician): 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 sporting 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,
or any skiing outside marked trails;
8.
Scuba diving (unless accompanied by a dive master and
not deeper than 130 feet);
9.
Operating or learning to operate any aircraft as pilot or
crew;
10. Nuclear reaction, radiation or radioactive contamination;
11. Natural disasters (unless as specifically covered);
12. Epidemic;
13. Pollution or threat of pollutant release; or
14. Any commission of or attempt to commit a felony by You,
Family Members, or Traveling Companions, whether they
are insured or not.
These plans do not cover You:
1.
If the purpose of the travel is to receive medical care,
medication or treatment;
2.
If You are not a resident of the USA;
3.
If the stated Trip departure and return dates do not reflect
Your intended departure and return dates;
4.
If the tickets and rental contract do not indicate the travel
dates;
5.
If You give incorrect data or facts; or
6.
If the loss is not submitted to Us within 120 days from the
date of loss, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS EXCLUSION AND WAIVER
This exclusion applies to Trip Cancellation and Interruption
Coverage. and to those travel assistance services related to
medical problems.
The plan does not cover losses or expenses if they result from:
1.
Any injury to You, a Traveling Companion, or a Family
Member occurring prior to the effective date of Your
insurance; or
2.
Any illness occurring to You, a Traveling Companion, or a
Family Member during the 120 days prior to the effective
date of Your insurance for which: (a) medical diagnosis or
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 Pre-existing Conditions,
the effective date of Your insurance will be Your Trip
Cancellation Coverage effective date, if Trip Cancellation
Coverage is purchased. If no Trip Cancellation Coverage is
purchased, it will be Your Trip departure date.
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You have purchased a plan where Pre-existing Conditions are
waived. We cover 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 a Pre-existing Condition.
Part IV.
DESCRIPTION
OF
TRAVEL INSURANCE
COVERAGES (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
foreseeable events on the date of insurance purchase. Please
be aware that this stipulation may be applied to policies
purchased with the Pre-existing Conditions Exclusion Waiver.
TRIP CANCELLATION AND INTERRUPTION COVERAGE
Trip Cancellation Coverage provides benefits for loss(es) You
incur for Trips canceled 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 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 on Your
Letter of Confirmation is provided to cover certain expenses as
listed below which result from the cancellation of Your Trip due
to:
1.
Any serious Injury or any unforeseen serious medical
condition:
a.
Occurring to You or a Traveling Companion, which is
so disabling as to cause a reasonable person to
delay, cancel, or interrupt their Trip;
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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 family or yourself, or a 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 within 30 days prior to
Your Scheduled Departure Date or during Your Trip.
3.
Strikes, natural disasters, severe 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 andJor Your insured travel arrangements to
You.
4.
You or a Traveling Companion being hijacked, carjacked
or quarantined.
5.
You are required to serve on a jury, served with a court
order or subpoena.
6.
Your Primary Residence being made uninhabitable by
fire, flood, burglary, vandalism, or natural disasters.
7.
You or a Traveling Companion being directly involved in a
traffic Accident that causes either: a) a medical
emergency for You or a Traveling Companion; or b)
damage to the automobile, which creates an immediate
need for repair to ensure the safety of the passengers.
8.
Terrorist Acts committed by organized terrorist groups
(recognized as such by the U.S. State Department) that
result 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 during the 30 days prior to
purchase of the insurance 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 Ads
against any Common Carrier (e.g., airline or cruise line)
are not covered.
9.
You or a Traveling Companion, 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 or a Traveling Companion 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
inicted by You, a Family Member, Traveling Companion
or Traveling Companion's Family Member.
11. You or Your Traveling Companion, 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. Your family or friends living abroad with whom You were
planning to stay, are unable to accommodate You due to
life threatening Illness, life threatening Injury or death of
one of them.
13. A covered Travel Delay that results in the loss of more
than 50% of Your scheduled Trip length.
14. Theft of Your automobile that results in Your inability to
take or continue Your Trip.
15. For Trip Cancellation only: Your Normal Pregnancy, as
long as the pregnancy occurs after Your effective date of
coverage that can be verified by medical records.
