What you'll need

  • Have this info handy

    • Your Certificate of Insurance, which includes your policy number and confirms your excess.
    • Eligibility evidence, such as eligible card account statements and evidence of prepaid travel costs or qualifying Yello points or Travel Booking travel credit redemption.
    • Documents such as a police report or medical notes relating to the event you’re claiming for.
    • A phone number you can be called back on. 
  • What to consider before you make a claim

    For eligible cards, check that you met the minimum prepaid travel cost and activation requirements before leaving Australia.

    Check the excess shown on your Certificate of Insurance.

    Check that your insurance includes cancellation cover before making a cancellation-related claim.

    Claims resulting from, or made worse by, an undeclared existing medical condition are unlikely to be covered. 

How to make a claim

  • For policies purchased or activated from 29 September 2026:

    Your claim will be managed by XCover: 

    • Ensure you have your Trip reference (ending in -TRP) and your policy number (ending in -INS) at hand. 

    • To make a claim, please use the CommBank App. You will need to navigate to:

    1. Products & Features, 

    2. Travel, 

    3. More Travel Services, then

    4. Make a claim or Manage. 

    • Keep in mind you’ll be transferred to the XCover website. Any further Personal Information (including health information) you provide to XCover directly will be handled by XCover in accordance with the XCover - Privacy Policy. 

    • Call XCover, 8am–5pm Mon–Fri and 9am–4pm Sat (Sydney/Melbourne time) using the phone number displayed in your activation e-mail. 

  • ​​​For policies purchased or activated prior to 29 September 2026:​​

    Your claim will be managed by Cover-More:

    • Call Cover-More, 8am-5pm Mon - Fri and 9am-4pm Sat (Sydney/Melbourne time)

    • Within Australia: call Cover-More on 1300 467 951

    • From overseas: call Cover-More on +612 8907 5060  (call charges may apply) 

If you’re unable to upload supporting documents

  • For policies purchased or activated from 29 September 2026:

    Reply to your trip activation e-mail from XCover, or get in touch with us at support@xcover.com and let us know what went wrong. Make sure to include a description of your claim, and all supporting evidence. Please note that we might request you to fill out a form to help us understand your situation better.​​​​​

    ​​​Always include your policy number (-INS), trip reference number (-TRP), and contact details when you contact us, so we can help you as fast as possible. Need an extra hand? Reach out to us using the phone number provided on your ​​​​Travel I​​​​​​​​nsurance ​​​​H​​​​​​​​ub. ​​

  • For policies purchased or activated prior to 29 September 2026:

    Post them to: 
    CommBank Travel Insurance 
    c/o Cover-More 
    Private Bag 913 
    North Sydney NSW 2059 
    Australia 
     
    Include your policy number and contact details.

Settling a claim

For policies purchased or activated from 29 September ​​2026:

​​​​When XCover settles a claim, we consider:​​​

  • ​​​​Terms of cover​​​
  • ​​​​The amount of loss or damage​​​
  • ​​​​The excess​​​
  • ​​​​Maximum benefit limits and sub-limits​​​
  • ​​​​Reasonable depreciation​​​
  • ​​​​Terms and conditions of the policy​​​
  • ​​​​Any evidence submitted to support your claim​​​

​​​​We aim to settle your claim as fast as possible. Providing relevant information and evidence when first submitting a claim will help us assess your claim faster. ​​Visit ​https://www.xcover.com/en/help/travel-claimdocs​ to see which document might help support your travel claim.​​ 
 
​​Approved claim payments are made by bank transfer to the account details you provide. You'll receive an email asking you to confirm or update your bank details before payment is processed in your CommBank Travel Insurance Hub. 

​​​​​​​​For policies purchased or activated prior to 29 September 2026:​

When Cover-More pays a claim, it considers:

  • Terms of cover
  • The amount of loss or damage
  • The excess
  • Maximum benefit limits and sub-limits
  • Reasonable depreciation
  • Terms and conditions of the policy 

Cover-More aims to settle claims as quickly as possible. Providing relevant information when first submitting a claim may help. Cover-More will call or email to confirm the outcome. Successful claims may be paid into a chosen bank account or by cheque.

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