Your Guide to Benefit describes the benefit in effect as of 2/1/24.Benefit information in this guide replaces any prior benefit information You may have received. Please read and retain for Your records. Your eligibility is determined by Your financial institution.
Sometimes the unexpected happens and Your travel arrangements don’t go as planned.
You’ve done a great job preparing for Your Trip. Your flights have been booked, You confirmed Your reservation with Your hotel and You even rented a car so You can sightsee. But what if You have to cancel Your trip because of the death of an Immediate Family Member? What if the airline You booked Your flight through declares bankruptcy? Fortunately, Trip Cancellation and Interruption benefits are available to help You with these unforeseen circumstances that could disrupt Your travel plans.
Trip Cancellation and Interruption benefits pay up to $2,000.00 per Insured Person for the non-refundable Common Carrier ticket(s) that You paid for with Your covered Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account. You, Your spouse (or Domestic Partner) and Your Dependent Children are eligible for coverage if You charge the entire cost of the Trip using Your Account, less redeemable certificates, vouchers, or coupons, or rewards program associated with Your covered Account.
The death, Accidental injury, disease or physical illness must be verified by a Physician and must prevent You from traveling on the trip.
Note: Common Carriers may issue a credit voucher for the value of the unused ticket. A fee may be associated with changing or cancelling the ticket. Reimbursement of fee may be eligible at time of Loss. Most Common Carrier credit vouchers expire in one year. Proof of unused credit voucher can be submitted for reimbursement after expiration. Payment will not exceed either the actual Non-Refundable amount paid by the Insured Person for a Common Carrier passenger(s) fare(s), or up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
No Trip Cancellation or Interruption benefits will be paid for Loss caused by or resulting from:
Within twenty (20) days of the Trip Cancellation or interruption or as soon as reasonably possible, You must provide (written) claim notice to the Plan Administrator or you can call toll free at 1-855-307-9251. The Plan Administrator will ask You for some preliminary information and send You the appropriate claim forms. Failure to give notice within twenty (20) days will not invalidate or reduce any otherwise valid claim, if notice is given as soon as reasonably possible.
When the Plan Administrator receives notice of a claim, the Plan Administrator will send You forms for giving proof of Loss within fifteen (15) days. If You do not receive the forms, You should send the Plan Administrator a written description of the Loss.
Answers to specific questions can be obtained by writing to the Plan Administrator. To make a claim, please contact the Plan Administrator:
For faster filing, or to check the status of the claim and securly upload documents, visit www.myclaimsagent.com/cbs.
As a cardholder, You, Your spouse (or Domestic Partner), and unmarried Dependent Children will be automatically insured up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for Accidental Loss of life, limb, sight, speech, or hearing. This benefit applies while:
| Covered Loss | Benefit Maximum |
|---|---|
| Accidental Loss of Life, two or more Members, sight of both eyes, speech and hearing or any combination thereof | $1,000.00 |
| Accidental Loss of one Member, sight of one eye, speech or hearing | $500.00 |
| Accidental Loss of the thumb and index finger of the same hand | $250.00 |
Loss means, with respect to a hand, complete severance through or above the knuckle joints of at least four (4) fingers on the same hand or at least three (3) fingers and the thumb on the same hand; with respect to a foot, complete severance through or above the ankle joint. The Company will consider it a Loss of hand or foot even if the fingers, thumb, or foot is later reattached.
In order to be eligible for this additional coverage, the entire cost of the Common Carrier passenger fare(s), less redeemable certificates, vouchers, or coupons, must be charged to Your covered Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account during the policy period. If the purchase is not made prior to the Insured Person’s arrival at the airport, coverage begins at the time the entire cost of the Common Carrier passenger fare is purchased.
This travel accident benefit is provided to eligible cardholders. Your financial institution pays the cardholder’s premium as a benefit of the card membership.
The Loss must occur within one year of the Accident. The Company will pay the single largest applicable Benefit Amount. In the event of multiple Accidental deaths per Account arising from any one Accident, the Company’s liability for all such Losses will be subject to a maximum limit of insurance equal to two times the Benefit Amount for Loss of life. Benefits will be proportionately divided among the Insured Persons up to the maximum limit of insurance.
The Loss of Life benefit will be paid to the Beneficiary designated by You. If no such designation has been made, that benefit will be paid to the first surviving Beneficiary in the following order: a) Your spouse, b) Your Children, c) Your parents, d) Your brothers and sisters, e) Your estate. All other indemnities will be paid to You.
