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Make a claim

How to make a claim

If you have a claim to make on your travel insurance policy then you need to download and fill in a claims form. You must submit your claims form with supporting documentation within 30 days of your return to Australia.

You can download your claim form here

Please post your claims to:

  • Travel Claims Department
    PO Box 162
    Toowong QLD 4066
    Australia

Or you can scan all your documents and email them to:
travelclaims@aga-australia.com.au

You can also contact our claims department on 1800 783 495

What documents Do I need to support my claim?

When you submit your claim, you will need to provide certain documents for us to be able to assess and settle your claim effectively. For medical claims you will usually need original medical accounts and receipts and English translations of all documents. For a loss of personal belongings claim you will usually need a police report, proof of ownership for the items as well as English translations of all documents.

Guidelines to follow

  1. For medical, hospital or dental claims, contact our Client Services Department as soon as practical.
     
  2. For damage or permanent loss of your luggage/personal effects, report it immediately to the police and obtain a written notice of your report.
     
  3. For damage or misplacement of your luggage/personal effects, caused by the airline or any other operator or accommodation provider, report the damage or misplacement to an appropriate official and obtain a written report, including any offer of settlement that they may make.
     
  4. Submit full details of any claim in writing within 30 days of your return.

Emergency number
In the event of an emergency, depending on the Country that you are in at the time you should call the relevant free phone number in the table at the bottom of this page .

  Emergency numbers
  Australia 1800 010 075
  Canada 1800 214 5514
  China (North) 10800 611 0094
  China (South) 10800 361 0112
  France 0800 905 823
  Germany 0800 182 7635
  Greece 00800 611 4107
  Hong Kong 800 900 389
  Indonesia 001 803 0612 195
  Italy 800 787 451
  Japan 0066 3386 1052
  Netherlands 0800 023 2683
  Austria 0800 778 103
  Singapore 800 6162 187
  Switzerland 0800 561 361
  Thailand 001 8006 121 082
  United Kingdom 08000 289 270
  United States 1866 844 4085
  If you are in any other Country then you can call the international operator and place a reverse charge call to (+) 61 7 3305 7499

What are supporting documents?

When you submit your claim, you will need to provide certain documents for us to be able to assess and settle your claim effectively.

For medical claims you will usually need original medical accounts and receipts and English translations of all documents.

For a loss of personal belongings claim you will usually need a police report, proof of ownership for the items as well as English translations of all documents.

What happens if I don't have original receipts?

When we receive a personal belongings claim, you have to provide proof of ownership for the lost or stolen items. We realise that policy holders cannot always provide receipts for each and every item, but you will still have to provide evidence of ownership.

We can accept photographic evidence, warranty cards, manuals, receipts, bank or credit card statements as proof of ownership, and/or a statutory declaration attesting to ownership. In the end, we are not unreasonable, if you have a genuine claim you just need to ask yourself, 'does this conclusively prove that I owned this item?'

How long to claims take to process?

Once we receive all the relevant documents, a claim is processed within 10 working days.

How are claims paid out?

We will pay all claims in Australian dollars and the rate of currency exchange used is the rate at the time you incurred the expense.

What happens in the event of an emergency?

24hr Emergency Assistance (+) 61 73305 7499 (reverse change from overseas)

From within Australia 1800 010 075