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THE POLICY
You are Covered under the terms of this Policy as
contained in this document when the premium is paid
and the Policy Schedule is issued. This will be after
the application form has been completed and signed by You
or on Your behalf, and the Medical Certificate (if required) has
been completed and accepted by Us. This policy is valid for
New Zealand citizens or residents only unless cover has been
agreed with Mike Henry Travel Insurance Ltd.
UNDERSTANDING THIS POLICY
To help You understand some of the terms used in this Policy,
here are some of the meanings: The definition means (unless
the context otherwise requires)
“Bodily Injury”
Injury caused solely by accidental, violent, external and visible
means, all of which happen at the same time (but not as a
result of illness, sickness or disease) and which does result in
death or permanent disability within 12 calendar months of
the date of the Injury.
“Close Family Member”
Spouse, common-law (De-facto) partner, son, daughter,
step-child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, step-parent,
brother, sister, brother or sister-in-law, fiancé, guardian or
grandchild.
“Cover” & “Covered”
To put You back in the same position You were in prior to Your
Loss wherever reasonably possible and to reimburse You for
Your Loss where the claim is payable under this Policy up to
the Policy Limits.
“Default” “Error”
“Omission”
Where the travel agent, tour operator, wholesaler,
accommodation provider, transport provider or any other
person acting on Your behalf has failed to fulfill their
obligation to You for Your travel arrangements.
“Dependant”
Any person aged 21 years or under who is dependent upon
You or any other person for financial support and is travelling
with You. Not including spouses or partners.
“Domestic Traveller”
An insured person who is a citizen or permanent resident of
New Zealand who is travelling solely within New Zealand
during the Period of Cover.
“Event”
A happening which is totally beyond Your control and is
sudden, unforeseeable, unexpected and unintended.
“Excess”
The amount You have to pay in the Event of a claim.
“Family Policy”
Policy contract that Covers 2 adults and Your own Dependant
children and grandchildren and 2 other non-related
Dependant children. Where there is more than one person
wishing to claim under the same section of the Policy, the
Policy benefits are shared - except for Section 4A and 4B
(Personal Bodily Injury and In-fl ight Accident Injury) where
there is a limit of $10,000 per child aged 15 years or under.
“Financial Default”
Insolvency, bankruptcy, provisional liquidation, liquidation,
financial collapse, appointment of a receiver, manager or
administrator, entry into any official or unofficial scheme
of arrangement, statutory protection, restructuring or
composition with creditors, or the happening of anything of a
similar nature under the laws of any jurisdiction.
“Incoming Traveller”
An insured person who intends to leave New Zealand and is
travelling to, in and out of New Zealand.
“Injury”
Injury caused solely by accidental, violent, external and
visible means, all of which happen at the same time.
“Loss”
The amount of a resulting claim that has been insured against
and is Covered under this Policy.
“Permanent One Way Traveller”
An insured person who is intending to leave New Zealand to
reside permanently overseas or an overseas resident travelling
from New Zealand to another country.
“Pre-Existing Condition”
Within the 6 months prior to or following this travel insurance
application: Any chronic condition, illness, Injury that You are aware of or have sought treatment, medication, or
hospitalisation for. Any condition, that requires regular
checkups or for which You take prescribed medication as a
preventative measure, and any allergic conditions.
“Public Place”
Includes but not limited to shops, airports, train stations,
streets, restaurants, beaches, hotel foyers and/or grounds.
“Single Policy”
Policy contract that Covers 1 adult and Your own Dependant
children and grandchildren and 1 other non-related
Dependant child. Where there is more than one person
wishing to claim under the same section of the Policy, the
Policy benefits are shared - except for Section 4A and 4B
(Personal Bodily Injury and In-fl ight Accident Injury) where
there is a limit of $10,000 per child aged 15 years or under
“Terrorist Act”
Shall mean any actual or threatened use of force or violence
directed at or causing damage, Injury, harm or disruption,
or committing of an act dangerous to human life or property
or government, with the stated or unstated objective of
pursuing economic, ethnic, nationalistic, political, racial or
religious interests, whether such interests are declared or
not. Robberies or other criminal acts, primarily committed for
personal gain and acts arising primarily from prior personal
relationships between perpetrator(s) and victim(s) shall not be
considered terrorist acts. Terrorism shall also include any act
which is verified or recognised by the (relevant) Government
as an act of Terrorism.
“War”
Shall mean war, whether declared or not, or any warlike
activities, including use of military force by any sovereign
nation to achieve economic, geographic, nationalistic,
political, racial, religious or other ends.
“We” “Us” and “Our”
IAG New Zealand Limited.
“You” and “Your”
Each of the insured persons as shown on the Policy Schedule.
UNTRUE OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION
You are Covered under this Policy provided the information
You or Your representative gave Us is correct on the
application form, the Policy Schedule and/or claim form. If
any information is untrue, incomplete or misleading or is not
disclosed to Us, We do have the right to void this Policy and
We are not obliged to pay Your claim.
OTHER COVER
We do not Cover You for a Loss or an Event or liability which
is Covered by any other insurance Policy, medical or health
scheme or Act of Parliament, but We will pay the difference
between what is payable under that other insurance Policy,
scheme or legislation, and what You would have been entitled
to recover under this Policy.
CANCELLATION OF THIS INSURANCE
No premium is refundable once Cover has commenced and
a claim is made under this insurance.
If this insurance does not meet Your needs, You can return
this Policy to Your Issuing Agent within seven days of the
date of purchase and We will refund Your premium if You
have not made a claim. If You wish to cancel Your insurance
outside of 7 days from date of purchase there is no refund for
any Pre- Existing Medical surcharges and/or buyouts. If You
return home early and You do not intend to make a claim and
have not claimed under the Policy, You can return it to Your
issuing agent to obtain a refund of the unused premium after
deducting a processing fee of $30. If this insurance has to be
terminated at any time We will notify You in writing to Your
postal address shown on the Policy Schedule giving You 14
days notice of cancellation and refunding the unused part of
Your premium.
PERIOD OF COVER Your
Your Policy starts when You leave New Zealand on the
departure date shown on the Schedule for international
travel, including domestic travel (providing this forms part
of the international journey and does not exceed 24 hours)
except for:

a)
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Section 1A (i) and 1A (ii) where Cover starts on the day
the premium is paid and the application form is signed
and accepted by Us and a Policy Schedule is issued
and Section 5B where Cover starts 72 hours prior to the
departure date shown on the Policy Schedule. |
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b) |
Cover ends either when You arrive in New Zealand
including domestic travel (providing this forms part of
the international journey and does not exceed 24 hours)
or on the expiry date shown on the Policy Schedule,
whichever happens first.. |
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c) |
If You are a New Zealand citizen or resident and Your
Policy originates overseas and You are returning to
New Zealand there is no cover for Pre-Existing Medical
Conditions or Specified Items. |
AUTOMATIC EXTENSIONS If Your return to New Zealand is delayed due to travel delay
or Your illness/Injury and this is claimable under the Policy,
You are automatically Covered up to a further 3 consecutive
months. COVER
FOR DEPENDANTS

a)
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Automatic Cover is granted for Your own Dependant
children and grandchildren who are born prior to Your
departure from New Zealand and one other non-related
Dependant child who is travelling with You and is aged
21 years or under. Not including spouses or partners. |
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If You give birth to a child during the Period of Cover
then You must apply to Us in writing for Cover, as there
is no automatic Cover under this Policy. Cover starts if
and when We give confirmation to You in writing. Please
refer to Exclusions under Sections 1-4 (2) for further
information regarding children born overseas. |
REINSTATEMENT AFTER LOSS
If You suffer a Loss from one incident which entitles You to
payment of the total sum insured for that Loss then:

a)
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Loss of Luggage Section 5A - the sum insured is
automatically reinstated without extra payment of premium,
except where the Loss is for Specified Items. If these items
are to be replaced an extra premium is payable. |
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All other Sections - We may at Our discretion reinstate
that Section for an extra premium. |
Please tell Us if you want any Cover reinstated.
POLICY LIMITS The
The Schedule states the benefits of the plan You have chosen.
However, in respect of any one individual insured person the
maximum amount payable is as shown in the Single Policy
column of the relevant plan unless otherwise stated in the Policy.
DOMESTIC, INCOMING AND PERMANENT ONE
WAY TRAVELLERS Domestic Travellers
In respect of a Domestic Traveller wherever the words New
Zealand appear in bold (eg, New Zealand) We will interpret
New Zealand to mean Your usual place of residence. There is
no Cover for Pre-Existing Conditions and it is a condition of
this Policy that You seek public health treatment where such
treatment is available.
Incoming Travellers
In respect of an Incoming Traveller wherever the words New
Zealand appear in bold (eg, New Zealand) We will interpret
New Zealand to mean Your usual country of residence. Incoming
Travellers are Covered for a maximum of up to 72 hours in
transit from Your usual country of residence to New Zealand
and return. There is no Cover for Pre-Existing Conditions or
Specified Items and it is a condition of this Policy that You seek
public health treatment where such treatment is available.
Permanent One Way Travellers
Please refer to the Schedule of Benefits as there are different
terms that apply to Permanent One Way Travellers. Where
Your intention is not to permanently reside in New Zealand
again, the Policy is amended as follows:
- You must purchase Premium Plan A regardless of destination
- Your maximum Period of Cover under the policy is 6
consecutive months
- Under Section 3(C) a) and b) New Zealand is deleted
and replaced by Your usual place of residence
- Under Section 5A the Excess is amended to read $250
each and every Loss
- Under Section 5A the limit for any one item or set of items
(ie, including video cameras) is $500. There is no facility
to specify any items over the value of $500
- The maximum claim period in respect to any Injury or
illness is 3 months from the date of occurrence of the
Injury or illness
- There is no Cover available for Pre-Existing Conditions
- There is no Cover available under Section 4
YOU ARE INSURED FOR THE FOLLOWING
PROVIDED THE EVENT OCCURS DURING THE
PERIOD OF COVER AND WHERE YOU CANNOT
RECOVER YOUR COSTS FROM ANY OTHER
SOURCE BUT ALWAYS SUBJECT TO THE POLICY
EXCLUSIONS.
What You are Covered For: SECTION
1: CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL, CURTAILMENT, INTERRUPTION, TRAVEL DELAY,
MISSED CONNECTION, HIJACK AND LEGAL COSTS COVER. Section
1A(i) Cancellation of Travel If You have to cancel Your travel arrangements because of an
Event We will pay for monies You have contracted to pay in
respect of transport, accommodation and other such charges.
In respect of Travel Agents cancellation fees We will pay up
to a maximum of 10% of Your total travel costs or $500 per
adult, whichever is the lesser.
Excess $75 each Loss
Section 1A(ii) Tour Cancellation
If due to an Event which happens before You leave New Zealand
Your tour is cancelled or rearranged due to lack of numbers,
We will pay the reasonable additional costs You incur to
change Your travel schedule so that You can continue with
Your original overseas travel plans. Maximum - $500 each
insured person.
Excess: $75 each Loss Section
1B (i) Curtailment of Travel If due to an Event You cannot complete Your travel
arrangements and have to return to New Zealand earlier
than planned, provided You already hold a return ticket to
New Zealand, We will pay Your reasonable extra travel
and accommodation costs directly associated with Your early
return to New Zealand. This does not include costs relating to
completion of Your original travel arrangements. (See Section
2A Continuation of Travel). Excess: $75 each
Loss
If You have to curtail Your journey for any reason please
contact IAG NZ Emergency Assist immediately for approval
before incurring any costs. We will require a Doctors
certificate or letter stating it is necessary for You to curtail
Your trip. Section
1B (ii) Interruption to Travel – which exceeds 36 hours
Once Your journey has begun if Your travel arrangements
are necessarily interrupted due to an Event, We will pay Your
extra travel and accommodation costs (including additional
meal costs) directly associated with Your planned itinerary.
Receipts are required.
Excess: $75 each Loss Section
1C Travel Delay – which is less than 36 hours If You are delayed for at least 6 consecutive hours due to
an Event, We will reimburse You for reasonable extra costs
You have to incur (including additional meal costs) due to the
delay. Receipts are required.
Excess $Nil Section
1D Missed Connection If You are on a journey from or to New Zealand and You
miss Your pre-booked connection due to an Event, We will
reimburse You for reasonable extra costs You incur to use
alternative scheduled transport services so that You can:
Catch up on
Your planned itinerary, or
Get to a special
event such as a wedding, sporting event, business meeting or conference.
If You claim under this section there is no claim for Cancellation
of Travel, Curtailment or Interruption costs for any part of Your
unused transport costs.
Excess
$Nil Section 1E Hijack
If You are travelling on public transport which is hijacked by
persons using violence or threat of violence, We will pay You
$500 for each 24-hour period You are forcibly held by the
hijackers up to a maximum of $5,000 for a Single Policy and
$10,000 for a Family Policy. Excess $Nil
Section 1F Legal Costs We will pay Your reasonable legal costs if You are falsely
arrested or wrongfully detained by any Government
or Foreign Power up to a maximum of $10,000 for
a Single Policy and $20,000 for a Family Policy. Excess $Nil
SECTION 2: CONTINUATION OF TRAVEL
AND ALTERNATIVE STAFF Section 2A
Continuation of Travel There is no Cover under this Section for Domestic, Incoming
or Permanent One Way Travellers.
If after You leave New Zealand a Close Family Member
in New Zealand suffers a life threatening illness or life
threatening Injury, or dies and You have to return to New
Zealand, We will reimburse Your economy class airfare You
have paid for, for You to return overseas to complete Your
original travel arrangements. Provided:


