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Hotel/Motel Burglary Insurance

RBC ROYAL BANK VISA BUSINESS PLATINUM AVION^® HOTEL/MOTEL BURGLARY INSURANCE CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE

Introduction

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ: This Certificate of Insurance is a valuable source of information and contains provisions that may limit or exclude coverage. Please read this Certificate of Insurance, keep it in a safe place and carry it with you when you travel.

RBC General Insurance Company (the "Insurer") in Quebec, and RBC Insurance Company of Canada (the "Insurer") in the rest of Canada, have issued group insurance policy U-1014454-A to Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC Royal Bank") to cover expenses incurred by cardholders relating to a hotel/motel burglary. This Certificate of Insurance summarizes the provisions of this group insurance policy.

All italicized terms have the specific meaning explained in the "Definitions" section of this Certificate of Insurance.

How to Contact Assistance Services

If you require assistance, you can contact Assured Assistance Inc. ("Assured Assistance") by calling:

1-800-533-2778 toll-free from the US & Canada, or
(905) 816-2581 collect from anywhere in the world

Definitions

Throughout this document, all italicized terms have the specific meaning explained below.

Burglary means the loss of or damage to your personal property as a result of felonious entry into the hotel or motel room for which there are visible signs of force made by tools, explosives, electricity or chemicals.

Cardholder means a person to whom RBC Royal Bank has issued an RBC Royal Bank Visa Business Platinum Avion card. A cardholder may be referred to as "you" or "your" or "yourself".

When Does Coverage Begin and End?

Coverage begins at the actual time you check into your hotel or motel room, provided that your hotel or motel room is paid with your RBC Royal Bank Visa Business Platinum Avion card.

Coverage ends on the earliest of:

1. the time you check out from your hotel or motel room;
2. the date your RBC Royal Bank Visa Business Platinum Avion account is cancelled;
3. the date your RBC Royal Bank Visa Business Platinum Avion account is 60 days past due;
4. the date the group insurance policy terminates; or
5. the date RBC Royal Bank receives written notice from you that you choose to cancel your RBC Royal Bank Visa Business Platinum Avion card.

What Are the Risks and Benefits?

Reimbursement to you, up to a maximum of $2,500, for the damage to or the loss of your personal items resulting from the burglary of your hotel or motel room when you are a registered guest of the hotel or motel. We will pay the lesser of the following amounts:

1. $2,500 in the aggregate per burglary occurrence.
2. The actual replacement value of the property at the time of loss or damage.
3. The amount for which the property could be replaced with property of like kind and quality if an identical replacement cannot reasonably be obtained.
4. The amount for which the property could be repaired to its condition prior to the damage.

General Exclusions

The Insurer will not pay for any expenses incurred directly or indirectly as a result of:

1. The loss of cash.
2. Your failure to take reasonable precautions to safeguard your possessions or to secure your hotel or motel room.
3. Act of foreign enemies or rebellion, voluntarily and knowingly exposing yourself to risk from an act of war (declared or not) or voluntarily participating in a riot or civil disorder.
4. Your committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence.

What to Do If You Have a Claim?

If you call Assured Assistance at the time of the loss as shown under "How to contact Assistance Services" you will receive the necessary claims assistance.

If you do not call Assured Assistance, you must notify the Claims Centre of your claim within 30 days of the date of the cause of loss.

For your claim to be paid, you must submit the following original documentation:

• charge slip for the hotel or motel room;
• proof that the hotel or motel room was paid for using your card;
• a police report that confirms forced entry;
• the hotel or motel burglary report; and
• receipts for repaired or replaced items.

Submission of claims must be made to the Claims Centre:

RBC Insurance
Claims Centre
PO Box 97, Station A
Mississauga, ON L5A 2Y9

1-800-464-3211

You must submit the information required for your claim within 90 days of the date of the cause of the loss. If it is not reasonably possible to provide such information within 90 days, you must do so within one year or your claim will not be paid.

