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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 Name Fee Cancellation up to Delay up to Legal up to Medical up to Personal Accident up to Personal Liability up to Personal 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* £5,000 nil £25,000 £5m £15,000 £2m £1,500
Platinum Account £12p/m* £5,000 nil £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 card nil nil £500 nil nil £100,000 nil £1,500
Platinum nil nil £500 nil nil £250,000 nil £1,500
 
American Express
Blue Card nil nil nil nil nil £50,000 nil nil
BA Premium Card nil nil £1,250 nil nil £150,000 nil nil
 
Barclaycard
Classic nil nil nil nil nil £50,000 nil nil
Gold nil nil nil nil nil £100,000 nil nil
Platinum nil nil nil nil nil £250,000 nil nil
Premier £80 £3,000 £400 £10,000 £1m £25,000 £1m £1,500
 
Halifax
BOS Gold Visa & Mastercard nil £5,000 £180 nil £2m £85,000 £2m £1,500
BOS Premier £70 £5,000 £210 nil £2m £85,000 £2m £1,500
 
HSBC
Standard Credit Card nil nil nil nil nil £50,000 £1m nil
Gold Visa nil nil nil nil nil £100,000 £1m nil
Premier Credit Card £70 nil nil nil nil £100,000 £1m nil
 
Lloyds
Gold nil nil nil nil nil £100,000 nil nil
Platinum nil nil nil nil nil £250,000 nil nil
 
MBNA
All except MBNA Beyond nil nil £500 nil nil £100,000 nil nil
Gold & Platinum nil nil £500 nil nil £250,000 nil £1,500
 
Nationwide
Classic nil nil nil nil nil £50,000 nil nil
Gold nil nil nil nil nil £100,000 nil nil
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