You are covered for reasonable and necessary overseas medical and associated expenses, including medical, hospital and ambulance costs and medical evacuation or repatriation up to a maximum of $350,000, if you, your accompanying spouse, or your accompanying dependent children are medically diagnosed with  COVID-19 while travelling overseas.

Age limits apply. Persons 75 years or over are only covered for medical expenses if they have purchased mature traveller cover.

Coverage is subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance policy, including any applicable limitations and exclusions.

You are covered for cancellation expenses up to $100,000 if you or your relative are medically diagnosed with COVID-19 and are unable to commence or continue your trip. This includes the non-refundable unused portion of travel or accommodation arrangements paid for in advance if you need to cancel, alter or curtail your trip.

Age limits apply. Cancellation cover for persons 75 years or over is limited to $5,000 unless mature traveller cover has been purchased.

Coverage is subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance policy, including any applicable limitations and exclusions.

No, cancellation is only covered if you or your relative have been medically diagnosed with COVID-19.

No, except as described above where you’re claiming for cancellation or overseas medical expenses as a result of being medically diagnosed with COVID-19.

No. If the reason you need a COVID-19 test is to meet the requirements of an airline, or to enter any location then this is not considered unforeseeable and is not covered. 

If you believe you need a test for COVID-19 whilst travelling because you are aware of having close contact to someone with COVID-19, or you are showing symptoms, then you should follow the health guidelines of local authorities in the area. You can contact AIG Travel if you need help to locate a testing location.

Benefit 14 "Rental Vehicle Collision Damage and Theft Excess Cover" covers the excess you become legally liable to pay in the event of a claim against your rental vehicle's insurance policy. It does not cover the vehicle itself. Please refer to the policy wording for a full description of cover.

For overseas travel policies available to BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum cardholders and BNZ Advantage Business cardholders the following is the relevant definition of rental vehicle:

Rental vehicle – means a motor vehicle rented or hired by you from a recognised motor vehicle rental company for the carriage of passengers and does not include any vehicle designed to be used for the carriage of commercial goods.

For definitions and information about domestic rental vehicle cover for BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum cardholders only, please click here. 

If you are a BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum cardholder, you are eligible for overseas leisure travel benefits, and, from 1 December 2021, a new domestic travel benefit which covers rental vehicle excess. These benefits are provided by the 90 Day Platinum International Leisure Travel Insurance, and Domestic Rental Vehicle Collision Damage and Theft Excess Cover insurances found in the BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum Credit Card Insurance policy.

To check if your particular itinerary is covered, go to the homepage and complete the eligibility questionnaire check your cover. If your trip is covered, we will tell you at the end of the questionnaire and send you confirmation by email.

All overseas travel benefits are available only for trips from and back to New Zealand.

The BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum overseas travel insurance only covers you for leisure travel.

You are not eligible for cover for any work-related activities unless you are also a valid BNZ Advantage Business cardholder. 

If you are a BNZ Advantage Business Cardholder, you are eligible for overseas travel benefits which may cover certain work activities, as described in the BNZ Advantage 35 Day Business International Travel Insurance policy.  

To check if your itinerary is covered, go to Check Your Cover.  If your trip is covered, we will tell you at the end of the questionnaire and send you confirmation by email.

All overseas travel benefits are available only for trips from and back to New Zealand.

Terms, conditions and exclusions apply.

To understand any cover limitations or exclusions that may apply to your work activities overseas, see your policy document. If you have any doubts as to whether your work activities will be covered overseas call 0800 269 872

As BNZ Advantage Business Card holder you are eligible for overseas travel insurance that includes cover for work or business related travel. As an Advantage Visa Platinum Card holder you can also be covered for trips of up to 90 days. The benefits of holding both cards are described in Part 2 of the BNZ Advantage 35 Day Business International Travel Insurance policy - "BNZ 90 Day Platinum International Leisure Travel Insurance Business Extension, including details of what work-related activities can be covered. 

