Visa Signature Credit Card Benefits Guide

Your Guide to Benefit describes the benefit in effect as of 04/16/2025. Benefit information in this guide replaces any prior benefit information You may have received. Please read and retain for Your records. Your eligibility is determined by Your financial institution, Star One Credit Union.

Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption

Sometimes the unexpected happens and Your travel arrangements don’t go as planned.

You’ve done a great job preparing for Your Trip. But what if You have to cancel Your trip because of the death of an Immediate Family Member? What if the airline You booked Your flight through declares bankruptcy? Fortunately, Trip Cancellation and Interruption benefits are available to help You with these unforeseen circumstances that could disrupt Your travel plans.

Trip Cancellation and Interruption benefits pay up to $5,000.00 per Insured Person for the non-refundable Common Carrier ticket(s) that You paid for with Your covered Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account. You, Your spouse (or Domestic Partner) and Your Dependent Children are eligible for coverage if You charge the entire cost of the Trip using Your Account, less redeemable certificates, vouchers, or coupons, or rewards program associated with Your covered Account.

The Trip Cancellation or Interruption must be caused by or result from:

1. The death, Accidental Bodily Injury, disease or physical illness of You or an Immediate Family Member of the Insured person; or
2. Default of the Common Carrier resulting from financial insolvency.

The death, Accidental injury, disease or physical illness must be verified by a Physician and must prevent You from traveling on the trip.

The following exclusions apply to financial services Common Carrier Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption only

No Trip Cancellation or Interruption benefits will be paid for Loss caused by or resulting from:

• A Pre-existing Condition
• Accidental Bodily Injuries arising from participation in interscholastic or professional sports events, racing or speed contests, or uncertified scuba diving
• Cosmetic surgery, unless such cosmetic surgery is rendered necessary as a result of a Loss covered under this policy
• The Insured Person or an Immediate Family Member being under the influence of drugs (except those prescribed and used as directed by a Physician) or alcohol
• The Insured Person or an Immediate Family Member: a) traveling against the advice of a Physician; or b) traveling while on a waiting list for specified medical treatment; or c) traveling for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment; or d) traveling in the third trimester (seventh month or after) of pregnancy
• Suicide, attempted suicide, or intentionally self-inflicted injuries
• Declared or undeclared war, but war does not include acts of terrorism
• An Insured Person's emotional trauma, mental or physical illness, disease, pregnancy, childbirth or miscarriage, bacterial or viral infection or bodily malfunctions, except physical illness or disease which prevent the Insured Person from traveling on a Covered Trip. This Exclusion does not apply to Loss resulting from an Insured Person's bacterial infection caused by an Accident or from Accidental consumption of a substance contaminated by bacteria.

How to file a Trip Cancellation or Interruption claim

Within twenty (20) days of the Trip Cancellation or interruption or as soon as reasonably possible, contact the Benefit Administrator at 1-866-390-9735. If you are outside the United States, call collect at 1-804-673-1164. The Benefit Administrator will ask You for some preliminary information and send You the appropriate claim forms. Failure to give notice within twenty (20) days will not invalidate or reduce any otherwise valid claim, if notice is given as soon as reasonably possible.

When the Benefit Administrator receives notice of a claim, the Benefit Administrator will send You forms for giving proof of Loss within fifteen (15) days. If You do not receive the forms, You should contact the Benefit Administrator again.

Please return Your completed and signed claim form and the documents listed below as soon as possible to the Benefit Administrator:

• A copy of Your monthly billing statement or the travel itinerary (showing the last four [4] digits of the Account number) confirming the Common Carrier ticket was purchased using the covered Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account.
• If more than one method of payment was used, please provide documentation as to additional currency, voucher, points or any other payment method utilized.
• Confirmation of the non-refundable amounts for the unused Common Carrier tickets and/or travel vouchers
• Confirmation that the tickets were cancelled with the Common Carrier
• A copy of the travel itinerary showing the passenger names and ticket cost
• Confirmation of the reason for the Trip Cancellation; (completed attached physician statement, confirmation of death of Immediate Family Member or documentation confirming any other cause of Loss)
• A copy of the cancellation or refund policies of the Common Carrier, Tour Operator or Travel Supplier

Answers to specific questions can be obtained by contacting the Benefit Administrator at 1-866-390-9735. Outside the United States, call collect at 1-804-673-1164.

To learn more about Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption or for faster filing visit www.eclaimsline.com.

Travel Accident benefit

As a cardholder, You, Your spouse (or Domestic Partner), and unmarried Dependent Children will be automatically insured up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for Accidental Loss of life, limb, sight, speech, or hearing. This benefit applies while:

1. Riding as a passenger in or entering or exiting any Common Carrier; or
2. Riding as a passenger in, entering, or exiting any conveyance licensed to carry the public for a fee and while traveling to or from the airport:
   1. Immediately preceding the departure of a Common Carrier on which the Insured Person has purchased passage; and
   2. Immediately following the arrival of a Common Carrier on which the Insured Person was a passenger; or
3. At the airport, terminal or station, at the beginning or end of the Common Carrier Covered Trip.

Loss means, with respect to a hand, complete severance through or above the knuckle joints of at least four (4) fingers on the same hand or at least three (3) fingers and the thumb on the same hand; with respect to a foot, complete severance through or above the ankle joint. The Company will consider it a Loss of hand or foot even if the fingers, thumb, or foot is later reattached.

In order to be eligible for this additional coverage, the entire cost of the Common Carrier passenger fare(s), less redeemable certificates, vouchers, or coupons, must be charged to Your covered Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account during the policy period. If the purchase is not made prior to the Insured Person’s arrival at the airport, coverage begins at the time the entire cost of the Common Carrier passenger fare is purchased.

This travel accident benefit is provided to eligible cardholders. Your financial institution pays the cardholder’s premium as a benefit of the card membership.

The Loss must occur within one year of the Accident. The Company will pay the single largest applicable Benefit Amount. In the event of multiple Accidental deaths per Account arising from any one Accident, the Company’s liability for all such Losses will be subject to a maximum limit of insurance equal to two times the Benefit Amount for Loss of life. Benefits will be proportionately divided among the Insured Persons up to the maximum limit of insurance.

