CSA Travel Protection
Vacation Rental Insurance Description of Coverage (PLAN CODE CSA320)
This plan is administered by CSA Travel Protection and Insurance Services. For certificate/policy inquiries, requests,
customer service call:
(866) 999-4018.
For emergency assistance
24 hours a day during your trip, call:
(in the u.s.)
(866) 816-2068 or (collect worldwide)
(603) 328-1737.
This is a brief Description of Coverage. This is
not your Policy/Certificate of Insurance. Please
visit http://www.vacationrentalinsurance.com/certpolicy.do
or call (866) 999-4018 to obtain
your Individual Policy in the following states: IL,
IN, KS, LA, OR, OH, VT, WA, and WY or your
Certificate of Insurance for all other states. Your
Individual Policy or Group Policy will govern the
final interpretation of any provision or claim.
Important: Keep this document and carry a copy
with you when you travel. If you need to cancel
your Trip, contact the company you booked with
immediately to cancel your reservation.
SCHEDULE OF COVERAGES AND SERVICES
INSURANCE COVERAGE
(Underwritten by Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company) |
| Trip Cancellation |
100% of Reservation Cost* |
| Trip Interruption |
100% of Reservation Cost* |
Travel Delay
($200 Daily Limit Applies) |
$600 |
| Baggage Delay |
$200 |
|
Accidental Death & Dismemberment |
$100,000 |
Emergency Assistance
(Emergency Medical Transportation) |
$50,000 |
*The maximum Trip cost this plan covers is $30,000.
IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION
(Provided by Intersections) |
| Identity Theft Recovery Service |
Included |
| Identity Theft Insurance |
Up to $20,000 |
24-HOUR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES
(Provided by CSA’s Designated Assistance Provider)
- Nurse Help Line
- Medical Referral
- Emergency Cash Transfer
- Legal Referral
- Lost Ticket and Passport Assistance
- Emergency Prescription Refill Assistance
- Embassy and Consular Services
- Pre-Trip Travel Advice
- Worldwide Medical Information
- Translation Services
- Lost Baggage Tracking
- Emergency Messaging
- Concierge Services
How to call the 24-Hour Emergency Hotline
If you need emergency help for an available service, you can
call toll-free 24 hours a day to (866) 816-2068 from within
the United States, or call collect to (603) 328-1737 from
anywhere else.
Availability of 24-Hour Emergency Assistance Services
Most 24-hour Emergency Assistance Services become available
when you begin your Trip . Services end the earliest of:
midnight on the day the program expires; when you reach
your return destination; or when you complete your Trip.
Pre-Trip Travel Advice and Nurse Helpline are available upon
purchase of the plan . Concierge services are available the
day after you purchase the plan.
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Underwritten by Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company
Coverage is provided to all persons occupying the property
listed on the reservation confirmation . This plan is available
to U .S . residents . It is also available to non-U.S. residents for
travel to the U.S. (if the plan is purchased through a U.S. vacation
rental company) . You must purchase this plan with or
before your final payment for your vacation rental, to qualify
for the Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion Waiver . There is no
coverage unless payment has been made for this plan . There
is no coverage unless your loss was caused by an unforeseeable
event that occurs while coverage is in effect.
YOUR SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED
If you are not satisfied for any reason, you may cancel your
coverage within 10 days of your application date or receipt of
this document, whichever is later . A letter indicating your desire
to cancel should be sent to the vacation rental company.
If you haven’t already left on your Trip, you will receive a full
refund of your plan cost . After this 10-day free look period,
the payment for this plan is non-refundable.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF INSURANCE
Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption | Effective Dates of Coverage
Trip Cancellation coverage will take effect at 12:01 A .M .
Standard Time on the day after the date your premium is
received by the vacation rental company. Trip Interruption
coverage will take effect on the Scheduled Departure Date of
the Trip.
Coverage for Travel Delay, Accidental Death and Dismemberment,
Emergency Assistance, and Baggage Delay will
take effect on the later of:
- the date the premium has been received by the vacation
rental company; or
- the date and time you start your Covered Trip; or
- 12:01 A .M . Standard Time on the Scheduled Departure
Date of your Trip.
All coverages automatically end on the earlier of:
- the date the Covered Trip is completed; or
- the Scheduled Return Date of the Trip; or
- your arrival at the return destination on a roundtrip, or the destination on a one-way trip; or
- cancellation of the Covered Trip.
