SECURED CARD PROTECTION

I FRAUD PROTECTION

The company will indemnify the insured Primary cardmember only against the Financial loss sustained by the insured arising out of fraudulent utilisation of any lost or stolen Primary credit card issued by Citibank, 96 hours pre and 48 hours post from the time of intimation regarding the loss/theft made to Citibank. The cardmember shall intimate Citibank immediately of the loss/theft of the card. The cover starts from the time the card is delivered to the insured .The cover is worldwide.

SUM INSURED- Rs.50,000/-

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

1.In the event of admissible loss, The SI automatically stands reduced to the extent of the claim amount. In any case the total claim amount shall not exceed the SI during the policy period.

2.In case of multiple cards the liability shall not exceed Rs.25,000/- per card.

SPECIAL EXCLUSIONS

1.Losses sustained by the Insured resulting directly or indirectly from any fraudulent or dishonest, acts committed by the insured’s employee and family members, acting along or in collusion with others in respect of credit card operation.

2.Losses resulting from any credit card issued without application to the insured. However this exception will not apply in respect of replacement of a credit card previously issued by the insured .

3.Loss of interest, consequential loss, delay, loss of market.

4.Losses arising out of use of genuine credit card by any authorized person with intent to defraud the insured.

5.Losses,which the insured can legally recover from the cardholders, any person or corporation agreeing to honour credit cards issued by the insured.

6.Any claim arising out of any contractual liability.

CLAIMS PROCEDURE  (Click here to download the claim form)

1.Immediate intimation should be given to Citibank when the loss /misuse of the card comes to the knowledge of the insured.

2.All efforts to be taken by Ciitbank to block the card immediately on information.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED:

1. Notice of loss to the Company in writing.
2. Police Report (F.I.R.) in original.
3. Claim form duly completed.
4. Proof of misuse of card like card statements, records and related documents.

II. BURGLARY ON FIRST LOSS BASIS

This policy covers loss or damage to household articles (excluding Jewellery and valuables) belonging to the primary card member due to burglary, house breaking and theft in his/her usual place of dwelling within India for whom the premium has been remitted by Citibank. The insurance is on first loss basis.

In case of card members who are having multiple cards, the maximum liability of the company per card member during the policy period in respect of all the cards held by him or her shall be limited to the SI mentioned in the schedule.

SUM INSURED-Rs.1,50,000/-

Excess Rs.1,000/- for each and every admissible claim

SPECIAL EXCLUSIONS:

1. Loss or damage to household articles where any of the insured's family members/ authorized representatives, including servants, caretakers, is involved as principal or accessory.
2. Loss or damage to bullions or unset precious stones, any articles gifted or inherited, any curios or work of art, manuscripts, plans, drawings, securities, obligations or documents of any kind, stamps, coins or paper money, cheques, books of accounts or other business books, computer systems records, all kinds of computers and peripherals and accessories, laptop, all kinds of camera, telephones (including mobile phones), and wrist watches.
3. Loss or damage to household articles situated outside the dwelling area.that is, those articles which are kept outside the dwelling area but within or outside the compound of such dwelling unit.
4. Loss or damage caused to the premises or to any part thereof resulting from any of the perils insured against.
5. Loss or damage to property due to Riot/Strike, Malicious Damage and  terrorism.
6. The policy does not cover the first Rs1000/- of each and every claim in respect of each and every loss of which the insured is indemnified by this policy. This excess shall apply per event per insured.
7. The policy does not cover loss or damage due to unexplained losses or  shortages.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED: (Click here to download the claim form)

1. Notice of loss to the Company in writing.
2. Police Report (F.I.R.) in original
3. Claim form duly completed along with the details of items lost or damaged indicating their description, date of purchase, model/make, value.
4. Non-Traceable Certificate from the Police authorities in the prescribed format in original.
5. Claim will be settled only on receipt of Subrogation/Indemnity letter from insured.
6. Survey report.

III TRAVEL INSURANCE

A.LOSS OF BAGGAGE

SCOPE OF COVER

This policy covers total loss of personal baggage, occasioned by burglary or theft, containing the personal belongings of the insured primary card member only, accompanying the insured card member whilst traveling anywhere in the world whilst on tour in respect of primary card member only for whom Citibank has paid premium.

