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Credit Card Travel Insurance Benefits

Money Box asked a selection of credit card providers what travel insurance benefits are provided for card holders. The following table provides a general summary of cover only, please contact providers directly for full details of cover and excesses.

Importantly, customers must pay for their trip in whole or in part using their credit card to obtain benefits. Please contact provider for full details.

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Card NameFeeCancellation up toDelay up toLegal up toMedical up toPersonal Accident up toPersonal Liability up toPersonal Belongings up to
 
Account Packages
NatWest
Advantage Gold Account£6 p/m£3,000£3,500£25,000£2m£25,000£2m£1,500
Gold Plus£80 p/a£3,500£3,500£25,000£2m£100,000£2m£2,500
Advantage Premier£150 p/a£7,500£7,500£25,000£5m£100,000£2m£2,500
 
Lloyds TSB
Gold Service Account£8p/m*£5,000nil£25,000£5m£15,000£2m£1,500
Platinum Account£12p/m*£5,000nil£25,000£5m£15,000£2m£1,500
* When balance falls below Gold- �1,500 & Platinum - �3,500
 
Credit Cards
Abbey National
All except current a/c debit cardnilnil£500nilnil£100,000nil£1,500
Platinumnilnil£500nilnil£250,000nil£1,500
 
American Express
Blue Cardnilnilnilnilnil£50,000nilnil
BA Premium Cardnilnil£1,250nilnil£150,000nilnil
 
Barclaycard
Classicnilnilnilnilnil£50,000nilnil
Goldnilnilnilnilnil£100,000nilnil
Platinumnilnilnilnilnil£250,000nilnil
Premier£80£3,000£400£10,000£1m£25,000£1m£1,500
 
Halifax
BOS Gold Visa & Mastercardnil�5,000�180nil�2m�85,000�2m�1,500
BOS Premier�70�5,000�210nil�2m�85,000�2m�1,500
 
HSBC
Standard Credit Cardnilnilnilnilnil£50,000£1mnil
Gold Visa nilnilnilnilnil£100,000£1mnil
Premier Credit Card£70nilnilnilnil£100,000£1mnil
 
Lloyds
Goldnilnilnilnilnil£100,000nilnil
Platinumnilnilnilnilnil£250,000nilnil
 
MBNA
All except MBNA Beyondnilnil£500nilnil£100,000nilnil
Gold & Platinumnilnil£500nilnil£250,000nil£1,500
 
Nationwide
Classicnilnilnilnilnil£50,000nilnil
Goldnilnilnilnilnil£100,000nilnil
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