COVERAGE AND BENEFITS
The following coverage and benefits are a sample of the
listed coverage and benefits in your Policy or Certificate of
Insurance and are described on a general basis only . Please
visit http://www.vacationrentalinsurance.com/certpolicy.do or call (866) 999-4018 to obtain your Policy or Certifi-
cate of Insurance, which will govern the final determination
of any provision or claim .
This plan covers you for certain unforeseeable events that
occur while your coverage is in effect . They include:
Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation Benefits
If you are prevented from taking your Trip for one of the covered
reasons below, we will reimburse you, up to the amount
in the Schedule, for the amount of prepaid, forfeited, nonrefundable
payments or deposits that you paid for your Trip .
Post-Departure Trip Interruption Benefits
If you are delayed beyond the Scheduled Departure Date or
are unable to continue your Covered Trip for one of the covered
reasons below, we will reimburse you, less any refund
paid or payable, for unused land or water travel arrangements,
plus one of the following additional transportation
expenses:
- from the point you interrupted your Trip to the next scheduled
destination where you can catch up to your Trip or to
the final destination of your Trip .
- expenses incurred by you to reach the next scheduled destination
where you can catch up to your Trip if you leave
after the Scheduled Departure Date of your Trip.
Reasons for Cancellation and Interruption:
- Trip Cancellation or delayed arrival at your destination due
to Sickness, Injury or death of you, your Family Member
or Traveling Companion that occurs before departure on
your Trip . The Sickness or Injury must commence while
coverage is in effect, require the examination by a Physician,
in person, at the time of Trip Cancellation or delay
and, in the written opinion of the treating Physician, be so
disabling as to prevent you from taking your Trip or delay
your arrival on your Trip .
- Trip Interruption due to Sickness, Injury or death of you,
your Family Member or Traveling Companion . The Sickness
or Injury must commence while you are on your Covered
Trip, require the examination by a Physician, in person, at
the time of Trip Interruption and, in the written opinion of
the treating Physician, be so disabling as to prevent you
from continuing your Trip . The following reasons apply to you, a Family Member traveling
with you, or a Traveling Companion and must occur while
coverage is in effect:
- mandatory evacuation or public official evacuation
advisements where there is no mandatory evacuation
issued by local government authorities at your
destination due to adverse weather or natural disaster .
In order to cancel or interrupt your Covered Trip, you
must have 4 days or 50% of your total Covered Trip
length or less remaining on your Covered Trip at the
time the mandatory evacuation ends;
- being directly involved in a documented traffic accident
while en route to your vacation rental;
- interruption of water, electric, sewage or gas services
at your destination or interruption of road service, due
to inclement weather or natural disaster so as to
prohibit you from reaching your destination, for more
than 24 hours and only for up to 15 days from
interruption of services or to resumption of services,
whichever comes first;
- having your military leave involuntarily revoked;
- being called into active military service in the event of
a natural disaster;
- the primary/secondary school where you attend
extends its operating session beyond its pre-defined
school year . Your Trip must fall within the extension
period;
- being hijacked, quarantined (except as a result of
a pandemic or epidemic), required to serve on a jury,
or required by a court order to appear as a witness in
a legal action;
- your primary residence is made Uninhabitable by fire,
flood or natural disaster;
- Common Carrier delays resulting from inclement
weather, mechanical breakdown or organized labor
strikes;
- arrangements cancelled by an airline resulting from
inclement weather, mechanical breakdown, or
organized labor strikes;
- a documented theft of passports or visas;
- a transfer of employment of 250 miles or more;
- a Terrorist Act, which occurs in your departure city or in
a city that is a scheduled destination for your Trip,
provided the Terrorist Act occurs within 7 days of the
Scheduled Departure Date of your Trip;
- your involuntary termination of employment or layoff
that occurs more than 15 days after your effective
date and was not under your control . You must have
been continuously employed with the same employer
for 5 years prior to the termination or layoff .
Travel Delay Coverage and Benefits
If your Trip is delayed for 12 hours or more, we will reimburse
you, up to the amount shown in the Schedule, for reasonable
additional expenses incurred by you for lodging arrangements, meals, telephone calls and local transportation
while you are delayed . We will not pay benefits for expenses
incurred after travel becomes possible .
