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All of G.A.P Adventures' cruises and cruise tours require that you have medical
travel insurance which includes at least $75,000 worth of emergency evacuation
and repatriation coverage. On Day 1, your tour leader/G.A.P representative will
ask you for proof of coverage. G.A.P offers a travel insurance plan that meets
this requirement.
TRAVEL INSURANCE PLAN AT-A-GLANCE
| INSURANCE OFFERED |
COVERAGE AMOUNTS PER INSURED |
| Emergency Medical† |
Actual covered expenses up to $50,000 for emergency
medical treatment plus up to $300,000 for ambulance transportation
expenses of $5,000,000 CDN if you have a valid provincial health
insurance plan.
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| Trip Cancellation† |
Up to the covered amount purchased |
| Trip Interruption† |
Unlimited |
| Baggage Loss or Damage |
Up to $1,000 per trip |
| Baggage Delay |
Up to $500 per trip |
| Flight Accident |
Up to $100,000 for death or double dismemberment or $50,000 for single dismemberment |
| Travel Accident |
Up to $50,000 for death or double dismemberment or $25,000 for single dismemberment |
† For all plans, if your covered expense results from an act of
terrorism, all benefit maximums shown may be reduced subject to the
Terrorism Coverage provision.
Family Coverage is available to you if all family
members to be insured are under age 55 and you have purchased and
paid for family coverage. The family coverage covers you, your spouse
and children for the plan purchased. The family rate is 3 times the
older (or only) parent’s rate.
Children Under 2 Years of Age at No Extra Charge:
With the purchase of this insurance, coverage for children (or a child)
older than 30 days old and under the age of 2 is provided at no extra
charge.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TRAVEL INSURANCE
ITALICIZED WORDS have specific meaning. Please refer to the
"Definitions" section of this page to find out what each word means.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INSURANCE
You must pay the required premium to your Travel Agent before you
leave home and, where applicable, complete our questionnaire. You
must buy coverage for the entire duration of your trip.
Coverage must be purchased at the time you book your trip. In addition, we
will cover, under the same coverage as you a child who travels
with you, if you have purchased and paid for family coverage and,
provided the child is older than 30 days old.
If you are age 75 or older, you must also meet all of the
following eligibility requirements:
- You have not had a heart bypass or valve surgery before 1997;
- You are not traveling against the advice of a physician;
- You do not have both diabetes (for which you require the use of medication)
and a heart condition;
- You have never:
- been diagnosed with metastatic cancer or a terminal illness with a life
expectancy or less than two (2) years;
- received an organ transplant; and/or
- had a kidney condition that required dialysis;
- In the past two (2) years, you have not:
- been prescribed or taken lasix or furosemide for any condition; had congestive heart failure; and/or
- required treatment with oxygen or prednisone (or other oral steroid
medication, not including puffers) for a lung condition
- In the past 12 months, you have not:
- started treatment for and/or been diagnosed with a heart attack;
stroke; Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA); mini-stroke or internal bleeding;
- received chemotherapy or radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer;
and/or
- been hospitalized for 24 hours or more for a gastrointestinal disease or
disorder.
YOUR COVERAGE STARTS
For Trip Cancellation insurance, coverage starts at
the date and time you pay the premium for that coverage. Trip
interruption starts on the day you plan to leave home. All other
coverages start when you leave home.
YOUR COVERAGE ENDS
Your insurance ends on the earliest of these dates:
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before you
leave home, if you cancel your trip and the reason for the
cancellation is covered under your insurance;
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when you return home; or
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when your trip ends or certificate of insurance expires, as shown on your
travel confirmation.
AUTOMATIC EXTENSION
Under Trip Interruption insurance, we will
extend your coverage beyond the date you were scheduled to return
home as per your confirmation:
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for up to 10 days, if you have a medical condition that prevents you
from returning home on that date; or
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for up to 30 days, if you are hospitalized and that hospitalization prevents you
from returning home on that date.
However, if travel is medically possible before the 10 or 20 days have passed, we
will honour your claim for eligible expenses only until that earlier
date.
Under all other types of insurance, we will extend your coverage
automatically beyond the date you were scheduled to return home
as per your confirmation if:
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your carrier is delayed. In this case, we will extend your coverage
for up to 72 hours; or
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you or your travel companion are hospitalized on that date. In this case, we
will extend your coverage during the hospitalization and for up to 5
days after discharge from the hospital; or
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you or your travel companion have a medical condition that does not
require hospitalization but prevents travel. In this case, we will
extend your coverage for up to 5 days.
In any case, we will not extend any coverage beyond 12 months after the date you
originally leave home.
TO STAY LONGER THAN PLANNED
Extensions: If you have
not left home yet, simply call your Travel Agent to ask for the
extension. If, however, you are already on your trip, please call
the Assistance Centre. You may be able to extend your coverage,
subject to an extra premium, as long as the total length of your trip
does not exceed 183 days (212 days if you reside in Ontario or
Newfoundland). The maximum number of covered travel days is 60 for those
age 55 and older. If you have not had a medical condition
since your certificate of insurance was issued, the extension will be
issued right away. If you have, however, the extension is subject to the
approval of the Assistance Centre.
TO GET A REFUND OF PREMIUM
Please note that refunds are not available.
TRIP CANCELLATION & INTERRUPTION INSURANCE
What does Trip Cancellation Insurance cover?
If you are unable to travel due to a covered event listed immediately below that
occurs before you leave home, we will pay up to the covered amount for the prepaid
portion of your trip that is non-refundable and non-transferable to
another travel date. In addition, if your travel companion must cancel
his/her trip due to a covered event applicable to him/her, and you
decide to go on your trip as planned, we will cover the cost of
the next occupancy charge up to the covered amount.
If you change your mind and decide not to travel for any reason before you
leave home, we will pay up to 50% of the covered amount for the prepaid portion of your trip
that is non-refundable and non-transferable to another date. You must
cancel your trip 23 days or more before your scheduled departure
date for this benefit to be valid.
To cancel a trip before your scheduled departure date, you must
cancel your trip with the Travel Agent immediately or, at the latest,
the business day following the cause of cancellation.
Trip Cancellation Insurance covered events:
- You or your travel companion develop(s) a medical condition or
die(s).
- A member of your immediate family or your key-person, a member
of your travel companion’s immediate family or their key-person,
develops a medical condition or dies.
- Your friend dies or the person
whose guest you will be during your trip is admitted to a hospital
because of an emergency or dies.
- You, your spouse, your travel companion or your travel companion’s
spouse: a) become(s)
pregnant after you book your trip and your departure date
falls in the 9 weeks before the expected delivery date or any time after
that date, or b) legally adopt(s) a child and the date of the
adoption falls during your trip.
- ‡ Your or your travel companion’s travel visa is not issued for a reason
beyond your/their control.