The Loss of Life benefit will be paid to the Beneficiary designated by You. If no such designation has been made, that benefit will be paid to the first surviving Beneficiary in the following order: a) Your spouse, b) Your Children, c) Your parents, d) Your brothers and sisters, e) Your estate. All other indemnities will be paid to You.

The following exclusions apply to the Travel Accident benefit

Loss caused by or resulting from:

• An Insured Person's emotional trauma, mental or physical illness, disease, normal pregnancy, normal childbirth or elective abortion, bacterial or viral infection, or bodily malfunctions. This exclusion does not apply to Loss resulting from an Insured Person's bacterial infection caused by an Accident or from Accidental consumption of a substance contaminated by bacteria
• Suicide, attempted suicide, or intentionally self-inflicted injuries
• Declared or undeclared war, but war does not include acts of terrorism
• An Accident occurring while You are in, entering, or exiting any aircraft while acting or training as a pilot or crew member (does not apply if You temporarily perform pilot or crew functions in a life-threatening emergency)

How to file a Travel Accident benefit claim

Within twenty (20) days of the accident or as soon as reasonably possible, contact Benefit Administrator at 1-866-390-9735. If you are outside the United States, call collect at 1-804-673-1164. The Benefit Administrator will ask You for some preliminary information and send You the appropriate claim forms. Failure to give notice within twenty (20) days will not invalidate or reduce any otherwise valid claim, if notice is given as soon as reasonably possible.

When the Benefit Administrator receives notice of a claim, the Benefit Administrator will send You forms for giving proof of Loss within fifteen (15) days. If You do not receive the forms, You should send contact the Benefit Administrator again.

Please return Your completed and signed claim form and the documents listed below as soon as possible to the Benefit Administrator:

• A completed medical authorization form for each treating medical facility
• Copy of the certificate of death, if applicable
• A copy of the travel itinerary
• A copy of the credit card statement reflecting the purchase, verification of the cardholder's name and the first six digits of the credit card number.

Answers to specific questions can be obtained by contacting the Benefit Administrator at 1-866-390-9735. Outside the United States, call collect at 1-804-673-1164.

Definitions

Accident or Accidental means a sudden, unforeseen, and unexpected event which:  happens by chance; is independent of illness and disease and is the direct source of Loss.

Accidental Bodily Injury means Bodily Injury, which: 1) is Accidental; 2) is the direct cause of a Loss; and 3) occurs while the Insured Person is insured under this policy, which is in force.

Account means Your credit or debit card Accounts.

Benefit Amount means the Loss amount at the time the entire cost of the passenger fare is purchased with an eligible Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account.

Common Carrier means any licensed land, water or air conveyance operated by those whose occupation or business is the transportation of persons or things without discrimination and for hire.

Covered Trip means travel on a Common Carrier when the entire cost of the passenger fare for such transportation, less redeemable certificates, vouchers, or coupons, has been purchased with an Insured Person’s covered card Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account issued by the Policyholder.

Dependent Child or Children means those Children, including adopted Children and those Children placed for adoption, who are primarily dependent upon the Insured Person for maintenance and support, and who are: 1) under the age of nineteen (19), and reside with the Insured Person; 2) beyond the age of nineteen (19), permanently mentally or physically challenged, and incapable of self-support; or 3) under the age of twenty-five (25) and classified as full-time students at an institution of higher learning.

Domestic Partner means a person who is registered as a Domestic Partner or legal equivalent under laws of the governing jurisdiction, or who: 1) is at least 18 years of age and competent to enter into a contract; 2) is not related to the Primary Insured Person by blood; 3) has exclusively lived with the Primary Insured Person for at least twelve (12) consecutive months.  4) is not legally married or separated; and 5) has with the Primary Insured Person at least two (2) of the following financial arrangements: a) a joint mortgage or lease; b) a joint bank account; c) joint title to or ownership of a motor vehicle or status a joint lessee on a motor vehicle lease; or d) a joint credit card account with a financial institution.

Immediate Family Member means the Insured Person's: 1) Spouse or Domestic Partner; 2) children including adopted children or stepchildren; 3) legal guardians or wards; 4) siblings or siblings-in-law; 5) parents or parents-in-law; 6) grandparents or grandchildren; 7) aunts or uncles; 8) nieces and nephews. Immediate Family Member also means a Spouse's or Domestic Partner's children, including adopted children or step children; legal guardians or wards; siblings or siblings-in-law; parents or parents-in-law; grandparents or grandchildren; aunts or uncles; nieces or nephews.

Insured Person means the individual or entity to whom the Policyholder has issued an Account, as well as authorized users of the Account registered with the Policyholder. Insured Person also means the Insured Person’s Spouse or Domestic Partner and Dependent Children.

Member means hand or foot.

Pre-existing Condition means Accidental Bodily Injury, disease, or illness of the Insured Person or Immediate Family Member of the Insured Person which occurs or manifests itself during the sixty (60) day period immediately prior to the initial deposit date or the booking date of a Common Carrier passenger fare(s). Disease or illness has manifested itself when either: 1) medical care or treatment has been given; or 2) there exists symptoms which would cause a reasonably prudent person to seek medical diagnosis, care or treatment. The taking of prescription drugs or medication for controlled (continued) condition throughout this sixty (60) day period will not be considered to be a manifestation of illness or disease.

Trip Cancellation means the cancellation of Common Carrier travel arrangements when the Insured Person is prevented from traveling on a Covered Trip on or before the Covered Trip departure.

Trip Interruption means the Insured Person’s Covered Trip is interrupted either on the way to the Covered Trip point of departure or after the Covered Trip departure.

You or Yours means an Insured Person who purchase their trip to the Insured person’s covered Account and/or rewards programs associated with the Insured Person’s covered Account.

Additional provisions for Trip Cancellation and Interruption

• As a handy reference guide, please read this and keep it in a safe place with Your other insurance documents.
• This description of coverage is not a contract of insurance but is simply an informative statement of the principal provisions of the insurance while in effect. Complete provisions pertaining to this plan of insurance are contained in the master policy, on file with the Policyholder: BNY Midwest Trust Company as trustee of the Chubb Financial Institution Group Insurance Trust for the Account of participating financial institutions.

