This
Protection Plan offered by Spring Break Direct.com
Inc. will aid you in the event of illness or injury
prior to your trip.
The cost is reasonable when you compare it to
your trip investment. It is important to keep
this document and carry a copy with you when you
travel. If you need to cancel your trip, contact
Spring Break Direct immediately to cancel your
reservation.
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SPRING
BREAK DIRECT CANCELLATION PROTECTION PLAN
The
Spring Break Direct Cancellation Protection Plan guarantees
a full refund (less the cost of insurance) for travel
arrangements provided by Spring Break Direct.com, Inc.,
in the event of cancellation up to scheduled departure
time due to sickness or injury (that prevents you from
travel, as deemed by a physician), or death to you or
for life-threatening sickness or injury, or death to
your immediate family member.
Immediate
family member
is defined as your spouse, spouse's child, daughter-in-law,
son-in-law, brother, sister, mother, father, grandparents,
grandchildren, step-siblings, stepparents, parents-in-law,
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew,
guardian or ward.
Stipulations
This plan begins when full payment is received and
cannot be added to an existing reservation more than
three days from booking date. The Spring Break Direct
Cancellation Protection Plan Cost is non-refundable
and valid for each person who has paid the plan cost
only.
Spring Break Direct Cancellation Protection Plan
DOES NOT GUARD AGAINST OCCUPANCY SURCHARGES. Therefore,
if one person cancels 15 days or more prior to scheduled
departure, the remaining traveler(s) are responsible
for paying occupancy surcharges. If you cancel less
than 15 days prior to scheduled departure, occupancy
surcharges for the remaining traveler(s) will be deducted
from your refund.
Written notification
of cancellation must be received in our office by registered
mail, facsimile transmission, or overnight courier service
NO LATER THAN THE SCHEDULED DEPARTURE in order
to be covered by Spring Break Direct Cancellation Protection
Plan. In addition, written verification by a physician
of inability to travel, or onset (since travel purchase)
of, or sudden change in, life-threatening sickness,
life threatening injury, or death of an immediate family
member must be received in our office by registered
mail, facsimile transmission or overnight courier service
NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS AFTER SCHEDULED DEPARTURE.
Failure to follow these instructions invalidates the
Plan.
DECLARATION
OF COVERAGE AND SERVICES
Insurance
Covers
Trip Interruption. Maximum Limit up to $500 per person.
(See details under Trip Interruption heading)
Travel Delay. Maximum Limit up to $500. (See details
under Travel Delay)
Baggage Delay. Maximum Limit up to $100. (See details
under Baggage Delay)
Baggage Protection. Maximum Limit up to $300. (See details
under Baggage Protection)
INSURANCE
COVERAGE
When
Coverage is Effective
Coverage for Trip Cancellation is effective the earliest
of:
At 12:01 am Standard Time on the day after we receive
your payment for insurance; or
At 12:01 am Standard Time on the day after we receive
your final payment for your "trip".
Coverage for Travel Delay is effective on your scheduled
departure time and date.
Coverage for all benefits is effective on the later
of:
The date and time you actually start your "trip"; or
On 12:01 am Standard Time of the scheduled departure
day of the "trip".
For coverages other than Trip Cancellation and Travel
Delay, you must be on the Covered Trip for the coverage
to apply.
When Coverage Ends
All coverage ends on the earlier of:
Midnight of the "trip completion date"; or
When you complete your "trip"; or
When you reach "home" or your final destination point;
or
When the "trip" is cancelled.
However, if your "trip" is delayed for covered reasons,
coverage is extended until you reach your "home" or
could reasonably expected to reach your "home", if earlier.
No Coverage is in Effect if:
The travel documents do not reflect an intention to
start and end a "trip" on the "trip departure date"
and the "trip completion date"; or
The tickets for the "trip" do not contain specific travel
dates (open tickets); or
Promotional coupons or tickets issued on non-Airline
Reporting Corporation approved ticket stock are used
other than electronic tickets, Frequent Flyer awards,
air charter tickets, cruise line or railroad tickets.
TRIP
INTERRUPTION COVERAGE
Trip Interruption
Coverage provides benefits for losses that you incur
for "trips" that are interrupted after the time and
date of departure. We will pay this benefit if your
"trip" is interrupted due to any of these events or
if your "traveling companion's" "trip" is interrupted
and your "traveling companion" has a valid claim on
a Spring Break Direct travel insurance policy. Losses
are payable only for those events which could not have
been reasonably foreseen by you, are outside your control
and substantially impair your ability to travel.
Unforeseeable
"sickness" or "injury" (requiring examination or treatment
by a "doctor" prior to the interruption of your "trip")
or death of you or a "family member" or "traveling companion".