- ‡ You, your spouse, your travel companion or your travel companion’s
spouse are called to service as a reservist, firefighter, military or
police staff, to jury duty or to be a defendant in a civil suit or are
subpoenaed to be a witness during your trip.
- ‡ You, your spouse, your travel companion or your travel companion’s
spouse are quarantined or hijacked; or are unable to occupy your/their
principal residence or to operate your/their place of business
because of a natural disaster.
- ‡ You, your spouse, your travel companion or travel companion’s spouse:
a) lose a permanent job because of layoff or dismissal without just cause,
or b) are transferred by his or her respective employer; and must move his
or her respective principal residence.
- ‡ A business meeting that is the main intent of your trip and was
scheduled before you purchased this insurance, is cancelled for a
reason beyond your control or the control of your employer
and the meeting is between companies with unrelated ownership. Benefits
are only payable if you are traveling to attend the business
meeting.
- After you purchase your insurance, the government of your home country
issues a formal travel warning which recommends that citizens of your
country do not visit a specific destination that is included in your
trip.
What does Trip Interruption Insurance cover?
If your trip is interrupted due to a covered event listed immediately below that
occurs on or after the day you plan to leave home, we will pay up to the covered amount for the prepaid
portion of your trip that is non-refundable and non-transferable to
another travel date except prepaid unused transportation home. In
addition, we will pay your additional and unplanned hotel and
meal expenses, your essential phone calls and taxi fares to a maximum of
up to $300 per day for up to 2 days when no earlier transportation arrangements
are available; and/or we will pay your economy class
transportation via the most cost-effective itinerary to your individual
or your group’s next destination, or to return home.
Trip Interruption Insurance covered events:
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You or your travel companion develop(s) a medical condition or die(s).
- A member of your immediate family or your key-person, a member of your
travel companion’s immediate family or their key-person
develops a medical condition or dies.
- Your friend dies or the person
whose guest you will be during your trip is admitted to a hospital
because of an emergency or dies.
- You, your spouse, your travel companion or your travel companion’s spouse legally
adopt(s) a child and the actual date of the adoption falls during your
trip.
- ‡ You or your travel companion’s travel visa is not issued for a reason
beyond your/their control.
- ‡ You, your spouse, your travel companion or your travel companion’s
spouse are called to service as a reservist, firefighter, military or
police staff, to jury duty or to be a defendant in a civil suit or are
subpoenaed to be a witness during your trip.
- ‡ You, your spouse, your travel companion or your travel companion’s
spouse are quarantined or hijacked; or are unable to occupy your/their
principal residence or to operate your/their place of business
because or a natural disaster.
- ‡ You, your spouse, your travel companion or travel companion’s spouse:
a) lose a permanent job because of lay-off or dismissal without just
cause, or b) are transferred by his or her respective employer; and must
move his or her respective principal residence.
- ‡ You miss a connection or must interrupt your trip because of the delay
of your connecting private passenger vehicle or common carrier,
when the delay is caused by the mechanical failure of your
connecting private passenger vehicle or common carrier, a traffic accident,
an emergency police-directed road closure or weather conditions. Your
connecting private passenger vehicle or common carrier must have
been scheduled to arrive at your point of boarding at least 2 hours
before the scheduled time of departure.
- After you purchase your insurance, the government of your home country
issues a formal travel warning which recommends that citizens of your
country do not visit a specific destination included in your trip.
- ‡ Weather delays at least 30% of your trip and you choose not travel.
What does Misconnection Insurance cover?
If the covered event listed immediately below prevents you from traveling as
shown on your confirmation, we
will pay up to the covered amount for your misconnection expenses, being
the lessor of: a) the change fee charged by the airline for your missed
connection if this option is available, or b) up to $1,000 for the cost of your
one-way economy transportation by the most cost-effective itinerary to the next
destination. Your travel arrangements must have been booked with the
Travel Agency you purchased this certificate of insurance from.
Misconnection Insurance covered event:
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‡ You miss your next connecting flight because the plane you
are ticketed to fly on leaves later than originally scheduled.
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‡ The plane you are ticketed to fly on leaves earlier than originally scheduled and the
ticket you have purchased for your prior connector flight via
another airline becomes unusable. Only misconnection expenses as calculated
above will be payable under these circumstances.
What does Delayed Return Insurance cover?
If any of the covered events listed immediately below happens after you leave home
and makes it impossible for you to return home as shown on your
confirmation, we will pay up to the covered amount
for the length of time that you are prevented from travel. We
will pay for your additional and unplanned hotel and meal expenses, your
essential phone calls and taxi fares to a maximum of up to $300 per day and
$3,000 in total. We will pay up to the covered amount for the extra
costs of your economy class transportation via the most cost-effective
itinerary for your travel home. If the delay is a result of a medical
condition, it must be on the advice of your attending physician
at your destination.
Delayed Return Insurance covered events:
- You
develop a medical condition.
- A member of your immediate family develops a medical condition or
dies at your destination.
- Your travel companion develops a medical condition or dies.
- The person whose guest you are at your destination dies.
What else does Trip Interruption & Delayed Return Insurance cover?
In the event your travel companion’s plane is
delayed by weather conditions for at least 30% of your trip, and your
travel companion decides not to go on the trip as booked, we
will cover the cost of your next occupancy charge up to the covered
amount.
In the event you die after the start of your trip:
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We will reimburse to your
estate, up to the covered amount, for your pre-paid unused trip
arrangements;
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We will reimburse the actual expenses
incurred for the preparation or cremation of your body, and either its
repatriation or its burial. Specifically, we will reimburse to your
estate actual expenses for:
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the transportation of your body (in the standard transportation
container normally used by the airline) back to your home, plus up to
$3,000 for the preparation of your body and the cost of the container;
or
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the transportation of your ashes back to your
home, plus up to $3,000 to have your body cremated where you
die; or
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up to $3,000 for the preparation of your body and
the cost of a standard burial container, plus up to $3,000 for the burial of your
body where you die.
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In addition, we will reimburse travel and accommodation expenses of the
person who must travel to the place of your death to identify the body
as follows:
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up to $300 for that person’s additional and unplanned hotel
and meal expenses;
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we will pay the return economy transportation via
the most cost-effective itinerary for that person to travel to your
place of death; and
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up to 72 hours of Emergency Medical Insurance for
that person.
Exclusions & Limitations – What does Trip Cancellation & Interruption
Insurance not cover?
When reading this section, please take the time to review
the definitions of "pre-existing condition" and "stable" at the
end of this page.
If the Trip
Cancellation covered amount purchased is less than $10,000, we will not
cover any expenses for any medical condition related to you, your
spouse or your children if that medical condition was not stable
in the 3 months before you purchase this insurance.
In addition to the "stable" requirement, we will not cover any expenses
relating to your/their:
- heart condition if, in the 3 months before your/their effective date, your/their
heart condition has required the use of any form of nitroglycerine for the
relief of angina pain; and/or
- lung condition if, in the 3 months before your/their effective date, your/their
lung condition has required treatment with oxygen or prednisone.