Please see “General Provisions” for additional Provisions which apply to this benefit.

For more information about the benefit described in this guide, contact the Benefit Administrator at 1-866-390-9735. If you are outside the United States, call collect at 1-804-673-1164.

Hotel Theft Protection

Having personal items stolen from Your Hotel room can ruin an experience and leave You with an additional financial burden.

Fortunately, with Hotel Theft Protection You can be covered if Your personal property is stolen from Your Hotel/Motel room when You pay for the cost of a room located in the United States or Canada with Your eligible Account and/or with rewards programs associated with Your covered Account. You can receive a one-time payment of up to $1,500.00 for personal property stolen from Your room. To be eligible for this coverage, You must be a cardholder of an eligible card issued in the United States and charge the room entirely with Your Account and/or rewards program associated with Your covered Account.

When does it apply?

The Hotel Theft Protection benefit applies only if:

• There is evidence of Forceful Entry and;
• You make a sworn statement to police authorities having jurisdiction within 24 hours of discovering the Hotel Theft and furnish a copy of that statement with Your claim, and;
• The Hotel/Motel verifies the loss.

The cost of replacing Your personal property (or its depreciated value if You choose not to replace it) is covered up to a maximum of $1,500.00 less any amounts paid or payable by the Hotel/Motel or any other insurance, whether the insurance is primary, contributing, excess, or contingent; or any other reimbursement.

What is not covered?

This benefit will not provide reimbursement for theft of the following:

• Animals
• Art objects
• Business Items and cellular phones
• Cash, checks, securities, credit cards, debit cards, and other negotiable instruments
• Tickets, documents, keys, coins, deeds, bullion, and stamps
• Perishables and consumables including, but not limited to perfume, cosmetics, and limited-life items such as rechargeable batteries

How to file a Hotel Theft Protection claim

1. Notify the Benefit Administrator immediately by calling 1-800-554-1275, or call collect outside the U.S. at 1-804-673-6497. Notification must be made within twenty (20) days of the date of the incident. The Benefits Administrator will answer Your questions and send You a claim form.
2. Return the claim form and the requested documentation below within ninety (90) days of the date of the incident to the address below:
   
   Card Benefit Services
   P.O. Box 72034
   Richmond, VA 23255

Please submit the following documents:

• The completed signed claim form
• A copy of Your monthly billing statement, Your travel itinerary or the Hotel/Motel receipt confirming that the Hotel/Motel stay was charged to Your covered Account (must reflect the last four [4] digits of Your Account number)
• A copy of any settlement payment or reimbursement made to You from the Hotel/Motel or other collectible insurance/reimbursement showing any amounts they may have paid towards the costs claimed
• A copy of Your declarations page or Your employer’s insurance carrier declarations page [not applicable for claims less than one thousand ($1,000.00)]
• If You have no other applicable insurance or reimbursement, please provide a statement to that effect [not applicable for claims less than one thousand ($1,000.00)]
• A copy of the police report
• Any other documentation deemed necessary by the Benefit Administrator to substantiate the claim

Definitions

Account means Your credit or debit card Accounts.

Business Items means items that are used in the purchase, sale, production, promotion, or distribution of goods or services (including, but not limited to, manuals, computers and their accessories, software, data, facsimile, samples, collateral materials, etc.).

Check-In means the moment You register at the Hotel/Motel.

Check-Out means the moment You vacate the Hotel/Motel and pay the itemized total costs incurred for the stay.

Eligible Person means a cardholder who pays for the Hotel/Motel room by using their eligible Account and/or rewards programs associated with their covered Account.

Forceful Entry means that someone illegally accessed Your Hotel/Motel room by breaking in a door, window, or surrounding walls.

Hotel/Motel means an establishment located in the United States or Canada that provides lodging for the general public, and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services.

Hotel Theft means Forceful Entry into Your premises and You suffer a loss of property.

Immediate Family Member means Your spouse or legally dependent children under age eighteen (18) [twenty-five (25) if enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited university].

You or Your means an Eligible Person or Your Immediate Family Members who charged their trip to Your eligible Account and/or rewards programs associated with Your covered Account.

Please see “General Provisions” for additional Provisions which apply to this benefit.

For more information about the benefit described in this guide, call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-554-1275, or call collect outside the U.S. at 1-804-673-6497.

Travel Accident Insurance Description of Coverage
 Principal Sum: $500,000.00 

THIS IS AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT ONLY POLICY AND DOES NOT PAY BENEFITS FOR LOSS FROM SICKNESS

This Description of Coverage is provided to all eligible Visa Signature card cardholders and replaces any and all Descriptions of Coverage previously issued to the insured with respect to insurance described herein.

Eligibility and Period of Coverage

As a Visa Signature card cardholder, you are covered beginning on 04/16/2025 or the date your credit card is issued, whichever is later.

You and your dependents* become covered automatically when the entire Common Carrier fare is charged to your covered Visa Signature card card account (“Covered Person”). It is not necessary to notify the financial institution, the Insurance Company, or the Plan Administrator when tickets are purchased. Coverage ends when the policy is terminated.

*Your spouse, unmarried dependent child(ren), under age 19 (25 if a full-time student). No age limit for incapacitated child. Incapacitated child means a child incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of intellectual disability or physical handicap, and chiefly dependent on you for support and maintenance. Dependent child(ren) receive fifty percent (50%) of your benefit amount.

Benefits

Subject to the terms and conditions, if a Covered Person’s accidental bodily Injury occurs while on a Covered Trip and results in any of the following Losses within one (1) year after the date of the accident, the Insurance Company will pay the following percentage of the Principal Sum for accidental Loss of:

In no event will multiple charge cards obligate the Insurance Company in excess of the stated benefit for any one Loss sustained by a Covered Person as a result of any one accident. The maximum amount payable for all Losses due to the same accident is the Principal Sum.

