Issue 1

Issued 5 March 2012

Preparation Date 11 January 2012
Asteron Life Complete
Product Disclosure Statement and Policy Document
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The issuers
Suncorp Life & Superannuation Limited ABN 87 073
979 530, AFSL 229880 (SLSL) and Suncorp Portfolio
Services Limited ABN 61 063 427 958, AFSL 237905,
RSE Licence No L0002059 (Trustee) are related bodies
corporate of Suncorp Group Limited ABN 66145 290
1274 (Suncorp Group) and Suncorp-Metway Limited
ABN 66 010 831 722. The obligations of SLSL and the
Trustee are not guaranteed by any other company
within the Suncorp Group. This product is not a bank
deposit or other bank liability of Suncorp.
Important disclosure
The Asteron Life Complete product described in this
Product Disclosure Statement and Policy Document
(PDS), which includes the policy terms and conditions,
is issued by SLSL, with the exception of an interest in
the Suncorp Master Trust RSE No R1056655 ABN 98
350 952 022 SFN 1400 429 47 (Fund), which is issued
by the Trustee who will hold an Asteron Life Complete
policy on your behalf, as a member of the Fund.
Both SLSL and the Trustee take full responsibility for
the whole PDS.
This PDS also contains important information about
the Fund. If you become a member of the Fund, the
Trustee will buy a policy on your behalf. SLSL will pay
any benefits under that policy to the Trustee, and the
benefit amount will form part of your superannuation
entitlements. Payment from the Fund to you will be
subject to superannuation law requirements.
This policy may be offered by SLSL to trustees of
external superannuation funds for the benefit of its
member(s). In this regard the trustee must be satisfied
it can take out the policy under superannuation law
and the trustee must make its own decision as to
whether it can pay any benefits under this policy to
members in accordance with superannuation law.
Some benefits such as the Grief Support Service may
not be payable from the external superannuation fund
in accordance with the relevant conditions of release,
even after SLSL has agreed to pay it to the trustee in
the event of a claim. The trustee should seek its own
advice prior to accepting a policy issued by SLSL
offering these benefits. SLSL makes no
representations as to whether the trustee is able to
take out this policy or whether any benefits can be
paid to members by the trustee.
Benefits under your policy
There are certain entry and expiry ages, health,
occupational and pastime limits that apply in respect of
the benefits and optional benefits available under your
policy. The ability to adjust the terms and conditions
of your policy or increase the level of cover available,
may also be subject to your age, health, occupation
or pastimes at the time you apply to adjust the terms
and conditions or increase the level of cover, together
with the consent of the trustee. Contact us (please
refer to chapter 5, section 16 Contacting us and
complaints) to determine your eligibility to apply for
cover, adjusted cover or increased cover under your
policy.
Benefits are not payable in some circumstances,
which are explained under chapter 5, section 9 Times
when we wont pay. Unless otherwise stated,
payment of a benefit is subject to our acceptance of
your claim and satisfaction of our claim requirements
being met (please refer to chapter 5, section 15
Making a claim).
How to Apply
Information about how to apply for an Asteron Life
Complete policy is set out in chapter 5, section 3 'How
to apply'. The application form is in the inside back
cover of this PDS. This application to apply for cover is
only made to persons receiving this PDS in Australia.
Please read the duty of disclosure notice on page 62.
There is a risk that the benefit will not be paid under
the policy if you do not comply with the duty of
disclosure. Cover is subject to our acceptance.
Cooling Off
If you buy an Asteron Life Complete policy you will have
a cooling off period to decide whether the product is
suitable for your needs. Information about the cooling
off period can be found on page 61.
This PDS is not advice
The information in the PDS does not take into account
your personal circumstances. You should consider the
appropriateness of the information having regard to
your objectives, financial situation and needs.
Future update information
All the information in this PDS is current at the time
of issue. We may change or update information
from time to time that is not materially adverse by
preparing a Product Information Update. You will
find Product Information Updates on our Website at
www.asteronlife.com.au. You can also obtain a printed
copy of any Product Information Update, at no cost,
by contacting us on the contact details provided on
the back of this PDS.
About this Product Disclosure
Statement and Policy Document
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An introduction to Asteron Life
Bringing insurance to life
Helping people protect whats most dear to them. Its a founding principle thats been at the heart of everything weve
done since our very beginning from the first life insurance policy we wrote (which happened to be Australias first) in
1833, right through to the current day.
At Asteron Life, we have come a long way in more than 175 years. We have grown with the times, and changed to
meet the developing needs of generation after generation of Australians but what has made us such a long-lasting,
valued company has always been this spirit of service, and our understanding of just how valuable life is.
Today were a proud member of the Suncorp Group, a company with assets of more than $95.5 billion, and over 9
million customers. Its a firm footing to go to market with, and a security for our customers that theyre protected by
one of Australias biggest insurers.
Lifes for living
We know that the best way to live, is to forget about the what-ifs and the worst case scenarios. So youll find
Asteron Life is a bit different from other life insurance companies. Instead of the doom and gloom of what might
happen, we believe you should only worry about getting the most out of today knowing that if anything ever does
go wrong, youre covered.
To us, life insurance is all about celebrating life, and we live this philosophy every day. We work closely with advisers to
give you a wide range of options, so you can find the right cover for you and be able to protect yourself and your family
against the impacts of an injury, sickness or death. We also have a caring approach to claims and are pleased to say
that our clients benefit from the quick services and support of our highly trained claims team, who can assess most
claims with 24 hours. Ready to celebrate life? Then youve come to the right place.
Understanding this PDS
As you read through this PDS, youll notice we use terms and expressions which have a particular meaning:

When we refer to you or your in the context of death, disablement, a condition or procedure, income, expenses,
life events, occupation or age, were referring to the insured person, who may not be the policy owner, in all other
cases were referring to the policy owner. If the policy is owned through Suncorp Master Trust, the policy owner is
Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited as trustee for the Suncorp Master Trust.

When we refer to we, our, us or Asteron Life, were referring to SLSL.

When we refer to Trustee were referring to Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited as trustee for the Suncorp Master Trust.

When we refer to Life Cover Super and Income Protection Cover Super, were referring to cover owned through
Suncorp Master Trust.

When we refer to 'Income Protection Covers', we're referring to Income Protection Cover - Accident Only Cover,
Income Protection Cover and Income Protection Plus Cover.

When we refer to 'linked TPD Cover' or 'linked Trauma Cover', we're referring to TPD Cover and Trauma Cover
(respectively) linked to Life Cover.
Youll also see medical conditions and other words written in italics. To find out what they mean, please refer to
chapter 8 Medical Glossary, Definitions. If theres anything else you need help to understand, please contact your
financial adviser or our customer service team on 1800 221 727.
Other important things to note:

The headings in this PDS are intended to help identify sections of the document, but are not to be used to
interpret the provisions of this policy.

Words indicating the singular can also be taken to mean the plural and vice versa.

All references to dollar amounts are references to Australian currency.

All payments to and from us must be in Australian dollars.