Covered events for Travel Delay Benefits include:
Common Carrier delay; loss or theft of your passports, travel
documents or money; quarantine (except as a result of a
pandemic or epidemic); hijacking; natural disaster; inclement
weather; a documented traffic accident while you are en
route to your destination; unannounced strike; civil disorder;
your, your traveling Family Member’s, or Traveling Companion’s
Sickness or Injury; your traveling Family Member’s or
Traveling Companion’s death .
Baggage Delay
We will reimburse you, up to the amount in the Schedule,
for the cost of additional clothing and personal articles
purchased by you, if your Baggage is delayed for 24 hours or
more during your Trip . We will also reimburse you up to $25
to expedite the return of your Baggage .
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Benefits
We will pay this benefit up to the amount in the Schedule if
you are injured in an Accident, which occurs while you are
on a Covered Trip, and suffer one of the losses listed in
your Policy or Certificate of Insurance within 180 days of the
Accident .
Note: Maximum Percentage of Principal Sum Payable is
100% for the loss of Life, Both Hands, Both Feet, Sight of
Both Eyes, One Hand and One Foot, One Hand and Sight of
One Eye, One Foot and Sight of One Eye . Maximum Percentage
of Principal Sum Payable is 50% for the loss of One
Hand, One Foot or Sight of One Eye.
Emergency Assistance Benefits
We will pay this benefit, up to the amount in the Schedule,
for the following Covered Expenses incurred by you while on
a Covered Trip .
- Physician-ordered emergency medical evacuation to the
nearest suitable Hospital .
- non-emergency medical evacuation to your primary or secondary
residence when deemed necessary by a Physician .
- economy-class round-trip airfare to the Hospital for one
person chosen by you, provided that you are traveling
alone and are hospitalized for more than 7 days .
- economy-class airfare to your primary or secondary
residence including escort expenses, if you are 18 years
of age or younger and left unattended due to the death or
hospitalization of an accompanying adult .
- economy-class airfare to your primary or secondary residence
from a medical facility to which you were previously
evacuated, less any refunds paid or payable from your
unused transportation tickets .
- repatriation expenses for preparation and air transportation
of your remains to your primary or secondary
residence .
Emergency Assistance Benefits are subject to the following:
Covered Expenses will only be payable at the Usual and
Customary level of payment; benefits will be payable only
for Covered Expenses resulting from a Sickness that first
manifests itself or an Injury that occurs while on a Trip; and
benefits payable as a result of incurred expenses will only
be paid after benefits have been paid under any Other Valid
and Collectible Group Insurance in effect for you . Covered
Expenses items 1, 2 and 4 above are subject to the program
medical advisor’s prior approval .
GENERAL PLAN EXCLUSIONS
The following exclusions are a sample of the listed exclusions
in your Policy or Certificate of Insurance and are described
on a general basis only . Please visit http://www.vacationrentalinsurance.com/certpolicy.do or call (866) 999-4018
to obtain your Policy or Certificate of Insurance, which will
govern the final determination of any provision or claim .
The following exclusion applies to Accidental Death and
Dismemberment coverage:
We will not pay for a loss caused by or resulting from
Sickness of any kind .
The following exclusion applies to all coverages except
Baggage Delay:
We will not pay for loss or expense caused by or incurred
resulting from a Pre-Existing Condition, including death that
results therefrom . This exclusion does not apply to benefits
under Covered Expenses item 1, 2 or 6 of the Emergency
Assistance Benefits coverage .
Pre-Existing Condition means an illness, disease, or other
condition during the 60-day period immediately prior to your
effective date for which you or your Traveling Companion or
Family Member who is scheduled or booked to travel with
you: 1) received, or received a recommendation for, a diagnostic
test, examination or medical treatment; or 2) took or
received prescription drugs or medicine .
Item 2 of this definition does not apply to a condition which
is treated or controlled solely through the taking of prescription
drugs or medicine and remains treated or controlled
without any adjustment or change in the required prescription
throughout the 60-day period before coverage is in effect
under the Policy .
Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion Waiver
The Pre-Existing Condition exclusion will be waived provided
you meet all of the following:
- the payment for this plan is received with or before the
final payment for your vacation rental; and
- you are not disabled from travel at the time you make your
plan payment .