Definitions

Loss means actual severance through or above the wrist or ankle joints with regard to hands and feet; entire and irrevocable loss of sight, speech or hearing; actual severance through or above the metacarpophalangeal joints with regard to thumb and index fingers. The life benefit provides coverage in the event of a Covered Person’s death. If a Covered Person’s body has not been found within one (1) year of disappearance, stranding, sinking, or wreckage of any Common Carrier in which the Covered Person was covered as a passenger, then it shall be presumed, subject to all other provisions and conditions of this coverage, the Covered Person suffered loss of life.

Injury means bodily injury or injuries, sustained by the insured person which are the direct cause of Loss, independent of disease cause of Loss, independent of disease or bodily infirmity, and occurring while the Covered Person is covered under this policy, while the insurance is in force.

Covered Trip means a trip (a) while the Covered Person is riding on a Common Carrier as a passenger and not as a pilot, operator, or crew member and (b) charged to your Visa Signature card; and (c) that begins and ends at the places designated on the ticket purchased for the trip. Covered Trip will also include travel on a Common Carrier (excluding aircraft), directly to, from, or at any Common Carrier terminal, which travel immediately precedes departure to or follows arrival at the destination designated on the ticket purchased for the Covered Trip.

Common Carrier means any scheduled airline, land, or water conveyance licensed for transportation of passengers for hire.

Exclusions: No payment will be made for any Loss that occurs in connection with, or is the result of: (a) suicide, attempted suicide, or intentionally self-inflicted injury; (b) any sickness or disease; (c) travel or flight on any kind of aircraft or Common Carrier except as a fare-paying passenger in an aircraft or on a Common Carrier operated on a regular schedule for passenger service over an established route; or (d) war or act of war, whether declared or undeclared.

Beneficiary: Benefit for Loss of life is payable to your estate, or to the beneficiary designated in writing by you. All other benefits are payable to you.

Notice of Claim: Written notice of claim, including your name and reference to your Visa Signature card should be mailed to the Plan Administrator within twenty (20) days of a covered Loss or as soon as reasonably possible. The Plan Administrator will send the claimant forms for filing proof of Loss.

The Cost: This travel insurance is purchased for you by your financial institution.

Description of Coverage: This description of coverage details material facts about a Travel Accident Insurance Policy which has been established for you and is underwritten by Virginia Surety Company, Inc. Please read this description carefully. All provisions of the plan are in the master policy form number, VSC-VCC-01 (2/00). Any difference between the policy and this description will be settled according to the provisions of the policy.

Questions: Answers to specific questions can be obtained by writing to the Plan Administrator:

cbsi Card Benefit Services
550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 309
Harrison, NY 10528

Underwritten by:
Virginia Surety Company, Inc.
175 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604

Additional Provisions for Travel Accident Insurance

Travel Accident Insurance is provided under a master policy of insurance issued by Virginia Surety Company, Inc. (herein referred to as Company). We reserve the right to change the benefits and features of all these programs.

The financial institution or the Company can cancel or choose not to renew the Insurance coverages for all Insureds. If this happens, the financial institution will notify the accountholder at least 30 days in advance of the expiration of the policy. Such notices need not be given if substantially similar replacement coverage takes effect without interruption and is provided by the same insurer. Insurance benefits will still apply to Covered Trips commenced prior to the date of such cancellation or non-renewal, provided all other terms and conditions of coverage are met. Travel Accident Insurance does not apply if your Visa Signature card card privileges have been suspended or cancelled. However, insurance benefits will still apply to Covered Trips commenced prior to the date that your account is suspended or cancelled provided all other terms and conditions of coverage are met.

Coverage will be void if, at any time, the accountholder has concealed or misrepresented any material fact or circumstance concerning this coverage or the subject thereof or the accountholder’s interest herein, or in the case of any fraud or false swearing by the Insured relating thereto. No person or entity other than the accountholder shall have any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim for insurance proceeds and/or damages under or arising out of this coverage.

No action at law or in equity shall be brought to recover on this coverage prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after proof of Loss has been furnished in accordance with the requirements of this Description of Coverage.

The Company, at its expense, has the right to have you examined as often as reasonably necessary while a claim is pending. The Company may also have an autopsy made unless prohibited by law.

State Amendments

For Illinois Residents Only: The following statement is added: If a Covered Person recovers expenses for sickness or injury that occurred due to the negligence of a third party, the Company has the right to first reimbursement for all benefits the Company paid from any and all damages collected from the negligent third party for those same expenses whether by action at law, settlement, or compromise, by the Covered Person, the Covered Person’s parents if the Covered Person is a minor, or the Covered Person’s legal representative as a result of that sickness or injury. You are required to furnish any information or assistance, or provide any documents that we may reasonably require in order to exercise our rights under this provision. This provision applies whether or not the third party admits liability.

Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver

No cardholder wants to incur the expense of repairing or replacing a rented car. But accidents do happen, and vehicles do get stolen. No matter what happens to Your rental car, You can be covered with Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver. Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver reimburses You for damages caused by theft or collision -- up to the Actual Cash Value of most rented cars. Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver covers no other type of loss. For example, in the event of a collision involving Your rented vehicle, damage to any other driver’s car or the injury of anyone or anything is not covered. Rental periods of fifteen (15) consecutive days within Your country of residence, and thirty-one (31) consecutive days outside it, are both covered. (Longer rental periods, however, are not covered.)

You are eligible for this benefit if Your name is embossed on an eligible card issued in the United States and You use it to initiate and complete Your entire car rental transaction. Only You as the primary car renter and any additional drivers permitted by the Rental Car Agreement are covered.

How Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver works with other insurance

Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver covers theft, damage, valid loss-of-use charges imposed and substantiated by the auto rental company, administrative fees and reasonable and customary towing charges, due to a covered theft or damage to the nearest qualified repair facility.

If You do have personal automobile insurance or other insurance that covers theft or damage, this benefit reimburses You for the deductible portion of Your car insurance or other insurance, along with any unreimbursed portion of administrative and loss-of-use charges imposed by the car rental company, as well as reasonable towing charges while the car was Your responsibility.

If You do not have personal automobile insurance or any other insurance, the benefit reimburses You for covered theft, damage, or administrative and loss-of-use charges imposed by the rental company, as well as reasonable towing charges that occur while You are responsible for the vehicle.

