Does the Suncorp Clear Options Standard come with travel insurance?

Suncorp Bank·A$55/year·Visa·None (card not eligible for complimentary insurance)

Clear Options Standard
0,0/5Independent review · verified August 2026
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Our Verdict · Travel Insurance

Our take on travel insurance for the Suncorp Bank Clear Options Standard

Pauline Laurore
Expert review · Pauline LauroreAuthor of HelloSafe's card insurance reviews

No travel cover on the Standard. None at all. Here is the plain answer to anyone searching Suncorp Clear Options Standard travel insurance: this tier is not on the eligible-card list in Suncorp's insurance booklet, so nothing switches on when you travel. Cover on the Clear Options range sits only on the Platinum and Plus cards. Most people assume any Visa this size carries some overseas protection, yet this one carries none, and the 3.4% foreign transaction fee means each overseas purchase costs a little more on top. The card gives you no interest-free days and no rewards points, so there is nothing to fall back on at an overseas hospital either. For medical, cancellation, or evacuation cover, a standalone travel insurance policy from a few dollars a day is the only route this card leaves open.

What works on travel
  • Visa accepted worldwide: the card itself works overseas, even though it brings no travel cover
  • Up to 4 additional cardholders at no cost: partner or family cards for shared travel spending
  • 0% p.a. for 20 months on balance transfers: room to clear an existing card balance before a trip
Where travel breaks down
  • No overseas emergency medical cover: a serious hospital admission abroad, commonly $50,000 to $200,000, is entirely on you
  • No complimentary travel insurance on the Standard tier: cover is reserved for the Clear Options Platinum and Plus cards
  • 3.4% foreign transaction fee: every overseas or foreign-currency purchase costs extra
  • Every travel benefit reads not available: no cancellation, baggage, delay, evacuation, or liability cover
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 Suncorp Bank Clear Options Standard Travel Insurance actually cover?

No trip cancellation cover. This benefit is not included with the Clear Options Standard, which is not an eligible card under the Suncorp insurance booklet. Prepaid flights, hotels, and tours are not reimbursable if you cancel, and a standalone travel insurance policy is required for this coverage.

No overseas emergency medical cover. There is no 24/7 assistance line attached to this card, because the Clear Options Standard is not eligible for complimentary insurance. All medical costs overseas are the cardholder's responsibility, Medicare does not cover you outside Australia, and a serious hospital admission overseas can run $50,000 to $200,000.

No emergency evacuation cover. This benefit is not included with the Clear Options Standard. Emergency evacuation costs are entirely the cardholder's responsibility, and an air ambulance from Southeast Asia to Australia runs $60,000 to $100,000.

No overseas dental cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Emergency dental treatment overseas is out of pocket.

No hospital cash allowance. This benefit is not included with this card. A daily cash payment during an overseas hospital stay is not provided.

No additional expenses cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Costs from a trip cut short, such as return flights and unused hotels, are out of pocket.

No travel delay cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Meals, accommodation, and transport during a delay are the cardholder's responsibility.

No alternative transport cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Rebooking to reach a destination after a missed connection is paid out of pocket.

No resumption of journey cover. This benefit is not included with this card. The cost to fly home and resume a trip after a family emergency is out of pocket.

No baggage delay cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Purchases of essential items during a bag delay are out of pocket.

No baggage cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Replacement costs for lost or stolen bags are the cardholder's responsibility.

No travel documents cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Reissuing a stolen passport and covering fraudulent card transactions are paid out of pocket.

No personal liability cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Legal liability for injury to others or property damage overseas is uninsured, and claims commonly reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.

No accidental death benefit. This benefit is not included with this card. No lump sum is paid to your family for an accidental death during a journey.

No loss of income benefit. This benefit is not included with this card. Lost earnings after an overseas injury that stops you working are not replaced.

No domestic cancellation cover. The Interstate Flight Inconvenience benefit does not apply to this card. Cancelled prepaid interstate flights and travel are not reimbursable.

No domestic flight delay cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Meals and accommodation during an interstate flight delay are the cardholder's responsibility.

No domestic additional expenses cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Extra interstate travel and accommodation after a disruption are out of pocket.

No domestic luggage cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Loss, theft, or damage to bags on an interstate trip is not reimbursable.

No domestic luggage delay cover. This benefit is not included with this card. Essential purchases during an interstate baggage delay are out of pocket.

We source benefits from official card guides, but PDFs are sometimes hard to obtain or update. Spotted something off?

Coverage Radar

Where the Suncorp Bank Clear Options Standard 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

Compare

Clear Options StandardThis card0.0/5?
A$55/yr
With travel insuranceIdeal
Complete coverage · 5.0 / 5
Premium card avg.
A$240 avg. annual fee

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Side-by-side comparison

How the Suncorp Bank Clear Options Standard stacks up against the alternatives

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Trip cancellation

Per person, per trip cap

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Emergency medical

Hospital bills abroad

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Emergency evacuation

Air ambulance + repatriation

Unlimited

Unlimited evacuation

Unlimited

Unlimited evacuation

Trip delay trigger

Hours before benefits kick in

6h / $500

Trigger: 6 hours

6h / $1,100

Trigger: 6 hours

Trip interruption

Covered amount

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 Suncorp Bank Clear Options Standard

Real experiences on rates, fees, and service 7 reviews

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Nick (ProductReview)

2019

Plain but does the job

has no interest free days but is a good card

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Trisha7 (ProductReview)

2014

Painful application

10 faxes, 2 emails (no exaggeration) and countless phone calls, sometimes 3 times daily

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Kat5678 (ProductReview)

2011

Documents lost repeatedly

After submitting an application for an increase on credit card, the pay statements they requested were lost 3 times

Emergency · Card assistance line

How to contact Suncorp Bank Clear Options Standard assistance?

