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Cover QuestionsYes, our policies can provide cover for one-way trips if you are staying no longer than 12 months in an Area 1 destination (Americas/Africa), and no longer than 18 months for all other destinations.
The business policy can offer annual cover designed for business travellers who go away multiple times during the year. The policy:
To purchase a Business policy please contact our Customer Service team on 1300 72 88 22 or via the Live Chat feature on our website.
Yes, in most cases we can. Cover-More Travel Insurance policies can provide cover for a maximum of 12 months in an Area 1 destination (Americas/Africa), and a maximum of 18 months for all other destinations.
Cover commences at the time you leave your home and ceases at the time you return to your home.
Some of our products offer an option to increase your luggage item limit for an additional cost. You must contact the agent or broker you purchased the insurance from and make the request for extra luggage cover through them. The extra cover can then be added to your policy for an additional premium. Receipts or valuations no more than 24 months old must be available if requested by the Cover-More team. Please refer to the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for coverage limits.
There is no limit to the number of accompanying children on our leisure and business policies, as long as they are your own children or grandchildren and they have the same itinerary as yourself.
Accompanying children are defined as your own children or grandchildren, who are identified on the certificate of insurance, travelling with you on the journey, under 21 years of age, financially dependent on you and not in full time employment.
Policies relating to Domestic Cancellation and Amendments are on a per traveller basis, children are not automatically included on the policy.
For Corporate Plans, 6 accompanying children can travel on the Corporate policy as long as they are travelling with the policyholder.
Some of our products offer the option to purchase cover for these activities by adding the “Winter Sports” add-on when you’re purchasing Cover-More Travel Insurance as long as you pay the additional premium.
Please note you will NOT be covered if:
More FAQ's relating to snow sports can be found on our dedicated Winter Sports FAQ's Page. Please refer to the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for specific coverage options.
We can cover many different types of sporting activities as long as the activity is not in a professional capacity, a race other than on foot (i.e. walking or running), and not listed in the "We Will Not Under Any Section Pay For" section of the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).
“Professional” means undertaking any activity for which financial payment is received from another person or party.
We can offer limited cover for winter sports and motorcycle/moped riding for an additional premium. Please refer to the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for specific coverage options.
The general exclusion of the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) which relates to claims involving drugs and / or alcohol applies under any section of the policy that a claim is made. The exclusion is as follows:
We will not pay for:
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If you cancel your policy within a cooling-off period of 21 days after you are issued your Certificate of Insurance, you will be given a full refund of the premium you paid, provided you have not started your journey, or you do not want to make a claim.
After this period, you can still cancel your policy, however, we will refund to you a proportion of the premium for the unexpired period of cover (less any non-refundable government charges and taxes that we have paid and are not recoverable).
You are not entitled to a refund if you have started your journey, you want to make a claim, or exercise any other right under your cover.
If you purchased your policy from our website and you want to cancel your cover, please contact the Cover-More team by calling 1300 72 88 22 (within Australia) or +61 2 8907 5000 (from overseas) or by emailing [email protected].
To complete the cancellation of a policy, you must be the policyholder and you will need to provide your policy number to our team.
Any refunds will be paid onto the card used for purchase. Refunds take approximately 3 to 5 business days to process.
If you purchased your policy through a travel agent and wish to cancel it, please contact your agent directly.
For any changes to your policy including:
Please contact our Customer Service team to assist you on 1300 72 88 22 or via the Live Chat feature on our website.
If you purchase directly from our website or via our telephone sales team, you may be eligible for 3 Velocity Points per $1 spent with us. Make sure you provide your Velocity membership number at the time of purchase, or within 90 days of buying your policy. See our Velocity Points page for all the terms and conditions.
If you have lost your copy of your Certificate of Insurance (COI), please check the email that you would have received confirming the purchase of your policy. A copy of your policy certificate will be attached.
If you cannot find that email, please contact our Customer Service team on 1300 72 88 22 or via the Live Chat feature on our website and provide your name, date of birth and address and we will send you a copy. If you purchased your policy through an agent or broker, you can also request a copy of your documents from them.
When you purchase your policy, you need to make sure that the travel dates you enter cover the entire journey: from the date you leave your home in Australia to the date you return home after your journey.
“Home” means your usual place of residence in Australia.
“Journey” means the period commencing at the time you leave home and ceasing at the time you return home.
If you’re a Domestic or “Anywhere in the World” Annual Multi-Trip policyholder, the destination/s within your journey must be more than 250 kilometres away from your home, or, if they’re less than this distance, your journey must include at least one night of paid accommodation booked with an accommodation supplier or provider (such as a hotel, Bed & Breakfast, serviced apartment, or peer-to-peer service such as Airbnb).
