Complimentary Mobile Phone Protection Insurance Terms and Conditions
Under a policy of group insurance (the “Group Policy”) which has been issued to the Policyholder by AIG Australia Limited of Level 19, 2 Park Street Sydney NSW 2000 (“AIG”), You (as defined below) are entitled to the insurance coverage detailed in these terms and conditions. Such coverage is however subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
This document contains important information about the Cardholders (“You/Your”) rights and obligations under the Group Policy and sets out the terms, conditions and exclusions relevant to the cover provided.
The Policyholder is a group purchasing body under the ASIC Corporations (Group Purchasing Body) instrument 2018/751 (“the Instrument”) and has arranged the coverage under the Group Policy issued to the Policyholder by the Insurer.
This document also constitutes the necessary disclosure required by the Policyholder as a Group Purchasing Body under the Instrument issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The Policyholder is not an Authorised Financial Services Licensee as provided for under the Corporations Act 2001.
The Policyholder is not the issuer of the insurance coverage and neither the Policyholder nor any of its related corporations guarantee any of the benefits under the Group Policy nor are they under any financial or monetary obligation under the Instrument. You however are a beneficiary under the Group Policy. This means that subject to the terms of the Group Policy, Your right to claim under the Group Policy will be covered and paid by the Insurer.
The cover is provided at no additional cost to You and the Policyholder does not receive any commission or remuneration from the Insurer for arranging this cover.
Neither the Policyholder nor any of its related corporations are Authorised Representatives (under the Corporations Act 2001) of the Insurer. The Policyholder is not authorised to provide any financial advice in respect of the coverage under the Group Policy. You should consider obtaining Your own financial product advice about the coverage under the Group Policy from a person who is able to give such advice under an Australian Financial Services Licence.
If the Group Policy is terminated any claim arising prior to such date of termination will, subject to the terms of the Group Policy, be covered by the Insurer.
The Policyholder will give You prior written notice if the Group Policy ends but does not need to notify You if substantially similar cover applies or will apply. If You are not provided with such notice, the Policyholder is liable to compensate You for any loss or damage You may suffer as a result of the Policyholders failure to notify You.
You are able to verify the current status of Your coverage and whether the Group Policy is still current by contacting the Insurer at:
AIG Australia Limited
Level 19, 2 Park Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
APAC.Mastercard@aig.com
General Insurance Code of Practice
The Insurer is a signatory to the General Insurance Code of Practice (“Code”). The Code sets out the minimum standards of service that can be expected from the insurance industry and requires insurers to be open, fair, and honest in their dealings with customers.
The Insurer is committed to adhering to the objectives of the Code and to uphold these minimum standards when providing services covered by this Code. The Code objectives will be followed having regards to the law and acknowledging that a contract of insurance is a contract based on the utmost good faith.
The Code Governance Committee is the independent body that monitors and enforces insurers’ compliance with the Code. Their purpose is to drive better Code compliance and helping the insurance industry to improve its service to consumers.
For more information on the Code please visit www.codeofpractice.com.au.
For more information on the Code Governance Committee please visit www.insurancecode.org.au.
Complaints and Feedback
Learning about Your experiences with Us and Our service partners helps to improve the way We do business with You. If You have feedback, or an issue You would like resolved We encourage You to make contact. Below is information on how to contact Us and how We will work together to resolve any concerns You have.
How to provide feedback
1. Speak to Our Complaints team
Our complaints team can be contacted on 1800 339 669. To get the best out of Your call with Us, please have Your policy and/or claim number available and any specific information about the issue.
2. Provide Your feedback in writing
If You would prefer to provide Your feedback or complaint in writing You can do so by lodging Your complaint on Our website, or by writing to:
The Complaints Team
AIG Australia Limited
Level 13, 717 Bourke Street
Docklands VIC 3008
Email: aucomplaints@aig.com
What happens if You make a complaint?
If You make a complaint, We will record Your complaint and make sure that Your concerns are addressed as quickly as possible and seek to achieve a fair outcome for both parties.
We will assess Your complaint upon receipt. During the complaints process as set out in this notice, We will meet the following requirements in respect of Your complaint.
1. Acknowledge Your complaint within one (1) business day or as soon as practicable.
2. We will tell You who will handle Your complaint and their contact details.
3. We will, where applicable, keep You informed via Your preferred method of communication of the progress of Your complaint every ten (10) business days, more frequently or necessary or as agreed by both of Us.
4. We will treat Your complaint respectfully and handle all personal information in accordance with Our Privacy Policy.
5. Within 30 calendar days from the date, We receive Your complaint, We will provide a response to Your complaint.
If We cannot meet any of the stated time frames, We will communicate to You the reasons why this has not been possible. We will also advise You when You should expect to receive a response or decision, Your right to complain to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) if You are dissatisfied with such reasons and provide You with the contact details for AFCA.