If the Trip Cancellation covered amount purchased is $10,000 or more:
- You must complete our questionnaire and:
- if you answer YES to any
question, we will not cover any expenses related to your medical
condition if it was not stable in the 12 months before you
purchase this insurance;
- if you answer NO to all questions, we
will not cover any expenses related to your medical condition if it was
not stable in the 3 months before you purchase this insurance.
- We will not cover any expenses for a medical
condition related to a member of your immediate family, your travel
companion, your key-person, or the person whose guest you are during
your trip, if that medical condition was not stable in the
3 months before you purchased this insurance.
In addition to the "stable" requirement, we will not cover any expenses
relating to your/their:
- heart condition if, in the 3 months before your/their effective date, your/their
heart condition has required the use of any form of nitroglycerine for the
relief of angina pain; and/or
- lung condition if, in the 3 months before your/their effective date, your/their
lung condition has required treatment with oxygen or prednisone.
The following exclusions are applicable to all coverages detailed in this section,
including Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption, Misconnection
and Delayed Return Insurance:
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An event, which at the purchase date of this insurance, you knew might
eventually prevent you from going on or completing your trip as
booked.
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Travel arrangements booked through the Travel Agency for which no premium was paid at
the time of the initial deposit or when cancellation penalties apply; travel
arrangements not booked with the Travel Agency you purchased this
certificate of insurance from.
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The medical condition or death of a person who is ill when the purpose of your
trip is to visit that person.
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An emotional or mental disorder (except acute psychosis) that does not require
admission to a hospital.
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Medication, drug or alcohol abuse.
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Your not following a prescribed therapy or treatment.
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Your committing or attempting to commit suicide, a criminal act or your
intentional self-inflicted injury whether sane or insane.
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A child who is born after you leave home; routine prenatal care;
pregnancy or childbirth; or complications of your pregnancy or
childbirth when they happen in the 9 weeks before or after the expected date of
delivery.
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A medical condition that comes up during a trip you
undertake knowing that treatment will be sought or required for that
condition; or symptoms that would have caused an ordinarily prudent person to
seek treatment in the 3 months before you leave home, or
caused a physician to advise you not to go on your trip.
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A travel visa that is not issued because of late application.
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Any medical condition if the answers provided in the questionnaire (if
applicable), are not truthful and accurate.
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An act of war or act of terrorism. Limited coverage applies with respect to an act
of terrorism. See terrorism coverage provision.
What are the other conditions that apply to Trip
Cancellation Insurance?
If you cancel your trip before your
date of departure, you must advise your Travel Agent immediately
or, at the latest, the business day following the cause of the cancellation.
Only the sums that are non-refundable on the date the reason of cancellation
(covered event) occurs shall be considered for the purposes of the claim. Any
delays in notifying your Travel Agent will limit your benefit to the
non-refundable amount that would have been payable on the date the cause for
the claim occurred.
If, before your date of departure, you (or your
travel companion, if applicable in the case of a trip of $10,000 or
more) are prescribed a change in treatment or medication, you may
apply for special coverage consideration by calling the Assistance Centre.
Within one business day of receiving the required information, we will
either accept your Trip Cancellation claim, or waive the applicable
exclusion under our medical emergency insurance for the medical
condition for which the change in medication or treatment was
prescribed. A Trip Cancellation for a medical condition must be
recommended by your attending physician.
DEFAULT PROTECTION COVERAGE
We will provide Default Protection Coverage
subject to the benefit limits and exclusions listed below.
If you have purchased Trip Cancellation
& Interruption Insurance and you:
- have contracted with a Travel Supplier who defaults; and
- as a result of the default, you do not receive part or all of the Travel
Services for which you have contracted; and
- cannot recover all of the cost of such undelivered Travel Services either from
the Travel Supplier, any federal, state, provincial or other
compensation fund, or from any other source that is legally responsible or
under contract to reimburse you for the cost of such undelivered Travel
Services,
then, we will reimburse you as follows:
- For Default prior to your departure date: we will reimburse you
for the non-refundable portion of the amount that you prepaid for such
undelivered Travel Services up to the covered amount of the Manulife
Global Trip Cancellation coverage that you purchased in
connection with your trip; or
- For Default after your departure date: we will reimburse you
for the non-refundable portion of the amount that you prepaid for such
undelivered Travel Services up to the covered amount of the Manulife
Global Trip Interruption coverage that you purchased in
connection with your trip except prepaid unused transportation home
and subject to the following Benefit Limits:
Benefit Limits
The amount payable to you in respect to any one trip
will not exceed $3,500 CDN and $7,500 CDN for all persons who are covered under
the same Manulife Global certificate of insurance. We will pay up to the
lowest extra cost of the published rate for a one-way, economy class air fare
on a scheduled airline by its most direct route to the original point of
departure. Any benefits payable limit specified below relating to all in-force
travel policies issued by us, including this certificate of insurance.
If total claims otherwise payable for this type of
coverage under all travel policies issued by us, resulting from the Default
of one or more Travel Suppliers occurring within an applicable time
period, exceeds the aggregate maximum payable limit, then the amount paid on
each claim shall be reduced on a pro rata basis so that the total amount paid
in respect of all such claims shall be the aggregate maximum payable limit.
The aggregate maximum limits are:
- $1,000,000 CDN with respect to the Default of any one (1) Travel Supplier; and
- $3,000,000 CDN with respect to all Defaults of all Travel Suppliers occurring in the same calendar year.
If, in our judgment, the total of all payable
claims on account of the Default of one or more Travel Suppliers
exceeds the applicable limits, your pro-rated claim may be paid after
the end of the calendar year in which you qualify for benefits.
Exclusions
We will not cover any loss concerning, caused by or
resulting from any of the following:
- Loss or damage, incurred by you, which is or can be recovered from any other
source, including any federal, state, provincial or other compensation fund;
- Loss arising as a result of a Default if, at the time of booking, the Travel
Supplier is bankrupt, insolvent or in receivership or has sought protection
from creditors under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar legislation;
- Loss arising as a consequence of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a retail travel
agent, agency or broker;
- Loss arising as a result of the Default of a non-Canadian Travel Supplier
if the Travel Services to be provided by such Travel Supplier are
not part of a package tour sold to you;
- Losses incurred by an individual who has not purchased coverage for Trip
Cancellation Insurance coverage under the Manulife Global certificate of
insurance, in connection with your trip which resulted in such losses;
- Insurance purchased or trips booked after the Default;
- Travel Services that were actually provided.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL INSURANCE
What does Emergency Medical Insurance cover?
Emergency Medical Insurance covers you for
the actual covered expenses, up to $5,000,000 CDN, incurred by you
as a result of medical attention required by you during your
trip if a medical condition begins unexpectedly after you
leave home, but only if these covered expenses are not covered by
your provincial health insurance plan or any other benefit plan. The medical
attention must be required as part of your emergency treatment and
ordered by a physician (or a dentist in the case of dental treatment).
