Trauma Insurance / Diagnosis Insurance
This cover provides a lump sum upon DIAGNOSIS of a critical illness and similar diseases. It is not dependant
on whether it is a major case, or a minor case, and it is not dependent
upon death. It is paid upon DIAGNOSIS of one of the specificed illnesses,
including things like cancer, heart attack, stroke etc.
Trauma insurance, sometimes called Critical Illness Insurance, is designed to give you money when you need it most. Whilst it is more expensive than other personal insurances,
it is the one that’s most claimed upon and that’s reflected in the premiums!
An example of this – if you were to suffer from a critical illness such as cancer and were to be off work for a couple of years
for treatment and recovery, your life insurance would not pay out for the obvious reason that you are still alive
and your TPD insurance would not pay out because you will return to work one day,
but your trauma insurance would give you that lump sum payment to ease the financial pressures of not working.
Payment is also made regardless of whether you are prevented from
working or not. It is available either as a standalone cover, or
can be packaged in conjunction with
Life Insurance (Death cover),
or Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Insurance.
This type of cover is particularly important because of the statistical
chances of any one of us being affected by one of these major medical
conditions, prior to dying. The associated medical costs, relating
to the treatments and rehabilitation of such a condition, are enormous.
The result of such a diagnosis can be not only life threatening,
but also life changing.
Trauma Insurance, or Critical Illness insurance, sits outside death cover, and in between
Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Insurance
and
Income Protection Insurance.
You may
be diagnosed with Cancer for example, and need the relevant treatment,
but you may not be ill enough to be deemed to be unable to work
for very long, and you certainly are not necessarily medically defined
as TPD.
Trauma Insurance pays a lump sum payment which is not dependant upon TPD nor
not unable to work, and of course “you do not have to die
to collect” !!!!
With Trauma Insurance or Critical Illness Insurance, the lump sum payment is the amount decided upon, by yourself, within
your original application for the Trauma Cover. It is the “sum
insured”.
Trauma insurance provides a lump sum payment upon the medical diagnosis
of such conditions as, Cancer, Heart attack, Organ transplant, Stroke,
or any of the conditions listed below. These conditions can vary
from one insurance company to another. They are however, always
listed in the respective Product Disclosure Statement booklet. This
cover provides a lump sum upon DIAGNOSIS. It is not dependant on
whether it is a major case, or a minor case, and it is not dependent
upon death. It is paid upon DIAGNOSIS.
Payment is also made regardless of whether you are prevented from
working or not. It is available either as a standalone cover, or
can be packaged in conjunction with
Life Insurance (Death cover),
or Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Insurance.
Trauma insurance or Critical Illness Insurance, is without doubt one of the most crucial areas
of your Life Insurance Portfolio.
To submit an online quote request form, go to the
trauma insurance request quotation page.
General List of Main Trauma / Diagnosis / Critical Illness Conditions
The most common conditions for which you can obtain trauma cover, diagnosis cover or critical illness cover are diagnosis
of:
Heart Attack, Cancer, Stroke, Heart Valve Surgery, Open Heart Surgery,
Major organ transplant, Blindness, Major head trauma, Coma, Motor
Neuron Disease. Chronic Liver disease.
A General list is:
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Heart Disorders
Heart Attack
Out of hospital cardiac arrest
Coronary Artery Disease Requiring by-pass surgery
Coronary Artery Angioplasty
Replacement of a Heart Valve
Surgery for Disease of the Aorta
Cardiomyopathy
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Open Heart Surgery
Nervous System Disorders
Stroke
Major Head Trauma
Motor Neuron Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Paraplegia
Hemiplegia
Diplegia
Tetraplegia
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Coma
Encephalitis
Parkinson’s Disease
Blood Disorders
Occupationally acquired HIV
Medically Acquired HIV
Aplastic Anaemia
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Body Organ Disorders
Cancer
Blindness
Chronic Kidney Failure
Major Organ Transplant
Severe Burns
Loss of Speech
Loss of Hearing
Chronic Liver Disease
Chronic Lung Disease
Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Other Events
Loss of limbs or sight
Loss of Independent Existence
Critical Care
Serious Injury
Additional Events that can be covered
Diabetes complication
Carcinoma in situ of the Cervix Uteri
Carcinoma in situ of the Vulva or Perineum of limited extent
Carcinoma in situ of the Vagina
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Hydatidiform Mole
Melanoma
Partial Blindness
Partial Loss of Hearing
Severe Osteoporosis
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Disclaimer This is a generalized list of conditions covered within
a Trauma Policy / Diagnosis Policy / Critical Illness Policy. All insurance companies have variations
of the above list.
To submit an online quote request form for Trauma Insurance, Diagnosis Insurance or Critical Illness Insurance, go to the
trauma insurance request quotation page.
Further Inquiries
As
Insurance Brokers, we welcome inquiries on our Life Insurance, Trauma Insurance, TPD Insurance & Income Protection Insurance products
and insurance broker services. We can help you compare life insurance policies, compare income protection insurance policies, compare trauma insurance or compare tpd insurance policies from various sources and ensure you get the most appropriate policy for your particular circumstances.
Please feel free to send us an email,
call us on 1300 766 467,
use our contact us page to send us an online inquiry
or submit a
life insurance quote,
income protection insurance quote,
trauma insurance quote or
tpd insurance quote form.
We will contact you within 24 hours to answer your inquiry.
DISCLAIMER
This web site does not provide financial or investment advice. The information
herein is general material and does not take into account your personal and
particular insurance, personal, or investment data or objectives or relevant
needs. If we can assist with specific advice please contact us.
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