16. For Trip Cancellation only: You will be attending a Family
Member's Childbirth at the time the covered Trip is
scheduled to take place as long as the pregnancy occurs
after the effective date of coverage that can be verified by
medical records.
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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.
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 5100 per day up to a
maximum of five days if a covered Traveling Family
Member
or
Traveling
Companion must
remain
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 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 wil not exceed the cost
of 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;
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4.
Prohibition or regulation by any government; or
5.
Travel arrangements canceled by the airline, cruise line
or tour operator.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
CHANGE FEE COVERAGE
A maximum benefit of up to the amount indicated on Your
Letter of Confirmation is provided to cover for loss(es) You
incur if You have to change the dates of Your airline ticket for
the covered reasons stated below:
1. A medical emergency (requires an actual examination by
a Physician) occurring to You. a Traveling Companion or
a Family Member; or
2. You or a Traveling Companion being delayed by bad
weather while en route to a departure provided the car
was scheduled to arrive at the point of departure at least
two hours before the scheduled time of departure.
No coverage will be provided for loss(es) due to any General
Exclusion.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
FREQUENT TRAVELEFULOYALTY PROGRAM COVERAGE
If You used frequent traveler awards (frequent flyers miles or
hotel rewards) for any part of a Trip, the Company will pay the
fees incurred by You for re-depositing those awards in Your
account if the Trip is canceled for any of the reasons under
Trip Cancellation and Interruption Coverage.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
TRAVEL DELAY COVERAGE
Coverage under the plan will pay on a one-time basis up to the
maximum amount listed on Your Letter of Confirmation for
reasonable, additional accommodation and traveling expenses
due to a departure delay of six 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 for all persons insured under Your Policy
as named on Your Letter of Confirmation.
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;
7.
Civil disorder or unrest; or
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 for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
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 on 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 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 120
days from the date of loss, except as otherwise prohibited by
law. attaching copies of airline, cruise line or Common Carrier
claim 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;
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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. Property that is left in or on a car trailer;
13. Property that is left in a vehicle if the vehicle is not
properly secured; or
14. Damage to the property resulting from defective materials
or workmanship, ordinary wear and tear, and normal
deterioration.
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 for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
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.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
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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 on 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.
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 for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
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 a one-time basis for the reasonable costs of
renting business equipment during Your Trip up to the amount
indicated on 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 for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
Part V. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO INSURANCE
COVERAGES
1.
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. Such
arbitration must be upon mutual agreement. No request
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
Us.
2.
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.
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 refund any premium for the
duplicate Policy that You choose.
4.
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. All statements made by the insured for the
issuance of any Policy shall be deemed representations
and not warranties. After two years from the date of issue
of this Policy no misstatements, except fraudulent
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misstatements, made by the insured shall be used to void
the Policy or to deny a claim for loss incurred or disability
(as defined in the Policy) commencing after the expiration
of such two year period.
5.
On the Policy effective date shown in 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.
6.
Appraisal: In case You and We shall tail to agree as to
the Actual Cash Value or the amount of loss, then, on the
written demand of either, each shall select a competent
and disinterested appraiser and notify the other of the
appraiser selected within twenty days of such demand.
The appraisers shall first select a competent and
disinterested umpire; and failing for fifteen days to agree
upon such umpire, then upon Your or Our request, such
umpire shall be selected by a judge of a court of record in
the state in which the property covered is located. The
appraisers shall then appraise the loss, stating separately
Actual Cash Value and loss to each item: and, failing to
agree, shall submit their differences, only, to the umpire.
An award in writing, so itemized, of any two when filed
with Us shall determine the amount of Actual Cash Value
and loss. Each appraiser shall be paid by the party
selecting him and the expenses of appraisal and umpire
shall be paid by the parties equally.
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. We do not assume any responsibility for the validity of
any assignment.
Cancellation by Insured: The insured may cancel this Policy
at any time by written notice delivered or mailed to the insurer,
effective upon receipt of such notice or on such later date as
may be specified in such notice. In the event of cancellation or
death of the insured, We will promptly retum the unearned
portion of any premium paid. The earned premium shall be
computed by the use of the short-rate table last filed with the
state official having supervision of insurance in the state where
the insured resided when the Policy was issued. Cancellation
will be without prejudice to any claim originating prior to the
effective date of the cancellation.
