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TRIP DELAY

The Company will reimburse You for Covered Trip Delay Expenses, up to the Maximum Benefit shown on the Schedule of Benefits, if You are delayed, while coverage is in effect, en route to or from the Trip for twelve (12) or more hours due to a defined Hazard.

Covered Trip Delay Expenses:

(a) Any pre-paid, unused, non-refundable land and water accommodations;
(b) Any Reasonable Expenses incurred;
(c) An Economy Fare from the point where You ended Your Trip to a destination where You can catch up to the Trip;
(d) A one-way Economy Fare to return You to Your originally scheduled return destination.

You or the Traveling Companion must provide the following documentation when presenting a claim for these benefits:

(a) Written confirmation of the reasons for delay from the Common Carrier whose delay resulted in the Loss, including but not limited to, scheduled departure and return times and actual departure and return times.

Hazard means:

a) Any delay of a Common Carrier (including Inclement Weather);
b) Any delay by a traffic Accident en route to a departure, in which You or Your Traveling Companion is not directly involved;
c) Any delay due to lost or stolen passports, travel documents or money, Quarantine, hijacking, unannounced Strike, Natural Disaster, civil commotion or riot;
d) A closed roadway causing cessation of travel to the destination of the Trip (substantiated by the department of transportation, state police, etc.).