Scotiabank Credit Card Review and Comparison

Scotiabank, one of Canada's largest banks, first opened in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1832, and now has 81,000 employees across Canada.

Scotiabank is the first Canadian bank to partner with American Express, and offers several cards unique to the Canadian marketplace.

How It Works

Several of Scotiabank's credit cards come with a travel insurance benefits, which gives you travel insurance for multiple trips throughout the year. Getting multi-trip insurance on your credit card is a good way to make sure you have travel insurance every time you travel.

Scotiabank credit cards that offer travel emergency medical insurance are:

• Scotiabank American Express Card

• Scotiabank Gold American Express Card

• Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card

• ScotiaGold Passport® VISA card

All Scotiabank American Express cards have Common Carrier Travel Accident Insurance, and some offer Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption, Delayed and Lost Baggage and Flight Delay benefits.

Comparison of Travel Insurance on Scotiabank Credit Cards

Scotiabank has four cards that offer travel insurance benefits , and one no fee travel rewards card.

Card	Annual Fee	Medical Travel Insurance	Travel Accident Insurance	Trip Cancellation	Trip Interruption	Baggage	Flight Delay	Scotia Rewards
Scotiabank American Express Card	$0
Scotiabank Gold American Express Card	$120
ScotiaGold Passport® VISA Card	$110
Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card	$399

Note: Under all insurance coverages, certain limitation, restrictions and exclusions apply, including a pre-existing condition exclusion for certain benefits. Please refer to the insurance certificates for full details of all coverages underwritten by independent licensed insurers. The Bank of Nova Scotia is not an insurer. All claims for insurance indemnities must be forwarded to the insurers.