The following exclusions apply to all coverages:
We will not pay for any loss under the plan caused by, or
resulting from:
- your, your Traveling Companion’s, or Family Member’s
suicide, attempted suicide, or intentionally self-inflicted
injury, while sane or insane (while sane in CO & MO);
- mental, nervous, or psychological disorders;
- being under the influence of drugs or intoxicants,
unless prescribed by a Physician;
- normal pregnancy or resulting childbirth or elective
abortion;
- participation as a professional in athletics;
- participation in organized amateur and interscholastic
athletic or sports competition or events;
- riding or driving in any motor competition;
- declared or undeclared war, or any act of war;
- civil disorder (does not apply to Travel Delay);
- service in the armed forces of any country;
- nuclear reaction, radiation or radioactive contamination;
- operating or learning to operate any aircraft, as pilot
or crew;
- mountain climbing, bungee cord jumping, skydiving,
parachuting, hang gliding, parasailing or travel on any
air supported device, other than on a regularly
scheduled airline or air charter company;
- any unlawful acts, committed by you, a Traveling
Companion or Family Member traveling with you
(whether insured or not);
- any amount paid or payable under any Worker’s
Compensation, disability benefit or similar law;
- a loss or damage caused by detention, confiscation or
destruction by customs;
- Elective Treatment and Procedures;
- pandemic and/or epidemic;
- medical treatment during or arising from a Trip
undertaken for the purpose or intent of securing
medical treatment;
- Financial Insolvency of the person, organization or firm
from whom you directly purchased or paid for your
Covered Trip, Financial Insolvency which occurred,
or for which a petition for bankruptcy was filed by a
travel supplier;
- business, contractual, or educational obligations of
you, a Family Member, or Traveling Companion;
- failure of any tour operator, Common Carrier, or other
travel supplier, person or agency to provide the
bargained-for travel arrangements;
- a loss that results from an illness, disease, or
other condition, event or circumstance which occurs at
a time when the plan is not in effect for you .
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions are a sample of the defined terms
in your Policy or Certificate of Insurance and are described
on a general basis only . Please visit http://www.vacationrentalinsurance.com/certpolicy.do or call (866) 999-4018
to obtain your Policy or Certificate of Insurance, which will
govern the final determination of any provision or claim .
ACCIDENT means a sudden, unexpected, unintended and
external event, which causes Injury .
BAGGAGE means luggage, personal possessions and travel
documents taken by you on the Covered Trip .
COVERED TRIP (or TRIP) means: 1) A period of round-trip
travel away from Home to a destination outside your city of
residence; the purpose of the trip is business or pleasure
and is not to obtain health care or treatment of any kind; the
trip has defined departure and return dates specified when
the Insured enrolls; the trip does not exceed 180 days .
FAMILY MEMBER includes your or your Traveling Companion’s
dependent, spouse, child, spouse’s child, son/daughter-in-law, parent(s), sibling(s), grandparent(s), grandchild,
step-brother/sister, step-parent(s), parent(s)-in-law, brother/sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, guardian, Domestic
Partner, foster child, or ward .
FINANCIAL INSOLVENCY means the total cessation or
complete suspension of operations due to insolvency, with or
without the filing of a bankruptcy petition, whether voluntary
or involuntary .
INJURY means bodily harm caused by an Accident which: 1)
occurs while your coverage is in effect under the plan; and 2)
requires examination and treatment by a Physician .
PHYSICIAN means a person licensed as a medical doctor by
the jurisdiction in which he/she is resident to practice the
healing arts . He/she must be practicing within the scope of
his/her license for the service or treatment given and may
not be you, a Traveling Companion, or a Family Member .
SCHEDULED DEPARTURE DATE means the date on which
you are originally scheduled to leave on your Covered Trip .
SCHEDULED RETURN DATE means the date on which you
are originally scheduled to return to the point where the Covered
Trip started or to a different final destination .
SICKNESS means an illness or disease of the body, which
requires examination and treatment by a Physician, and commences
while the plan, is in effect .
TRAVELING COMPANION means a person whose name(s)
appear(s) with you on the same Covered Trip arrangement
and who, during the Covered Trip, will share Accommodations
with you in the same room, cabin, condominium, apartment
unit, or other lodging .
USUAL AND CUSTOMARY CHARGE means those charges
for necessary treatment and services that are reasonable for
the treatment of cases of comparable severity and nature .
This will be derived from the mean charge based on the
experience in a related area of the service delivered and the
MDR (Medical Data Research) schedule of fees valued at the
100th percentile and the Anesthesia Relative Value Guide .