What You can do if You are not happy with Our response or handling of Your complaint
If You are not satisfied with Our response or the handling of Your complaint, You may wish to have the matter reviewed by Our Internal Dispute Resolution Committee (“Committee”).
If You wish to have Your complaint reviewed by the Committee, please telephone, or write to the complaints team as per the details above. As part of Your request, please include detailed reasons for requesting the review and the outcome You are seeking. This information will assist the Committee in carrying out its assessment and review of Your complaint. A written response setting out the final decision of the Committee and the reasons for this decision will be provided to You.
If We are unable to provide a response within 30 calendar days of receipt of the initial complaint, We will inform You of (i) the time frame for when Your complaint will be heard by the Committee, (ii) when You should expect to receive a response from the Committee; (iii) the reasons for such delay; (iv) Your right to complain to AFCA if You are dissatisfied with such reasons; and (v) the contact details for AFCA.
You can take Your complaint to AFCA at any time, including:
1. if We have been unable to resolve Your complaint within 30 calendar days;
2. ou are dissatisfied with the outcome of Your complaint; or
3. You are dissatisfied with the findings of the Committee.
AFCA provides a fair and independent financial services complaint resolution service that is free to consumers. AFCA can make decisions with which We are obliged to comply.
Under AFCA Rules, Your complaint may be referred back to Us if it has not gone through Our complaints process.
AFCA’s contact details are:
Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)
GPO Box 3
Melbourne VIC 3001
Website: www.afca.org.au
Email: info@afca.org.au
Phone: 1800 931 678 (free call)
The use of AFCA does not preclude You from subsequently exercising any legal rights which You may have if You are still unhappy with the outcome. Before doing so however, We strongly recommend that You obtain independent legal advice.
If Your complaint does not fall within AFCA's Rules, We will advise You to seek independent legal advice or give You information about any other external dispute resolution options where available to You.
PRIVACY NOTICE
This notice sets out how the Insurer (“AIG”) collects, uses and discloses personal information about:
1. You, if an individual; and
2. other individuals You provide information about.
Further information about Our Privacy Policy is available at www.aig.com.au or by contacting Us on 1300 030 886 or at australia.privacy.manager@aig.com.
How We Collect Your Personal Information
AIG usually collects personal information from You or Your agents.
AIG may also collect personal information from:
1. Our agents and service providers;
2. other insurers;
3. people who are involved in a claim or assist Us in investigating or processing claims, including third parties claiming under Your policy, witnesses and medical practitioners;
4. third parties who may be arranging insurance cover for a group that You are a part of;
5. providers of marketing lists and industry databases; and
6. publicly available sources.
Why We Collect Your Personal Information
AIG collects information necessary to:
1. underwrite and administer Your insurance cover;
2. improve customer service and products and carry out research and analysis, including data analytics; and
You have a legal obligation under the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 to disclose certain information. Failure to disclose information required may result in AIG declining cover, cancelling Your insurance cover or reducing the level of cover, or declining claims.
To Whom We Disclose Your Personal Information
In the course of underwriting and administering Your policy We may disclose Your information to:
1. Your or Our agents, entities to which AIG is related, reinsurers, contractors or third-party providers providing services related to the administration of Your policy;
2. banks and financial institutions for policy payments;
3. Your or Our agents, assessors, third-party administrators, emergency providers, retailers, medical providers, travel carriers, in the event of a claim;
4. entities to which AIG is related and third-party providers for data analytics functions;
5. other entities to enable them to offer their products or services to You; and
6. government, law enforcement, dispute resolution, statutory or regulatory bodies, or as required by law.
AIG is likely to disclose information to some of these entities located overseas, including in the following countries: United States of America, Canada, Bermuda, United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, India, Hong Kong, New Zealand as well as any country in which You have a claim and such other countries as may be notified in Our Privacy Policy from time to time.
You may request not to receive direct marketing communications from AIG.
Access to Your Personal Information
Our Privacy Policy contains information about how You may access and seek correction of personal information We hold about You. In summary, You may gain access to Your personal information by submitting a written request to AIG.
In some circumstances permitted under the Privacy Act 1988, AIG may not permit access to Your personal information. Circumstances where access may be denied include where it would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of other individuals, or where it would be unlawful.
Complaints
Our Privacy Policy also contains information about how You may complain about a breach of the applicable privacy principles and how We will deal with such a complaint.
