No trip cancellation cover. This benefit was withdrawn from the Citi Clear card on 15 May 2026. Prepaid flights, hotels and tours are not reimbursable if you cancel, and a standalone travel insurance policy is now required for this cover.
Citi Clear travel insurance: what does the card still cover?
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Our Verdict · Travel Insurance
Our take on travel insurance for the Citi Clear
Expert review · Pauline LauroreAuthor of HelloSafe's card insurance reviews
Here is the plain version: the Citi Clear card carries no travel insurance. From 15 May 2026, NAB pulled complimentary international and domestic travel insurance, plus the Australian rental excess benefit, off the card completely. This was always a low-rate card sold on its 14.99 percent purchase rate, not its travel cover, and now that cover is gone entirely. Charge your whole trip to the card and you still fly out with zero overseas medical, zero cancellation, zero evacuation. Medicare stops at the airport, and a serious hospital admission overseas can run $50,000 to $200,000, all of it on you. One thing worth knowing: a claim for an event before 15 May 2026 is still assessed under the older Policy Information Booklet, so past trips are not orphaned. For any trip from that date, treat this card as having no travel cover and take out a standalone policy before you go.
What works on travel
- Claims for events before 15 May 2026 are still assessed under the earlier Policy Information Booklet
- Existing cardholders were given advance written notice of the change, not a silent removal
- Purchase protection and extended warranty remain, so the card keeps its non-travel insurance
Where travel breaks down
- No international travel insurance from 15 May 2026: no overseas emergency medical, and Medicare does not cover you outside Australia
- No domestic travel insurance: interstate flight cancellation, delay and luggage are no longer covered
- No trip cancellation cover: prepaid flights, hotels and tours are not reimbursable if you cancel
- No emergency evacuation cover: an air ambulance from Southeast Asia to Australia runs $60,000 to $100,000
- The $149 annual fee stays even though the travel cover is gone
Our methodology
Every score is derived from official bank documents: terms and conditions, benefit guides, and claim procedures. No commercial relationship influences our ratings.
Travel Insurance · 20 guarantees
What does Citi Clear Travel Insurance actually cover?
What's not covered
- Trip cancellation is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No overseas emergency medical cover. It was withdrawn from the Citi Clear card on 15 May 2026, and Medicare does not cover you outside Australia. A serious hospital admission overseas can run $50,000 to $200,000, all now on the cardholder.
What's not covered
- Overseas emergency medical is no longer covered from 15 May 2026
No emergency evacuation cover. The overseas assistance benefit ended with the travel policy on 15 May 2026. An air ambulance from Southeast Asia to Australia runs $60,000 to $100,000, entirely out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Emergency evacuation and repatriation are no longer covered from 15 May 2026
No overseas emergency dental cover. This benefit went with the travel policy on 15 May 2026. Emergency dental treatment overseas is out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Overseas emergency dental is no longer covered from 15 May 2026
No hospital cash allowance. This benefit was withdrawn on 15 May 2026 with the travel insurance. A daily cash payment during an overseas hospital stay is no longer provided.
What's not covered
- Hospital cash allowance is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No additional expenses cover. It ended with the travel policy on 15 May 2026. Costs from a trip cut short, return flights and unused hotels, are out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Additional expenses cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No travel delay cover. This benefit was withdrawn on 15 May 2026. Meals, accommodation and transport during a delay are the cardholder's responsibility.
What's not covered
- Travel delay cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No missed connection cover. It went with the travel policy on 15 May 2026. Alternative transport to catch up with a delayed journey is out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Missed connection cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No return home cover. This benefit ended on 15 May 2026. The cost to fly home and resume a trip after a family emergency is out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Return home and resumption cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No luggage delay cover. It was withdrawn with the travel policy on 15 May 2026. Buying essential items during a bag delay is out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Luggage delay cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No luggage cover. This benefit ended on 15 May 2026. Replacement costs for lost or stolen bags are the cardholder's responsibility.
What's not covered
- Luggage and personal effects cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No travel documents cover. It went with the travel policy on 15 May 2026. Replacing a stolen passport and covering fraudulent card use abroad are out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Travel documents and cash cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No personal liability cover. This benefit was withdrawn on 15 May 2026. Legal liability for injury to others or property damage overseas is uninsured, and claims commonly reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.
What's not covered
- Personal liability cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No accidental death cover. It ended with the travel policy on 15 May 2026. There is no travel accident lump sum for the cardholder or family.
