Section 4 - Personal Belongings, Baggage and Money
(This applies to Premier, Annual and Gap Year cover only).
What you are covered for:
We will pay up to the overall limit shown in the Types and
Overall Limits of Cover for the following.
4.1 - Personal Belongings and Baggage
We will pay for the following:
- After taking off an amount for wear, tear and loss of value, we will pay for
the loss, theft or damage to property owned by you
with a limit for any one
item, set or pair of £200 for Premier and Annual cover or £100 for Gap Year
cover only.
Note: We provide cover for theft or loss from unattended motor vehicles,
trailers or caravans under subsection 4.1 only. We will only pay up to £100 for each person.
- After taking off an amount for wear, tear and loss of value, we will pay for
loss or theft to valuable items that you own. We
will pay up to £400 for
Premier and Annual cover only with a limit for any one item, set or pair of £200.
- We will pay up to £100 for Premier and Annual cover only for buying
essential items if your baggage is delayed or lost during an outward journey
for more than 24 hours. You must get written confirmation of the length of the
delay and receipts for any items that you buy. You must get authorisation from
Swiftcover Claims Team if you want them to increase this limit up to £400 to
buy essential items to allow you to continue your trip. We will take any
payment we make for delayed baggage from the amount of any claim if your
baggage is permanently lost.
4.2 - Personal Money
(This applies to Premier and Annual cover only).
We will pay for the following:
We will pay up to £200 for the loss or theft of cash, or traveller's cheques,
if you can provide us with evidence that you owned them and evidence of their
value. (The most we will pay for children under 16 years of age is £100).
4.3 - Passport and Travel Documents
(This applies to Premier and Annual cover only).
We will pay for the following:
We will pay up to £300 for the cost of replacing your passport, travel tickets, Green Cards and admission tickets only.
What you are not covered for:
- The first £50 of each claim for each sub-section, for each person.
- Breakage of fragile articles (including china, glass, sculpture, cameras and
video equipment) or sports equipment whilst in use.
- Theft, loss or damage to household goods, pedal cycles, prams, buggies, wheel
chairs, motor vehicles, watersports equipment, marine equipment and craft and
their accessories.
- Wear and tear, loss of value, mechanical or electrical breakdown or damage
caused by any process of cleaning, repairing or restoring, or damage caused by
leaking powder or fluid carried within your baggage.
- Shortages due to mistakes or neglect.
- Any loss, theft or damage which you do not report to the police within 24
hours of discovering it and for which you do not get written acknowledgement.
- If your belongings are delayed or held by any customs or other officials
legally taking your belongings.
- Cash which you do not carry on your person (unless it is held in a safety
deposit box or safe).
- Theft, loss or damage to valuables not carried in your hand baggage while you
are travelling.
- Theft or loss to valuables left unattended in a motor vehicle, trailer, tent
or caravan.
- Theft, loss or damage to dentures, bridgework, corneal lenses, contact
lenses, spectacles, sunglasses or artificial limbs or hearing aids.
- Any item, set or pair worth more than £50 which you cannot provide evidence
of ownership for.
- Personal Belongings or money you leave unattended in a public place.
- Any loss, theft or damage to items carried on a vehicle roof rack.
- Theft, loss or damage to baggage or personal belongings during a journey
unless you report this to the carrier and get a property irregularity report at
the time of the loss.
- Loss or theft of personal belongings or baggage while not in your control or
in the control of any person other than an airline or ferry company.
- Valuables whilst they are out of your immediate control and supervision
unless locked in a safe or security box.
- Anything shipped as a bill of loading.
- Any claim for accidental damage of valuable items.
Please read the General Conditions and General Exclusions.