WHERE TO PRESENT A CLAIM
All claims should be presented to the Program Administrator:
CSA Travel Protection
P .O . Box 939057
San Diego, CA 92193-9057
(800) 541-3522 (Toll-Free)
CLAIMS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
The following provisions are a sample of the provisions in
your Policy or Certificate of Insurance and are described on
a general basis only . Please visit http://www.vacationrentalinsurance.com/certpolicy.do or call (866) 999-4018 to
obtain your Policy or Certificate of Insurance, which will
govern the final determination of any provision or claim .
Concealment or Fraud We do not provide coverage if you
have intentionally concealed or misrepresented any material
fact or circumstance relating to the coverage .
Notice of Claim We must be given written notice of claim
within 90 days after a covered loss occurs . If notice cannot
be given within that time, it must be given as soon as reasonably
possible . Notice may be given to us or to our authorized
agent . Notice should include the claimant’s name and
enough information to identify him or her .
Proof of Loss Written proof of loss must be sent to us within
90 days after the date the loss occurs . We will not reduce
or deny a claim if it was not reasonably possible to give us
written proof of loss within the time allowed . In any event,
you must give us written proof of loss within twelve (12)
months after the date the loss occurs unless you are legally
incapacitated .
Duplication of Coverage You may only purchase one plan
from us for each Covered Trip . If more than one plan is purchased
for any Trip, the maximum limit of coverage payable
will be from the plan with the highest level of benefit . We
will refund plan payments received for any other plan for the
specific Trip .
Our Right to Recover From Others We have the right to recover
any payments we have made from anyone who may be
responsible for the loss . You and anyone else we insure must
sign any papers and do whatever is necessary to transfer
this right to us .
TRAVEL INSURANCE IS UNDERWRITTEN BY:
Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, Columbus, Ohio;
NAIC # 10952 (all states except as otherwise noted) under
Policy/Certificate Form series AHC5000 . In CA, CT, HI, NE,
NH, PA, TN and TX Policy/Certificate Form series TAHC5100
and TAHC5200 . In IL, IN, KS, LA, OR, OH, VT, WA and WY
Policy Form #’s TAHC5100IPS and TAHC5200IPS .
DESCRIPTION OF I.D. THEFT PROTECTION SERVICES
This plan is brought to you by Intersections, Inc. and administered
by CSA Insurance Services
(ONLY available to U .S . residents)
AVAILABLE SERVICES AND COVERAGE
Identity theft protection services and insurance coverage
are provided along with the CSA Travel Protection plans . A
description of the service, insurance coverage and terms of
use is contained in this document .
The services and coverage are only available to persons
whose primary residence is in the United States . This plan is
administered by CSA Insurance Services .
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND COVERAGE
The Identity Theft Protect Services and Identity Theft
Insurance become available at the start of your trip . Services
end 180 days (six months) from the date of your scheduled
trip departure .
IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION SERVICES
If you suspect someone has compromised your identity, call
us toll-free at (866) 999-4018 and ask to be connected with
the Identity Theft Recovery Unit .
The Identity Theft Recovery Unit offers fast and responsive
support to victims of identity theft . This unit’s trained fraud
specialists will help guide you through the necessary steps
of restoring your credit profile . Specialists are proactive in
contacting the credit reporting agencies, creditors and in
providing helpful information to assist you with recovering
and restoring your credit . The service provides the following
benefits:
- Obtain a three-bureau credit report with your authorization .
- Assistance reviewing your report to review and identify
instances of suspected fraud .
- Assistance in placing fraud alerts at all three credit reporting
agencies at your request .
- Dispute letters written on your behalf for you to review and
sign, and for you to forward to Bureaus and Creditors .
- Assistance with contacting law enforcement agencies .
- A “Recovering from Identity Theft” information kit, including
a copy of the three-bureau report which was reviewed .
- Convenient toll-free access to the Identity Theft Recovery
Unit for follow-up questions or concerns .
- Six months of daily monitoring and alert service at all
three bureaus .
IDENTITY THEFT INSURANCE
In addition to receiving assistance from the Identity Theft
Recovery Unit, you are eligible for up to $20,000 in financial
reimbursement, with no deductible, for certain expenses
associated with identity theft at no additional cost to you .