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The death or illness has not resulted from any Pre-Existing
Condition, |
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Your original journey and/or Your Period of Cover was at
least 14 days duration, |
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You had been away for less than half of the Period of
Cover under this insurance, and |
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You return overseas before the Period of Cover expires,
or otherwise agreed by Us. |
If You claim under this Section of the Policy there is
no claim for Cancellation of Travel of Your prepaid
accommodation and transport costs that You are
unable to use because of Your return to New Zealand.
Excess $Nil
SECTION 3: MEDICAL COSTS AND RELATED EXPENSES
Section 3A Medical
If You suffer a medical Event We will pay the following costs
You incur during the 12 calendar months after You became ill
or suffered the Injury:


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Reasonable customary charges of prescribed medical,
surgical treatment, hospital and nursing charges and
emergency ambulance costs You necessarily incur
overseas. |
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Up to $1,500 for continuing registered medical, surgical
and hospital treatment only, upon Your return to New
Zealand - provided You seek this treatment in a public
hospital where available. |
If You did not receive treatment prior to Your return to New
Zealand, and You need medical or surgical attention upon
Your return home then You must seek Your treatment within
72 hours of Your arrival in New Zealand. However, wherever
possible whilst overseas it is essential that You contact IAG NZ
Emergency Assist to advise them of Your medical problem.
In the event of an Injury You must register with ACC (Accident
Rehabilitation & Compensation Insurance Corporation) on
Your return to New Zealand.
Excess: $75 each Loss
Section 3B Emergency Dental Treatment The maximum amount payable for Domestic or Incoming
Travellers is $1,500.
We will pay Your reasonable dental treatment costs overseas for:


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The relief of sudden and acute pain - maximum amount
$750 each Insured Person per Policy. |
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Damage to sound and natural teeth caused solely by
Injury - however, if You wait for this treatment until You
return to New Zealand, the maximum amount payable is
$1,500. |
There is no claim for the costs of routine dental treatment or
where the claim results from normal wear and tear of teeth.
Excess: $75 each Loss
Section 3C Other expenses
We will pay:

a)
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Reasonable travel and accommodation costs for one
person to travel to, remain with, and accompany You
home to New Zealand - but only if this is on written
medical advice and We have agreed in advance. |
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Reasonable costs incurred to return Your body or ashes
to New Zealand, or for burial or cremation in the place
of Your death up to a maximum of $15,000. |
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A cash benefit of $75 for every continuous 24 hours You
are in hospital overseas, to defray expenses, ie, telephone
calls, toiletries. There is no Cover for the first 48 hours. |
| d) |
Costs to return Your hire car to the nearest hire depot (to
a maximum of $250) if You cannot do so because of Your
illness, Injury or death. |
| e) |
Reasonable costs incurred to |
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treat You, and/or |
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return You to New Zealand upon the diagnosis of any psychosomatic,
psychological or psychiatric disorder or anxiety or depression
up to a maximum of $10,000. |
Excess $Nil
SECTION 4: PERSONAL BODILY INJURY, IN-FLIGHT
ACCIDENT INJURY, AND LOSS OF INCOME There is no Cover under this Section for Domestic, Incoming
or Permanent One Way Travellers.
Section 4A Personal Bodily Injury
If You suffer a Bodily Injury which directly results in any of the
following: death; permanent total paraplegia/quadriplegia;
permanent total Loss of a limb, permanent Loss of sight in
an eye or total Loss of hearing or speech - We will pay the
amount shown below:
| YOUR AGE (INCL.) |
MAXIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE |
| 0-15 YEARS |
$10,000 |
| 16-69 YEARS |
$75,000 |
Excess $Nil
Section 4B In-flight Accident Injury
If, however, the Bodily Injury directly results in death or
permanent total paraplegia/quadriplegia; permanent total
Loss of a limb, permanent Loss of sight in an eye or total Loss of
hearing or speech and was sustained while You were travelling
as a fare-paying passenger in, or boarding or getting off a
scheduled fl ight on a fully licensed passenger-carrying aircraft,
We will pay instead the amount shown below:
| YOUR AGE (INCL.) |
MAXIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE |
| 0-15 YEARS |
$10,000 |
| 16-69 YEARS |
$100,000 |
| 70-80 YEARS |
$50,000 |
Excess $Nil
Section 4C Loss of Income There is no Cover under this Section for Domestic, Incoming
or Permanent One Way Travellers.
If:


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You suffer an Injury, which results in You being unable to
continue Your usual occupation within 30 days after Your
return to New Zealand, and |
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You had a fulltime position to return to in New Zealand, and |
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You are aged between 16 and 64 when You suffer the Injury |
We will pay You the benefit shown below. We will pay for
the period which starts 30 days after Your return and ends
3 months later or when You return to work, whichever is
sooner. The amount We pay is the difference between Your
net average monthly salary during the 6 months immediately
before You left New Zealand and any amount You can recover
from any other source.
The maximum amount We will pay is up to $1,000 per month.
Excess $Nil
WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR UNDER SECTIONS
1, 2, 3 AND 4
You are not Covered for any costs or Losses arising from:

1)
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Cancellation of or changes to Your travel arrangements
because of financial, business and/or contractual
reasons, or because Your employer requires You not to
travel or You choose to change Your dates of travel or not
to travel. |
| 2) |
Pregnancy or childbirth, except where costs are incurred
because of unforeseeable medical complications or
emergencies which happened before the 29th week
of pregnancy. If this occurs after Your departure from
New Zealand then We will only pay for non-routine
emergency hospitalisation costs up to a maximum of
$100,000 whether a single or multiple birth and before
the 29th week of pregnancy. |
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Your failure to check-in according to an itinerary supplied
or times advised to You. |
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Strike, industrial action or security alert where such
action had been declared before you took out this Policy
or booked your trip, whichever was later, and there was
reasonable expectation that this would affect your trip. |
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The refusal, failure or inability of any person, company
or organisation, including but not limited to any airline,
other transportation provider, hotel, car rental agency,
tour or cruise operator, travel operator, travel wholesaler,
booking agent or other provider of travel or tourism
related services, facilities or accommodation, to provide
services, facilities or accommodation, by reason of
their own Financial Default of any person, company or
organisation with whom or with which they deal. |
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The Default, Error or Omission of a travel agent or anyone
acting on Your behalf, any tour operator/tour wholesaler
(except under Section 1A(ii)) and accommodation or
transport provider. |
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The operation of legal processes, law enforcement
officers or immigration officials acting in the course of
their duties. |
| 8) |
Manual work in connection with a business or trade -
unless We have approved Cover. |
| 9) |
The rescheduling of any fl ight unless due to weather,
mechanical failure or strike. |
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Your failure to return to New Zealand after the date when
in the opinion of Our medical advisor, You may have
safely been repatriated to New Zealand at Our expense,
or after the time when You failed to follow the instructions
of IAG NZ Emergency Assist. |
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Any Pre-Existing Condition of Yours unless this has been
approved by Us where required under the terms of the
Medical Certificate, and/or where You are travelling
against medical advice or travelling to seek treatment,
or have a terminal condition. (There is no cover for
Pre-Existing Conditions for Domestic, Incoming or
Permanent One Way Travellers.) |
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Any Pre-Existing Condition of Yours that You are on a
waiting list for or under investigation for. |
| 13) |
Any Pre-Existing Condition of any other person where this
may affect Your travel plans, unless otherwise agreed by Us. |
| 14) |
Private medical treatment in New Zealand when public
care or treatment is available. |
| 15) |
Private medical treatment overseas where public care or
treatment is available under any reciprocal health agreement
between the New Zealand and foreign governments. |
| 16) |
Any Personal Bodily Injury, medical misadventure or
work Bodily Injury to the extent where You are Covered
or entitled to be Covered under the laws of any country. |
| 17) |
Maintaining any course of treatment You had before You
began Your journey or replenishment of medicines You
were taking before You left New Zealand - unless Your
medication is stolen or lost on the journey. |
SECTION 5: LUGGAGE AND PERSONAL EFFECTS, MONEY,
MISLAID LUGGAGE AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Section 5A Luggage and Personal Effects
You are Covered for accidental Loss of, damage to, or theft
of Your luggage or personal effects, including the reasonable
cost of replacing Your travel tickets, passports, drivers licence
and similar non transferable documents.
We will not pay more than:


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$1,500 for any item or any set of items unless the item or
set is specified on the Policy Schedule and then only to a
maximum of $5,000 any 1 item or set where specified. |
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$15,000 in total for all Specified Items and sets. |
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$2,500 for any video camera or camera (including its
attached or unattached accessories), unless specified on
the Policy Schedule. |
Note: We have the option to replace or repair an item, or
make a cash payment taking into account depreciation, wear
and tear
Excess: $75 each Loss
Section 5B Money
You are Covered for Loss or theft of Your personal money
(notes, coins, travellers cheques, credit cards and vouchers).
Excess: $75 each Loss
Note: Under Section 5A & 5B - It is the responsibility of the
insured person to provide proof of ownership of any lost,
stolen or damaged items and We are under no obligation to
make payment without this proof of ownership.
Section 5C Mislaid Luggage
If when travelling overseas You are deprived of Your luggage
by the carrier for at least 12 consecutive hours after Your
arrival, other than Your final destination home, We will pay
for Your purchases of reasonable essential items of clothing
and toiletries up to a maximum of $1,500 for each adult.
Receipts are required.
Excess $Nil
Note: Note: Where the mislaid luggage is not found and a claim
is paid under Section 5A (Luggage and Personal Effects) the
costs of the items purchased under this Section is deducted
from the total claim under Section 5A.
Section 5D Credit Card Fraud
If You suffer financial Loss due to Your credit or cash card
being lost or stolen and fraudulently used by anyone other
than a person travelling with You or a family member, We will
reimburse You up to a maximum of $2,000 per Policy. You
must advise the appropriate authorities as soon as You know
Your card(s) is missing.
Excess $Nil
YOUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 5
You are required to:


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Act responsibly and use reasonable care for the safety,
supervision and security of Your property. |
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Try and minimise Loss and not abandon damaged
property. |
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Promptly advise the local police or appropriate authorities,
or Your relevant carriers of the Loss and obtain written
proof of the Loss. |
If You have to leave Your property in a motor vehicle
please ensure all Your property is placed out of sight in a
locked boot. However, please refer to Exclusions 1 and 2
pertaining to this section. Failure to follow these obligations
may result in Your claim not being paid.
WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR UNDER SECTION
5
You are not Covered for:

1)
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Property left unattended in a Public Place or in any
unlocked and unattended building or vehicle. |
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Property left in a vehicle overnight between the hours of
10.00pm and 6.00am. |
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Unaccompanied luggage (unless Your airline carrier
decides to transfer Your luggage to a different carrier or
fl ight for reasons other than the luggage being over the
allowable weight limit). |
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Luggage transported under any freight agreement or
items sent by postal or courier services. |
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Damage by moth, vermin, insects, atmospheric or
climatic conditions, process of cleaning, dyeing, ironing,
repairing or restoring or like actions. |
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Mechanical, electrical or hydraulic breakdown or derangement. |
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Loss of data. |
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Breaking or scratching of fragile items - (except cameras,
camera lenses, spectacles, contact lenses and binoculars). |
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Sporting equipment or bicycles whilst in use; household
effects, furniture and furnishings, any means of transport
or parts and accessories of that transport. |
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Bonds, coupons, stamps, negotiable instruments, deeds,
manuscripts, securities of any kind, bullion, tools of trade,
travellers samples, or property of any kind used wholly
or partially for business. |
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Confiscation, detention or requisition by Customs or
other authorities. |
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Loss of value of money or shortages of money, caused by
mistakes of any person. |
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Wear and tear, depreciation in value or gradual deterioration. |
SECTION 6: PERSONAL LIABILITY
We will pay damages and compensation and legal expenses
You incur but only on Our written consent and for which You
become legally liable to pay as a result of Your negligence
during the Period of Cover causing:
Injury and/or Bodily Injury including death or illness, or
Loss of, or damage to property.
Excess $Nil
WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR UNDER SECTION
6
We will not pay a Loss relating to any liability directly arising
out of or in connection with:

1)
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Your ownership, use or possession of any mechanically
propelled vehicle, aircraft or waterborne craft. |
| 2) |
Loss or damage to property owned by or in the control
of You, Your family members or Your employees. |
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Injury and/or Bodily Injury to You, Your family members
or Your employees. |
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YYour business, trade or profession - including professional
advice given by You. |
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Judgements which are not established by a Court in New
Zealand or the country in which the Event occurred giving
rise to Your liability. |
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Liability You assume by agreement unless You would have
had that liability anyway. |
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Aggravated, exemplary or punitive damages.
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SECTION 7: RENTAL VEHICLE EXCESS There is no Cover under this Section for Domestic, Incoming
or Permanent One Way Travellers.
You are Covered up to $1,000 for the Rental Vehicle Excess
You may become legally liable to pay under a motor vehicle
hire agreement with a licensed rental vehicle agency if:


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The vehicle is damaged or stolen when under Your
custody or control, and |
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The Loss occurred outside New Zealand during the
Period of Cover, and |
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The Excess means the Excess which would have been
waived had You purchased a Collision Damage Waiver
option (or similar) when renting the vehicle |
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Or if You have purchased the additional Rental Vehicle
Excess Option under this Policy. This will increase the
standard Rental Vehicle Excess to $4,000. This additional
Cover must be purchased prior to Your departure from
New Zealand and the applicable dates of the rental
vehicle hireage specified on the Policy Schedule. |
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In the Event of a claim, You are obligated to pay the Rental
Vehicle company Excess in the first instance directly to the
hire car company. |
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In the Event of a claim, it is Your responsibility to supply
a final Loss/repair account to substantiate Your actual
financial Loss. |
Excess $75 each loss
WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR UNDER SECTION
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You are not Covered for any Losses arising from:

1)
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The operation of the vehicle in breach of the hire
agreement, or |
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Wear and tear, gradual deterioration, insects or vermin,
inherent vice or damage. |
SECTION 8: TERRORISM
Section 8A Overseas Medical Expenses - Section
3A
Section 3A is extended to provide cover for overseas medical
expenses and repatriation costs incurred directly or indirectly
with any Terrorist Act. Any payment under this section will be
limited to a maximum of $250,000 per insured person per
period of Cover.
Excess $75
Section 8B Personal Bodily Injury resulting
from a Terrorist Act
If you suffer a Bodily Injury which results in any of the
following: death; permanent total paraplegia/quadriplegia;
permanent total Loss of a limb; permanent Loss of sight in an
eye or Loss of hearing or speech, as the result of a Terrorist
Act - We will pay the amount shown below:
| YOUR AGE (INCL.) |
MAXIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE |
| 0-15 YEARS |
$10,000 |
| 16-80 YEARS |
$25,000 |
Section 8C Additional Expenses
Sections 1B(i) and 1B(ii) are extended to provide cover for
the additional reasonable costs incurred when Your travel
arrangements are affected directly or indirectly with any
Terrorist Act. Any payment under this section will be limited
to a maximum of $2,500 per insured person per period
of Cover.
Excess $75
WHAT YOU ARE NOT COVERED FOR UNDER ALL SECTIONS
OF THIS POLICY
You are not Covered for any costs or Losses arising
from:

1)
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Circumstances where You can recover Your Loss or costs
from any other source. |
| 2) |
Consequential Loss, or Loss of enjoyment. |
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Professional sporting activities, racing (except on foot),
mountaineering, rock climbing, off piste skiing, skydiving
and/or paragliding and/or hang-gliding (unless with a
tandem instructor), potholing, caving, hunting, ocean
yachting (unless We have approved Cover), SCUBA diving
(unless You hold a PADI or similar recognised qualification
or You are diving with a qualified instructor. The maximum
depth We will Cover up to is 30 metres), motorcycling
where the engine capacity is more than 200cc (unless
We have approved cover), or any activity where You
deliberately expose Yourself to exceptional danger. |
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Air travel, except as a passenger on a licensed passenger
aircraft operated by a licensed airline or licensed air
charter company. |
| 5) |
a) Suicide or intentional self-Injury. |
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b) Mental disorder or mental disease (including stress,
anxiety and depression) other than as specifically
provided for under Section 3C(e). |
| 6) |
Sexually transmitted disease, Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). |
| 7) |
You being under the infl uence of alcohol or drugs, or
arising from or in any way connected with the deliberate
consumption or use of alcohol or drugs. |
| 8) |
War and Terrorism |
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This insurance does not apply to any Loss arising out
of War, civil War, invasion, insurrection, revolution,
use of military power or usurpation of government or
military power. |
| (b) |
This insurance does not apply to any Loss arising out
of the intentional use of military force to intercept,
prevent, or mitigate any known or suspected Terrorist
Act except as provided under Section 8.. |
| (c) |
This insurance does not apply to any Loss arising out of
a Terrorist Act except as provided under Section 8. |

9)
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Riot or civil commotion - unless You have left New Zealand
or You have paid for Your travel and accommodation and
in both cases Your Policy was in force before the Event. |
| 10) |
Any foreseeable act of any person on behalf of or in
connection with any organisation wishing to overthrow
any government by force either legally or illegally, or any
foreseeable Terrorist Act or violence. |
| 11) |
Loss of any property and any consequential Loss or
expense directly or indirectly caused by, or arising from
ionising radiations or contamination by radioactivity
from any nuclear fuel, or from any nuclear waste from
the combustion of nuclear fuel. |
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Liability You assume by agreement unless You would have
had that liability anyway. |
| 13) |
Your engaging in any activity associated with prostitution
or an illegal or criminal act or use of firearms. |
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The use, release or escape of nuclear materials that
directly or indirectly results in nuclear reaction or
radiation or radioactive contamination; or the dispersal
or application of pathogenic or poisonous biological
or chemical materials; or the release of pathogenic or
poisonous biological or chemical materials. |
WHAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO
You must not deliberately or recklessly:

1)
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Cause Loss to any property Covered by the Policy; or |
| 2) |
Cause Loss for which You could be held legally liable
- either by doing something You should not do or failing
to do something You should do. |
| 3) |
If You think You are Covered under this Policy for a claim
made against You, You must immediately give Us full
details of that claim and all legal documents served on
You. If You are Covered, We have the right to negotiate or
defend the claim in Your name and We will require Your
co-operation. |
IF YOU HAVE A LOSS PLEASE:

1)
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Do what You can to prevent any further Loss or expense |
| 2) |
Do not admit liability for the Loss. |
| 3) |
Lodge a written claim against the person or organisation
that may be legally liable for Your Loss, illness or Injury. |
| 4) |
If We agree to Cover Your Loss, You must let Us take over
and pursue any legal right of recovery You may have and
You must co-operate with Us in any recovery action. |
CLAIM
If You need to make a claim, We will require You to:

1)
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Provide Us with original invoices, receipts and other
vouchers relating to Your expenses or Loss. It is the
responsibility of the insured person to provide proof of
ownership of any lost, stolen or damaged items and We
are under no obligation to make payment without this
proof of ownership. |
| 2) |
Produce this Policy. |
| 3) |
Provide Us with all information We require. |
For claim forms or any enquiries You may have regarding
a claim please contact Your agent or Mike Henry Travel
Insurance Ltd for assistance. Or download a claim form from
Our website www.mikehenry.co.nz.
NEW ZEALAND LAW APPLIES
This Policy is governed by New Zealand law. Any dispute
or difference between Us must be dealt with in New
Zealand. This Policy has been arranged by Mike Henry
Travel Insurance Ltd on behalf of IAG New Zealand Limited.
Effective 01 October 2006 .
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