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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.
Non•renewable: This Policy is issued for a single term and is
non-renewable.
Part VI. CLAIM FILING PROCEDURES
To
obtain
a
claim
form,
visit
Our
website
www.allianztravelinsurance.com or call 1.800.3347525 24
hours a day. seven days a week. All benefits will be paid in
United States dollars.
1.
Written notice of claim must be given within 120 days
after a covered loss starts or as soon as reasonably
possible. Notice must include Your name and the Policy
Number. Failure to famish such proof within the time
required shall not invalidate nor reduce any claim if it was
not reasonably possible to give proof within such time,
provided such proof is furnished as soon as reasonably
possible and in no event, except in the absence of legal
capacity. later than one year from the time proof is
otherwise required.
2.
We, upon receipt of a notice of claim, will furnish to the
insured such forms as are usually furnished by it for filing
proofs of loss. If such forms are not fumished within 15
days after the giving of such notice the claimant shall be
deemed to have complied with the requirements of this
Policy as to proof of loss upon submitting, within the time
fixed in the Policy for filing proofs of loss, written proof
covering the occurrence, the character and extent of the
loss for which claim is made.
3.
Payment will be made immediately upon receipt of due
written proof of loss.
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
1.
Receipts and itemized bills for all expenses.
2.
Original of any Refunds or expense allowances received
from Your tour operator, travel agency, Common Carrier
or other entity.
Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption, Change Fee and
Frequent Traveler/Loyalty Program Claims
1.
Any appropriate documentation that officially explains the
cause of Your Trip cancellation or interruption. My
explanation of diagnosis along with Your original itemized
bills, receipts, and proof of other insurance payments.
2.
Original unused tickets, copies of invoices, proof of
payments, and other documents that substantiate the
cost or occurrence of the Trip cancellation or interruption.
3.
Documentation of Refunds received from the travel
supplier(s) andlor Common Carrier(s).
4.
Copy of the supplier's literature that describes penalties.
5.
A letter from the tour operator or an itemized bill from the
travel agent stating the non-refundable amounts of the
Trip costs.
Travel Delay Claims
Original police. Common Carrier or other report that verifies
the cause and duration of the delay.
Baggage Claims
1.
Original claim determination from the Common Carrier, if
applicable.
2.
Original police report or other report of local authorities.
3.
Original receipts and list of stolen, lost or damaged items.
4.
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.
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 vehide
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.
Family Member means Your husband or wife; birth or
adoptive parent, child or sibling; stepparent; stepchild;
stepbrother, or stepsister; father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-
law,
daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law,
or
sister-in-law;
grandparent or grandchild; and spouse of a grandparent or
grandchild.
Felonious Assault is an act of violence against You or a
Traveling Companion requiring medical treatment in a
Hospital.
Hospital means a short-term, acute, general hospital, which:
1.
is primarily engaged in providing, by or under the
continuous supervision of Physicians, to inpatients,
diagnostic services and therapeutic services for
diagnosis. treatment and care of injured or sick persons;
2.
has organized departments of medicine and major
surgery:
3.
has a requirement that every patient must be under the
care of a Physician or dentist;
4.
provides 24-hour nursing service by or under the
supervision of a registered professional nurse (R.N.);
5.
if located in New York State. has in effect a
hospitalization review plan applicable to all patients which
meets at least the standards set forth in section 1861(k)
of United States Public Law 89-97 (42 USCA 1395x(k));
6.
is duly licensed by the agency responsible for licensing
such Hospitals: and
7.
is not, other than incidentally, a place of rest, a place
primarily for the treatment of tuberculosis, a place for the
aged. a place for drug addicts. alcoholics, or a place for
convalescent, custodial, educational or rehabilitative care.
Illness means a sickness. infirmity or disease that causes a
loss that begins during a Coverage Period and is not a Pre-
existing Condition.
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.