Your $20,000 coverage includes:
- Lost wages (up to $500 per week for a maximum of four
weeks) as a result of time taken off work to deal with the
fraud, including wrongful incarceration . Lost wages must
occur during the policy period .
- Notary and certified mailing costs for completing and
delivering fraud affidavits or similar documents .
- Loan application fees incurred when reapplying for loans
when the original application is rejected solely because
the lender received incorrect information due to identity
theft .
- Long-distance phone charges associated with reporting or
discussing an actual identity fraud .
- Attorney fees incurred (with prior Intersections consent) for
defending suits (1) brought incorrectly by merchants and
their collection agencies, (2) for removing criminal or civil
judgments wrongly entered against an Insured Person, and
(3) for information in a consumer credit file .
The full details of your coverage are set forth in the following
Certificate of Insurance . Insurance underwritten by Travelers
Casualty and Surety company of America and its property
casualty affiliates, Hartford, CT 06183 . Coverage for all
claims or losses depends on actual policy provisions .
Availability of coverage can depend on underwriting
qualifications and state regulations . Coverage not available
for residents of New York .
CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE FOR THE IDENTITY FRAUD
EXPENSE COVERAGE MASTER POLICY
This Certificate of Insurance is a coverage description
intended to provide important information about the protection
available to an Insured Person under the Identity Fraud
Expense Coverage Master Policy (the “Master Policy”) . Keep
this coverage description for your records . This coverage
description is not an insurance policy and does not amend,
extend or alter the coverage afforded by the Master Policy described
herein . Terms shown in bold in this coverage description
are defined in the Master Policy . The insurance afforded
by the Master Policy as described herein is subject to all the
terms, exclusions and conditions of such Master Policy . The
policy period is specified in the Master Policy .
Policy Number: 104391562
Underwritten by:
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America Hartford,
CT 06183 (“Travelers”) to provide insurance to an Insured
Person as described in this Certificate
Limit of Insurance for any one loss:
Limit of Insurance = $20,000
Deductible = $0
The Master Policy has been issued to:
Intersections Inc .
Chantilly, VA 20151
(the “Master Policy Holder”)
General Information:
Should you have any questions regarding the Membership
Program provided by the Master Policy Holder, or wish
to view a complete copy of the Master Policy, please call
the customer service number located in your membership
materials .
Filing a Claim:
To file a claim under the Master Policy, please contact CSA
Travel Protection . Telephone: (866) 999-4018 .
INSURING AGREEMENT
(1) IDENTITY FRAUD EXPENSE COVERAGE
To reimburse an Insured Person for Expenses incurred by the
Insured Person as the direct result of any one Identity Fraud
discovered during the policy period .
Only an Insured Person will be entitled to coverage under this
Insuring Agreement (1).
CONDITIONS
1. Definitions:
a . “Expenses” means
i . Costs for notarizing fraud affidavits or similar documents
for financial institutions or similar credit grantors or
credit agencies that have required that such affidavits
be notarized .
ii . Costs for certified mail to law enforcement agencies,
credit agencies, financial institutions or similar credit
grantors .
iii . Lost wages as a result of time taken off from work
to meet with, or talk to, law enforcement agencies,
credit agencies and/or legal counsel, to complete fraud
affidavits, or due to wrongful incarceration arising
solely from someone having committed a crime in the
Insured Person’s name up to a maximum payment of
$500 per week for a maximum period of four
weeks . Lost wages shall not apply in the case of
wrongful incarceration absent all charges being
dropped or an acquittal .
iv . Loan application fees for re-applying for a loan or loans
when the original application is rejected solely because
the lender received incorrect credit information .
v . Charges incurred for long distance telephone calls to
merchants, law enforcement agencies, financial
institutions or similar credit grantors, or credit agencies
to report or discuss an actual Identity Fraud .
vi . Reasonable attorney fees incurred, with the
Company’s prior consent, for:
a . defense of lawsuits brought against the Insured
Person by merchants or their collection agencies,
b . the removal of any criminal or civil judgments
wrongly entered against an Insured Person, and
c . challenging the accuracy or completeness of any
information in a consumer credit report .
b . “Identity Fraud” means the act of knowingly transferring
or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification
of an Insured Person with the intent to commit, or to aid
or abet, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of
Federal law or a felony under any applicable state or local
law .
c . “Insured Person” means any natural person who is
currently subscribed to a Membership Program or affinity
group that has been specifically expanded by the Master
Policy Holder to include the protection afforded by the
Master Policy .
d . “Master Policy Holder” means Intersections Inc .
e .“Membership Program” means a membership program
sponsored by the Master Policy Holder and that is
specifically named within an endorsement attached to the
Master Policy .
f . “Policy Period” means the dates shown in the Master
Policy .
