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Policy Wording - Insure me 4

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Section 7 Travel delay<br />

This section of cover applies to comprehensive policyholders only.<br />

What is covered:<br />

If the departure of your first outward or final inward international flight, sea crossing or coach or train<br />

journey forming part of a booked trip and specified on your ticket, is delayed as a direct result of strike,<br />

industrial action, adverse weather conditions, failure of air traffic control systems, or <strong>me</strong>chanical breakdown<br />

of aircraft, sea vessel, coach or train:<br />

• For more than 12 hours beyond the intended departure ti<strong>me</strong>: we will pay the sum of £20 per<br />

insured person for the first 12 hours your departure is delayed and a further £10 per insured<br />

person for each subsequent full 12 hours delay, up to a maximum of £300 in all per insured person<br />

per trip; or<br />

• For more than 12 hours beyond the intended departure ti<strong>me</strong>: you can choose instead to abandon<br />

your trip and submit a Cancellation claim under Section 6.<br />

Special conditions relating to claims<br />

If you suffer delays you must obtain written confirmation from the carrier stating the period and reason<br />

for delay.<br />

What is not covered:<br />

• claims arising from actual or planned strike or industrial action which was common knowledge<br />

at the ti<strong>me</strong> you made travel arrange<strong>me</strong>nts for the trip or purchased, renewed or extended this<br />

insurance;<br />

• withdrawal from service of the aircraft, sea vessel, coach or train on which you are booked to travel,<br />

by order or recom<strong>me</strong>ndation of the regulatory authority in any country. You should direct any claim<br />

to the transport operator involved;<br />

• claims where you have not obtained written confirmation from the carrier stating the period and<br />

reason for delay;<br />

• any claim that results from volcanic ash unless you have paid the appropriate premium for cover<br />

and claim under Section 33;<br />

• anything <strong>me</strong>ntioned in the General Exclusions.<br />

Section 8 Ho<strong>me</strong> country departure assistance & missed ho<strong>me</strong><br />

country connection<br />

This section of cover applies to comprehensive policyholders only.<br />

What is covered:<br />

We will pay up to a maximum of £500 per insured person to <strong>me</strong>et the additional costs incurred should you<br />

be delayed or miss your connection as follows:<br />

On your outward journey:<br />

If after leaving your ho<strong>me</strong> you are delayed during your internal/connecting journey to the airport, port,<br />

coach or rail terminal, which is the departure point from your ho<strong>me</strong> country, as a result of disruption,<br />

cancellation, delay, suspension, failure or alteration of public transport, or breakdown or accident<br />

immobilising the private vehicle in which you are travelling:<br />

• We will provide assistance to enable you to continue your journey to the international departure<br />

point from your ho<strong>me</strong> country;<br />

• Where necessary we will provide alternative transport or e<strong>me</strong>rgency local help, including the towing<br />

of your vehicle to the nearest garage.<br />

Travel Insurance <strong>Policy</strong> Docu<strong>me</strong>nts<br />

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