Other Claim Information

If you disagree with the claim decision of the Insurer, the matter will be submitted to arbitration under the arbitration law in the Canadian province or territory in which you permanently reside. You must begin arbitration proceedings to recover a claim within 12 months of the occurrence. If, however, this limitation is invalid according to the laws of the Canadian province or territory where you permanently reside, you must commence your claim within the shortest time limit permitted by that province or territory. All arbitration proceedings must be brought in the Canadian province or territory in which you permanently reside. Where requested by the Insurer, you consent to the transfer of any proceedings to the province or territory where you permanently reside.

What Other Terms Should You Know About?

1. This insurance is classified as supplemental, in that it covers expenses in excess of expenses payable by any other insurance plan.
2. If you are eligible, from any other insurer, for benefits similar to the benefits provided under this insurance, the total benefits paid to you by all insurers cannot exceed the actual expense that you have incurred. We will coordinate the payment of benefits with all insurers from whom you are eligible for benefits similar to those provided under this insurance, to a maximum of the largest amount specified by each insurer.
3. If you incur expenses covered under this insurance due to the fault of a third party, the Insurer may take action against the third party. You agree to cooperate fully with the Insurer or its agents and to allow the Insurer or its agents, at its/their own expense, to bring a lawsuit in your name against a third party.
4. All amounts are shown in Canadian dollars. If you have paid a covered expense, you will be reimbursed in Canadian currency at the prevailing rate of exchange quoted by RBC Royal Bank on the date the last service was rendered to you. This insurance will not pay for any interest.
5. To substantiate a claim under this insurance, you must provide the requested/required documents. Failure to provide the requested/required documentation will invalidate your claim.
6. The Insurer may, at its discretion, void this insurance contract in the case of fraud or attempted fraud by you, or if you conceal or misrepresent any material fact or circumstance concerning this insurance contract.

YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS TO US

At RBC Insurance Company of Canada, we're committed to protecting your privacy. We respect your privacy and want you to understand how we safeguard your personal information.

How we collect your information

We collect and keep information about you, which is needed to provide the products and services you request. We collect information from you, either directly or through our representatives. We may also need to collect information about you from sources such as hospitals, doctors and other health care providers, the government (including government health insurance plans) and governmental agencies, other insurance companies, travel suppliers, law enforcement representatives, private investigators, your family and friends, and any references you provide.

How we use your information

We use your information to provide the products and services you request, which includes using it to evaluate insurance risk, manage and co-ordinate claims, reprice medical expenses, and negotiate payment of expenses to third parties. We may also share your information with others who work for RBC Insurance Company of Canada or other RBC Financial Group® companies, or with third parties, when it is necessary for the services we provide to you. Third parties may include other insurance companies, health organizations and the government (including government health insurance plans) and governmental agencies.

We may use your information internally, to prepare statistical reports that help us understand the needs of our customers and that help us understand and manage our business.

Other ways we may use your information

When you request products and services directly from RBC Insurance Company of Canada, there are other ways we may use your information. For example, we may use or share some of your information to help you find out about other products and services from RBC Insurance Company of Canada and other RBC Financial Group® companies. However, we will never use or share your health information for these purposes. To better manage your relationship with other RBC Financial Group® companies, and where the law allows us, we may consolidate the information we have about you with information held by the other group companies.

If, at any time, you decide that you do not want us to use your information as described above, please let us know by calling us at 1-800-464-3211.

Your right to access your information

You have the right to access the personal information that we have about you in your file. If we have information that is not correct, you can have it corrected.

To access your information or to ask us to correct your information, you can contact us at:

RBC Insurance Company of Canada
P.O. Box 97, Station A
Mississauga, Ontario L5A 2Y9

Phone: 1-800-464-3211
Fax:    (905) 813-4701

If you would like more information about client privacy

RBC Financial Group publishes a brochure on client privacy. If you would like a copy of the brochure, you can contact us and we would be pleased to send one to you.

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