Some of the benefits offered in this PDS are not available for policies owned by Suncorp Master Trust. These
benefits are marked with
NS
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This policy is to be interpreted in line with the law as it applies in New South Wales.
If youd like to contact us or the Trustee for further information on anything in this PDS, please call our customer
service team on 1800 221 727.
Contents
1. Asteron Life Complete 1
Insurance to fit your life 2
Key features of Asteron Life Complete 3
2. Life, TPD, Trauma 4
Life Cover 5
TPD Cover 7
Trauma Cover 10
Life, TPD and Trauma benefits in detail 14
3. Income Protection, Business Expenses 28
Selecting your level of cover 29
Income protection for medical professionals 31
Income Protection Covers 32
Business Expenses Cover 36
Income Protection and Business Expenses benefits in detail 38
4. Child Cover 53
Child Cover benefits in detail 54
5. About Asteron Life Complete 56
Ownership and structure 57
Eligibility 60
How to apply 61
Cooling off period 61
Your duty of disclosure 62
When does my cover start? 62
Who will receive the benefits of my cover? 62
Policy expiry 63
Times when we wont pay 63
Premiums and payment 64
Taxation 66
Privacy statement 67
Direct Debit Request Service Agreement 68
Other information about your policy 69
Making a claim 70
Contacting us and complaints 71
6. Insurance through superannuation 73
7. Interim Cover 81
8. Medical Glossary, Denitions 86
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Chapter 1
Asteron Life Complete
Insurance to fit your life
Lets face itsorting out life insurance is often the last thing on your mind when youre fit and healthy.
After all, there are so many more exciting things to dolike being with your family and friends, working and travelling.
Thats why we have developed Asteron Life Complete. Its a comprehensive suite of insurance covers which can be
tailored to suit wherever youre at in life. Which means you can focus on whats important to you, secure in the
knowledge that whatever happens, you and your familys financial future is protected 7 days a week, 24 hours a day,
anywhere in the world.
Life Cover
When you think about it, your life is your most valuable asset. And like other valuable assets (such as your home, car
or boat), you should protect it so if something happens your family is looked after. Life Cover can help do this by
paying a lump sum in the event of your death or diagnosis of a terminal illness. This money may help with your
mortgage payments, your childrens education expenses, or go towards creating an income for your familys future.
Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) Cover
If youre totally and permanently disabled, TPD Cover can help ease the financial pressure on you and your family by
providing a lump sum payment which can be used to pay medical bills, make home modifications, generate an
income if you can't work again, or even assist with ongoing expenses like paying off the mortgage.
Trauma Cover
Trauma Cover pays you a lump sum payment if youre diagnosed with a serious medical condition (as defined in this
PDS). You can use the payment to help with the cost of your medical treatments, and for everyday expenses like your
mortgage or rent so you can concentrate on getting better.
Income Protection Cover
Income Protection Cover is designed to replace up to 80% of your monthly income if youre unable to work due to
sickness or injurymaking sure bills and expenses can still be paid while youre recuperating.
Business Expenses Cover
Running your own business can be stressful, especially if you have to take time off work if youre sick. Thats why
Business Expenses Cover was developed. Its there to help you pay for fixed business expenses like utility bills or rent
by providing a monthly benefit if youre unable to work due to sickness or injury.
Child Cover
Like Trauma cover for adults, Child Cover can help alleviate the financial pressure on families if a child becomes
seriously ill. Child Cover is available for a list of defined events including serious medical conditions, and can be used
to pay for medical treatments, or give you the financial means to take time off work to be by your childs side.
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Key features of Asteron Life Complete
These features apply to all covers in the Asteron Life Complete product.
Worldwide Cover
Wherever you are in the world, youre covered 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. This includes when you travel, move
house, change jobs, or become unemployed.
Automatic Increase
To help keep your cover protected against inflation, every year on your policy anniversary, well increase:

the sum insured of your Life Cover, Trauma Cover and TPD Cover by the greater of 5% and the indexation factor,
and