2. Exclusions - The Master Policy does not apply:
a . to loss due to any fraudulent, dishonest or criminal act
by an Insured Person or any person acting in concert
with an Insured Person, or by any authorized
representative of an Insured Person, whether acting
alone or in collusion with others;
b . to loss other than Expenses;
c . to an Identity Fraud that was discovered, or Expenses
incurred, when an individual was not an Insured Person;
d . to loss due to nuclear reaction, nuclear radiation or
radioactive contamination, or due to any act or
condition incident to any of the foregoing;
e . to loss due to war, whether or not declared, civil war,
insurrection, rebellion, revolution, or to any act or
condition incident to any of the foregoing .
3. Policy Period
Discovery - The Master Policy applies only to Identity Fraud,
occurring anywhere in the world, which is discovered during
the Policy Period and is reported to the Company during the
Policy Period or within 30 days following the termination of
either:
a . this Policy; or
b . membership of the Insured Person in a Membership
Program.
4. Limits of Insurance
Under Insuring Agreement (1), the limit of the Company’s
liability per Insured Person for loss covered under the Master
Policy shall not exceed the applicable Limit of Insurance
shown in the Declarations . Under the Master Policy, all losses
incidental to an act or series of related acts or arising from the
same method of operation, whether committed by one or more
persons, shall be deemed to arise out of one occurrence and
shall be treated as one loss . However, solely with respect to
Insuring Agreement (1), should one such act cause a covered
loss to more than one Insured Person, the available Limit of
Insurance under the Master Policy and the deductible amount
shall apply to each Insured Person separately .
Regardless of the number of Membership Programs that an
Insured Person is a member of, the Company’s liability to
such Insured Person for loss covered under the Master Policy
shall not exceed the applicable Limit of Insurance Shown in
the declarations .
5. Deductible
The Company shall be liable only for the amount by which any
loss exceeds the applicable Deductible Amount as shown
in the Declarations . This Deductible Amount applies to each
and every loss and shall have no aggregate limitation .
6. Recoveries
Any recoveries, less the cost of obtaining them, made after
settlement of loss covered by the Master Policy will be
distributed as follows:
a . first, to the Insured Person, until the Insured Person
is reimbursed for any loss that was sustained by the
Insured Person that exceeds the Limit of Insurance
and the Deductible Amount, if any;
b . then to the Company, until the Company is reimbursed
for the settlement made; and
c . then to the Insured Person until the Insured Person is
reimbursed for that part of the loss equal to the
Deductible Amount, if any .
Recoveries do not include any recovery from insurance,
suretyship, reinsurance, security or indemnity taken for the
Company’s benefit .
7. Ownership Interests Covered
This Policy shall be for the sole use and benefit of the
Insured Persons and the Master Policy Holder . It provides no
rights or benefits to any other person, entity, or organization .
8. Insured Duties When Loss Occurs
Upon knowledge or discovery of loss or of an occurrence
which may give rise to a claim under the terms of the Master
Policy, the Insured Person shall give notice thereof as soon
as practicable to the Company, and file detailed proof of loss,
duly sworn to, with the Company within four months after the
discovery of loss . If the loss involves a violation of law, the
Insured Person shall also notify the police .
Upon the Company’s request, the Insured Person shall
submit to examination by the Company, subscribe the same,
under oath if required, and produce for the Company’s
examination all pertinent records, all at such reasonable
times and places as the Company shall designate, and shall
cooperate with the Company in all matters pertaining to loss
or claims with respect thereto . Compliance with all terms and
conditions of the Master Policy are conditions precedent to
recovery under the Master Policy .
The Insured Person shall keep books, receipts, bills and other
records in such manner that the Company can accurately
determine there from the amount of any loss . At any time
subsequent to the reporting thereof to the Company, the
Company may examine and audit the Insured Person’s books
and records as they relate to a loss under the Master Policy .
9. Other Insurance
If there is any other valid and collectible insurance which
would apply in the absence of the Master Policy, the
insurance under the Master Policy shall apply only as excess
insurance over such other insurance .