To check if your trip is covered, go to Check your cover.  If your trip is covered, we will tell you at the end of the questionnaire and send you confirmation by email.

All overseas travel benefits are available only for trips from and back to New Zealand.

Terms, conditions and exclusions apply.

To understand any cover limitations or exclusions for your work activities overseas, see your policy document. If you have any doubts as to whether your work activities will be covered overseas call 0800 269 872.

From 1 December 2021, a new domestic travel benefit which covers rental vehicle excess. These benefits are provided by the 90 Day Platinum International Leisure Travel Insurance, and Domestic Rental Vehicle Collision Damage and Theft Excess Cover insurances found in the BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum Credit Card Insurance policy.

Yes, go to check your cover and complete the questionnaire and you will be able to print a copy of the outcome of your assessment.

If you provide your details at the end of the questionnaire, we will also email you a copy of your confirmation of cover letter.

No. There is no requirement to call us to advise when you are travelling. You will be eligible for cover when you have met the eligibility or activation requirements subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of your applicable policy.

If you want to check that you have met the eligibility or activation requirements and get extra peace of mind once you have your trip planned, or if you need confirmation documents for any reason, go to Check Your Cover and complete the questionnaire.

Yes, for details about age limits applying to the policy please click here.

No. To be eligible for cover you must hold a return travel ticket for your travel before you depart New Zealand that shows a return date within the maximum duration of cover which is 90 days for BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum Cards, and 35 days for BNZ Advantage Business Cards. If you hold both an Advantage Platinum AND an Advantage Business card, then the 90-day limit applies to you.

The return ticket requirement applies at the time your trip starts. If prior to departing New Zealand, you have paid some expenses for your trip but you do not hold a return ticket, you may still be covered for cancellation expenses if you have to cancel your trip. This is subject to normal policy terms, conditions and exclusions. 

If you hold a stand-by ticket for your return travel that is dated within the standard duration of cover for your card type at the time you depart New Zealand, then you will be considered by us as having satisfied the return ticket requirement. However, the maximum journey period will still apply and you will have no cover under the policy if your trip exceeds the standard duration of cover as a result of your stand-by ticket status.

This means no claims will be paid even if the loss occurred within the standard duration of cover.

In addition there is no cover for any costs or losses arising from any itinerary changes arising directly or indirectly from your holding a stand-by ticket.

No. The AIG Travel Assistance App including the desktop website version are a complimentary service provided to you to help keep you safe and connected whilst you are travelling.

To check if you have cover for each and every trip, go to check your cover and complete the questionnaire.

If you require cover for a period of travel that is longer than the standard duration limit of your applicable card, you will not be covered for any part of your itinerary unless you apply for, and we accept your duration buyout.

To complete a duration buyout use the check your cover questionnaire - if we accept your application a premium will be payable.

The maximum period you can apply to cover by duration buyout is 180 days. For more information on maximum duration limits click here.

No. This policy only covers trips starting and finishing in New Zealand. In addition, you must be residing in New Zealand and returning to New Zealand to live at the end of your journey.

Overseas travel benefits are not available for purely domestic travel.

However, for BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum cardholders there is a new benefit available from 1 December 2021 - "Domestic Rental Vehicle Collision Damage and Theft Excess Cover"

Click here for more on domestic rental vehicle excess cover.

Your cover is always based on the card you hold at the time your trip starts (or the card held at the time a claim event occurs for the purposes of pre departure cancellation claims).

Your policy number is the first 6 digits of your individual credit card number.

If you have completed the online questionnaire check your cover and we have sent you a confirmation letter this will show a policy number specific to your questionnaire answers for that specific trip only. 

You can reference either policy number when contacting AIG Travel.

An excess of $200 is applicable to each and every claim arising from the same event under each of the following sections:

Section J.1. Cancellation, Overseas Medical and Additional Expenses;

Section J.2. Luggage, Personal Effects and Travel Documents;

Section J.3. Personal Liability;

Section J.4. Overseas Rental Vehicle Collision Damage and Theft Excess Cover;

Only one excess applies if you make more than one claim because of a single event. If you claim for two or more separate unrelated claim events two excesses shall apply. If a family claims, only one excess shall apply to each claim event.