The indemnity provided under this Section shall be subject to deduction of suitable depreciation depending upon the age of the items lost calculated at the following scale:

For items purchased within 6 months prior to the date of loss : NIL %
For items purchased beyond 6 months but within 1 year prior to the date of loss : 10%
For items purchased beyond 1 year but within 2 years prior to the date of loss : 20%
For items purchased beyond 2 years but within 3 years prior to the date of loss : 30%
For items purchased beyond 3 years prior to the date of loss : 40%

SUM INSURED -Rs. 25,000/-

Limits: Per bag 50% of the sum insured. And per article value contained in the baggage shall not exceed 10% of the SI

SPECIAL EXCLUSIONS:

1. Loss of money, securities, manuscripts, deeds, bonds, bills of exchange, promissory notes, stock or share certificates, stamps, business books or documents, business promotion items including samples, any curios or work of art, computer and its accessories including Laptops, cell phones, contact lenses, antiques, watches, jewellery and valuables, furs and items made of fur, precious stones and articles made out of precious stones and metals, cheques and bank drafts, cash and travelers cheques,.
2. Unexplained losses and /or shortages, loss of unattended baggage or partial losses.
3. Loss or damage by theft whilst being carried by/in any two wheeler.
4. Loss, destruction of or damage to articles of consumable nature.

CLAIMS PROCEDURE  (Click here to download the claim form)

1. Immediate notice should be given to the nearest police station and FIR be lodged within 24 hours of the occurrence of the loss. FIR shall necessarily mention the list of items together with their values contained in the baggage lost.

2 Immediate notice should be given to the Airlines about the loss of baggage and calling for property irregularity report from the airlines.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED:

1. Notice of loss to the Company in writing.
2. Police Report (F.I.R.) wherever necessary.
3. Claim form duly completed along with the details of items lost indicating their description, date of purchase, model/make, value.
4. Property Irregularity Report from the concerned Airlines (either Original or Notarised).
5. Certificate from the concerned Airline clearly mentioning non-delivery of checked baggage and the amount of compensation paid.
6. List of items in the unit of baggage lost with the year of purchase and value thereof.
7. Proof of purchase such as bills and cash memos /Citibank charge slips or card statements in respect of items lost. Wherever such proof is not available the indemnity will be subject to 25% of the value only.
8. Baggage receipt token and ticket / boarding pass

B.LOSS OF PASSPORT

SCOPE OF COVER

In the event of the primary card member losing his/her passport in a foreign country whilst on tour this insurance will pay upto the limit of sum insured shown in the schedule below, for the reimbursement of actual expenses, necessarily and reasonably incurred by the card member, in connection with obtaining emergency travel documents in lieu of lost passport outside India for self only, other than any expenses of a consequential nature.

SUM INSURED -Rs. 10,000/-

SPECIAL EXCLUSIONS:

1. Loss or damage to passport due to delay or from confiscation or detention by customs, police or other authority.
2. Theft which is not reported to any appropriate police authority within 24 hours of discovery of loss and an official report obtained.
3. Loss or theft of passport left unattended by the Insured Person unless located in a locked hotel room or apartment and an appropriate safety deposit box was not available for use by the Insured Person.

CLAIMS PROCEDURE  (Click here to download the claim form)

1. Immediate notice should be given to the nearest police station and FIR be lodged immediately after the occurrence of the loss.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED:

1 Notice of loss to the Company in writing.
2. Police Report (F.I.R.).
3. Claim form duly completed.
4. Copy of alternate travel document.
5. Original receipt for fees given by Embassy authorities for issuance of alternate documents.

IV PURCHASE PROTECTION

SCOPE OF COVER: -

This policy covers total loss or damage to items purchased by insured, through his/her Citibank primary credit Card and lost or damaged or destroyed by Fire, Burglary and/or Theft, after the receipt of the goods from the merchant but within a period of 90 days from the date of purchase through card, whilst being worn on the person of the card member or being carried about by him/her or whilst in his/her custody, provided always that the liability of the Company shall in no case exceed the amounts mentioned as the sum insured herein below. The cover is on first loss basis.