“Period of Insurance” means:
If you are delayed from returning home due to no fault of your own, your policy will automatically extend until you are able to return home by the quickest and most direct route.
Claims QuestionsOur policy conditions state that "You must advise us of any claim or occurrence which may give rise to a claim as soon as possible and within 60 days of the return date shown on Your Certificate of Insurance".
If you are about to submit a claim and have exceeded the 60 day time frame, please attach a covering letter with your Online Claim submission explaining why you were unable to submit your claim within this period.
If you are still within the 60 day time frame but believe you may exceed it, please contact our Claims team on 1300 36 26 44 in order to alert them to the fact.
If you believe you may exceed the time frame because you are awaiting documentation relevant to your claim, please submit your claim in the meantime and provide us with your documentation once available.
Visit our Claims page for further information.
Claims can be submitted both during and after travel. Our Online Claims Portal allows you to submit your claim from anywhere in the world.
If you would like to make a new claim, you can do so by visiting our Claims page here.
You can lodge a claim through our Online Claims portal and upload copies of any supporting documentation that supports your claim. This is the quickest and easiest way to lodge a claim. You may also download a copy of our paper claim form and lodge a claim through the post or email if you would prefer. You will receive an email notification when your claim has been received and registered.
If you would like to check the status of an existing claim, you can log onto the Online Claims portal, which will show you the status of all the claims associated with your policy. You can also contact our Claims team by dialling 1300 72 88 22 and selecting the option for ‘Existing Claims’.
For many large-scale events (e.g. terrorist attacks, major weather events, etc.) that occur around the world, we will prepare specific advice and publish this on our website. This advice will give you an understanding of the event and exactly what you have cover for in relation to it. All of our advice can be found on our Travel Alerts page.
If we do not have an advice on a specific event you want to know about, please contact our Customer Service team on 1300 72 88 22 or via the Live Chat feature on our website to chat directly with our Customer Service team.
If you are submitting your claim via the Online Claims Portal, please select the "Other" option when you are prompted for the section of the policy you would like to claim under.
Please contact our Claims team on 1300 36 26 44 and we can contact our supplier to have the voucher re-activated.
The quickest option for your claim to be processed is to submit your claim and associated documents via our Online Claims Portal. Documents can also be submitted via email, fax and mail.
While we do not require the originals of your documents, we may require them at a later date for auditing purposes so we ask that you keep the originals available if we request them.
We aim to respond to all claims within 10 working days.
If we need to request more information from either you or a third party (such as your doctor or travel agent) in order to make a decision on your claim, then your claim could be delayed. In these cases, we will respond within 10 working days from the date we receive each document that is sent to us.
In order to reduce any delays, please send all the documentation mentioned in the Online Claims portal for your type of claim. If you cannot provide something, please explain this clearly on your claim form.
Our policies have specific item limits that apply to any type of luggage claim. While you can claim up to the Luggage section limit for multiple items that have been lost, stolen or damaged, each individual, pair or set of items (such as a set of golf clubs vs. each individual club) will have a limit as well. This amount varies between items and policies so you should check the PDS for your policy find out the exact limits that apply to your items.
Cover-More products do not offer a new for old policy in relation to luggage items. Where applicable, we will deduct reasonable depreciation from any item we compensate you for or from any item we replace through our approved suppliers.
If you have any questions about how the amounts have been calculated, please contact our office directly.
We always ask for receipts in the first instance. This is a policy requirement and provides us with documentary evidence of purchase.
It is your responsibility to provide us with evidence to support your claim for an item. This is ‘proof of ownership’.
Please note:
If you do not have the receipts, please indicate that on your online claim submission when prompted.
If you have Home and Contents insurance, sometimes it will also cover you for items even if they are lost while on holiday. If this is the case, your Home and Contents insurer may be liable for part of the cost and will contribute to your claim. If this is the case, we will always settle your claim in full directly with you before contacting the other insurer.
If a Transport Provider overseas delays all pieces of your checked luggage for more than 24 hours, there may be provision to claim for the purchase of essential items of clothing and toiletries. Make sure you keep all receipts for the essential items you purchase. You must also get a written report from the transport provider confirming the delay and how long it was for.
Please refer to the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for coverage limits.
If you need to extend the period of insurance, we do not require the authority, just a policy number and new end dates.
If you would like someone to lodge a claim on your behalf, anyone can log onto the Online Claims portal as long as they have your policy details. Our Claims team will contact you to make sure that we have all the correct details before assessing your claim.
If you need someone to act on your behalf to amend your policy coverage, we will require you to provide the authority.