Normal Pregnancy or Childbirth means a pregnancy or
Childbirth that is free of complications or problems.
Physician means a licensed practitioner of the healing arts
who is legally entitled to practice medicine in the applicable
field for which services are delivered.
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Preexisting Conditions means:
1.
Any injury occurring to You, a Traveling Companion, or a
Family Member prior to the effective date of Your
insurance; or
2.
Any illness occurring to You, a Traveling Companion, or a
Family Member during the 120 days prior to the effective
date of Your insurance for which: a) medical diagnosis or
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.
Primary Residence means a person's fixed, permanent and
principal home for legal and tax purposes.
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.
Scheduled Departure Date means the date You have
selected to begin travel as shown on Your Letter of
Confirmation and for which paid travel arrangements have
been made.
Terrorism or Terrorist Act 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 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.
52.201.401.NY PC
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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.
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.
RENEWAL CONDITIONS
This Policy is issued for a single term and is non-renewable.
PLEASE READ THIS POLICY CAREFULLY FOR FULL
DETAILS.
This Policy is a legal contract. The entire contract consists of
this Policy; any Endorsements or Riders attached to it: and the
Letter of Confirmation. Capitalized words are defined terms.
Please see the Definitions section.
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 Coverages
General Provisions
Claims Filing Procedures
Definitions
Signed for BCS Insurance Company, 2 MidAmerica Plaza,
Suite 2O0. Oakbrook Terrace, IL 6O181.
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SWIMS
PROIDENT
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Part I. EFFECTIVE DATE
Insurance coverage shall be effective at 12:01 A.M. on the
date the scheduled Trip begins. In no event will coverage be
effective if all premiums due have not been received prior to
the Scheduled Departure Date or prior to the date You cancel
Your Trip or it is canceled for any reason.
Part II. TERMINATION DATE
Coverage ends earliest of: a) at midnight on the date of return
selected; b) upon return to Your city of residence; c) when the
Trip is canceled; or d) the 45th day of the Trip. If return is
delayed for any covered reason, coverage is extended until
You are able to return to Your city of residence. The day You
depart and the day You return are counted and included as
separate days when determining duration of coverage.
Part III. GENERAL EXCLUSIONS
These exclusions apply to the following benefits: Emergency
Medical
and
Dental
Coverage,
Emergency
Medical
Transportation Coverage. Flight Insurance Coverage and
Travel Accident Coverage 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:
1.
Your intentionally self-inflicted injury, suicide or attempted
suicide;
2.
Your Normal Pregnancy;
3.
Your mental or emotional disorders, alcoholism or drug
addiction;
4.
You being intoxicated or under the influence of any
narcotic unless administered on the advice of a
Physician;
5.
War or acts of war (whether declared or undeclared),
service in the Armed Forces or units auxiliary thereto
(unless as specifically covered), Your participation in a
riot or insurrection; or
6.
Your commission of a felony, attempt to commit a felony
or to which a contributing cause was You being engaged
in an illegal occupation.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS EXCLUSION AND WAIVER
This exclusion applies to Emergency Medical and Dental
Coverage. Emergency Medical Transportation Coverage and
to those travel assistance services related to medical
problems.
The plan does not cover losses or expenses if they result from:
1.
The existence of symptoms which would ordinarily cause
a prudent person to seek diagnosis, care or treatment
within a 120 day period preceding the effective date of
the coverage of the insured person: or
2.
A condition for which medical advice or treatment was
recommended by a Physician or received from a
Physician within a 120 day period preceding the effective
date of coverage of the insured person.
For the purposes of determining any Pre-existing Conditions,
the effective date of Your insurance will be Your Trip departure
date.
You have purchased a plan where Pre-existing Conditions are
waived. We cover Pre-existing Conditions provided:
1.
The insurance was purchased; and
2.
The total Trip cost is $10,000 per person or less.
Part IV.
DESCRIPTION
OF
TRAVEL INSURANCE
COVERAGES (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
foreseeable events on the date of insurance purchase. Please
be aware that this stipulation may be applied to policies
purchased with the Pre-existing Conditions Exclusion Waiver.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND DENTAL COVERAGE
A maximum benefit of up to the amount listed on Your Letter of
Confirmation is provided for covered Emergency Medical or
Dental Coverage 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 which are Medically Necessary
for:
1.