Suncorp Bank card servicing (Australia)

13 11 55

Card and account queries

Suncorp Bank card servicing (from overseas)

+61 7 3362 0257

Standard international call rates · Card and account queries, not travel claims

Benefit administrator: Not applicable. This card has no complimentary insurance, so there is no insurer or claims administrator to contact.

What to do if you need cover with the Clear Options Standard

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Step 1: Confirm the gap before you travel

The Clear Options Standard carries no complimentary travel, rental, or purchase insurance, so there is nothing to claim through Suncorp Bank or Allianz. Do not assume the Visa logo insures the trip.

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Step 2: Buy a standalone policy for the trip or hire car

A dedicated travel insurance policy is the only source of overseas medical, cancellation, and rental excess cover for this card. Buy it before you leave Australia, and read the pre-existing condition terms if they apply to you.

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Step 3: For a lost card or a disputed charge, call Suncorp Bank

Contact Suncorp Bank card servicing on 13 11 55 within Australia, or +61 7 3362 0257 from overseas, for a lost or stolen card, fraud, or a disputed transaction. This line does not handle travel or insurance claims.

FAQ

What people ask about the Suncorp Bank Clear Options Standard

  • You cannot, because there is no travel insurance to activate. The Suncorp Clear Options Standard is not an eligible card under the Suncorp Bank Credit Cards Complimentary Insurance Policy Information Booklet (Product Disclosure Statement, the policy booklet), which names only the Clear Options Platinum and Clear Options Plus cards. Holding the Standard, or spending on it, switches nothing on. For overseas medical, cancellation, or baggage protection, the only route is a standalone travel insurance policy bought before you leave Australia.
  • No one. The Suncorp Clear Options Standard has no complimentary travel, rental, or purchase insurance, so there is no cover for the cardholder, a spouse or partner, or dependent children. Complimentary cover on the Clear Options range is limited to the Platinum and Plus cards. On those eligible cards cover can extend to a spouse and accompanying dependent children on the same trip, but the Standard is not on that eligible-card list. To protect anyone on a trip, take out a separate travel insurance policy that names each traveller.
  • It does not, because the card carries no rental vehicle excess cover at all. Rental Vehicle Excess Insurance (which reimburses the excess the hire company charges you towards damage or theft) sits inside the Suncorp complimentary insurance reserved for the Clear Options Platinum and Plus cards, not the Standard. So if a hire car is damaged or stolen, the excess is entirely on you, commonly $2,000 to $5,500 on an Australian hire. A standalone rental vehicle excess policy covers both Australian and overseas hires and is the only way to shift that cost off this card.
  • There is nothing to claim, because this card has no complimentary insurance. The Suncorp Clear Options Standard is not an eligible card under the insurance booklet, so neither Suncorp Bank nor its insurer Allianz will accept a travel, rental, or purchase claim tied to this card. If you bought a standalone travel policy for your trip, claim through that insurer using the contact details in its own policy document. For a lost or stolen card, fraud, or a disputed transaction, call Suncorp Bank on 13 11 55 within Australia or +61 7 3362 0257 from overseas, though that line does not handle insurance claims.
  • The short answer is everything on the insurance side. The Suncorp Clear Options Standard has no overseas emergency medical cover, no evacuation, no trip cancellation, no baggage or delay cover, no personal liability, and no domestic interstate cover. It also has no rental vehicle excess cover, no purchase protection, no extended warranty, no price guarantee, and no mobile phone insurance. None of these are included, because the Standard is not an eligible card under the Suncorp insurance booklet. What the card offers is a plain low-fee Visa with no rewards and no interest-free days, and it charges a 3.4% foreign transaction fee overseas.
  • No. The Suncorp Clear Options Standard does not come with any complimentary travel insurance. Complimentary International and Domestic Travel Insurance on the Clear Options range is limited to the Clear Options Platinum and Clear Options Plus cards, the eligible cards named in the Suncorp Bank insurance booklet. The Standard is not on that list, so there is no overseas medical, cancellation, or baggage cover attached to it. It also charges a 3.4% foreign transaction fee, so for any overseas trip you would rely on a standalone travel insurance policy for cover.
  • No. The Suncorp Clear Options Standard does not include mobile phone or screen insurance. If your phone is lost, stolen, or the screen cracks, the repair or replacement is your cost, and a flagship screen repair alone runs about $200 to $600. Some cards and standalone gadget policies do cover phones, usually on the condition that the monthly phone bill is charged to the card, but that is not part of this product. Treat your phone as uninsured under this card and budget for repairs yourself.
  • Yes, and it is not optional if you want to be covered. Because the Suncorp Clear Options Standard has no complimentary travel insurance, a standalone policy is your only source of overseas emergency medical cover, which matters because Medicare pays nothing outside Australia and a serious hospital admission overseas can run $50,000 to $200,000. A separate policy also covers cancellation, baggage, and rental excess, none of which this card provides. The card also charges a 3.4% foreign transaction fee, so it is not a natural travel companion. Buy the policy before you leave, and check its pre-existing condition terms.
  • No. There is no travel policy attached to the Suncorp Clear Options Standard, so skiing, snowboarding, and any snow-sports injury or equipment loss are not covered, on-piste or off-piste. On the eligible Clear Options Platinum card, on-piste snow sports are included and off-piste is excluded, but the Standard is not one of those eligible cards. For a ski or snowboard trip, take out a dedicated snow travel insurance policy, which typically covers on-piste activity and can add off-piste cover for an extra premium.
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