What's not covered
- Accidental death cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No loss of income cover. This benefit was withdrawn on 15 May 2026. Lost earnings after a travel injury are not replaced by this card.
What's not covered
- Loss of income cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No domestic cancellation cover. Domestic travel insurance was withdrawn from the Citi Clear card on 15 May 2026. Cancelled interstate flights and prepaid bookings are not reimbursable.
What's not covered
- Domestic travel insurance was withdrawn on 15 May 2026
No domestic flight delay cover. This benefit ended on 15 May 2026. Meals and accommodation during an interstate flight delay are the cardholder's responsibility.
What's not covered
- Domestic flight delay cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No domestic additional expenses cover. It went with the domestic travel policy on 15 May 2026. Extra costs from a disrupted interstate trip are out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Domestic additional expenses cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No domestic luggage cover. This benefit was withdrawn on 15 May 2026. Lost or damaged luggage on an interstate trip is not covered.
What's not covered
- Domestic luggage cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
No domestic luggage delay cover. It ended with the domestic travel policy on 15 May 2026. Essential purchases during a delayed-bag interstate trip are out of pocket.
What's not covered
- Domestic luggage delay cover is no longer a benefit of this card from 15 May 2026
Policy document
We source benefits from official card guides, but PDFs are sometimes hard to obtain or update. Spotted something off?
Coverage Radar
Where the Citi Clear wins, where it loses
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Trip cancellation: not covered by this card
Medical fees abroad: not covered by this card
Medical repatriation: not covered by this card
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Side-by-side comparison
How the Citi Clear stacks up against the alternatives
Same 5 coverage dimensions, ranked head-to-head against the cards most Clear shoppers also consider.
| Card | This card Clear Citi · $149/yr 0.3/5? | Vertigo Platinum St.George · $99/yr 4.3/5? | Amplify Signature Bank of Melbourne · $295/yr 4.3/5? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trip cancellation Per person, per trip cap | Not covered Cover this gap → | Unlimited Unlimited (all prepaid) | Unlimited Unlimited | |
Emergency medical Hospital bills abroad | Not covered Cover this gap → | Unlimited Unlimited | Unlimited Unlimited | |
Emergency evacuation Air ambulance + repatriation | Not covered Cover this gap → | Unlimited Unlimited evacuation | Unlimited Unlimited evacuation | |
Trip delay trigger Hours before benefits kick in | Not covered Cover this gap → | 6h / $1,100 Trigger: 6 hours | 6h / $1,100 Trigger: 6 hours | |
Trip interruption Covered amount | Not covered Cover this gap → | Unlimited Extra travel & accommodation | Unlimited Extra travel & accommodation |
StrongLimited / misleadingNot covered
Data verified against each card's Guide to Benefits, May 2026.
Cardholder reviews
What cardholders say about the Citi Clear
Real experiences with the low-rate card and its shrinking benefits 3 reviews
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Madhuri (ProductReview)
The low rate is the real draw
Clear Card with a great interest rate on purchases.
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Johnny (ProductReview)
High overseas fees and no points
Overseas transaction fees are a little on the high side and no reward points.
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bobbified (OzBargain)
Plenty of other cards to switch to
Good info for existing card holders, but plenty of other banks/cards to choose from...
Emergency · Card assistance line
How to contact Citi Clear assistance?
Allianz Global Assistance still handles purchase protection and extended warranty claims, not Citi or NAB
Australia claims and enquiries
1800 072 791
Toll-free within Australia · Enquiries Mon to Fri
Overseas emergency line (pre-15 May 2026 travel claims only)
+61 7 3305 7499
Additional charges may apply from mobiles or hotels · 24/7
Benefit administrator: AWP Australia (Allianz Global Assistance) for NAB, underwritten by Allianz Australia Insurance Limited
Claims & pre-authorizations
How to claim on the Citi Clear card insurance
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Step 1: Check which cover you are claiming
Purchase protection and extended warranty are the only benefits still active on the Citi Clear card. Travel and rental excess cover ended on 15 May 2026, so a travel or hire-car claim can only run if the incident happened before that date. Either way you contact Allianz Global Assistance, not Citi or NAB.
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Step 2: Lodge with Allianz Global Assistance and gather documents
Get claim forms at claims.agaassistance.com.au, or call 1800 072 791 within Australia. For a purchase protection or extended warranty claim, keep the receipt, proof the item was charged in full to the Citi Clear card, and, for warranty, the manufacturer's original warranty terms.