Dependent children means your unmarried child or children who are under 19 years of age and living with you, or under 25 years of age while they are full time students at an accredited institution of higher learning and who are primarily dependent upon you for maintenance and support. Dependent children include your step or legally adopted children.

Spouse means your spouse or de facto partner with whom you have continuously cohabited for a period of three (3) consecutive months or more immediately preceding the commencement of your journey.

The policy only covers accompanying spouses and or dependent children.

Accompanying means departing and returning with and following the same general itinerary as the BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum Cardholder during a journey, however allowing for overnight or day excursions (not exceeding a maximum of five (5) nights or 20% of your journey, whichever is the lesser) during the journey that the BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum Cardholder and their family may not undertake together.

If your spouse is not accompanying you they will not be covered. 

If your spouse is a joint and/or additional cardholder, they can be covered in their own right as long as they meet the normal cardholder eligibility criteria (BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum Cardholders) and activation criteria including minimum pre-paid spend for BNZ Advantage Business Cardholders.

No. Spouse and dependent children are only covered if they are accompanying a cardholder who has met the activation requirements for a cardholder travelling with their family.

Accompanying means departing and returning with and following the same general itinerary as the BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum Cardholder during a journey, however allowing for overnight or day excursions (not exceeding a maximum of five (5) nights or 20% of your journey, whichever is the lesser) during the journey that the BNZ Advantage Visa Platinum Cardholder and their family may not undertake together.

Family members who are joint or additional cardholders may be eligible for cover subject to meeting the activation requirements.

No. This insurance is available only to you and your spouse and dependent children as defined in the policy. If members of your travelling party do not meet the definition of spouse and/or dependent children, they cannot be covered under the policy.

Yes, however there are some limitations on medical cover, including:

There is no automatic cover under this policy for any event that is caused by or arises because of any pre-existing medical condition - including a pre-existing medical condition of yours or someone else on whom your travel relies.

There is no automatic medical cover for mature travellers, 75 years or older as at your departure date from New Zealand, unless you have purchased mature traveller cover.

To apply for cover your pre-existing medical conditions (you cannot apply to cover the pre-existing medical conditions of anyone other than yourself) or mature traveller cover, complete the Check Your Cover questionnaire.

If we accept your application for cover of your pre-existing medical conditions, a premium will be payable.

No, pre-existing medical conditions are not covered unless we have assessed and accepted your conditions and you have paid the applicable premium. To apply for cover please complete the Check Your Cover questionnaire. A separate application is required for each and every trip and the results of our assessment and the required premium can change between different assessments.

There is no cover for pregnancy or childbirth of yours, your relative, business partner or traveling companion. This exclusion does not apply where costs are incurred because of your unforeseeable medical complications or emergencies which occur before the 26th week of your pregnancy.

We do not consider uncomplicated pregnancy to be a pre-existing medical condition and you cannot apply to cover pregnancy. Medical complications relating to pregnancy, such as diabetes in pregnancy, are considered pre-existing medical conditions and you can apply to cover such medical complications. If such complications are covered, such cover remains subject to normal policy terms and conditions and is therefore only in force up to the 26th week of your pregnancy.

When you complete our pre-existing medical conditions questionnaire to apply for cover for your pre-existing medical conditions your results may show specific references to 'Linked Conditions' which you included in your declaration. These are conditions that are directly medically linked to those conditions declared by you on your application. Where you have a condition or set of conditions for which we are unable to provide cover, any conditions on your assessment outcome which are noted as 'Linked Conditions' will similarly be excluded from cover.

Skiing or snowboarding within the designated boundaries of a commercially operated ski field is covered. Hazardous sports however are not covered which includes any racing or deliberate exposure to exceptional danger. There is no cover for any professional sporting activities.

Refer to General exclusions Section I. 8., 9. & 10.