In the event of an emergency, call the
Assistance Centre immediately: 1 800 211-9093 toll-free from the USA and Canada
or (416) 977-2153 collect from anywhere else in the world. Please note
that if you do not call the Assistance Centre in an emergency,
you will have to pay 25% of the medical covered expenses we
would normally pay under this certificate of insurance. If it is medically
impossible for you to call, please have someone call on your
behalf.
We will cover benefits 5 to 11 only if they have
been authorized and arranged by the Assistance Centre.
Covered expenses and benefits are subject to the
certificate of insurance maximums, exclusions and limitations.
More specifically, the eligible covered expenses are:
- Expenses
to receive emergency medical attention – Medical care received from
a physician in or out of a hospital, the cost of a semi-private hospital
room (or an intensive or coronary care unit where medically necessary),
the services of a licensed private duty nurse while you are in the hospital,
the rental or purchase (whichever is less) of a hospital bed,
wheelchair, brace, crutch or other medical appliance, tests that are needed to
diagnose or find out more about your condition, and drugs that are
prescribed for you and are available only by prescription from a physician
or dentist.
- Expenses to receive professional services – Care received from a licensed
chiropractor, osteopath, physiotherapist, chiropodist or podiatrist, up to $300
by profession.
- Expenses for ambulance transportation – Reasonable and customary local licensed
ambulance service to the nearest qualified medical service provider in an emergency.
- Expenses related to your death – If you die during your trip
from a medical condition covered under this insurance, we will
reimburse your estate for:
- the return home of your body (in the standard
transportation container normally used by the airline), plus up to $3,000 to
have your body prepared where you die and the cost of the
container;
- the return home of your ashes, plus up to $3,000 to
cremate your body where you die; or
- up to $3,000 to have your body prepared and the cost of a
standard burial container, plus up to $3,000 for your burial where you
die.
In addition, if someone is
legally required to identify your body and must travel to the place of your
death, we will pay the economy class fare via the most cost-effective
itinerary for that person, as well as up to $300 for that person’s hotel and
meal expenses. We will also provide that person with Emergency
Medical insurance under this certificate of insurance for up to 72 hours.
- Expenses
to bring you home – If your treating physician
recommends that you return home because of your medical condition
or if our medical advisors recommend that you return home
after your emergency treatment, we will pay for one or more of:
- the extra cost of an economy class fare via the most cost-effective itinerary to receive immediate medical attention;
- a stretcher fare on a commercial flight via the most cost-effective itinerary, if a stretcher is medically necessary;
- the return cost of an economy class fare via the most cost-effective itinerary for a qualified medical attendant to accompany you,
and the attendant’s reasonable fees and expenses, if this is medically
necessary or required by the airline; or
- the cost of air ambulance transportation, if this is medically necessary.
- Extra
expenses for meals, hotel, phone calls and taxi – If a medical emergency
prevents you or your travel companion from returning home
as originally planned, or if your emergency medical treatment or
that of your travel companion requires your transfer to a
location that is different from your original destination, we
will reimburse up to a maximum of $300 per day and $3,000 in total for your
extra meals, hotel, essential phone calls and taxi fares. We will only
pay for these expenses if you have actually paid for them.
- Expenses
to bring someone to your bedside – If you are traveling alone
and are admitted to a hospital for 3 days or more because of a medical emergency,
we will pay the economy class fare via the most cost-effective itinerary
for someone to be with you. We will also pay up to $300 for that
person’s hotel and meals and cover him/her under this insurance until you
are medically fit to return home. For a child insured under this
certificate of insurance, this benefit is available immediately upon his/her hospital
admission.
- Expenses
for emergency dental treatment – If you need emergency
dental treatment, we will pay:
- up to $300 for the relief of dental pain; or
- if you suffer an accidental blow to the mouth, up to
$3,000 to repair or replace your natural or permanently attached
artificial teeth (up to $2,000 during your trip and up to $1,000 to
continue medically necessary treatment in the 90 days after the accident
and you return home).
- Expenses
to return children under your care – If you are
admitted to hospital for more than 24 hours or must return home
because of a medical condition, we will pay for the extra cost of the children’s
economy class transportation home via the most cost-effective itinerary and the
return economy class airfare via the most cost-effective itinerary for a
qualified escort when the airline requires it. The children must have
been under your care during your trip and be covered under this
certificate of insurance.
- Expenses for a travel
companion to accompany you home – If you have a travel
companion and must return home because of a medical emergency,
we will pay for that person to accompany you home in economy
class fare via the most cost-effective itinerary.
- Expenses to return your
vehicle home – If because of a medical emergency you
are unable to drive home the vehicle you used during your trip,
we will cover the reasonable costs charged by a commercial agency to
bring your vehicle home. If you used a rental car during your
trip, we will cover its return to the rental agency.
Exclusions & Limitations – What does Emergency
Medical Insurance not cover?
We will not pay any expenses or benefits relating to:
- A pre-existing condition. The pre-existing condition exclusion
which applies depends on the plan you purchased and your age at
the time you purchased this policy as outlined below. Please see the
definition of "pre-existing condition" and "stable" at the end of
this page. This plan includes a "stable" requirement. In addition to
that requirement, we will not cover any expenses relating to your:
- heart condition if, within the required period of being stable,
your heart condition has required the use of any form of nitroglycerine
for the relief of angina pain; and/or
- lung condition if, within the required period of being stable,
your lung condition has required treatment with oxygen or
prednisone.
All-Inclusive |
We will not pay any expenses relating to a pre-existing
condition that was stable in the…
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Under Age 60 |
3 months before you leave home. |
Age 60 to 74 |
6 months before you leave home. |
Age 75 or older |
12 months before you leave home. |
- Hospitalization for a pre-existing condition. We will not pay any expenses
relating to a pre-existing condition for which you are
hospitalized either more than once or for at least two (2) consecutive days in
the 12 months before your effective date.
- Any medical condition if the answers provided in the questionnaire
(if applicable), are not truthful and accurate.
- Expenses that exceed: a) $50,000 for emergency medical treatment, and b)
$300,000 for ambulance transportation expenses; or c) $5,000 CDN if you
have a valid provincial health insurance plan.
- Covered expenses that exceed those that normally apply where the medical emergency
happens.
- Covered expenses that exceed 75% of the cost we would normally have to pay
under this insurance, if you do not contact the Assistance Centre at the
time of the emergency, unless your medical condition makes it
medically impossible for you to call (in that case, the 25% co-insurance
does not apply).
- Any treatment that is not for an emergency.
- The continued treatment of a medical condition when you have
already received emergency treatment for that condition during your
trip and our medical advisors determine that your medical emergency
has ended and further treatment is not medically necessary.