"Sickness" or "injury" must be so disabling, in the
written opinion of a "doctor", as to reasonably cause
you to interrupt your "trip". If you must interrupt
your "trip" due to "injury" or "sickness" of a "family
member", it must be because their condition is life
threatening, or because the "family member" requires
your care.
A "terrorist
incident" in a foreign city to which you were scheduled
to arrive within 30 days following the incident.
Adverse weather
or natural disasters resulting in the complete cessation
of travel services.
Labor disputes
resulting in the complete cessation of travel services.
Your "home" being made uninhabitable by fire, flood,
or natural disaster.
You, a traveling
"family member" or "traveling companion" being subpoenaed,
required to serve on a jury, hijacked or quarantined.
A covered
Travel Delay that results in the loss of more that 50%
of your scheduled "trip" length.You must have purchased
Travel Delay coverage.
Carrier caused
delays due to adverse weather or as the result of labor
disputes that affect public transportation
Travel arrangements
cancelled by a tour operator or "common carrier" due
to adverse weather or as a result of labor disputes
that affect public transportation.
What
we will pay for Trip Interruption (for covered losses)
Forfeited, published, nonrefundable payments incurred
as a result on cancellation penalties imposed by tour
operators and "common carriers", or change fees incurred
in place of full penalties not including travel agency
penalties. If you fail to notify the appropriate travel
supplier of your cancellation within 72 hours of becoming
aware of the need to cancel, we will pay cancellation
penalties to which you would have been subject at the
time of cancellation. Unused, nonrefundable arrangements,
with the exception of unused airfare;
The greater
of:
Additional transportation expenses to your "home", less
any refunds paid or payable, not to exceed the cost
of economy airfare or first class airfare if your original
tickets were first class; or
The value
of your unused airfare if you must return "home" due
to a covered loss.
The charge
for a single supplement if your "traveling companion"
or traveling "family member's" "trip" is interrupted
but yours is not;
Reasonable,
additional accommodation and transportation expenses
(up to $150 per day) if you, your traveling "family
member" or a "traveling companion" must remain in the
hospital or has been certified as medically unable to
travel. This benefit is provided for a maximum of five
(5) days.
The charge
to return "your vehicle" to your "home" if it is necessary
for you to interrupt your "trip" and return "home" via
alternate transportation as a result of a covered loss
listed in the items above.
If
you are interrupted in the course of your trip, you
must call us prior to making any additional accommodation
or transportation arrangements.
Failure to do so may affect your coverage.
Coverage
is not provided for losses caused by or as a result
of:
Carrier-caused delays except as provided elsewhere in
the certificate;
Travel arrangements
cancelled by a tour operator or "common carrier" except
as provided elsewhere in this certificate;
Changes in
plans by you, a "family member", or a "traveling companion"
for reasons other than those specifically listed in
this certificate; Financial circumstances of you, a
"family member" or a "traveling companion";
Business,
contractual or educational obligations of you, a "family
member", or a "traveling companion";
"Financial
Default" of the entity from whom you purchased this
insurance or of the travel agent through which you made
travel arrangements, if the travel agent distributes
this product for us;
Any government
regulation or prohibition;
An event
which occurs prior to the "certificate effective date",
whether known to you or not;
Failure of
any tour operator, "common carrier", person or agency
to provide the bargained-for travel arrangements.
Your Duties
in the Event of Loss:
You must provide Spring Break Direct with documentation
of the interruption or delay and proof of the expenses
incurred. You must provide proof of payment for the
"trip" such as cancelled checks or credit card statements,
proof of refunds received, copies of applicable tour
operator or "common carrier" cancellation policies,
and any other information reasonably required to prove
the loss. Claims involving loss due to "sickness", "injury,"
or death require signed patient (or next of kin) authorization
to release medical information and an attending physician's
statement. You must provide us with all unused air,
rail, cruise, or other tickets if you are claiming the
value of the unused tickets.
TRAVEL
DELAY COVERAGE
We will pay
on a one-time basis for reasonable additional accommodation
and traveling expenses incurred by you, due to a documented
travel delay of 12 or more hours.
Covered reasons for Travel Delay are: You being delayed
by a traffic accident while en route to a departure;
carrier-caused delay; lost or stolen passports, money
or travel documents; quarantine; hijacking; unannounced
strike; natural disaster; or a civil disorder. Payments
for additional accommodation expenses will not exceed
$100 per day per individual or $200 per day per certificate,
up to the Maximum Limit of Coverage. IF YOU ARE DELAYED
IN THE COURSE OF YOUR TRIP, YOU MUST CALL US PRIOR TO
MAKING ANY ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION OR TRANSPORTATION
ARRANGEMENTS. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY AFFECT YOUR COVERAGE.
