Earthquake – Morocco

A powerful earthquake in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains has affected many people with tremors from the earthquake felt as far as Portugal and Spain. The rest of the country is however largely unaffected by the earthquake as most of the damage was limited to the areas close to the epicentre.

At this stage, the Marrakesh airport remains open and there is no advice from local authorities to not travel to the area. For travellers going to Marrakesh and who are currently in the areas affected by the earthquakes, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has advised to follow media and safety instructions from local authorities via the Smartraveller website.

We suggest all travellers remain up to date with the latest advice for Morocco from Smartraveller.

“In principle” advice regarding likely policy response to claims for cancellation, disruption and delay of scheduled travel arrangements is provided below.

For Single Trip policies purchased prior to 10:00am AEST on 11 September 2023 and trips booked under Annual Multi Trip policies prior 10:00am AEST on 11 September 2023.

Disruption experienced post-departure.

Claims for disruption to scheduled travel arrangements post-departure are considered under Section 1 or Section 10.

To claim under Section 1, your policy must include the Cancellation and Curtailment module.  To claim under Section 10, your policy must include the Disruption module.

Subject to relevant terms and conditions, Section 1 will compensate the Insured Person for additional travel expenses incurred (and a proportionate refund of unused arrangements) if a natural disaster prevents the planned travel from occurring.

Subject to relevant terms and conditions, Section 10 provides financial assistance in the event the departure of public transport on which the Insured Person is booked to travel is delayed by at least 12 hours.  Section 10 does not operate if the Insured Person has claimed under Section 1 or 12 (Special Events) in relation to the same cause.

All Insured Persons must act as a “prudent uninsured” and proceed on the most economical basis to minimise their loss.  We therefore suggest in the first instance they liaise with airlines and associated travel providers to reschedule travel arrangements / obtain refunds as appropriate.  Some airlines will provide accommodation to passengers whose travel is disrupted due to natural disasters and policyholders should avail themselves of this facility if possible.

All claims for additional accommodation and travel expenses must be supported by receipts, evidence of pre-booked travel schedule and actual travel arrangements.

If this event in Morocco determines that you cannot return home as scheduled, your policy will provide a 21-day automatic extension.  This means that if you cannot return home due to circumstances outside your control, your policy will remain in place for up to a further 21 days without payment of additional premium.  You don’t need to contact us to request a policy extension – this is an automatic provision.

Disruption experienced pre-departure. 

If you have not yet departed on the trip and your outbound flight arrangements are cancelled due to:

  1. Natural disaster preventing the booked travel occurring as planned.
  2. Delayed departure of the initial outbound flight beyond 12 hours; or
  3. DFAT issuing a travel warning advising against travel to the affected region and which remains in force 7 days prior to scheduled travel.

There is provision within the policy for amendment costs or reimbursement of irrecoverable payments made in the event of total cancellation (Section 1).

In this case, Section 1 provides to cover the cost incurred to amend the policyholder’s travel to a later date / alternate route OR the cost of forfeited pre-booked travel arrangements if the trip is cancelled (whichever is the lesser).  If a policyholder’s travel is affected, we retain the option to decide which of these options will be used as the basis for determining policy response.

Many airlines will offer full refunds or rescheduling at no cost in the event of cancellation due to natural disasters and we would recommend policyholders liaise with the airline/s, travel agent/s and associated travel providers to minimise any loss / claim.

For Single Trip and Multi Trip policies purchased on or after 10:01am AEST on 11 September 2023. 

Insurance serves to provide cover for sudden and unforeseen risks.  It is not possible to insure against known risks and the policy specifically excludes claims resulting from circumstances known at the time of policy purchase or trip booking and which could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim.

Whilst this advice details a preliminary assessment of potential policy response, it is anticipated that no cover will be afforded for any claim arising from the earthquake in Morocco for policies purchased on or after 10:01am AEST on 11 September 2023, or trips booked under an Annual Multi Trip policy on or after 10:01am AEST on 11 September 2023.

GENERAL NOTE:

Please remember that no two claims are the same and accordingly, claims are assessed on a case-by-case basis.  This advice is of a general nature.  Claims are assessed on their individual merits and are subject to the terms and conditions of the PDS which was in force at the time of policy purchase.

Whilst we recommend policyholders keep up to date with airlines, travel agents, tour operators etc, our claims team is available to advise and assist you.  Please contact us if you require assistance.

 

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