- A medical condition when you knew, before you left home,
that you would need or be required to seek treatment for that medical
condition during your trip; a medical condition for which it
was reasonable to expect before you left home that you would need
treatment during your trip; a medical condition which
produced symptoms that would have caused an ordinarily prudent person to seek treatment
in the 3 months before you left home; or a medical condition
that had caused your physician to advise you not to travel.
- A medical condition resulting from: hang-gliding, rock climbing, mountaineering, parachuting or
skydiving; participating in a motorized speed contest; or your
professional participation in a sport, snorkeling or scuba-diving when that
sport, snorkeling or scuba-diving is your principal paid occupation.
- Suicide, attempted suicide, or an intentional self-inflicted injury whether sane or insane.
- Committing or attempting to commit a criminal act.
- Not following recommended or prescribed therapy or treatment.
- Medication, drug or alcohol abuse, a mental or emotional disorder (other than acute psychosis) that
does not require admission to a hospital.
- Your routine pre-natal care, your pregnancy or childbirth, or complications of your
pregnancy or childbirth when they happen in the 9 weeks before or after the
expected date of delivery.
- For insured children under 2 years of age: Any sickness or medical condition related
to a birth defect.
- Any benefit that must be authorized or arranged in advance by the Assistance Centre when it has given
no authorization or made no arrangement for that benefit.
- Any medical condition that occurs after our medical advisors recommend that you
return home following your emergency treatment, and you
chose not to.
- An act of war or act of terrorism. Limited coverage applies with respect to an act
of terrorism. See terrorism coverage provision.
What are the other conditions that apply to Emergency
Medical Insurance?
If your current or former employer provides you
with an extended health insurance plan with a lifetime maximum coverage of
$50,000 or less, we will not coordinate payment with that coverage. If your
lifetime maximum is more than $50,000, we will coordinate payment.
Neither we nor our agents or administrators
are responsible for the availability, quality or result of any medical treatment
or transportation, or for your failure to obtain medical treatment.
BAGGAGE LOSS, DAMAGE & DELAY INSURANCE
What does Baggage Loss, Damage & Delay Insurance cover?
Baggage Loss, Damage & Delay Insurance covers the loss
of, damage to, and delay of the baggage and effects that belong to you
and that you use during your trip. More specifically, this
insurance provides you with reimbursement for the following expenses:
- Up to $100 in total per trip for the replacement of a lost or stolen
passport, driver’s license, birth certificate or travel visa.
- Up to $500 in total per trip for necessary toiletries and clothing when your
checked luggage is delayed by the carrier for at least 10 hours while you
are en route. This benefit is payable only when the delay happens before you
return home.
- Up to $300 per trip for any item or set of items which is lost or damaged
while you are en route to a maximum of $1,000. Jewelry or cameras
(including camera equipment) are respectively considered a single item.
Exclusions & Limitations – What does Baggage Loss,
Damage & Delay Insurance not cover?
For the Baggage Loss, Damage & Delay Insurance, we will
not cover expenses or benefits relating to:
- Animals, perishable items, bikes that are not checked as baggage with the carrier,
household items and furniture, artificial teeth or limbs, hearing aids, glasses
of any type, contact lenses, money, tickets, securities, documents, items
related to your occupation, antiques or collector items, items that are
fragile, items that are obtained illegally, or articles that are insured on a
valued basis by another insurer.
- Damage or loss resulting from wear and tear, deterioration, defect, mechanical
breakdown, your imprudence or omission.
- Unaccompanied baggage, personal property left in unattended vehicle, unlocked trunk, and any
jewelry or camera placed in the custody of a common carrier.
- In instances of theft, unreported losses to authorities.
- An act or war or act of terrorism.
- See other conditions under How to Make a Claim.
FLIGHT & TRAVEL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
What does Flight & Travel Accident Insurance cover?
We will cover the following Flight & Travel Accident Insurance benefits:
- If an accidental bodily injury causes you to die, to become
completely and permanently blind in both eyes or to have two of your
limbs fully severed above your wrist or ankle joint in the 12 months
after the accident, we will pay:
- $50,000 under Travel Accident insurance; or
- $100,000 under Flight Accident Insurance.
- If an accidental bodily injury causes you to become completely and
permanently blind in one eye or have one of your limbs fully severed
above a wrist or ankle joint in the 12 months after the accident, we
will pay:
- $25,000 under Travel Accident insurance; or
- $50,000 under Flight Accident insurance.
- If you have more than one accidental bodily injury during your trip,
we will pay the applicable insured sum only for the one accident that
entitles you to the largest benefit amount.
For Flight Accident Insurance, the accident giving rise to
your injury must happen: a) while you are traveling on a
commercial passenger plane from which a ticket was issued to you
for your entire airline trip; or b) if making a flight
connection, while riding over land or water at the expense of the airline,
riding in a limousine or bus provided by the airport authority, or in a
scheduled helicopter shuttle service between airports; or c) while you
are at an airport for the departure or arrival of the flight covered by this
insurance.
Exclusions & Limitations – What does Flight &
Travel Accident Insurance not cover?
For Flight & Accident Insurance, we will not
cover expenses or benefits relating to:
- Hang-gliding, rock climbing, mountaineering, parachuting or skydiving; participating in a
motorized speed contest; or your professional participation in a sport,
snorkeling or scuba-diving when that sport, snorkeling or scuba-diving is your
principal paid occupation.
- Piloting an aircraft, learning to pilot an aircraft, or acting as a member of an
aircraft crew.
- Committing or attempting to commit suicide, an intentional self-inflicted injury whether
sane or insane.
- A criminal act or an attempt to commit such an act by you or your
beneficiary.
- Not following recommended or prescribed therapy or treatment.
- Medication, drug or alcohol abuse, a mental or emotional disorder (other than acute
psychosis) that does not require admission to a hospital.
- A loss caused directly or indirectly from an existing disease or body infirmity,
even if the proximate cause of its activation or reactivation is the result of
an accidental bodily injury.
- An act of war or act of terrorism.
TERRORISM COVERAGE
Where an Act of Terrorism directly or indirectly
causes you a loss for which benefits would otherwise be payable in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this certificate of insurance, this
insurance will provide coverage as follows:
- We will, for all Emergency Medical Insurance, Trip
Cancellation & Interruption Insurance coverage, provide benefits to you
for your covered expenses subject to the maximums shown in the Benefits
section and this provision;
- The benefits payable, as described directly above, are in excess
to all other potential sources of recovery, including alternative or
replacement travel options offered by airlines, tour operators, cruise lines
and other travel suppliers and other insurance coverage (even where such other
coverage is described as excess) and will only become available after you
have exhausted all such other sources.
Any benefits payable pursuant to our Emergency
Medical Insurance, Trip Cancellation & Interruption Insurance
coverage issued shall be subject to an overall aggregate maximum payable
limit relating to all in-force travel policies issued by us, including
this certificate of insurance. If total claims otherwise payable for a type of
coverage under all travel policies issued by us, resulting from one or more acts
of terrorism occurring within an applicable time period, exceeds this
aggregate maximum payable limit, then the amount paid on each claim shall be
reduced on a pro rata basis so that the total amount paid in respect to all
such claims shall be the aggregate maximum payable limit.