Consent
If applicable, Your application includes a consent that You and any other individuals You provide information about consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information as set out in this notice.
| Insurance Cover | Claim Amount and Excess (AUD) |
|---|---|
| Mobile Phone Protection | Per Occurrence Limit: Up to $900 Annual Aggregate Limit: Up to $1,500 Excess: $37.5 |
Each insurance benefit limit described in this document is in Australian Dollars (AUD). Payment of claims will be made in Australian Dollars (AUD).
Claim Amount and Excess
We will pay (if applicable) up to the Per Occurrence Limit per Eligible Cardholder for each claim as stated in the Summary of Cover table above. For any consecutive twelve-month period within the Group Policy Period, the maximum amount We will pay per Eligible Cardholder for all claims during such consecutive twelve-month period is the Annual Aggregate Limit set out in the table above.
The applicable Excess (if any) is also set out in the table above.
Under the Group Policy, the Insurer agrees to provide coverage to Eligible Cardholders of the Policyholder as set out in the Group Policy and this document and based on information offered by the Policyholder.
Terms with a specific meaning are defined below and shall have the same meaning wherever they appear with an initial capital letter:
Accidental Damage means the Mobile Phone no longer performing the function it was intended for due to broken parts or material or structural failures resulting from an unexpected and unintentional external event.
Annual Aggregate Limit means the maximum amount of benefit per Eligible Cardholder under the Mobile Phone Protection Insurance for which the Insurer is liable within a period of twelve (12) consecutive months prior to the date of loss.
Cardholder(s) means all individuals who have been issued an Eligible Card, including secondary or additional Cardholders on the same account, in Australia where such Eligible Card is issued by a participating Issuer.
Eligible Card means a participating Issuer’s Mastercard credit cards which have been issued to Eligible Cardholders.
Eligible Cardholder/You/Your means those Cardholders with Eligible Cards who shall be entitled to receive payment or such other benefit as is provided for in the Summary of Cover and the Group Policy.
Excess means a monetary contribution You are required to pay towards a claim You make.
Group Policy means the contract of insurance between the Insurer and the Policyholder.
Group Policy Period means the period beginning from 2nd February 2026 and until the Group Policy is terminated.
Insurer/We/Us/Our means AIG Australia Limited.
Issuer means a bank or financial institution or like entity that is authorised by Mastercard to operate a Mastercard card program in the Territory and is participating in the insurance offering to Eligible Cardholders.
Lost means You have accidentally misplaced Your Mobile Phone and it is unrecoverable.
Mobile Phone means a telephone device associated with the Eligible Cardholder’s Postpaid or Prepaid plan, that use radio waves over a networked area (cells) and is served through cell sites or base stations at a fixed location, enabling calls to transmit wirelessly over a given range. For the avoidance of doubt, smart watch or tablet is not considered as a Mobile Phone.
Natural Catastrophe means flood, windstorm, lightning, fire, explosion, landslide, volcanic action, earthquake and/or tsunami.
Per Occurrence Limit means the maximum amount of benefit available under the Summary of Cover for any single incident during the Group Policy Period.
Policyholder means Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd. (“MAPPL”).
Postpaid means a mobile telephone subscription where the Eligible Cardholder enters into a contract with a mobile provider with a monthly billing arrangement.
Prepaid means a mobile telephone subscription for which credit is purchased in advance of using the mobile provider’s services.
Territory means the country or region in which Eligible Cards are issued, in this case, Australia.
Theft means the unlawful intentional and dishonest taking of the Mobile Phone belonging to the Eligible Cardholder without their consent, with intent to permanently deprive him/her of such Mobile Phone.
MOBILE PHONE PROTECTION
The Insurer will pay for loss due to Accidental Damage or Theft up to the Per Occurrence Limit and subject to the Annual Aggregate Limit and Excess per Eligible Cardholder, as set out in the Summary of Cover above if:
For Postpaid, the mobile provider’s monthly billing statement for the billing cycle preceding the month in which the Accidental Damage or Theft occurred is paid using the Eligible Card.
For Prepaid, the Issuer’s monthly billing statement shows a top-up value related to the mobile provider’s services preceding the month in which the Accidental Damage or Theft occurred.
Effective Period of Coverage
Coverage begins on the first day of the calendar month following the payment of your Postpaid monthly mobile telephone bill or Prepaid top-up. Coverage will be valid until the last day of the calendar month following the payment of your Postpaid monthly mobile telephone bill or Prepaid top-up.
Valuation
Acting reasonably, We will decide whether to have the Mobile Phone repaired or replaced. We will be liable only for the lesser of the following amounts:
Eligible Cardholders may be required to send in the damaged item(s), at their expense, for further evaluation of the claim. The Insurer will notify the Eligible cardholder if they need to send in the Mobile Phone for such evaluation.
