Trip interruption insurance

Your connecting flight is cancelled at the transit airport. You miss the conference you were travelling to.

Through your credit card you are insured for the costs of interrupting, cancelling or extending your trip as well as for any services you booked but are unable to use.

What is insured?

Trip interruption insurance covers costs incurred due to the following unforeseen events:

serious illness, accident or death (of the cardholder or a close relative)
transport connection missed through no fault of your own on the departing, outward, onward or return journey
theft of essential travel documents
natural disaster/epidemic
break-in or damage of home

Who is insured?

This insurance covers up to five people (cardholders, employees and non-employees) per business trip when at least 50% of the overall costs are paid with one or more insured card(s).

Sums insured

The following maximum insured sums apply:

Up to CHF 5'000 per incident and person: Mastercard^® Business Card Silver, Mastercard^® Corporate Card Silver

Up to CHF 10'000 per incident and person: Mastercard^® Business Card Gold, Mastercard^® Corporate Card Gold

No excess is payable.

What are the prerequisites for insurance cover?

The following requirements must be met to qualify for insurance cover:

The trip is interrupted or concluded early due to the occurrence of an insured event.
The trip is a business trip lasting no more than 120 days.
At least 50% of the costs of the trip were paid for with one or more valid Viseca company credit card(s).
The insurer is contacted immediately.