Coverage is only available for up to two (2) Acts of
Terrorism within a calendar year and the maximum payable limit for each Act
of Terrorism is:
Type of Coverage |
Maximum for each Act of Terrorism (CDN$) |
Emergency Medical |
$35,000,000 |
Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption |
$2,500,000 |
If, in our judgment, the total of all payable
claims under one or more acts of terrorism may exceed the applicable
limits, your prorated claim may be paid after the end of the calendar
year in which you qualify for benefits.
Exclusion to this Terrorism Coverage provision
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this
certificate of insurance or any endorsement thereto, this certificate of
insurance does not cover any liability, loss, cost or expense of whatsoever
nature which is directly or indirectly caused by, resulting from, arising out
of or in connection with any acts of terrorism perpetrated by
biological, chemical, nuclear or radioactive means, regardless of any other
cause contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the liability,
loss, cost or expense.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
Coverage under this certificate of insurance is issued on
the basis of information provided in your application (including the
medical questionnaire if required). Your entire contract with us
consists of: this certificate of insurance; your application for this
certificate of insurance (including the completed and signed medical questionnaire
if required), the confirmation issued in respect of that application and
any other amendments or endorsements resulting from extensions of coverage.
This insurance is void in the case of fraud or
attempted fraud, or if you conceal or misrepresent any material fact in your
application for this certificate of insurance, extension of claim for benefits
under this policy.
This certificate of insurance is non-participating. You
are not entitled to share in our divisible surplus. Neither we
nor our agents or administrators are responsible for the availability,
quality or results of any medical treatment or transportation, or for your
failure to obtain medical treatment.
This certificate of insurance shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario.
Despite any other provisions of this contract, this
contract is subject to the statutory conditions contained in the Insurance Act
(Ontario) respecting contracts of accident insurance.
Premium
The required premium is due and payable at the time of
purchase and will be determined according to the schedule of premium rates then
in effect. Premium rates and certificate of insurance terms and conditions are
subject to change without prior notice to reflect actual experience in the
marketplace.
Upon payment of premium, this document becomes a binding
contract provided it is accompanied by a confirmation upon which a
contract number appears and we have received your completed
application prior to your departure date. If the premium is insufficient
for the period of coverage selected, we will:
- charge and collect any underpayment; or
- shorten the certificate of insurance period by written endorsement if an underpayment
in premium cannot be collected.
Coverage will be null and void if the premium is not
received, if a cheque is not honored for any reason, if credit card charges are
invalid or if no proof of your payment exists.
How does this insurance work with other coverages that I may have?
The plans outlined in this certificate of insurance are
second payor coverages. If there are other third party liability, group or
individual, basic or extended health insurance plans or contracts including any
private state, provincial or territorial auto insurance plan providing hospital,
medical or therapeutic coverage or any other third party liability insurance in
force concurrently herewith, amounts payable hereunder are limited to that
portion of your expenses, incurred outside the state, province or
territory of residence, that are in excess of the amounts for which you
are insured under such coverage.
Total benefits paid to you by all insurers cannot
exceed your actual expenses. We will coordinate the payment of
benefits with all insurers who provide you with benefits similar to
those provided under this insurance, to a maximum of the largest amount
specified by each insurer.
In addition, we have full rights of subrogation. In
the event of a payment of a claim under this certificate of insurance, we
will have the right to proceed, in your name, but at our expense,
against third parties who may be responsible for giving rise to a claim under
this certificate of insurance. You will execute and deliver such
documents as are necessary and cooperate fully with us to allow us
to fully assert our rights. You must do nothing to prejudice such
rights.
If you are insured under more than one insurance
policy underwritten by us, the total amount we pay to you
cannot exceed your actual expenses; and the maximum you are
entitled to is the largest amount specified for the benefit in any one policy.
If the total amount of all accident insurance you have under policies
issued by us is more than $10,000, our aggregate liability will
not exceed that amount, and any excess insurance will be void and the premiums
paid for such excess will be refunded.
HOW TO MAKE A CLAIM
In the event of an emergency, call the
Assistance Centre immediately prior to receiving the treatment: 1 800
211-9093 toll free from the USA and Canada or (416) 977-2153 collect
from anywhere else in the world. The Assistance Centre is ready to assist you
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Please note that if you do not call the
Assistance Centre in an emergency, you will have to pay 25% of
the medical covered expenses we would normally pay under this certificate
of insurance (25% co-insurance).
If it is medically impossible for you to call when
the emergency happens, the 25% co-insurance will not apply. In this
case, we ask that you call as soon as you can or that
someone call on your behalf. Do not assume that someone will contact the
Assistance Centre for you. It is your responsibility to verify
that the Assistance Centre has been contacted.
If you choose to pay eligible expenses directly to
a health service provider without prior approval by the Assistance Centre,
these services will be reimbursed to you on the basis of the reasonable
and customary charges that we would have paid directly to such provider.
Medical charges that you pay may be higher than
this amount; therefore you will be responsible for any difference
between the amount you paid and the reasonable and customary charges
reimbursed by us. Some benefits are not covered if they have not been
authorized and arranged by the Assistance Centre.
Written claims correspondence should be mailed to:
Manulife Global Travel Claims
C/o Pottruff & Smith Travel Insurance Brokers Inc.
8001 Weston Road, Suite 300
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 9C8
To make a claim due to illness or injury during your
trip, your proof of claim must be sent to us within 90 days of
your loss. You may also call the Assistance Centre directly for
specific information about how to make a claim or inquire about your
claim status at: 1 866 298-2722 or by fax at: (905) 856-1539.
For coverage information or general inquiries, please contact
your Travel Agent.
If you are making a Trip Cancellation
& Interruption Insurance claim, we will need proof of the cause
of the claim, including: a) medical certificate completed by the attending physician
and stating why travel was not possible as booked, if the claim is for medical
reasons; or b) a report from the police or other responsible authority
documenting the reason for the delay if your claim is due to a
misconnection. We will also need, as applicable: a) complete original
unused transportation tickets and vouchers; b) original passenger receipts for
the new tickets you had to purchase; c) original receipts for the travel
arrangements you had paid in advance and for the extra hotel, meal,
telephone and taxi expenses you may have had; and d) any other invoice
or receipt supporting your claim.
If you are making a Default Protection
claim, we must receive written notice of the claim within sixty (60)
days of the day on which the Travel Supplier announces that it is in Default.
You must submit proof of loss (including original receipts, proofs of
payment to Travel Suppliers, proof of payment for insurance, unused
transportation or accommodation documents and, where appropriate, evidence of
claim to or reimbursement from any federal, state, provincial or other
compensation fund, or other insurance, or any other source (including Credit
Card companies) that is legally responsible or under contract to reimburse you
for the cost of such undelivered Travel Services no later than thirty
(30) days immediately after such filing deadline.