Your Duties in the Event of Loss: You must provide us
with proof of the travel delay (such as a letter from
a "common carrier", newspaper clipping, weather report,
police report or the like) and proof of the expenses
claimed as a result of the Travel Delay.
BAGGAGE
PROTECTION
We will pay
this benefit if your baggage or other personal effects
are lost, damaged or stolen while on your trip, provided
you have taken all reasonable measures to preserve and
protect, or recover the property.
Property not covered: Animals; Automobiles and equipment,
motorcycles and motors; Bicycles (except when checked
with a "common carrier"); Aircraft, boats or any other
vehicles or conveyances; Eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact
lenses, hearing aids, artificial teeth and limbs; Tickets,
keys, money, notes, securities, accounts, bills, currency,
deeds, food stamps or other evidences of debt, credit
cards, and other travel documents (except passports
and visas); Contraband, or property in the course of
illegal transportation or trade; Property shipped as
freight or shipped prior to your "trip departure date".
In the event
of a covered claim, we will pay the lesser of: The actual
purchase price of the item; The "actual cash value"
of the item at the time of loss; For non-receipted items
we will pay 75% or the actual cash value of the item
at the time of loss; or The cost to repair or replace
the item, or an item of similar kind and quality. Refer
to the Declaration of Coverages for the applicable deductible.
This coverage is excess over any other coverage or indemnity
provided by a "common carrier". Coverage is not provided
for defective materials or workmanship, ordinary wear
and tear and normal deterioration.
Your Duties in the Event of Loss: You must notify the
police, appropriate local authorities, or "common carrier"
at the place the loss occurred. They must be informed
of the value of the property within 24 hours after the
loss. You must provide documentation to support your
loss, such as copies of "common carrier claims", police
reports, an itemization and description of lost items,
all receipts, credit card statements, cancelled checks
and photos.
BAGGAGE
DELAY COVERAGE
If your baggage
is delayed or misdirected for more than 24 hours, we
will reimburse you on a one-time basis for the reasonable,
emergency purchase of essential items. We will also
pay the reasonable cost to return your baggage to your
"home". Your duties in the event of loss: You must provide
documentation of the delay or misdirection of baggage
by the "common carrier" and receipts for the emergency
purchases.
DEFINITIONS:
"Accident" means a sudden, unexpected, unintended and
external event which causes injury. "Actual Cash Value"
means purchase price less depreciation.
"Certificate
Effective Date" means the later of: The day after you
applied for your coverage and paid your premium; or
the day after your application (with the proper premium)
is postmarked.
"Common Carrier"
means a vehicle or service licensed to carry passengers
for hire on a regularly scheduled basis.
"Covered
Trip" means: 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 you apply; the "trip" does not exceed 365 days;
and your destination is not to another home; or A period
of one way travel that starts in the US or Canada (except
US citizens may begin their "trip" outside the US, if
returning to the US); 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 arrival
dates and defined departure and arrival places specified
when you apply; and the 'trip" does not exceed 31 days
in length. In this Policy, "Covered Trip" is also referred
to as Trip.
"Dependent"
means: Your "spouse"; and An unmarried child of yours
who is under age 25, lives with you in a parent-child
relationship and/or relies on you for financial support
(includes natural, step, legally adopted children and
grandchildren traveling without a parent) who accompanies
you on the entire "trip".
"Family Member"
means your: "spouse", child, "spouse's" child, daughter-in-law,
son-in-law, brother, sister, mother, father, grandparents,
grandchild, step-brother, step-sister, step-parents,
parents-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt,
uncle, niece, nephew, guardian or ward.
"Financial
default" means the complete suspension of operations
due to financial circumstances, whether or not a bankruptcy
petition is filed, or partial suspension of operations
following the filing of a bankruptcy petition. "Home"
means your principle or secondary place of residence.
"Injury"
is a bodily injury, or any complication due to or as
a result of a bodily injury, caused by an "accident"
and resulting directly and independently of all other
causes. "Sickness" means an illness or disease of the
body, or any complication due to or as a result of an
illness or disease, which requires treatment by a "doctor".
"Spouse"
means a person to whom you are married, or with whom
you live in a spousal relationship.
"Terrorist
Incident" means an act of violence, other than civil
disorder or riot, (that is not an act of war, declared
or undeclared) that results in loss of life or major
damage to property, by any person acting on behalf or
in connection with any organization which is generally
recognized as having the intent to overthrow or influence
the control of any government.
"Trip"-see
"Covered Trip"
"Trip Completion
Date" is the date on which you are scheduled to return
to the point where the "trip" started, or to your final
destination as specified in your application.
"Trip
Departure Date" is the date on which you are originally
scheduled to leave on your "trip", as shown on your
application.