SUM INSURED –Rs.40,000/-

Excess-Rs.1,000/-

SPECIAL EXCLUSIONS:

1. Damage caused by any process of cleaning, dyeing or bleaching, restoring, repairing or renovation or deterioration arising from wear and tear, moth, vermin, insects or mildew or any other gradually operating clause.

2. Breakage, Cracking or Scratching of Crockery, Glass, Lenses, Sculptures, Curios, Pictures, Musical Instruments, Sports Gear, and similar articles of brittle or fragile nature, unless caused by fire or accident to the means of conveyance.

3. Loss or damage caused by mechanical or electrical derangement/breakdown of any article unless caused by accidental external means.

4. Over-winding , denting or internal damage of watches and clocks.

5. Loss or damage to Money, Securities, Manuscripts, Deeds, Bonds, Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Stocks or Share Certificates, Stamps and Travel Tickers or Travellers Cheques, Business books or documents.

6. Theft from any car except car of fully enclosed saloon type having at the time all the doors, windows and other openings securely locked and properly fastened.

7. Consequential loss or legal liability of any kind.

CLAIMS PROCEDURE: (Click here to download the claim form)

1. Immediate notice should be given to the nearest police station and FIR be lodged. Simultaneous intimation should be given to The New India Assurance Company Limited, Divisional Office 712500, No.260, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 006.The Company should be intimated of the loss within 30 days from the date of loss.

2. Upon receipt of the claim intimation, the Company shall send a request in the agreed format (Annexure II) to Citibank for verifying the ‘validity’ of the card under which the claim is preferred giving details of premium paid.

3. Citibank shall respond to the Company’s request by providing the validity confirmation format duly filled in for details requested. These documents provided to the Company by Citibank shall be duly authenticated by an authorised signatory of Citibank.

4. Only upon ‘satisfactory’ verification with respect to ‘validity’ of the card member, the Company shall issue the claim form to the claimant and proceed with processing of the claim. Issuance of claim form shall be done ‘with out prejudice’ and issuance of the claim form does not suggest acceptance of liability by the Company.

5. Wherever necessary an independent Surveyor will be deputed by the Company to ascertain the cause of loss and assess the quantum of loss.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED:

1. Notice of loss to the Company in writing.
2. Police Report (F.I.R.)
3. Claim form duly completed along with the details of items lost or damaged indicating their description, date of purchase, model/make, value.
4. Non-Traceable Certificate from the Police authorities in the prescribed format in case of loss by burglary or theft.
5. Claim will be settled only on receipt of Subrogation/Indemnity letter from insured.
6. Original charge-slip, Citibank statement reflecting the purchase of lost article, original invoice.

GENERAL EXCLUSIONS

1. Loss or damage directly or indirectly caused by or arising from or inconsequence of or contributed to by nuclear material.
2. Loss or damage directly or indirectly caused by or arising from or in consequence of or contributed to by ionizing radiations or contaminations by radio activity from any nuclear fuel or from any nuclear waste, from the combustion of nuclear fuel. For the Purpose of this exclusion only, combustion shall include any self-sustaining process of nuclear fission.
3. Loss or damage occasioned by or through or in consequence directly or indirectly of any of the following occurrences namely:

a. War, invasion, act of foreign enemy, hostilities or warlike operations (whether war be declared or not), Civil war.

b. Mutiny, civil commotion, assuming the proportions of or amounting to a popular rising, Military rising military rising, military rising, insurrection, rebellion, revolution, military or usurped power.

In any action, suit or other proceeding where the company alleges that by reason of the provisions of this exclusion any loss or damage is not covered by this insurance, the burden of proving that such loss or damage is covered shall be upon the insured.

4. Loss or damage occasioned by or through or in consequence directly or indirectly due to earthquake, volcanic eruption or other convulsions of nature.

5. Loss or damage occasioned by or through or in consequence directly or indirectly due to willful act or negligence of the insured card member.

6. Loss or damage occasioned by or through or in consequence directly or indirectly due to storm, cyclone, typhoon, tempest, flood or inundation.

