Lost or Delayed Baggage
Preferred Visa Signature Credit Card Lost or Delayed Baggage Terms & Conditions
Lost luggage reimbursement
Reimbursement Level: Five thousand dollars ($5,000)
What is this benefit?
When You take a trip and pay for the entire cost of Common Carrier tickets with eligible UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit card, You may be eligible to receive reimbursement if Your Checked Luggage or Carry-on Baggage and/or its contents are lost due to theft or misdirection by the Common Carrier.
You will be reimbursed for the difference between the “value of the amount claimed” and the Common Carrier’s payment up to five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per trip (for New York residents, coverage is limited to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per bag), provided the luggage was lost due to theft or misdirection by the Common Carrier.
Please Note: You must take all reasonable means to protect, save and/or recover Your Checked Luggage and/or Carry-on Baggage at all times.
Who is eligible for this benefit?
You are eligible if You charge a covered trip to Your valid, UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit card issued in the United States. Only Your Checked Luggage or Carry-on Baggage is covered.
What is covered?
The value of Your Checked Luggage and Carry-on Baggage and/or its contents are covered up to five thousand dollars (5,000.00) maximum per trip, provided the luggage or contents are lost due to theft or misdirection by the Common Carrier.
This benefit is supplemental to and excess of any valid and collectible insurance and/or collectible reimbursement from another source. This means that Your reimbursement amount is determined by the difference between the “value of the amount claimed” and the amount of any other collectible reimbursement, such as payment from the Common Carrier. “Value of the amount claimed” is the lesser of the following three amounts: the original purchase price of the item(s), the actual cash value of the item(s) at the time of theft or misdirection (with appropriate deduction for depreciation), and the cost to replace the item(s).
What items or losses are not covered?
• Automobiles, automobile accessories and/or equipment; motorcycles, motors, bicycles (except when checked with the Common Carrier), boats, or other vehicles or conveyances
• Contact lenses, eyeglasses, sunglasses, hearing aids, artificial teeth, dental bridges, and prosthetic limbs
• Money, securities, credit or debit cards, checks, and traveler’s checks
• Tickets, documents (travel or otherwise), keys, coins, deeds, bullion, stamps, perishables, consumables, perfume, cosmetics, rugs and carpets, animals, cameras, sporting equipment, and household furniture
• Property shipped as freight or shipped prior to trip departure date
• Items specifically identified or described in and insured under any other insurance policy
• Losses arising from confiscation or expropriation by any government or public authority or detention by customs or other officials
• Losses resulting from abuse, fraud or hostilities of any kind (including, but not limited to, war, invasion, rebellion or insurrection)
• Business Items, cellular telephones or art objects
Definitions
Business Items means items that are used in the purchase, sale, production, promotion or distribution of goods or services (including, but not limited to, manuals, computers and their accessories, software, data, facsimile, samples, collateral materials, etc.).
Carry-on Baggage means the baggage which You personally carry onto the Common Carrier and for which You retain responsibility.
Checked Luggage means suitcases or other containers specifically designed for carrying personal belongings, for which a claim check has been issued to You by a Common Carrier.
Common Carrier means any land, water, or air conveyance operated under a license for the transportation of passengers for hire and for which a ticket must be purchased prior to commencing travel. Common Carrier does not include taxis, limousine services, or commuter rail or commuter bus lines.
Eligible Person means a Visa cardholder who pays for the specific occasions covered by using the eligible Visa card.
Immediate Family Member means Your spouse or legal dependent children under age eighteen (18) [under age twenty-five (25) if enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited institution].
You and Your means an Eligible Person (as defined above) or Your Immediate Family Members who charged their trip to Your eligible Visa card.
Filing a Lost Luggage Reimbursement Claim
What do I do if my luggage or its contents are lost or stolen? Immediately notify the Common Carrier to begin their claims process.
Call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-757-1274, or call collect outside the U.S. at 804-673-6496. Notification to the Benefit Administrator must be made within twenty (20) days from the date the luggage was lost or stolen. The Benefit Administrator will answer any questions You may have and send You a special claim form.
Please Note: If You do not notify the Benefit Administrator within twenty (20) days of the date the luggage was lost or stolen, Your claim may be denied.
How do I file a claim?
Complete the claim form You receive from the Benefit Administrator. Mail the following items within ninety (90) days from the date the luggage was lost or stolen to the address provided:
• The completed claim form
• A copy of Your Visa card statement, charge slip or receipt, as proof that the Common Carrier tickets were charged and paid for with Your eligible Visa card
• Proof of ticketing by the Common Carrier, including, but not limited to, itinerary, boarding pass or used ticket stub
• A copy of the check, settlement, denial, or explanation of coverage issued by the Common Carrier together with a copy of the Common Carrier’s completed claim form, a list of the items lost and their value, and a copy of the luggage claim check (if applicable)
• A copy of Your insurance policy’s Declarations Page to confirm Your deductible. “Declarations Page” means the document(s) in Your insurance policy that lists names, coverages, limits, effective dates and deductibles.