If you are making an Emergency Medical
claim, we will need: a) original itemized receipts for all bills and
invoices; b) proof of payment by yourself and by any other benefit plan;
c) complete diagnosis by the attending physician or documentation by the
hospital, which must state that the treatment was medically necessary;
d) proof of the accident if you are submitting a claim for dental
expenses resulting from an accident; e) proof of travel (including departure
and return dates); and f) your historical medical records (if we
determine applicable).
If you are making a Baggage Loss, Damage &
Delay Insurance claim, the following conditions apply:
- In the event of theft, burglary, robbery, malicious mischief, disappearance or
loss of an item covered under this insurance, you must obtain written
documented evidence from the police immediately, or if the police are
unavailable, the hotel manager, tour guide or transportation authorities. You
must also take all precautions to protect, save or recover the property
immediately, and advise us as soon as you return home. Your
claim will not be valid under this insurance if you do not comply with
these conditions.
- If the property you have checked with a common carrier is delayed, we
will continue to provide coverage until the property is delivered by the
carrier.
- We cover the current actual cash value of your property when it is lost or
damaged. We also reserve the option to repair or replace your
property with other of similar kind, quality and value. We may also ask
you to submit damaged items for an appraisal of the damage. If a lost or
damaged article is part of a set, we will cover a reasonable and fair
proportion of the total value of the set, but not the total value of the set.
- If you need to make a claim under this insurance, we will need: a)
copies of reports from the authorities as proof of loss, damage or delay; and
b) proof that you owned the articles, and receipts for their
replacement.
If you are making a Flight & Travel Accident
Insurance claim, the following conditions apply:
- We will need: a) police, autopsy or coroner’s report; b) medical records; and c)
death certificate, as applicable.
- If your body is not found within 12 months of the accident, we will
presume that you died as a result of your injuries.
Who will we pay your benefits to if you
have a claim?
Except in the case of your death, we will
pay the covered expenses under this insurance to you or the provider of
the service. Any sum payable for loss of life will be payable to your
estate unless a completed Statement of Beneficiary form has been submitted to us.
You must repay us any amount paid or authorized by us on your
behalf if we determine that the amount is not payable under your
certificate of insurance. If you have paid your premium in U.S.
dollars, all amounts shown throughout this contract are in U.S. dollars except
for the $5,000,000 CDN Emergency Medical, the Terrorism and the Default
aggregate maximum limits. Otherwise, if you paid your premium in
Canadian dollars, all amounts shown throughout this contract are in Canadian
dollars. If currency conversion is necessary, we will use our
exchange rate on the date you received the service outlined in your
claim. We will not pay for any interest under this insurance.
Is there anything else I should know if I have a claim?
If you disagree with our claim decision, the
matter may be submitted to arbitration under the arbitration law in the
province of Ontario. Legal action to recover a claim must start within the 12
months of the date the insurance monies would have been payable if it were a
valid claim and be undertaken before courts of the province of Ontario.
For the purposes of determining the validity of a claim
under this certificate of insurance, we may obtain and review the
medical records of your attending physician(s), including the
records of your regular physician(s) at home. These
records may be used to determine the validity if a claim whether or not the
contents of the medical records were made known to you before you
incurred a claim under this certificate of insurance. In addition, we
have the right, and you shall afford us the opportunity, to have you
medically examined when and as often as may reasonably be required while the
benefits are being claimed under this certificate of insurance. If you
die, we have the right to request an autopsy, if not prohibited by law.
DEFINITIONS
Accidental bodily injury means an injury to your
body that you sustain during the trip and that is caused by
external, violent and purely accidental means, directly and independently of
all other causes.
Act of terrorism means any activity,
occurring within a 72 hour period, save and except an act of war,
against persons, organizations, property (whether tangible or intangible) or
infrastructure of any nature by an individual or a group based in any country
that involves the following or preparation for the following:
- Use, or a threat to use, force or violence; or
- Commission, or a threat to commit, a dangerous act; or
- Commission, or a threat to commit, an act that interferes or
disrupts an electronic, information or mechanical system;
And the effect or intention of the above is to:
- Intimidate, coerce or overthrow a government (whether de facto or
de jure) or to influence, affect or protest against its conduct or policies; or
- Intimidate, coerce or put in fear the civilian population or any
segment thereof; or
- Disrupt any segment of the economy; or
- Further political, ideological, religious, social or economic
objectives or to express (or express opposition to) a philosophy or ideology.
Act of war means hostile or warlike action,
whether declared or not, in a time of peace or war, whether initiated by a
local government, foreign government or foreign group, civil unrest, insurrection,
rebellion or civil war.
Age means your age at your
application date.
Change in medication means an increase or
decrease in medication dosage or a change in medication type. We do not
mean a change from a brand-name drug to an equivalent generic drug of the same
dosage. If you are taking Coumadin (warfarin) or Insulin and are
required to have your blood levels tested on a regular basis and your
medical condition remains unchanged, yet you are required to adjust
the dosage of your medication only due to your blood levels, we
would not consider this to be a change in medication.
Child, Children means an unmarried,
dependent son or daughter under the age of 21 or, if a full-time
student, under the age of 26. Also, an unmarried dependent son or daughter
of any age, if mentally or physically handicapped. In addition, the child
must be older than 30 days old.
Common carrier means conveyance, (bus, taxi,
train, boat, airplane or other vehicle) which is licensed, intended and used to
transport paying passengers.
Confirmation means the document or set of
documents confirming your insurance coverage under this certificate of
insurance and, where applicable, your trip arrangements. It includes the
application for this certificate of insurance, once you have completed
and submitted it with the required premium to us. It may also include
tickets or receipts issued by an airline, travel agent, tour operator, rental
agency, cruise line or other accommodation or travel provider with whom you
made arrangements for your trip.
Covered expense means reasonable and
customary charges you incur for supplies and services which are
eligible expenses under the Emergency Medical Insurance provisions and
which are either in excess of and/or not covered under your provincial
health insurance plan or any other plan.
Default means the inability of a Travel
Supplier to provide Travel Services for which you have
contracted with the Travel Supplier, because of complete or
substantially complete cessation of business by the Travel Supplier
resulting directly or indirectly from bankruptcy or insolvency thereof.
Departure date means the date you
leave your state, Canadian province or territory of residence.
Effective date means the date on which your
coverage starts.
Emergency means an unforeseen medical
condition that takes place during the period of insurance.
First travel date means your planned departure
date, as recorded on your confirmation.
Home means your state, Canadian
province or territory of residence. In the case of Trip Interruption,
Flight and Travel Accident, and Baggage Insurance, it means the place you
leave from on the first day of coverage and are scheduled or ticketed to return
to on the last day of coverage.