If You are renting outside of Your country of residence, the coverage provided under this benefit is primary and reimburses You for covered theft, damage, or administrative and loss-of-use charges imposed by the rental company, as well as reasonable towing charges that occur while You are responsible for the vehicle.

How to use Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver

1. Use Your card to initiate and complete Your entire car rental transaction.
2. Review the auto rental agreement and decline the rental company’s collision damage waiver (CDW/LDW) option, or a similar provision, as accepting this coverage will cancel out Your benefit. If the rental company insists that You purchase their insurance or collision damage waiver, call the Benefit Administrator for assistance at 1-800-348-8472. Outside the United States, call collect at 1-804-673-1164.

Before You leave the lot, be sure to check the car for any prior damage.

This benefit is in effect during the time the rental car is in Your (or an authorized driver’s) control, and it terminates when the rental company reassumes control of their vehicle.

This benefit is available in the United States and most foreign countries (with the exception of Israel, Jamaica, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland). However, this benefit is not available where precluded by law, or where it’s in violation of the territory terms of the auto rental agreement, or when prohibited by individual merchants. Because regulations vary outside the United States, check with Your auto rental company and the Benefit Administrator before You travel, to be sure that Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver will apply.

Vehicles not covered

Certain vehicles are not covered by this benefit, they consist of: expensive, exotic, and antique cars; cargo vans; certain vans; vehicles with an open cargo bed; trucks; motorcycles; mopeds; motorbikes; limousines; and recreational vehicles.

Examples of expensive or exotic cars are the Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Bentley, Corvette, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lotus, Maserati, Maybach, McLaren, Porsche, Rolls Royce, and Tesla. However, selected models of Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, and Range Rover are covered.

An antique car is defined as one that is over twenty (20) years old, or one that has not been manufactured for ten (10) years or more.

Vans are not covered. But those designed as small-group transportation vehicles (seating up to nine (9) people, including the driver) are covered.

If You have questions about a specific vehicle’s coverage or organization where the vehicle is being reserved, call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-348-8472, or call collect outside the United States at 1-804-673-1164.

Related instances & losses not covered

• Any obligation You assume under any agreement (other than the deductible on Your personal auto policy)
• Any violation of the auto rental agreement or this benefit
• Injury of anyone, or damage to anything, inside or outside the Rental Vehicle
• Loss or theft of personal belongings
• Personal liability
• Expenses assumed, waived, or paid by the auto rental company, or its insurer
• The cost of any insurance, or collision damage waiver, offered by or purchased through the auto rental company
• Depreciation of the Rental Vehicle caused by the incident including, but not limited to, “diminished value”
• Expenses reimbursable by Your insurer, employer, or employer’s insurance
• Theft or damage due to intentional acts, or due to the driver(s) being under the influence of alcohol, intoxicants, or drugs, or due to contraband, or illegal activities
• Wear and tear, gradual deterioration, or mechanical breakdown
• Items not installed by the original manufacturer
• Damage due to off-road operation of the Rental Vehicle
• Theft or damage due to hostility of any kind (including, but not limited to, war, invasion, rebellion, insurrection, or terrorist activities)
• Confiscation by authorities
• Vehicles that do not meet the definition of covered vehicles
• Rental periods that either exceed, or are intended to exceed, fifteen (15) consecutive days, within Your country of residence, or thirty-one (31) days outside Your country of residence
• Leases and mini leases
• Theft or damage as a result of the authorized driver’s and/or cardholder’s lack of reasonable care in protecting the Rental Vehicle before and/or after damage or theft occurs (for example, leaving the car running and unattended)
• Theft or damage reported more than forty-five (45) days* after the date of the incident
• Theft or damage for which a claim form has not been received within ninety (90) days* from the date of the incident
• Theft or damage for which all required documentation has not been received within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days after the date of the incident
• Theft or damage from rental transactions that originated in Israel, Jamaica, the Republic of Ireland, or Northern Ireland
• Losses caused by or resulting from a Cyber Incident

*Not applicable to residents in certain states

Filing a claim

It is Your responsibility as a cardholder to make every effort to protect Your Rental Vehicle from damage or theft. If You have an accident, or Your Rental Vehicle has been stolen, immediately call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-348-8472 to report the incident, regardless of whether Your liability has been established. Outside the United States, call collect at 1-804-673-1164.

You should report the theft or damage as soon as possible but no later than forty-five (45) days from the date of the incident.

The Benefit Administrator reserves the right to deny any claim containing charges that would not have been included, if notification occurred before the expenses were incurred. Thus, it’s in Your best interest to notify the Benefit Administrator immediately after an incident. Reporting to any other person will not fulfill this obligation.

What You must submit to file a claim

At the time of the theft or damage, or when You return the Rental Vehicle, ask Your car rental company for the following documents:

• A copy of the accident report form
• A copy of the initial and final auto rental agreements (front and back)
• A copy of the repair estimate and itemized repair bill
• Two (2) photographs of the damaged vehicle, if available
• A police report, if obtainable
• A copy of the demand letter which indicates the costs You are responsible for and any amounts that have been paid toward the claim

Submit all of the above documents from the rental company, along with the following documents, to the Benefit Administrator:

• The completed and signed Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver claim form (Important: This must be postmarked within ninety (90) days* of the theft or damage date, even if all other required documentation is not yet available – or Your claim may be denied).
• A copy of Your monthly billing statement (showing the last 4 digits of the Account number) demonstrating that the entire rental transaction was made on Your eligible Account.
• A statement from Your insurance carrier (and/or Your employer or employer’s insurance carrier, if applicable), or other reimbursement showing the costs for which You are responsible, and any amounts that have been paid toward the claim. Or, if You have no applicable insurance or reimbursement, a statement of no insurance or reimbursement is required.
• A copy of Your primary insurance policy’s Declarations Page (if applicable) to confirm Your deductible (This means the document(s) in Your insurance policy that lists names, coverages, limits, effective dates, and deductibles).
• Any other documentation required by the Benefit Administrator to substantiate the claim.

Finally, please note that all remaining documents must be postmarked within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days* of the theft or damage date or Your claim may be denied.

*Not applicable to residents of certain states.