Emergency Medical Care: and
2.
Emergency Dental Care.
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Coverage is not provided for
1.
Expenses incurred as a result of any General Exclusion;
2.
Cosmetic surgery, except that cosmetic surgery shall not
include reconstructive surgery when such service is
incidental to or follows surgery resulting from trauma,
infection or other diseases of the involved part, and
reconstructive surgery because of congenital disease or
anomaly of a covered dependent child which has resulted
in a functional defect;
3.
Foot care, in connection with corns, calluses, flat feet,
fallen arches, weak feet, chronic foot strain or
symptomatic complaints of the feet;
4.
Dental care or treatment, except for such care or
treatment due to accidental injury to sound natural teeth
within 12 months of the accident and except for dental
care or treatment necessary due to congenital disease or
anomaly;
5.
Eyeglasses. hearing aids, and examination for the
prescription or fitting thereof;
6.
Treatment given by a Family Member, whether or not a
licensed provider;
7.
Benefits provided under Medicare or other governmental
program (except Medicaid), any state or Federal workers'
compensation, employers' liability or occupational
disease law; or
8.
Treatment provided in a government hospital.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION COVERAGE
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, unless any delay, during life
threatening or other emergencies that warrant emergency
medical transportation for treatment, would cause further
Injury or death.
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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;
• We'll 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 return home via commercial
transportation carrier, such as a scheduled passenger airline.
We'll:
• 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.
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.
FLIGHT INSURANCE COVERAGE
Coverage is effective for the flights for which this plan was
purchased. Coverage applies while You are riding, boarding or
alighting as a fare-paying passenger on a flight provided by a
scheduled airline on any scheduled Trip or charter.
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 You have named a beneficiary.
This coverage does not include loss caused by or resulting
from any of the following:
1.
Any General Exclusion;
2.
Disease or Illness; or
3.
Travel on any device for aerial navigation except as
specially provided for in this coverage.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
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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 You have named a beneficiary.
No coverage will be provided for loss due to any General
Exclusion, or for any loss due to air travel except while You
are riding, boarding or alighting as a fare-paying passenger on
a scheduled or charter flight operated by a scheduled airline.
Please refer to Your Letter of Confirmation for the maximum
coverage amount available under Your plan.
NEW YORK MANDATES: Under New York Law, certain
mandated benefits are required to be provided under a
medical expense policy. We will pay benefits as applicable to
this program for such mandates.
Part V. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO INSURANCE
COVERAGES
1.
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. Such
arbitration must be upon mutual agreement. No request
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
Us.
2.
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.
3.
In the event that You are covered under another policy
issued by the Company that provides the same or similar
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coverage, the Company will refund any premium for the
duplicate Policy that You choose.
4.
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. All statements made by the insured for the
issuance of any Policy shall be deemed representations
and not warranties. After two years from the date of issue
of this Policy no misstatements, except fraudulent
misstatements, made by the insured shall be used to void
the Policy or to deny a claim for loss incurred or disability
(as defined in the Policy) commencing after the expiration
of such two year period.
5.
On the Policy effective date shown in 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.
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. We do not assume any responsibility for the validity of
any assignment.
Cancellation by Insured: The insured may cancel this Policy
at any time by written notice delivered or mailed to the insurer,
effective upon receipt of such notice or on such later date as
may be specified in such notice. In the event of cancellation or
death of the insured, We will promptly retum the unearned
portion of any premium paid. The earned premium shall be
computed by the use of the short-rate table last filed with the
state official having supervision of insurance in the state where
the insured resided when the Policy was issued. Cancellation
will be without prejudice to any claim originating prior to the
effective date of the cancellation.
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.
Part VI. CLAIM FILING PROCEDURES
To
obtain
a
claim
form,
visit
Our
website
www.allianztravelinsurance.com or call 1.800.3347525 24
hours a day. seven days a week. All benefits will be paid in
United States dollars.
1.