Scope of Insurance Coverage
Our maximum liability for this coverage will not exceed the Annual Aggregate Limit per Eligible Card per twelve-month period, subject to the terms, conditions, exclusions, and limits of liability of the Group Policy and this document as well as the Excess stated in the Summary of Cover above.
Coverage is excess of any other applicable insurance or indemnity the Eligible Cardholder may have.
Individual Termination Date
An Eligible Cardholder’s coverage under this agreement shall terminate on the earliest of:
Coverage shall be provided under this section for the Mobile Phone Theft or Accidental Damage during the Effective Period of Coverage as determined above. Coverage will terminate on the applicable individual termination date specified in the paragraph above.
If the coverage is terminated, any claim arising prior to such date of termination will, subject to the terms of the Group Policy and these terms and conditions, be eligible for coverage by the Insurer.
Coverage shall not be provided for any Theft or Accidental Damage after the individual termination date as determined above.
Suspension of Coverage
Coverage will be suspended on the first day of the following calendar month following the month during which an Eligible Cardholder fails to make a mobile telephone Postpaid bill payment or Prepaid Top-up using the Eligible Card while coverage is in effect in the previous month.
Resumption of Coverage
If coverage is suspended in accordance with the above, coverage will resume after a 15-day waiting period following the date of any future mobile telephone Postpaid bill payment or Prepaid Top-up payment using an Eligible Card.
No coverage will be provided for any of the following:
You are required to reasonably cooperate with Us in investigating, evaluating and settling a claim. In the event of any loss which may be covered under these coverages, You must contact Us within as soon as reasonably practicable after the discovery of such loss. To file a claim, You may log on to https://au.mycardbenefits.com or send a notification to Us to obtain a claim form and instructions on what to do after a loss.
Our contact details are set out below:
AIG Australia Limited
Level 19, 2 Park Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Tel: +61395224111
Customer Service Timing: 8:30AM to 5:30PM, Monday to Friday
Email: APAC.Mastercard@aig.com
The Eligible Cardholder must as soon as reasonably practicable:
*Cardholders may be required to send in the damaged item(s), at their expense, for further evaluation of the claim. We will advise You as soon as reasonably practicable if this is required and We will also advise You as to the form conditions and requirements of delivery.
Per Occurrence: Our liability for any one incident shall not exceed the limit stated in the section headed “Claim Amount and Excess” under Section II-Summary of Cover.
Annual Aggregate: The total of all benefits paid or payable while the Group Policy is in force in connection with any particular Coverage shall not exceed the limit stated in the section headed “Claim Amount and Excess” under Section II-Summary of Cover.
In the event of an occurrence that may lead to a claim or loss under the coverages set out above, You must:
A. Disputes Subject to the Complaints and Feedback section process outlined above, in the event of a dispute under the Group Policy, the parties agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of New South Wales.
B. Governing Law The Group Policy and this coverage terms shall be governed by the laws of the state of New South Wales.
C. Loss Prevention You must use all reasonable means to avoid future loss at and after the time of loss.
D. Sanctions We shall not be deemed to provide cover and We shall not be liable to pay any claim or provide any benefit hereunder to the extent that the provision of such cover, payment of such claim or provision of such benefit would expose Us, its parent company or its ultimate controlling entity to any sanction, prohibition or restriction under United Nations resolutions or the trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations of the European Union or the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Australia.
E. Transfer The Policyholder or You may not transfer its interest in this insurance to anyone.
F. Cancellation Subject to the obligations specified under Section I above, the Policyholder can cancel the Group Policy at any time by providing 15 days written notice to Us.
G. Changes The Policyholder must notify Us as soon as reasonably practicable of any change in circumstance which will affect the Group Policy. If the Policyholder advises Us of any change in circumstance that will affect the Group Policy, We reserve the right to amend any of the terms and conditions of the Group Policy following at least 15 days’ notice to You or the Policyholder by Us. No change or modification of the Group Policy shall be effective except when made by written endorsement signed by Our authorised representative.
H. Subrogation If We settle any claim or payment or otherwise cover any loss applying under the Group Policy, We shall be subrogated to all Your rights of recovery against any other person or persons and You shall complete, sign and deliver any documents necessary to secure such rights. You shall not take any action following a loss to prejudice such rights of subrogation.
I. Compliance The benefits of the Group Policy are subject always to Your compliance with the terms and conditions to each Group Policy section and these coverage terms.
J. Financial Claims Scheme The protection provided under the Federal Government’s Financial Claims Scheme (“Scheme”) applies to the Group Policy. In the unlikely event that we are unable to meet our obligations under the insurance, persons entitled to make a claim under the insurance cover under the Group Policy may be entitled to payment under the Scheme (access to the Scheme is subject to eligibility criteria). Information about the Scheme can be obtained from the APRA website at https://www.fcs.gov.au.