• Any other documentation deemed necessary by the Benefit Administrator to substantiate the loss or theft
Do I have to file a claim with my insurance company?
Yes. If You have personal insurance (i.e., homeowner’s, renter’s, or other insurance applicable to the lost or stolen luggage or contents), You are required to file a claim with Your insurance company and submit a copy of any claim settlement along with Your completed claim form.
If the claim amount is within Your personal insurance deductible, the Benefit Administrator may, at its discretion, deem a copy of Your personal insurance Declarations Page to be sufficient.
Transference of Claims
After the Benefit Administrator has paid Your claim of loss or theft under this reimbursement benefit, all Your rights and remedies against any party in respect of this loss or damage will be transferred to the Benefit Administrator to the extent of the payment made to You. You must give the Benefit Administrator all assistance as may reasonably be required to secure all rights and remedies.
Additional Provisions for Lost Luggage Reimbursement
Lost Luggage Reimbursement is supplemental to and excess of any other valid and collectible avenue of recovery that is available to You, the eligible Visa cardholder. The Benefit Administrator will refund the excess amount once all other reimbursement has been exhausted up to the limit of liability.
This benefit is available only to You, the eligible Visa cardholder. You shall use due diligence and do all things reasonable to avoid or diminish any loss to property protected by this benefit. This provision will not be applied unreasonably to avoid claims.
If You make any claim knowing it to be false or fraudulent in any respect, no coverage shall exist for such claim and Your benefits may be canceled. Each cardholder agrees that representations
regarding claims will be accurate and complete. Any and all relevant provisions shall be void in any case of fraud, intentional concealment, or misrepresentation of material fact.
No legal action for a claim may be brought against the Provider until sixty (60) days after the Provider receives Proof of Loss. After the expiration of two (2) years from the time written Proof of Loss was to be provided, no action shall be brought to recover on this benefit. Further, no legal action may be brought against the Provider unless all the terms of this Guide to Benefits have been complied with fully.
This benefit is provided to eligible Visa cardholders at no additional cost. The terms and conditions contained in this Guide to Benefits may be modified by subsequent endorsements. Modifications to the terms and conditions may be provided via additional Guide to Benefits mailings, statement inserts, or statement messages. The benefit described in this Guide to Benefits will not apply to Visa cardholders whose accounts have been suspended or canceled.
Termination dates may vary by financial institutions. Your financial institution can cancel or non-renew the benefit, and if they do, they will notify You at least thirty (30) days in advance. This information is a description of the benefit provided to You as a Visa cardholder. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America (“Provider”) is the underwriter of this benefit and is solely responsible for its administration and claims. The Benefit Administrator provides services on behalf of the Provider.
FORM #VLUGOPT – 2013 (04/14)
Baggage Delay
Reimbursement Level:
Up to $100 per day for 3 days
Up to $300 per 12 month period
DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGE
THE PLAN: As a UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit cardholder you, your spouse or domestic partner, and your dependent children will automatically be insured against Baggage Delay.
ELIGIBILITY: This insurance plan is provided to UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit cardholders, their Spouse and Dependent Children automatically when the entire cost of the passenger fare(s) are charged to UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit card while the insurance is effective. It is not necessary for you to notify UBS Financial Services, Inc., the administrator or the Company when tickets are purchased.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Your insurance becomes effective on the date on which you first meet the eligibility criteria as an eligible cardholder. Insurance for you automatically terminates on the earliest of: the termination date of the policy, or the date on which you no longer meet the eligibility criteria as an eligible cardholder.
THE COST: This insurance plan is provided at no additional cost to eligible UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit cardholders. UBS
Financial Services, Inc. pays the full cost of the insurance.
THE BENEFITS: Baggage Delay reimburses the cost for expenses, up to $100 per day for three days, incurred in the event of Baggage Delay for the emergency purchase of essential items you may need while on a Common Carrier Covered Trip at a destination other than your primary residence.
Essential items not covered by Baggage Delay include, but are not limited to:
1) contact lenses, eyeglasses or hearing aids; 2) artificial teeth, dental bridges or prosthetic devices; 3) tickets, documents, money, securities, checks, travelers checks and valuable papers; 4) business samples; 5) jewelry and watches; or 6) cameras, video recorders and other electronic equipment.
The Baggage Delay Benefit Amount is excess over any other insurance (including homeowners) or indemnity (including any
reimbursements by the airline, cruise line, railroad, station authority, occupancy provider) available to the Insured Person.