For faster filing, or to learn more about Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, visit www.eclaimsline.com

Finalizing Your claim

Your claim will typically be finalized within 15 (fifteen) days, after the Benefit Administrator has received all the documentation needed to substantiate Your claim.

Transference of claims

Once Your claim has been paid, all Your rights and remedies against any party in regard to this theft or damage will be transferred to the Benefit Administrator, to the extent of the cost of payment made to You. You must give the Benefit Administrator all assistance as may reasonably be required to secure all rights and remedies.

Definitions

Account means Your credit or debit card Accounts.

Actual Cash Value means the amount a Rental Vehicle is determined to be worth based on its market value, age and condition at the time of loss.

Eligible Person means a cardholder who pays for their auto rental by using their eligible Account.

Rental Car Agreement means the entire contract an eligible renter receives when renting a Rental Vehicle from a rental car agency which describes in full all of the terms and conditions of the rental, as well as the responsibilities of all parties under the contract.

Rental Vehicle means a land motor vehicle with four or more wheels as described in the participating organization’s disclosure statement which the eligible renter has rented for the period of time shown on the Rental Car Agreement and does not have a manufacturer’s suggested retail price exceeding the amount shown on the participating organization’s disclosure statement

You or Your means an Eligible Person who uses their eligible card to initiate and complete the rental car transaction.

Please see “Definitions Related to Cyber Incidents” for additional definitions that apply to this benefit.

Please see “General Provisions” for additional Provisions which apply to this benefit.

For more information about the benefit described in this guide, call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-348-8472, or call collect outside the U.S. at 1-804-673-1164. 

Extended Warranty Protection

Product warranties can be inconvenient and cumbersome to use. Let’s say You purchased a great gadget about a year ago, but it just stopped working, and You can’t find Your sales receipt and warranty information. For all too common situations like these, Extended Warranty Protection can help.

Extended Warranty Protection provides You with valuable features that help You manage, use and extend the warranties for eligible items purchased on Your covered Account and/or rewards program associated with Your covered Account. Services include Warranty Registration and Extended Protection. You are eligible for this benefit if You are a cardholder of an eligible card issued in the United States and You purchase either a portion or the entire cost of the item using Your Account and/or rewards program associated with Your covered Account.

Here’s how Warranty Registration works

When You purchase an eligible item that carries a manufacturer’s warranty, You can register Your purchase by calling 1-800-551-8472 or call collect outside the U.S. at 1-303-967-1096. You can also register Your purchase online at www.cardbenefitservices.com.

The Benefit Administrator will tell You where to send Your item’s sales receipt and warranty information, so they can be kept on file should You need them.

If You choose not to register Your item, be sure to keep Your monthly billing statement reflecting the purchase, the itemized sales receipt, the original manufacturer’s written U.S. warranty and any additional warranty in a safe place. These documents will be required to verify Your claim.

Here’s how Extended Protection works

Your warranty coverage can be doubled up to one (1) additional year on eligible warranties of three (3) years or less. For example, a manufacturer’s warranty of three (3) months would be provided with an additional three (3) months of coverage for a combined total of six (6) months of coverage, and a warranty for six (6) months would be provided with an additional six (6) months of coverage for a combined total of twelve (12) months of coverage. However, if the manufacturer’s warranty is for three (3) years, it would only be extended one (1) additional year for a combined total of four (4) years of coverage.

This benefit is limited to no more than the original price of the purchased item (as shown on Your credit card receipt), less shipping and handling fees, up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per claim, and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) per cardholder.

The benefit covers purchases made both inside and outside the U.S. The eligible item must have a valid original manufacturer’s U.S. repair warranty of three (3) years or less, a U.S. store-purchased dealer warranty, or a U.S. assembler warranty.

What Extended Protection does not cover

• Boats, automobiles, aircraft, and any other motorized vehicles and their motors, equipment, or accessories, including trailers and other items that can be towed by or attached to any motorized vehicle
• Any costs other than those specifically covered under the terms of the original manufacturer’s written U.S. repair warranty, as supplied by the original manufacturer, or other eligible warranty
• Items purchased for resale, professional, or commercial use
• Real estate and items which are intended to become part of real estate including, but not limited to, items that are hard-wired or hard-plumbed, garage doors, garage door openers, and ceiling fans
• Rented or leased items
• Computer software
• Medical equipment
• Used or pre-owned items (Refurbished items will be covered as long as it has a warranty with it and would not be considered used or pre-owned.)
• Losses caused by or resulting from a Cyber Incident.

Filing an Extended Protection claim

To file a claim, call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-551-8472 or call collect outside the U.S. at 1-303-967-1096, immediately after the failure of Your covered item. Please note if You do not notify the Benefit Administrator within sixty (60) days of product failure, Your claim may be denied.

The Benefit Administrator will request preliminary claim information, direct You to the appropriate repair facility, and send You the claim form. Gift recipients of eligible items are also covered, but they must provide all the documents needed to substantiate their claim.

What You must submit to file a claim

Fill out and sign the claim form the Benefit Administrator sent You, then submit the form within ninety (90) days of the product failure, along with the following documents:

• A copy of Your monthly billing statement (showing the last four [4] digits of the Account number) demonstrating that the purchase was made on Your eligible Account and/or rewards program associated with Your covered Account
• If more than one method of payment was used, please provide documentation as to additional currency, voucher, points or any other payment method utilized
• A copy of the itemized sales receipt
• A copy of the original manufacturer’s written U.S. warranty, and any other applicable warranty
• A description of the item and its serial number, and any other documentation deemed necessary to substantiate Your claim (this includes bills and, if necessary, a copy of the maintenance record and receipts)
• The original repair estimate or repair bill, indicating cause of failure
• Any other documentation deemed necessary by the Benefit Administrator to substantiate the claim

All claims must be fully substantiated.

For faster filing, or to learn more about Extended Warranty Protection, visit www.cardbenefitservices.com 

How You will be reimbursed

If You have substantiated Your claim and met the terms and conditions of the benefit, Your item will be replaced or repaired at the Benefit Administrator’s discretion, but for no more than the original purchase price of the covered item, as recorded on Your credit card receipt, less shipping and handling fees, up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per claim, and a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) per cardholder. You will only be reimbursed up to the amount charged to Your Account or the program limit, whichever is less.