There is no cover under the policy for professional sporting activities. If you are being paid for your involvement, or there is any prize money involved in the competition, or you have been selected to represent a national sporting body, then we consider the activity to be professional. Racing (other than on foot) is a general exclusion under the policy and other hazardous sports are also excluded.

Please contact us for individual consideration on 0800 269 872 if you are unsure whether the sporting competition you are planning to participate in might be considered professional.

Most normal tourist activities that are provided, guided, or supervised by a local licensed commercial operator can be covered, however the policy is subject to an exclusion for hazardous activities or deliberate exposure to exceptional danger. "Hazardous activities" includes but is not limited to activites such as rock climbing, ocean yachting, white water rafting and, some in some circumstances, scuba diving and motorcycling.

You should also note that under this policy and under New Zealand law, you have a duty to disclose to us any matter you know that is relevant to our decision to provide you with insurance, including any hazardous pursuits. Failure to comply with your duty of disclosure may impact any subsequent claim payment. If you are unsure if an activity you intend to take part in overseas is covered or needs to be disclosed, you should call us on 0800 269 872 to discuss your specific circumstances.

Guided treks that are arranged by a licensed commercial operator following established trekking routes will be covered, however the policy specifically excludes mountaineering or rock climbing involving the use of climbing equipment, ropes or guides, and any trekking activity above an elevation of 3,000m. If you are unsure whether your trekking activities will be covered call us on 0800 269 872.

Ocean yachting is specifically excluded. We consider ocean yachting any sailing that ventures beyond 12 nautical miles from land. This means we will cover yachting that is coastal in nature only, and for which the entire sailing itinerary remains within 12 nautical miles of land. There may however be specific attributes of your planned coastal yachting that should be disclosed as a hazardous activity. If you have any questions regarding possible hazardous aspects of your itinerary that may trigger your duty of disclosure, please call us on 0800 269 872

Luggage and personal effects are subject to a per item limit of $2,000. You can specify items over that amount (to a maximum of $10,000 for all specified items) for an additional premium.

This specified item extension will only increase the limit any one item, not the policy limit under Section J.2. "Luggage, Personal Effects and Travel Documents"

If you would like to specify an item(s), go to the Check Your Cover questionnaire and add cover for high value personal items.

In the event of a claim, you will also need to provide proof of the value of the item such as a purchase receipt, or in relation to items of jewellery, a valuation of less than 12 months provided by a registered valuer.

No. The maximum payable under Section J.2. "Luggage, Personal Effects and Travel Documents" remains the same even if you nominate items for extended cover.

There is no cover for loss or damage to sporting equipment whilst in use. Items are subject to normal terms, conditions and exclusions under Section J.2. "Luggage, Personal Effects and Travel Documents" whilst not in use.

No. Sporting equipment cannot be specified under your policy.

If you are aware that you may have to cancel a planned trip the policy conditions require you to minimise the total cost of cancellation. For instance, you should also cease paying any further pre-paid travel costs that may not be refundable. Once you have decided to cancel you should contact airlines or other providers to request refunds.

If you are not able to obtain a refund but you can obtain a credit to use later, you should accept that option. If it turns out that you are unable to use the credit before it expires you can contact us when the credit expires and we will reopen an existing claim or you can lodge a new claim, regardless of how long it has been since the original trip was cancelled.

This benefit (included with BNZ NZ Advantage Visa Platinum cards only) provides a lump sum payment if you suffer death or disablement because of an accident while you are travelling on or in a common carrier, including boarding and alighting, during your journey.

This section of the policy has additional activation requirements, over and above the normal policy activation criteria. In addition to the normal policy activation criteria, you must have charged the full cost of your common carrier ticket (and that of any accompanying dependent child or spouse) to your applicable card.

Common Carrier is a commercial aircraft, bus, train or vessel which carries passengers on regular routes at set rates.

No. While you will not be eligible for the benefit of "Accidental Death and Disablement (common carrier)" you can still be covered under your overseas travel insurance policy for all other benefits - including Section J.5. "Accidental Death" - provided you meet the normal policy eligibility criteria.