Hospital means a facility that is licensed
as a hospital, where in-patients receive medical care, that has at least
one Registered Nurse on duty at all times, and that includes a laboratory and
operating theatre. A clinic, an extended or palliative care facility, a
rehabilitation establishment, an addiction center, a convalescent, rest or
nursing home, home for the aged or health spa is not a hospital.
Immediate family means spouse,
parent, legal guardian, step-parent, grandparent, grandchild, in-law, natural
or adopted child, step-child, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, aunt,
uncle, niece, nephew.
Key-person means someone to whom a
dependent’s full-time care is entrusted and who cannot reasonably be replaced,
a business partner, or an employee who is critical to the ongoing affairs your
business, during the trip.
Medical attention means treatment
required for the immediate relief of an acute symptom or that, according to a physician,
cannot be delayed until you return home. It must be ordered by
and received from a licensed physician during the trip or
received from a physiotherapist, chiropractor, chiropodist or podiatrist.
Medical condition means complication of
pregnancy within the first 31 weeks of pregnancy, a mental or emotional
disorder that requires admission to a hospital, acute psychosis, accidental
bodily injury, illness or disease.
Medically necessary in reference to a given
service or supply, means such service or supply: a) is appropriate and
consistent with the diagnosis according to accepted community standards of
medical practice; b) is not experimental or investigative in nature; c) could
not be omitted without adversely affecting your condition or quality of
medical care; d) cannot be delayed until your return to your state or
Canadian province or territory of residence; and e) is delivered in the most
cost-effective manner possible, at the most appropriate level of care and not
primarily for reasons of convenience.
Physician means a medical doctor who is duly
licensed in the jurisdiction in which he/she operates and who gives medical
care within the scope of his/her licensed authority. A physician must be
a person other than yourself or a member of your immediate family.
Plane means a multi-engined aircraft
operated by and licensed to a regularly scheduled airline on a regularly
scheduled trip operated between licensed airports and holding a valid
Canadian Air Transport license, Charter Air Carrier license, or its foreign
equivalent, and operated by a certified pilot.
Pre-existing condition means a medical
condition that exists before your effective date.
Provincial health insurance plan means the
coverage that the provincial or territorial governments provide to residents of
Canada.
Questionnaire means the document you
must fill out truthfully and accurately if the Trip Cancellation covered
amount purchased is $10,00 or more.
Reasonable and customary charges means costs
that do not exceed the standard fee of other providers of similar standing in
the same geographical area, when providing the same treatment of a similar sickness
or injury.
Rental car means a private passenger
automobile, mini-van, self-propelled mobile home, camper truck or trailer that you
use during your trip and rent, under a written contract, from a
commercial rental agency licensed under the law of its jurisdiction. We
do not mean any of the following: truck, van, bus, sport utility automobile
while you use it off road, automobile designed and manufactured primarily for
off-road use while it is being used off road, motorcycle, moped, motorbike,
recreational vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, camper, trailer, automobile that is
more than 20 years old, limousine, or exotic car of these or similar makes:
Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Porsche, Rolls Royce.
Spouse means someone to whom one is legally
married, or with whom one has been living in a conjugal relationship with for
at least one full year before the insurance starts.
Stable – a medical condition for which:
- There have been no new symptoms, and existing symptoms have not
become more frequent or more severe;
- A physician has not determined that the condition has
become worse;
- A physician (or other medical professional) has not
prescribed or recommended a change in medication taken or medical care received
for that condition;
- A physician (or other medical professional) has not
prescribed or recommended a change in how often the medication is taken or
medical care is received for that condition;
- Admission to a hospital was not required.
Travel companion means someone who shares trip
arrangements and accommodations with you. No more than 3 individuals
will be considered travel companions on any one trip.
Travel Services means transportation,
sleeping accommodation or other service provided or arranged by a Travel
Supplier for your use (but does not include taxes or insurance).
Travel Supplier means a tour operator,
travel wholesaler, airline, cruise line, provider of ground transport or
provider of travel accommodation or provider of other services to you
that is:
- contracted to provide Travel Services to you; and
- licensed, registered or is otherwise legally authorized in the particular location of the
Travel Supplier to operate and provide Travel Services.
Treatment means medical advice, care and/or
service provided by a medical practitioner. This includes, but is not limited
to diagnostic measures and prescribed drugs (including pills and inhaled or
injected medications.
Trip means the period of time between the
time you leave home and the date you are scheduled to
return home as shown on your confirmation.
We, us, our means First North American
Insurance Company (FNA) in connection with Baggage insurance and coverage for
the risks identified with ‡ throughout this page; and The Manufacturers Life
Insurance Company (Manulife Financial) in connection with all other coverages
under this certificate of insurance. The participation of the insurers is
several and not joint and none of them will under any circumstances participate
in the interest and liabilities of any of the others.
You, yourself, your means the person(s)
named as the insured(s) on the confirmation, for which insurance
coverage was applied for and premium has been received by us.
NOTICE ON PRIVACY
Your privacy matters. We are
committed to protecting the privacy of the information we receive about you
in the course of providing the insurance you have chosen. While our
employees need to have access to that information, we have taken
measures to protect your privacy. We ensure that other
professionals, with whom we work in giving you the services you
need under your insurance, have done so as well. To find out more about
how we protect your privacy, please ready our Notice on
Privacy and Confidentiality.
Notice on Privacy and Confidentiality. The specific
and detailed information requested on your application is required to
process the application. To protect the confidentiality of this information,
Manulife Financial will establish a "financial services file" from which this
information will be used to process the application, offer and administer
services and process claims. Access to this file will be restricted to those
Manulife Financial employees, mandataries, administrators or agents who are
responsible for the assessment of risk (underwriting), marketing and
administration of services and the investigation of claims, and to any other
person you authorize or as authorized by law. Your file is
secured in our offices and/or the office of our administrator. You
may request to review the personal information it contains and make corrections
by writing to: Privacy Officer, Affinity Markets, Manulife Financial, 5650
Yonge Street, 17th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M2M 4G4.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR INSURANCE:
We have issued group policy GDISP3340402 to G.A.P
Adventures. This certificate of insurance is subject to the terms and
conditions of the group policy. In case of a discrepancy between this document
and the group policy, the group policy will prevail. This certificate of
insurance is underwritten by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company ("Manulife
Financial") and First North American Insurance Company (a wholly owned
subsidiary of Manulife Financial). Please note that risks identified with ‡
throughout this document are covered by First North American Insurance Company
(FNA). Manulife Financial has appointed Pottruff & Smith Travel Insurance
Brokers Inc. as the provider of all assistance and claims services under this
certificate of insurance.
Prices, terms,
and conditions listed in this summary are subject to change without notice, and
need to be reconfirmed with your Vacations To Go cruise counselor at the time
of booking.
If you
book a G.A.P Adventures cruise, you can purchase insurance from G.A.P
Adventures (Travel Insurance) or from the independent insurance provider, CSA.
Click here to see details of
the CSA Vacation Guarantee.
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