7. Loss or damage occasioned by or through or in consequence directly or indirectly due to wear and tear.

8. Loss of earnings, loss by delay, loss of market or other consequential or indirect loss or damage of any kind or description whatsoever.
9. Riot,Strike, Malicious , Terrorism Damage Exclusion Warranty :
Loss of or visible physical damage or destruction by external violent means directly caused to the property insured by excluding those caused by
a) Total or partial cessation of work or the retardation or interruption or cessation of any process or operations or omissions of any kind.
b) Permanent or temporary dispossession resulting from confiscation, commandeering, requisition or destruction by order of the Government or any lawfully constituted Authority.
c) Permanent or temporary dispossession of any building or plant or unit of machinery resulting from the unlawful occupation by any person of such building or plant or unit or machinery or prevention of access to the same.
d) Burglary, housebreaking, theft larceny or any such attempt or any omission of any kind of any person (whether or not such act is committed in the course of a disturbance of public peace) in any malicious act.

If the company alleges that the loss/damage is not caused by any malicious act, the burden of proving, the contrary shall be upon the insured.

Terrorism Damage Exclusion Warranty:

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this insurance it is agreed that this insurance excludes loss, damage cost or expense of whatsoever nature directly or indirectly caused by, resulting from or in connection with any act of terrorism regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss.
For the purpose of this endorsement an act of terrorism means an act, including but not limited to the use of force or violence and/or the threat thereof, of any person or group(s) of persons whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organization(s) or government(s), committed for political, religious, ideological or similar purpose including the intention to influence any government and/or to put the public, or any section of the public in fear.

The warranty also excludes loss, damage, cost or expenses of whatsoever nature directly caused by, resulting from or in connection with any action taken in controlling, preventing, suppressing or in any way relating to action taken in respect of any act of terrorism.

If the Company alleges that by reason of this exclusion, any loss, damage, cost or expenses is not covered by this insurance the burden of providing the contrary shall be upon the insured.

In the event any portion of this endorsement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. This policy shall be voidable in the event of any misrepresentation, misdescription or non-disclosure of any material particulars.

2. i) On the happening of any loss/damage the insured shall forthwith give notice thereof to the company and shall within 15 days after the loss/damage or such other further time as the company may in writing allow in that behalf, deliver to the company.

a). A claim in writing for the loss/damage containing as particular an account as may be reasonably practicable of all the several articles damaged or destroyed and of the amount of the loss/damage thereto respectively, having regard to their value - at the time of the loss or damage thereto not including profit of any kind.

b). Particulars of all other insurances, if any. The insured shall also at all times at his own expense produce, procure and give to the company all such further particulars, plans, specification books, vouchers, duplicates or copies thereof, documents, investigation (internal & external) proofs and information with respect to the claim and origin and cause of the fire and the circumstance under which the loss or damage occurred, and any other matter touching the liability of the company as may be reasonably required by or on behalf at the company together with a declaration on oath or in other legal form of the truth of the claim or any matters connected therewith.

c) No claim under this policy shall be payable unless the terms of this condition have been complied with.

ii). In no case whatsoever shall the company be liable for any loss or damage after the expiration of 12 months from the happening of the loss or damage unless the claim is the subject of pending action of arbitration; it being expressly agreed and declared that if the company shall disclaim liability for any claim hereunder and such claim shall not within 12 calendar months from the date of the disclaimer have been made the subject matter of a suit in a court of Law then the claim shall for all purposes be deemed to have been abandoned and shall thereafter be not recoverable hereunder.

3. If the claim be in any respect fraudulent, or if any false declaration be made or used in support thereof or if any fraudulent means or devices are used by the insured or any one acting on his behalf to obtain any benefit under the policy or if the loss or damage be occasioned by the willful act, or with the connivance of the insured, all benefits under this policy shall be forfeited.

4. The insured shall at the expense of the company do and concur in doing, and permit to be done, all such acts and things as may be necessary or reasonably required by the company for the purpose of enforcing any rights and remedies or of obtaining relief or indemnity from other parties to which the company shall be or would be entitled or subrogated, upon it paying for or making good any loss or damage under this policy, whether such acts and things shall be or become necessary or required before or after his indemnification by the company. The indemnity payable under this policy shall be reduced in a rateable proportion by the amount of compensation, if any, received by the insured card member from any third party in respect of any loss or damage which is a subject matter of any claim under this policy.