Under normal circumstances, reimbursement will occur within five (5) business days of the receipt and approval of all required documents.

If Your item is to be repaired, You may go to an authorized repair facility and file a claim for reimbursement. Only valid and reasonable repairs made at the manufacturer’s authorized repair facility are covered.

In either case, the Benefit Administrator’s payment, replacement, or repair made in good faith will fulfill the obligation under this benefit.

Definitions

Account means Your credit or debit card Accounts.

Computer Programs means a set of related electronic instructions which direct the operations and functions of a computer or device connected to it, which enable the computer or device to receive, process, store, retrieve or send data.

Covered Purchase means an item purchased by an Eligible Person and paid for by using an eligible Account, subject to the exclusions set forth in this Guide to Benefits. Covered Purchase includes an item purchased by an eligible purchaser and paid for by using an eligible Account in combination with other tender (such as rewards, cash, gift cards, store credit).

Eligible Person means a cardholder who pays for their purchase by using their eligible Account and/or rewards program associated with their covered Account.

You or Your means an Eligible Person who purchases their item with their eligible Account and/or rewards program associated with their covered Account.

Please see “Definitions Related to Cyber Incidents” for additional definitions that apply to this benefit.

Please see “General Provisions” for additional Provisions which apply to this benefit. 

For more information about the benefit described in this guide, call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-551-8472 or call collect outside the U.S. at 1-303-967-1096.

Travel and Emergency Assistance Services

Emergencies can escalate quickly when You are traveling away from home. Something that is relatively straight forward when You are not traveling, like replacing prescription medication, can be a difficult task when You are dealing with local laws or language barriers.

Travel and Emergency Assistance Services are made available to help You in case of an emergency while You are traveling away from home. The Benefit Administrator can connect You with the appropriate local emergency and assistance resources available, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Please note that due to occasional issues such as distance, location, or time, neither the Benefit Administrator nor its service providers can be responsible for the availability, use, cost, or results of any medical, legal, transportation, or other services.

What are Travel and Emergency Assistance Services and how do I use these services when I need them?

Travel and Emergency Assistance Services are made available to You, if You are a cardholder of an eligible card issued in the United States. Your spouse and children (dependents under 22 years old) are also eligible to use these services.

Travel and Emergency Assistance Services provide assistance and referral only. You are responsible for the cost of any actual medical, legal, transportation, cash advance, or other services or goods provided.

To use the services, simply call the toll-free, 24-hour Benefit Administrator line at 1-800-992-6029. If You are outside the United States, call collect at 1-804-673-1675.

What are the specific services and how can they help me?

• Emergency Message Service – can record and relay emergency messages for travelers or their immediate family members. The Benefit Administrator will use reasonable efforts to relay emergency messages in accordance with benefit guidelines and limitations, but cannot take responsibility for the failure to transmit any message successfully.
• Medical Referral Assistance – provides medical referral, monitoring, and follow-up. The Benefit Administrator can give You names of local English-speaking doctors, dentists, and hospitals; assign a doctor to consult by phone with local medical personnel, if necessary, to monitor Your condition; keep in contact with Your family, and provide continuing liaison; and help You arrange medical payments from Your personal account. All costs are Your responsibility.
• Legal Referral Assistance – can arrange contact with English-speaking attorneys and U.S. embassies and consulates if You’re detained by local authorities, have a car accident, or need legal assistance. In addition, the Benefit Administrator can coordinate bail payment from Your personal account. The Benefit Administrator can also follow up to make sure bail has been properly handled. All costs are Your responsibility.
• Emergency Transportation Assistance – can help You make all the necessary arrangements for emergency transportation home or to the nearest medical facility. This includes arranging to bring Your Young children home and helping You stay in contact with family members or employers during the emergency. In the case of a death, the Benefit Administrator can make arrangements to repatriate the remains. All costs are Your responsibility.
• Emergency Ticket Replacement – helps You through Your carrier’s lost ticket reimbursement process and assists in the delivery of a replacement ticket to You, should You lose Your ticket. All costs are Your responsibility.
• Lost Luggage Locator Service – can help You through the Common Carrier’s claim procedures or can arrange shipment of replacement items if an airline or Common Carrier loses Your checked luggage. You are responsible for the cost of any replacement items shipped to You.
• Emergency Translation Services – provides telephone assistance in all major languages and helps find local interpreters, if available, when You need more extensive assistance. All costs are Your responsibility.
• Prescription Assistance and Valuable Document Delivery Arrangements – can help You fill or replace prescriptions, subject to local laws, and can arrange pickup and delivery of Your prescriptions filled for You at local pharmacies. It can also help transport critical documents that You may have left at Your home or elsewhere. All costs are Your responsibility.
• Pre-Trip Assistance – can give You information on Your destination before You leave such as ATM locations, currency exchange rates, weather reports, health precautions, necessary immunizations, and required passport visas.

Definitions

Common Carrier means any mode of transportation by land, water or air operating for hire under a license to carry passengers for which a ticket must be purchased prior to travel. Does not include taxi, limousine service, commuter rail or commuter bus lines.

You or Your means an eligible person whose name is embossed on an eligible U.S. issued card, and You reside in the United States.

Additional Provisions for Travel and Emergency Assistance Services

This benefit is provided to eligible cardholders at no additional cost. The terms and conditions contained in this Guide to Benefits may be modified by subsequent endorsements. Modifications to the terms and conditions may be provided via additional Guide to Benefits mailings, statement inserts, statement messages or electronic notification. The benefits described in this Guide to Benefits will not apply to cardholders whose accounts have been suspended or cancelled. Termination dates may vary by financial institutions. Your financial institution can cancel or non-renew the benefits for cardholders, and if they do, they will notify You at least thirty (30) days in advance.

For more information about the benefit described in this guide, call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-992-6029, or call collect outside the U.S. at 1-804-673-1675.

Definitions Related to Cyber Incidents: The following language applies to Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver and Extended Warranty Protection:

Computer Programs means a set of related electronic instructions which direct the operations and functions of a computer or device connected to it, which enable the computer or device to receive, process, store, retrieve or send data.