Written notice of claim must be given to the insurer within
twenty days after the occurrence or commencement of
any loss covered by the Policy, or as soon thereafter as is
reasonably possible. Notice given by or on behalf of the
insured
or
the
beneficiary
to
the
insurer
at
www.allianztravelinsurance.com, by calling 1.800.334-
7525. or to any authorized agent of the insurer or to any
authorized broker, with information sufficient to identify
the insured, shall be deemed notice to the insurer.
2.
We, upon receipt of a notice of claim, will furnish to the
insured such forms as are usually furnished by it for filing
proofs of loss. If such forms are not furnished within 15
days after the giving of such notice the claimant shall be
deemed to have complied with the requirements of this
Policy as to proof of loss upon submitting, within the time
fixed in the Policy for filing proofs of loss, written proof
covering the occurrence, the character and extent of the
loss for which claim is made.
3.
Payment will be made immediately upon receipt of due
written proof of loss.
4.
Written proof of loss must be furnished to the insurer at
its said office in case of claim for loss for which this Policy
provides any periodic
payment contingent upon
continuing loss within ninety days after the termination of
the period for which the insurer is liable and in case of
claim for any other loss within one hundred twenty days
after the date of such loss. Failure to furnish such proof
within the time required shall not invalidate nor reduce
any claim if it was not reasonably possible to give proof
within such time, provided such proof is furnished as
soon as reasonably possible and in no event, except in
the absence of legal capacity, later than one year from
the time proof is otherwise required.
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
1.
Receipts and itemized bills for all expenses.
2.
Original of any refunds or expense allowances received
from Your tour operator, travel agency, common carrier or
other entity.
Emergency Medical and Dental Claims
Any explanation of diagnosis(es) along with Your original
itemized bills and receipts.
Flight Insurance Claims
Copy of death certificate.
Travel Accident Claims
1.
Copy of death certificate.
2.
Any explanation of diagnosis(es) along with Your original
itemized bills and receipts.
Part VII. DEFINITIONS
Accident means an unexpected, unintended, unforeseeable
event causing Injury.
Complications of Pregnancy means conditions requiring
hospital stays (when the pregnancy is not terminated) whose
diagnoses are distinct from pregnancy but are adversely
affected by pregnancy or are caused by pregnancy, such as
acute nephritis, nephrosis, cardiac decompensation, missed
abortion and similar medical and surgical conditions of
comparable severity, and shall not include false labor,
occasional spotting, physician-prescribed rest during the
period of pregnancy. morning sickness. hyperemesis
gravidarum, preeclampsia and similar conditions associated
with the management of a difficult pregnancy not constituting a
nosologically distinct complication of pregnancy; and
nonelective caesarean section, ectopic pregnancy which is
terminated and spontaneous termination of pregnancy, which
occurs during a period of gestation in which a viable birth is
not possible.
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.
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 that is acute (onset is sudden and unexpected)
and:
1.
placing the health of the person afflicted with such
condition in serious jeopardy, or in the case of a
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behavioral condition placing the health of such person or
others in serious jeopardy;
2.
serious impairment to such person's bodily functions;
3.
serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part of such
person:
4.
or serious disfigurement of such person.
Family Member means Your husband or wife; birth or
adoptive parent, child or sibling; stepparent; stepchild;
stepbrother, or stepsister; father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-
law,
daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law,
or
sister-in-law;
grandparent or grandchild; and spouse of a grandparent or
grandchild.
Hospital means a short-term. acute, general Hospital, which:
1.
is primarily engaged in providing, by or under the
continuous supervision of Physicians, to Inpatients,
diagnostic services and therapeutic services for
diagnosis. treatment and care of injured or sick persons;
2.
has organized departments of medicine and major
surgery:
3.
has a requirement that every patient must be under the
care of a Physician or dentist;
4.
provides 24-hour nursing service by or under the
supervision of a registered professional nurse (R.N.);
5.
if located in New York State. has in effect a
hospitalization review plan applicable to all patients which
meets at least the standards set forth in section 1861(k)
of United States Public Law 89-97 (42 USCA 13954());
6.
is duly licensed by the agency responsible for licensing
such Hospitals; and
7.
is not, other than incidentally, a place of rest, a place
primarily for the treatment of tuberculosis, a place for the
aged. a place for drug addicts, alcoholics, or a place for
convalescent, custodial, educational or rehabilitative care.