If you wish to list someone as having authority to speak or act on your behalf, please contact us and provide the name and DOB or mobile number as a way of identifying the person. Please contact us on 1300 72 88 22 or via the Live Chat feature on our website to chat directly with our Customer Service team.
Sometimes the size of a claim or the difficulties in gathering information can mean that we might use an investigator who can gather information more quickly and accurately. This will speed up the processing time of your claim and make sure that we have considered all factors before making a decision.
At times, we will be able to approve one part of a claim while we still need to continue to gather information on another part. Rather than delay the entire claim, we usually elect to settle the parts we can. This means that you will be financially better off more quickly while we continue to assess the remainder of the claim.
When you hire a rental car, you will typically receive a rental car agreement that lists an excess amount you are liable to pay if there is damage to the rental vehicle. It is the reimbursement of this excess amount you have paid to the rental car company that your policy can provide cover for, if you need to make a claim for rental car insurance excess and it is approved. Remember to read the exclusions and limitations listed in the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) as these will apply. We will not pay for:
Some of our policies come with rental car insurance excess included as a standard feature, and we may also allow you to increase your rental car insurance excess coverage. Please refer to the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for coverage limits. Contact our Customer Service team on 1300 72 88 22 or via the Live Chat feature on our website, or talk to your agent who you purchased your policy through, if you wish to increase your cover.
To help understand how much cover you may need, consider checking with your rental car company and check what their standard insurance excess amount is.
Medical QuestionsOur policies can contain a provision for Emergency Dental Treatment you incur overseas. Expenses related to routine dental treatments are not covered. There is no provision for dental treatment caused by or related to the deterioration and/or decay of teeth or associated tissue, involving the use of precious metals, or involving cosmetic dentistry.
No, medical expenses incurred in Australia are not covered by the policy if you are an Australian resident or eligible overseas representative.
However, if you are travelling to Australia on an International Inbound policy and you are not from a Reciprocal Health Agreement (RHA) country, cover may be available. Cover is only provided for medical expenses incurred if the country you are from does not have a Reciprocal Health Agreement (RHA) with Australia.
Please consider checking with Medicare for more details regarding countries with Reciprocal Health Agreements with Australia.
Yes, for each new policy you purchase we do require you to complete a new medical assessment.
If you have an Annual Multi- Trip policy and you are diagnosed with a new condition and make further bookings, you may be required to complete a new medical assessment.
Our travel insurance policies can automatically cover some existing medical conditions. Other existing medical conditions will require assessment and if approved, an additional premium will be applicable.
Even if you do not want cover for an existing medical condition, you will still need to declare it to us by completing an online medical assessment.
Coverage of existing medical conditions can be assessed through completing an online medical assessment during the quote process via this website. Please read the applicable Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for coverage details.
In most cases you will receive an instant outcome on completion of a medical assessment.
The medical assessment can be completed as part of your online quote via our website.
If you are purchasing your policy through a travel agent or broker, please contact them and ask for a quote number before contacting our Customer Service team.
These are some of the existing medical conditions that can be automatically covered, subject to policy requirements:
Coverage of existing medical conditions can be assessed through completing a medical assessment during the online quote process. Be sure to refer to the applicable Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for coverage details.
If you do need to complete an online medical assessment, we need to assess all your diagnosed conditions, not just the ones you want covered.
All policyholders have access to our emergency assistance team who is contactable 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can reach them by calling +612 8907 5619.
Our team of doctors, nurses, case managers and travel agents can provide the following services to all policyholders:
Certain services are subject to your claim being approved.
We may be able to provide travel insurance for pregnancy. If you know you are pregnant at the Relevant Time, you will need to apply for cover for your pregnancy if:
“Relevant Time” in respect of:
Please complete additional questions in an online medical assessment in order to determine eligibility and obtain a quote. If you have any questions about the online assessment or prefer to talk with a customer service agent, please contact us on 1300 72 88 22.
Pregnancy restrictions
Whether or not you have to apply for pregnancy cover, the following restrictions apply to claims arising in any way from the pregnancy of any person.
Expectant mothers should consider if our travel insurance is right for them when travelling after 23 weeks and 6 days gestation, as costs for childbirth and neonatal care overseas can be expensive. Read our Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) before deciding on our travel insurance
Destinations & PlansThese destinations would fall under our Domestic plan.
As all of these locations are considered to be part of Australia access to Medicare covered treatment is available for Australian citizens.
There is no cover for medical expenses under our Domestic policy.
When you get a quote for a policy, we ask for the destinations you will travel to so that we can make sure we are giving you the best price.
Where are you travelling to?
Stopping over somewhere?
What to do if you do not know every single country you will be travelling to?
