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Travel Insurance - Claims FAQs

Claim Status

You will receive an email notification upon successful registration. We will contact you via email or phone if further information is required to process your claim. You may reply to the email, or check your claims status online.

You may also contact your insurance agent if applicable.

The insurance policy allows insured person to receive medical consultation/treatment for the same sickness or injury during the journey within 90 days from date of return to Hong Kong.  Any relevant medical receipts must be sent to us within 90 days from date of return to Hong Kong via a return email which you have received from us previously.

You will receive an email notification upon successful lodgment. We will contact you via email or phone if further information is required to process your claim. You may reply to the email, or check your claims status online

You may also contact your insurance agent if applicable.

You can check your claims status online here.

Contact Us

For general enquiries, feel free to reach out to us via the below:
WhatsApp/Tel: 852 2828 1998
Email: [email protected]

Deadline

Travel claims should be lodged online at claims.qbe.com/hk/travel within 30 days from incident date.

Documents

You should keep the original receipts and supporting documents for 90 days after your claim submission. During this period, QBE Hong Kong may request the original copies for auditing purposes.

We will contact you via email if additional supporting documents are required to finalise your claim. Please simply reply to the email with the required documents and include your claim number in the email subject.

The size limit of each file is 20MB.

If you cannot provide a purchase receipt for a damaged/lost article, please let us know by replying to our email. Our Claims Department will assess your claim submission on a case-by-case basis and exercise the discretion to either consider reimbursing you the depreciated value of the article or the repair cost of repair or replacement. Please note that the mere provision of a quotation is not sufficient to support that the item has been repaired or replaced.

We accept a variety of formats: doc, docx, xls, xlsx, pdf, txt, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, avi, mpg, mp4, mov, wmv.

Filing a Claim

Yes. Please submit a new claim online with relevant receipts and supporting documents.

Yes. You can click 'Save For Later' at the bottom of the screen. Following that, you will receive an email with a link that you can access to resume your claim registration at a later time.

Please note that the links are only valid for 7 days, after that you will need to register a new claim.

Yes. Your agent or broker will be able to assist you with your online submission.

Your insurance agent or broker will receive all communications, if you consent.

You can find your policy number in the confirmation email, SMS or schedule. It can be either one of the following combinations:

Yes. As each claim type is processed individually, you will need to attach relevant receipts and supporting documents for each claim type to ensure it is handled in a timely and efficient manner.

Please report the amount in its original currency as shown on your receipts / supporting documents. You may convert the amount to HKD. We will assess your claim according to the receipts and/or supporting documents available to determine the final claim payment.

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No. Claims can be submitted either by the policy owner or the insured person.

Only a person of at least 18 years of age can file a claim. A parent or guardian can submit the claim on behalf of a minor.

For Single Trip Travel insurance, the policy allows the insured person to receive follow-up medical consultations/treatments for the same sickness or injury during his/her journey within 90 days from date of return to Hong Kong. Any relevant medical receipt(s) must be sent to us within 30 days from consultation/treatment date by replying to our email. There is no need for you to submit a new claim.

For Group Travel insurance, the policy allows the insured person to receive follow-up medical consultations/treatments for the same sickness or injury during the journey within 365 days from date of return to Hong Kong. Any relevant medical receipt(s) must be sent to us within 30 days from consultation/treatment date by replying to our email. There is no need for you to submit another new claim.

You can simply reply to your claim confirmation email and attach the correct supporting documents, remember to include your claim number in the email subject.

Yes. You can access our digital Travel Insurance Claims platform on any device, any time.

From 1 January 2019, QBE Hong Kong will only accept online travel claims.

When you lodge the claim, you need to explain and state the reason why an overseas consultation was not sought. Our Claims Department will assess your claim based on the justification provided and make a determination accordingly.

You can find your policy number in the confirmation email, SMS or schedule. It can be either one of the following combinations:

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If this happens during the course of your online claim registration, you can click ‘Back’ at the top of the screen to correct.

If your claim has already been submitted, please reply to our acknowledgement email.

Payment

Yes. You can choose to enter another payee name when you are submitting your claim online. Please note there may be a longer processing time if you wish the payment to be made to a different payee.

No. The payment can only be made to a bank account.

The policy owner can have the money transferred to their bank account.

You will receive an email notification with a payment summary. You may reply to the email with supporting evidence to justify your case.

Please check your bank statement or card and enter the right payee name.

If this happens during the course of your online claim registration, you can click ‘Back’ at the top of the screen to correct.

If your claim has already been submitted, please reply to our acknowledgement email.