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Medical Requirements (from 1 July 2009)

When applying for additional insurance you may be required to provide additional medical requirements.

Additional Death and TPD Information Requirements

In all cases of Additional insurance cover regardless of the sum insured, a Personal Underwriting Statement Part 1 (included in the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS)) is required to be completed. If you are seeking insurance cover in excess of $1,000,000, or have answered YES to any of the questions 4 to 9 of the Personal Underwriting Statement Part 1, you will also need to complete the Personal Underwriting Statement Part 2 (included in the PDS), and undergo additional tests as indicated in the table below.

Additional Medical Information requirements for Additional Insurance Cover*

Age next
birthday   

Personal
underwriting
statement Part
2 where cover
exceeds
Blood
tests if
cover
exceeds
Medical exam
were cover
exceeds
ECG
where
cover
exceeds
Up to 45 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000 N/A
45 to 55 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,500,000
56 to 70 All $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,500,000

*Note: Personal Medical Attendants' Reports may be requested on applications over $3,000,000 and on a discretionary basis. Additional information may also be requested depending upon the contents of the Personal Underwriting Statements. Cover limit includes any Automatic insurance cover you may have. ECG is an electrocardiogram (a test of the electrical activity of the heart, performed by your doctor). Blood tests include HIV, MBA 20 and Hepatitis B & C.

Additional Income Protection Information Requirements

In all cases, regardless of the amount insured, a Personal Underwriting Statement Part 1 and Part 2 (included in the PDS) must be completed. Further information may also be required depending on the amount of insurance cover you have selected. Please see the table below for further information. 

Age next
birthday      
Personal underwriting statement Part 1 and 2 Blood Test PMAR Medical exam
Up to 55 Up to $8,000 $8,000 $12,000 $20,000
55 to 65 All $8,000 $8,000 $20,000