Travelling after 1 November 2026? Please visit the Zurich portal for information about the policy in force for travel before 1 November 2026.

WESTPAC CREDIT CARD TRAVEL INSURANCE

Changes to Westpac Platinum and World Mastercard® Insurances.

For information about recently announced changes, please refer to our insurance changes page.

Westpac credit card travel insurance is underwritten by AIG. To make sure you have met the policy eligibility requirements, or to arrange optional cover extensions,  we invite you to check that your cover is in place.

Am I Covered?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

From 1 November 2026, the underwriter of the overseas travel insurance linked to the below Westpac cards is Zurich Australian Insurance Limited, trading as Zurich New Zealand (“Zurich New Zealand”):

  • Westpac hotpoints® Platinum Mastercard®

  • Westpac Airpoints™ Platinum Mastercard®

  • Westpac BusinessPLUS Mastercard®

  • Westpac Westpac Airpoints™ Business Mastercard®

  • Westpac hotpoints® World Mastercard®

  • Westpac Airpoints™ World Mastercard®

You can find details of how this change might affect you on our travel insurance changes page.

While we hope you find our summary of changes useful, it is always important to consider AM I COVERED? and read the policy wording in full before each and every trip, to ensure that cover meets your individual requirements.

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Westpac Platinum, Airpoints Platinum, World and Airpoints World insurance (‘Insurance’) is subject to the terms, conditions, exclusions (for example duration of travel, and age limits) and eligibility criteria contained in the policy document. You should read the policy document to make sure that the Insurance meets your needs. The Insurance is provided to Westpac cardholders by AIG Insurance New Zealand Limited (‘AIG’) under an agreement with Westpac. Westpac does not underwrite the Insurance, is not an agent of AIG, and does not guarantee the obligations of AIG. Premiums are payable for policy extensions such as pre-existing cover, duration buyouts, and specified items.

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