Cyber Incident means any of the following acts:

1. unauthorized access to or use of Your Digital Data or a Rental Vehicle or Covered Purchase;
2. alteration, corruption, damage, reduction in functionality, manipulation, misappropriation, theft, deletion, erasure, loss of use or destruction of Your Digital Data or a Rental Vehicle or Covered Purchase;
3. transmission or introduction of a computer virus or harmful code, including ransomware, into or directed against Your Digital Data or a Rental Vehicle or Covered Purchase;
4. restriction or inhibition of access to or directed against Your Digital Data or a Rental Vehicle or Covered Purchase;
5. computer errors, including human operating error or omission; power failure, surge, or diminution of electronic systems; or mistakes in legitimate electronic code or damage from code installed on a Rental Vehicle or Covered Purchase during the manufacturing process, upgrade process, or normal maintenance.

Digital Data means information, concepts, knowledge, facts, images, sounds, instructions, or Computer Programs stored as or on, created or used on, or transmitted to or from computer software (including systems and applications software), on hard or floppy disks, CD-ROMs, tapes, drives, cells, data processing devices or any other repositories of computer software which are used with electronically controlled equipment. Digital Data shall include the capacity of a Rental Vehicle or a Covered Purchase to store information, process information, and transmit information over the Internet.

General Provisions: The following provisions apply to Trip Cancellation and Interruption, Hotel Theft Protection, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, and Extended Warranty Protection

• Signed or pinned transactions are covered as long as You use Your eligible Account to secure the transaction.
• You shall do all things reasonable to avoid or diminish any loss covered by these benefits. This provision will not be unreasonably applied to avoid claims.
• If You make any claim knowing it to be false or fraudulent in any respect, no coverage shall exist for such claim, and Your benefit may be cancelled. Each cardholder agrees that representations regarding claims will be accurate and complete. Any and all relevant provisions shall be void in any case of fraud, intentional concealment, or misrepresentation of material fact.
• No legal action for a claim may be brought against the Provider until sixty (60) days after the Provider receives Proof of Loss. No legal action against the Provider may be brought more than two (2) years after the time for giving Proof of Loss. Further, no legal action may be brought against the Provider unless all the terms of the Guide to Benefits have been complied with fully.
• These benefits are provided to eligible cardholders at no additional cost. The terms and conditions contained in this Guide to Benefits may be modified by subsequent endorsements. Modifications to the terms and conditions may be provided via additional Guide to Benefits mailings, statement inserts, statement messages or electronic notification. The benefits described in this Guide to Benefits will not apply to cardholders whose Accounts have been suspended or cancelled.
• Termination dates may vary by financial institutions. Your financial institution can cancel or non-renew the benefits for cardholders, and if they do, they will notify You at least thirty (30) days in advance. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America (“Provider”) is the underwriter of these benefits and is solely responsible for its administration and claims. The Benefit Administrator provides services on behalf of the Provider.
• After the Benefit Administrator has paid Your claim, all Your rights and remedies against any party in respect of this claim will be transferred to the Benefit Administrator to the extent of the payment made to You. You must give the Benefit Administrator all assistance as may reasonably be required to secure all rights and remedies.
• These benefits do not apply to the extent that trade or economic sanctions or other laws or regulations prohibit the provision of insurance, including, but not limited to, the payment of claims.

Roadside Dispatch®

For roadside assistance, call 1-800-847-2869

What is Roadside Dispatch?

Roadside Dispatch is a pay-per-use roadside assistance program. The program provides you with security and convenience wherever your travels take you.

No membership or pre-enrollment is required. No annual dues. No limit on usage.

For a set price per service call, the program provides:

• Standard Towing – Up to 5 miles included1
• Tire Changing – must have good, inflated spare
• Jump Starting
• Lockout Service (no key replacement)
• Fuel Delivery – up to 5 gallons (plus the cost of fuel)
• Standard Winching

Roadside Dispatch will ask you where you are, what the problem is, and while they remain on the phone with you, they will arrange a dispatch to a reliable tow operator or locksmith to provide help. (If you feel you are in an unsafe location – Roadside Dispatch will advise you to hang up and dial 911. If you are not able to dial 911, they will call the non-emergency police number in your area, and will remain on the phone with you at your request until the police arrive.) You have the convenience of one toll-free phone number and you may save money because their rates are pre-negotiated.

Dependable roadside assistance is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. No membership or pre-enrollment is required. Just call Roadside Dispatch toll-free when you need them.

1-800-847-2869 ~ it’s that easy!

Note: Customers must pay service provider for mileage over 5 miles. A secondary unit being towed behind is not included but can be accommodated for an additional fee. Standard Winching applies within 100 feet of paved or county maintained road only. Current fee for a standard service call is $79.95. Additional fees may apply for winching services under certain circumstances. Service call fees are subject to change at any time; however, callers will be notified of pricing prior to any service dispatch. This program may be discontinued at any time without prior notice. Program void where prohibited.

1. Any vehicle with wheels is covered under the program as long as it can be classified as ‘Light Duty’. ‘Light Duty’ vehicles are vehicles that weigh 10,000 lbs. or less. Vehicles weighing more than 10,000 lbs. are considered ‘Medium Duty’ or ‘Heavy Duty’ and are NOT covered under this program.

Additional Terms: Service providers supplying emergency roadside assistance and towing are independent contractors and are solely liable for their services. Neither Visa nor Star One Credit Union shall have any responsibility or liability in connection with the rendering of the service. Emergency roadside assistance and towing may not be available in areas not regularly traveled, nor in other “off road” areas not accessible by ordinary towing vehicles. Weather conditions, time of day, and availability of service may affect assistance responses. Expectations for dispatch are set with the customer on every call, and an expected estimated time of arrival is provided to the customer regardless of their location; however, neither Visa nor Star One Credit Union provides any assurances as to the ability of the service provider to meet such estimates. You are responsible for any roadside assistance or towing charges incurred by facilities responding to your request even if you are not with your vehicle or your vehicle is gone upon their arrival. 24-hour roadside assistance services provided by: Cross Country Motor Club, Inc. d/b/a Agero, a Massachusetts corporation, and Cross Country Motor Club of California, Inc. a California corporation.