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Step 3: Wait for assessment and escalate if needed
Allianz Global Assistance assesses a completed claim within 10 business days of receiving all requested documents. Depreciation applies to purchase protection payouts, for example 20 percent a year on electronics. If a claim is declined and you disagree, you can escalate to AFCA for free.
FAQ
What people ask about the Citi Clear
- No. NAB removed complimentary international and domestic travel insurance from the Citi Clear card on 15 May 2026, so there is nothing to activate and no overseas or interstate travel cover on the card anymore. This applies to any trip taken on or after that date, whether or not you charge the trip to the card. A claim for a travel event that happened before 15 May 2026 is still assessed under the Policy Information Booklet in force at the time. The Citi Clear was always a low-rate card sold on its purchase rate, so losing the travel cover leaves the low rate as its main draw. If you want travel cover now, you need a separate standalone travel insurance policy.
- From 15 May 2026 the Citi Clear card lost three whole benefits: international travel insurance, domestic (interstate) travel insurance, and Rental Vehicle Excess Insurance in Australia. That means no overseas emergency medical, no trip cancellation, no evacuation, no interstate flight cover, and no rental excess reimbursement, overseas or at home. Purchase protection and extended warranty are the only complimentary insurances that remain. The $149 annual fee did not fall when the travel cover was withdrawn. If your reason for holding the card was the free travel insurance, that reason no longer exists.
- Claims for a travel or rental incident that happened before 15 May 2026 are still valid and are assessed under the Policy Information Booklet that was in force on the date of the event. Contact Allianz Global Assistance, not Citi or NAB, using the claim forms at claims.agaassistance.com.au or by calling 1800 072 791 within Australia. Keep itemised accounts, any airline property report for luggage, and your card statement showing the trip was charged to the card. Lodge as soon as you can, since claims lodged long after the event are harder to support with documents.
- No, not anymore. The Rental Vehicle Excess Insurance in Australia benefit was removed from the Citi Clear card on 15 May 2026, and the overseas rental excess that sat inside the travel policy went with it. So if you damage a hire car, the excess (the amount the rental company makes you pay towards the damage) is entirely your cost, commonly $2,000 to $5,500 on an Australian hire. At the counter you can take the rental company's own excess-reduction product, or arrange a standalone rental excess policy, which covers Australian hires from a few dollars a day. The card gives you nothing towards the excess now.
- Yes. These two are the survivors. Purchase protection covers new items charged to the card against theft, accidental damage or loss for 90 days from purchase, with no per-item dollar cap on most goods and a $200,000 annual limit per card account, though jewellery, watches and new artworks are capped at $5,000 a claim. Extended warranty adds an equal period on top of the manufacturer's Australian warranty, up to one year, capped at $10,000 an item, with no cover once the original warranty runs past five years. Neither carries an excess. Keep the receipt and proof the item was charged to the card.
- Yes. Since 15 May 2026 the Citi Clear card carries no travel insurance at all, so it does nothing for an overseas medical emergency, a cancelled trip, lost luggage or a delayed flight. Medicare does not cover you outside Australia, and a serious hospital admission overseas can run $50,000 to $200,000, which would fall entirely on you. For any trip from that date, treat the card as having no travel cover and take out a standalone travel insurance policy before you go. Compare policies on cover level and excess rather than price alone, since the cheapest option often caps medical or excludes what you actually need.
- No. The current Citi Clear complimentary insurance covers only purchase protection and extended warranty, with no dedicated mobile phone benefit. The one indirect route that used to exist, a phone counting as luggage under the overseas travel policy, disappeared when travel insurance was removed on 15 May 2026. So a cracked screen, theft or water damage to your phone is not covered by this card in any way. Replacing a flagship smartphone out of pocket costs roughly $1,200 to $2,300, and a screen repair $200 to $600. If phone cover matters to you, look at a standalone device insurance policy or a card that offers a dedicated mobile benefit.
- No. Snow sports were only ever covered as part of the overseas travel insurance, and that insurance was withdrawn from the Citi Clear card on 15 May 2026. So there is no cover for a skiing or snowboarding injury, on-piste or off-piste, and no cover for the medical evacuation that a serious snow injury overseas can require. A helicopter off the mountain and the surgery after it would be entirely your cost. If you are planning a ski trip, a dedicated snow travel insurance policy is the only way to be covered, since this card no longer offers any travel or medical protection.
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