Illness means a sickness, infirmity or disease that causes a
loss that begins during a Coverage Period and is not a Pre-
existing Condition.
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.
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.
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.
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 symptoms 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 free of any
Complications of Pregnancy.
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 licensed practitioner of the healing arts
who is legally entitled to practice medicine in the applicable
field for which services are delivered.
Pre-existing Conditions means:
1.
The existence of symptoms which would ordinarily cause
a prudent person to seek diagnosis, care or treatment
within a 120 day period preceding the effective date of
the coverage of the insured person; or
2.
A condition for which medical advice or treatment was
recommended by a Physician or received from a
Physician within a 120 day period preceding the effective
date of coverage of the insured person.
Reasonable and Customary Charge means the amount
charged for a specific service in a particular geographic area
as
determined
by
contacting
comparable
medical
professional(s) in the same geographic area for the usual
charge of similar services. Your health care provider may
charge more than the established Reasonable and Customary
costs and these additional charges may not be covered by the
Policy.
Scheduled Departure Date means the date You have
selected to begin travel as shown on Your Letter of
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Confirmation and for which paid travel arrangements have
been made.
Traveling Companion is a person traveling with You and who
shares the same accommodations as You.
Trip means a period of round-trip travel to and from a
destination that is at least 100 miles from Your main place of
residence.
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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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 1-800454-1908.
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.
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.
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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 kinds 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.
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.
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EFTA00304627
BCS INSURANCE COMPANY
(A Stock Company)
ENDORSEMENT
Required to Work Coverage
The Policy to which this endorsement is attached is amended to include the following
I.
Part V. DESCRIPTION OF TRAVEL INSURANCE BENEFITS (what is covered), the following Covered
reasons are added to the Trip cancellation and Trip Interruption coverage.
1.
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.
2.
Your company being made unsuitable for business by fire, flood, burglary, vandalism or natural disasters.
3.
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.
II.
The following limitation provision is deleted in its entirety:
Trip Cancellation/Interruption benefits do not cover loss(es) due to:
1.
Any General Program Exclusion or Pre-Existing Condition;
2.
You or a Traveling Companion: a) making changes to personal plans: b) having a 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 government (unless as specifically covered above); or
5.
Travel arrangements cancelled by an airline, cruise line, or tour operator.
and replaced with the following:
Trip Cancellation/Interruption benefits do not cover loss(es) due to:
1.
Any General Program Exclusion or Pre-Existing Condition:
2.
You or a Traveling Companion: a) making changes to personal plans: b) being unable to obtain necessary
travel documents; or c) 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 government (unless as specifically covered above): or
5.
Travel arrangements cancelled by an airline, cruise line. or tour operator.
There are no other changes to the Policy.
BCS Insurance Company
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PRE310(14T
52.201.OE.01
EFTA00304628
BCS Insurance Company Privacy Notice
BCS respects the privacy of its customers and farmer customers and protects the security and confidentiality of their
nonpublic personal information. To safeguard our customers' confidential information, we comply with all applicable
laws and regulations and have instituted our own policies to: (1) insure the security and confidentiality of customer
records and information; (2) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such
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.
BCS PRIVACY POLICY:
Policies and practices with respect to disclosing your nonpublic personal information:
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;
(3) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency.
Policies we maintain to protect the confidentiality and security of nonpublic personal information:
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.
AGA Service Company d/bla Allianz Global Assistance is the administrator of this insurance policy on behalf of BCS
Insurance Company. We will adhere to at least the same standards for handling and protecting your data as described
above. For more information about how we handle and protect your data, please see our privacy policy, located at
http://wwwalfianzassistance.com/privacy or contact us at: Allianz Global Assistance, ATTN: Chief Privacy Officer,
P. O. Box 72031. Richmond, VA 23255-2031.
BCSPRIVNOT
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