10. Action Against Company
No action shall lie against the Company unless, as a
condition precedent thereto, there shall have been full
compliance with all terms of the Master Policy, nor until 90
days after the required proof of loss has been filed with the
Company, nor at all unless commenced within two years
from the date when the Insured Person first discovers the
loss . If any limitation of time for notice of loss or any legal
proceeding herein contained is shorter than that permitted
to be fixed by agreement under any statute controlling the
construction of the Master Policy, the shortest permissible
statutory limitation of time shall govern and shall supersede
the time limitation herein stated .
11. Subrogation
In the event of any payment under the Master Policy,
the Company shall be subrogated to all the Insured
Person’s rights of recovery therefore against any person
or organization, and the Insured Person shall execute and
deliver instruments and papers and shall take whatever other
actions are necessary to secure such rights for the Company .
The Insured Person shall not take any action after the
discovery of any loss that would prejudice such rights .
12. Changes
Notice to any agent or knowledge possessed by any agent
or by any other person shall not effect a waiver or a change
in any part of the Master Policy or stop the Company from
asserting any right under the terms of the Master Policy; nor
shall the terms of the Master Policy be waived or changed,
except by endorsement issued by the Company and made to
form a part of the Master Policy .
13. Assignment
Assignment of interest under the Master Policy shall not bind
the Company until its consent is endorsed herein .
14. Concealment or Misrepresentation
The Master Policy is void as to any Insured Person if, at
any time, said Insured Person intentionally conceals or
misrepresents a material fact concerning either the insurance
afforded by the Master Policy or a claim under the Master
Policy .
TERMS OF USE
Legally Binding Terms. You have purchased the product
or service you have ordered (the “Product”) from CSA
Insurance Services (“CSA”) . The Product is delivered to
you by its provider Intersections Inc ., a company located in
Chantilly, Virginia (“Intersections”) . Your order of the Product
constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and the
enclosed Certificate of Insurance . If you ordered this Product
on behalf of someone else, you must deliver these Terms
of Use, together with the enclosed Certificate of Insurance,
to that person as a condition of your use of the Product .
These Terms of Use, together with the enclosed Certificate
of Insurance, are binding on you and each other person on
behalf of whom you ordered the Product .
Use. You may use the Product only for non-commercial
purposes . You may not use the Product for anyone else .
Service Period. You may use the Product for a period of six
months commencing on your travel date, after which time
your use of the Product expires .
No Representations or Warranties. THE PRODUCT IS
PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS ONLY . INTERSECTIONS
AND CSA DO NOT MAKE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM,
ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, OR ARISING OUT OF
COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT,
NONINTERFERENCE WITH DATA, AVAILABILITY, OR THAT THE
PRODUCT IS ERROR-FREE . YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY USE YOU MAKE OF THE PRODUCT OR ACTION OR
DECISION YOU MAKE BASED ON IT .
Limitation of Liabilities. IN NO EVENT MAY INTERSECTIONS
OR CSA BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES
ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN
ADVANCE . INTERSECTIONS’ AND CSA’S TOTAL LIABILITY
ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE PRODUCT MAY NEVER
EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCT .
Third-Party Providers. The Product contains information
provided by one or more credit reporting agencies, as
identified in your materials: The Product may contain credit
score analysis provided by one or more third-party providers,
as identified in your materials . INTERSECTIONS DOES NOT
CONTROL AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY ANY CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY OR SCORE
ANALYSIS PROVIDER .
Changes. Intersections in its sole discretion may modify or
cancel the Product at any time without notice to you, and may
modify these Terms of Use by posting the changes on the
Product Web site . The changes will be binding on you .
General. These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, USA, exclusive of its choice of law
principles . Any claim arising out of or relating to the Product
shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with
the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration
Association on an individual basis not consolidated with any
other claim . Any party, however, may seek interim injunctive
relief in a court of competent jurisdiction . Identity theft
insurance is governed by additional terms and conditions
stated in the certificate provided to you with these materials .
These Terms of Use, together with the enclosed Certificate
of Insurance state the exclusive terms, conditions,
representations and warranties governing the Product .
TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT
Intersections, is a trademark or federally registered
trademark of Intersections Inc .; and other trademarks are
trademarks of their respective owners .
© Intersections 2002-2005. All rights reserved.
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