GENERAL
CONDITIONS
Conformity
with State Statutes: If not addressed specifically in
the policy, mandated benefits will be provided by administration
according to individual state requirements. If any provision
of the Policy is in conflict with state statutes, Spring
Break Direct will interpret the Policy to conform.
Duplication
of Coverage: You may only purchase one certificate from
us for each "covered trip". If you do purchase more
than one certificate for a specific "covered trip",
the Maximum Limit of Coverage payable will be as specified
in the certificate with the highest level of benefits.
We will refund premiums received from you under any
other Certificate.
Entire contract:
The Policy, the Certificate of Insurance, the Declaration
of Coverage, any endorsement to either the policy or
the "Certificate of Insurance", and your application
constitute the entire contract between you and us. Your
rights and those of any "traveling companion" are contained
solely in the provisions of the Policy. No agent has
the authority to change the Policy or to waive any of
its provisions. No change in the Policy will be valid
unless authorized in writing by an officer of Spring
Break Direct and attached to the Policy.
Examination
Under Oath: As often as we may reasonably require, you
or any person making a claim under this Policy must
submit to examination under oath.
Excess Coverage:
This Policy is excess over any other travel insurance
policy or tour operator waiver you may have in effect
at the time of the loss.
Fraud: If
any claim made under the Policy is determined to be
fraudulent or if any fraudulent means or devices are
used by you or a "family member" or "traveling companion",
or by anyone acting on your or their behalf, all benefits
otherwise payable will be forfeited. Any claim submitted
for an amount intentionally in excess of the true value
of lost or damaged property or actual expenses incurred
shall be deemed fraud within the meaning of this provision.
Liberalization
Clause: If we make a change which broadens coverage
under this edition of our policy without additional
premium charge, that change will automatically apply
to your coverage as of the date we implement the change
in your state, provided that this implementation date
falls within 60 days prior to or during the Policy period
stated in the Declaration of Coverage. This Liberalization
Clause does not apply to changes implemented through
introduction of a subsequent edition of our Policy.
Material
Misrepresentation: This entire Policy shall be void
if, whether before or after a loss, the insured has
willfully concealed or misrepresented any material fact
or circumstance concerning this insurance or the subject
thereof, or the interest of the insured therein, or
in case of any fraud or false swearing by the insured
relating thereto.
Maximum Limit
of Coverage: The Maximum Limit of Coverage for each
claim is listed in the Declaration of Coverage or certificate
of insurance, subject to the Spring Break Direct's Maximum
Limit of Liability. In the event of multiple claims
by coinsureds for one event, the available funds will
be distributed in order of notice of claim by each "coinsured".
If two or more "coinsureds" present claims at one time,
the funds will be distributed on a pro-rata basis, up
to the Maximum Limit of Coverage.
Observance
of Terms and Conditions: Spring Break Direct is not
liable for payment of benefits under the policy until
all terms and conditions for which you or a traveling
companion are responsible have been met.
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/or any person to whom we make
a payment must sign any papers and do whatever is necessary
to transfer this right to us. You and/or any person
to whom we make a payment agree(s) to cooperate with
us and to do nothing after the loss that will adversely
affect our rights.
Proof of
Loss: Written proof of loss must be sent to us within
90 days after the date of loss. Failure to furnish such
proof within the time required shall not invalidate
nor reduce any claim if it was not reasonably possible
to give proof within such time, provided such proof
is furnished as soon as reasonably possible and in no
event, except in the absence of your legal capacity,
later than one year from the time proof is otherwise
required.
Transfer
of Your Rights And Duties Under this Policy: Your rights
and duties under this certificate may not be transferred
without our written consent except in the case of death
of an individual named insured. If you die, your rights
and duties will be transferred to your legal representative
but only while acting within the scope of duties as
your legal representative. Until your legal representative
is appointed, anyone having proper temporary custody
of your property will have your rights and duties but
only with respect to that property.
When to Bring
Legal Action: No action at law or in equity shall be
brought to recover on this certificate prior to the
expiration of 60 days after written proof of loss has
been furnished in accordance with the requirements of
this certificate. No action may be brought after three
(3) years from the date written proof of loss is due
unless otherwise provided by law.
Your Duty
to Cooperate: You must provide us with receipts, proof
of payment, medical authorizations or other records
and documents we may reasonably require concerning your
claim. To File a Claim, for claims information, and/or
to obtain claims forms,
please
call us at (410) 635 8550, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm M-F eastern
time.
Notice
of claim must be given to:
Spring Break Direct
105 Blue Ridge Avenue, Box 300
New Windsor, MD 21776
*within
30 days after the covered loss occurs or as soon as
reasonably possible
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