Loss caused by or resulting from:
Within twenty (20) days of the accident or as soon as reasonably possible, You must provide (written) claim notice to the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator will ask You for some preliminary information and send You the appropriate claim forms. Failure to give notice within twenty (20) days will not invalidate or reduce any otherwise valid claim, if notice is given as soon as reasonably possible.
When the Plan Administrator receives notice of a claim, the Plan Administrator will send You forms for giving proof of Loss within fifteen (15) days. If You do not receive the forms, You should send the Plan Administrator a written description of the Loss.
Answers to specific questions can be obtained by writing to the Plan Administrator. To make a claim, please contact the Plan Administrator:
To view the status of your claim and to securely upload documents, visit www.myclaimsagent.com.
Or mail the completed and signed claim form and all required documents to:
If You choose to mail Your documents, please send a copy of Your documents and retain the originals for Your records. Claim Benefit Services is unable to return any submitted documents. You will be contacted by a claim adjuster if additional information or documentation is required.
Accident or Accidental means a sudden, unforeseen, and unexpected event which: happens by chance; is independent of illness and disease and is the direct source of Loss.
Accidental Bodily Injury means Bodily Injury, which: 1) is Accidental; 2) is the direct cause of a Loss; and 3) occurs while the Insured Person is insured under this policy, which is in force.
Account means Your credit or debit card Accounts.
Benefit Amount means the Loss amount at the time the entire cost of the passenger fare is purchased with an eligible Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account.
Common Carrier means any licensed land, water or air conveyance operated by those whose occupation or business is the transportation of persons or things without discrimination and for hire.
Covered Trip means travel on a Common Carrier when the entire cost of the passenger fare for such transportation, less redeemable certificates, vouchers, or coupons, has been purchased with an Insured Person’s covered card Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account issued by the Policyholder.
Dependent Child or Children means those Children, including adopted Children and those Children placed for adoption, who are primarily dependent upon the Insured Person for maintenance and support, and who are: 1) under the age of nineteen (19), and reside with the Insured Person; 2) beyond the age of nineteen (19), permanently mentally or physically challenged, and incapable of self-support; or 3) under the age of twenty-five (25) and classified as full-time students at an institution of higher learning.
Domestic Partner means a person who is registered as a Domestic Partner or legal equivalent under laws of the governing jurisdiction, or who: 1) is at least 18 years of age and competent to enter into a contract; 2) is not related to the Primary Insured Person by blood; 3) has exclusively lived with the Primary Insured Person for at least twelve (12) consecutive months. 4) is not legally married or separated; and 5) has with the Primary Insured Person at least two (2) of the following financial arrangements: a) a joint mortgage or lease; b) a joint bank account; c) joint title to or ownership of a motor vehicle or status a joint lessee on a motor vehicle lease; or d) a joint credit card account with a financial institution.
Immediate Family Member means the Insured Person’s: 1) Spouse or Domestic Partner; 2) children including adopted children or stepchildren; 3) legal guardians or wards; 4) siblings or siblings-in-law; 5) parents or parents-in-law; 6) grandparents or grandchildren; 7) aunts or uncles; 8) nieces and nephews. Immediate Family Member also means a Spouse’s or Domestic Partner’s children, including adopted children or step children; legal guardians or wards; siblings or siblings-in-law; parents or parents-in-law; grandparents or grandchildren; aunts or uncles; nieces or nephews.
Insured Person means the individual or entity to whom the Policyholder has issued an Account, as well as authorized users of the Account registered with the Policyholder. Insured Person also means the Insured Person’s Spouse or Domestic Partner and Dependent Children.
Member means hand or foot.
Pre-existing Condition means Accidental Bodily Injury, disease, or illness of the Insured Person or Immediate Family Member of the Insured Person which occurs or manifests itself during the sixty (60) day period immediately prior to the purchase date of a Scheduled Airline passenger fare(s). Disease or illness has manifested itself when either: 1) medical care or treatment has been given; or 2) there exists symptoms which would cause a reasonably prudent person to seek medical diagnosis, care or treatment. The taking of prescription drugs or medication for controlled (continued) condition throughout this sixty (60) day period will not be considered to be a manifestation of illness or disease.
Trip Cancellation means the cancellation of Common Carrier travel arrangements when the Insured Person is prevented from traveling on a Covered Trip on or before the Covered Trip departure.
Trip Interruption means the Insured Person’s Covered Trip is interrupted either on the way to the Covered Trip point of departure or after the Covered Trip departure.
You or Yours means an Insured Person who purchase their trip to the Insured person’s covered Account and/or rewards programs associated with the Insured Person’s covered Account.
For more information about the benefit described in this guide, contact the Plan Administrator.