5. If at the time of the loss or damage happening to any property hereby insured there be any other subsisting insurance or insurances, whether effected by the insured or by any other person or persons covering the same property, this company shall not be liable to pay or contribute more than its ratable proportion of such loss or damage.

6. The insurance ceases to attach as regards the property, if the building containing the insured property becomes unoccupied and so remains for a period of more than 30 days.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

7. a. The insurance may be terminated at any time at the request of the insured, in which case the Company will retain the premium at customary short period rate for the time the policy has been in force. This insurance may also at any time be terminated at the option of the company, on 7 days notice to that effect being given to the insured, in which case the Company shall be liable to repay on demand a ratable proportion of the premium for the unexpired term from the date of cancellation.
b. In case of request for cancellation from the cardmember, refund shall be made as given below:

1.Request made within 3 months from policy commencement date-50%
2. Request made after 3 months and before 6 months -25%
3.There will be no refund for requests received after 6 months.
The refund advice shall be sent to the cardmember by the insurance company and the refund as per advice shall be credited to the CM’s monthly statement by Citibank.
c. The refund shall be allowed subject to no claim reported.

8. If any dispute or difference shall arise as to the quantum to be paid under this policy (liability being otherwise admitted) such difference shall independently of all other questions be referred to the decision of a sole arbitrator to be appointed in writing by the parties to or if they cannot agree upon a single arbitrator within thirty days of any party invoking arbitration, the same shall be referred to a panel of three arbitrators, comprising of two arbitrators, one to be appointed by each of the parties to the dispute/difference and the third arbitrator to be appointed by such two arbitrators and arbitration shall be conducted under and in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

It is clearly agreed and understood that no difference or dispute shall be referable to arbitration as hereinbefore provided, if the Company has disputed or not accepted liability under or in respect of this policy.

It is hereby expressly stipulated and declared that it shall be a condition precedent to any right of action or suit upon this policy that the award by such arbitrator/arbitrators of the amount of the loss or damage shall be first obtained.

9. The insured will have to satisfy the Company that the loss or damage arose from the cause or causes insured against and that the property is not merely mislaid or missing.

10. The insured shall take all reasonable precautions and steps to safeguard the property against accident, loss or damage.

11. The Company may at its option reinstate, replace or repair the property lost or damaged or any part thereof instead of paying the amount of loss or damage or may join with any other insurer in so doing but the company shall not be bound to reinstate exactly or completely but only as circumstances permit and in reasonably sufficient manner and in no case shall the Company be bound to extend more in reinstatement than it would have caused to reinstate such property as it was at the time of occurrence of such loss or damage not more than the sum insured thereon.

12. The due observance and fulfillment of the terms, conditions and endorsement of this policy in so far as they relate to anything to be done or complied with by the insured, shall be a condition precedent to any liability of the company to make any payment under this policy.

13. Payment of all claims under this policy will be in Indian Rupees only.


ANNEXURE : I


ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF SECURE CARD ELITE INSURANCE POLICY.



SUM INSURED LIMITS

SECTION I
Fraud protection II
Burglary III
Travel Package IV
Purchase Protection
Baggage Passport
SI 50,000/- 1,50,000/- 25,000 10000 40000
EXCESS NIL 1,000 Nil NIL 1,000


NOTE :

1. All figures in Indian Rupees.

2. The maximum liability of the Company as indicated above shall be per card member, for one year commencing from --------- to -----------..
3. Premium Rates are rate per credit card, per annum.


You may download relevant Claim forms for Secure Your Card Insurance here:-

1) Purchase Protection Claim Form
2) Loss of Passport Claim Form
3) Loss of Baggage Claim Form
4) Burglary Claim Form
5) Fraud Protection (Misuse of Credit Card) Claim Form


 















ANNEXURE : II



Validity confirmation format (To be given by Citibank when claim is reported)
.
1. Card number :

2. Name of the cardmember :

3. Address of cardmember :

4. Card Type :

5. Primary /Add on card :

6. Card declared for insurance on :

7. State whether Regular\Increment :

8. Premium paid for this card :

9. Date on which premium for this card was paid :

10. Total No of cards declared along with this card :

11. Total premium paid :

12. Card is eligible for claim under sec :
Fraud Protection
Burglary
Loss of Baggage
Loss of Passport
Purchase Protection