DEFINITIONS:Account means UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit card account as set forth in the policy. Baggage means suitcases and the containers specifically designated for carrying personal property, and the personal property contained therein. Baggage Delay means a delay or misdirection of the Insured Person’s Baggage by a Common Carrier for more than twelve (12) hours from the time the Insured Person arrives at the destination on the Insured Person’s ticket. Benefit Amount means the amount which applies to you at the time the entire cost of the fare is charged to your UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit card account during the policy period, for the applicable hazard. Cardholder means an individual who is named on the account card issued by the policyholder. Common Carrier means any motorized land, water or air conveyance organized and licensed for the transportation of passengers for hire and operated by an employee or an individual under contract. Common Carrier Covered Trip means travel on a Common Carrier when the full fare for such transportation less any redeemable frequent flyer miles, coupons or certificates has been charged to the Insured Person’s Account issued by the Policyholder. If frequent flyer miles, coupons or certificates are redeemed a charge of at least $1.00 or the full amount due for the trip, whichever is greater, must be charged to the Account for travel to be considered a Common Carrier Covered Trip. Company means Federal Insurance Company. Conveyance means any motorized craft, vehicle or mode of transportation licensed or registered by a governmental authority with competent jurisdiction. Credit Card means a payment medium that takes the form of a credit card, credit plate, charge plate, courtesy card or other identification card or device issued to you. You may use the credit card to purchase, hire, rent or lease property or services. Credit Card does not include a debit card. Dependent Child means the primary insured person’s unmarried child, dependent on the primary insured person for maintenance and support, under the age of 19, under the age of 25 if enrolled as a full-time student at an institution of higher learning or classified as an incapacitated dependent child. Domestic Partner means a person designated by the primary insured person who has executed an affidavit of Domestic Partnership; is registered as a domestic partner or legal equivalent under the laws of any jurisdiction or who is at least 18 years of age and competent to enter into a contract; is not related to the primary insured person by blood; has exclusively lived with the primary insured person for at least 12 months prior to the date of enrollment; is not legally married or separated and as of the date of enrollment has with the primary insured person at least 2 of the following financial arrangements: a joint mortgage or lease, a joint bank account, joint title to or ownership of a motor vehicle or status as a joint lessee on a motor vehicle lease or a joint credit card account with a financial institution. Neither the primary insured person or domestic partner can be married to, nor in a civil union with, anyone else. Insured Person means a person qualifying as a class member, as listed in the policy, who elects insurance or for whom insurance is elected and on whose behalf premium is paid. Loss of Property means Baggage Delay which occurs while the Insured Person is insured under this policy which is in force. Proof of Loss means written evidence acceptable to us that an accident, accident bodily injury or loss has occurred. Spouse means your husband or wife or domestic partner who is recognized as such by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the primary insured person resides. War means hostilities following a formal declaration of war by a governmental authority; in the absence of a formal declaration of war by a governmental authority, armed, open and continuous hostilities between two countries or armed, open and continuous hostilities between two factions, each in control of territory or claiming jurisdiction over the geographic area of hostility. We, Us and Our means Federal Insurance Company.
EXCLUSIONS: This insurance does not apply to any Loss of Property when: 1) the United States of America has imposed any trade or economic sanctions prohibiting insurance of any of Property; or 2) there is any other legal prohibition against providing insurance for any Loss of Property; or Loss of Property caused by or resulting from, directly or indirectly, a declared or undeclared War.
CLAIM NOTICE: Written claim notice must be given to us within 20 days after the occurrence of any loss covered by this policy or as soon as reasonably possible. Failure to give notice within 20 days will not invalidate or reduce any otherwise valid claim if notice is given as soon as reasonably possible.
CLAIM FORMS: When we receive notice of a claim, we will send you forms for giving proof of loss to us within 15 days. If you do
not receive the forms, you should send us a written description of the loss.
CLAIM PROOF OF LOSS: Complete proof of loss must be given to us within 90 days after the date of loss, or as soon as reasonably possible.
CLAIM PAYMENT: We will pay you or your beneficiary the applicable benefit amount within 60 days after we receive complete
proof of loss and if you, or the Policyholder have complied with all the terms of this policy. Answers to specific questions can be obtained by writing the Plan Administrator. To make a claim please contact the Plan Administrator:
Plan Administrator
CBSI Card Benefit Services
550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 309
Harrison, NY 10528
PLAN UNDERWRITTEN BY
Federal Insurance Company a member of the
CHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
15 Mountain View Road, P.O. Box 1615
Warren, New Jersey 07061-1651
POLICY #: 9907-74-39
Form No. CCA7000NJ-Travel (Ed.07/04)