the Total Monthly Benefit of Income Protection Cover and Business Expenses Cover by the greater of 3% and the
indexation factor.
Your premiums will also increase to reflect the new sum insured and Monthly Benefit.
You can choose not to accept an increase by calling our customer service team or writing to us within 30 days of the
policy anniversary.
Automatic Increase doesnt apply in some circumstances as explained on page 14 for Life Cover, TPD Cover and
Trauma Cover and 38 for Income Protection Covers and Business Expenses Cover.
Please note this feature isnt available on Child Cover.
Guarantee of Upgrade
From time to time we may make improvements to Asteron Life Completeincluding benefits and definitionsand we
will offer these improvements to you if they dont result in an increase to your premium.
If you have a pre-existing condition at the time we apply the improvement to your policy, it wont be covered when we
assess any claim affected by that pre-existing condition.
In the event of a claim, you'll be assessed against the terms of the policy before any upgrade to the policy, if in your
opinion, the improvements are less favourable.
Guaranteed Future Insurability
Life is full of changes, and events like getting married, having children, or even an increase in your salary may prompt
you to increase the amount that youre insured. With Guaranteed Future Insurability, youre able to increase your
cover without providing any further medical information.
Conditions do apply, so make sure you read section 2 on page 14 for Life Cover, TPD Cover and Trauma Cover, and
page 38 for Income Protection Cover.
Grief Support Service
If either you or your immediate family need grief counselling at the time of claim, well pay for up to 4 hours* of initial
confidential grief counselling (or up to 6 hours* if you choose combined counselling) for you or your immediate family.
The grief counselling sessions will be provided by an independently owned organisation appointed by us, and are not
available for any other forms of counselling.
* Any travel time by the counsellors is included in this time.
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Life, TPD, Trauma
Life Cover
Protecting your familys future
Your life is your most important asset. By making sure its properly insured, youre providing your family with a financial
safety net if something happens to you.
Life Cover works by paying a lump sum if you die or become terminally ill. As everyones situation is different, when
you apply, you choose how much youre covered forthis is called your Life Cover sum insured. Your financial
adviser can help you decide your sum insured.
Built in and optional benefits
Your Life Cover includes a number of built in benefits and optional benefits. A summary of these are set out in the
tables below. Full details of these benefits are located in the Life, TPD and Trauma benefits in detail section on pages
14 to 27 of this PDS. Make sure you read through them carefully and talk to your financial adviser about how they
apply to you.
Built in benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Life Cover Benefit Pays the Life Cover sum insured in the event of your death. 17
Terminal Illness
Benefit
Pays the Life Cover sum insured if youre diagnosed as terminally ill. 18
Funeral Advancement
Benefit NS
Provides an advance payment up to $20,000 to help meet immediate
funeral expenses in the event of your death.
18
Financial Planning
Benefit NS
Pays up to $2,500 as reimbursement of financial advice fees following
the payment of the Life Cover Benefit or Terminal Illness Benefit.
18
Waiver of Premium
Due to Serious
Disablement NS
Waives your Life Cover premiums for up to 2 years if you suffer a
sickness or injury that results in you being constantly and permanently
unable to perform at least 2 activities of daily living.
19
Loyalty Funeral
Benefit
Pays an additional $15,000 in the event of your death if your premiums
are paid on a Level to age 70 basis for 10 consecutive years.
19
Premium and Cover
Suspension Benefit
You can apply to suspend your premium and cover for up to 12 months
if you experience financial hardship, are unemployed, or are on
sabbatical, maternity, paternity or long-term leave from work.
19
Premium Freeze
Option
You can freeze the premiums on your cover so your future premium
continues at a set amount.
19
Continuation of
Cover
You can convert your Life Cover Super sum insured to a new policy with
Life Cover outside superannuation if youre no longer eligible to make
superannuation contributions.
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Optional benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Business Security
Option
NS
You can increase your Life Cover sum insured once a year when a
specified business event occurs without the need for any further medical
information.
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Child Cover NS
Pays the Child Cover sum insured if the insured child dies, becomes
terminally ill, or suffers one of the defined medical events listed on page
54.
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Waiver of Premium
Option
Waives the premiums payable on your Life Cover while youre significantly
disabled and unable to work for 6 consecutive months or more.
24
Healthy Life Option
Provides a discount on your Life Cover premiums if you qualify for this
option.
24
Healthy Plus Option
Provides a discount on your Life Cover premiums if you qualify for this
option.
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Key features

Worldwide Cover

Automatic Increase

Guarantee of Upgrade

Guaranteed Future Insurability
Times when we wont pay
There are certain situations when we wont pay a benefit. These situations are explained in chapter 5, section 9 on
page 63.
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Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) Cover
Caring for you if you become disabled
We all love to live the lifestyle we have grown accustomed to. But if you become disabled, you may have to make some
big adjustments to accommodate things like a change in mobility, being unable to work, or even needing constant care.
With TPD Cover, youre paid a lump sum if you become totally and permanently disabled. When you apply, you choose how
much youre covered for (your TPD Cover sum insured), and can use this money for things like medical bills, make home
modifications, generate an income if you can't work again, or even assist with ongoing expenses like paying off the mortgage.
TPD Cover can be selected as stand alone cover, or linked to Life Cover. For more information on linking options,
please read chapter 5, section 1.3 'Linking Options' on page 58.
Built in and optional benefits
Your TPD Cover includes a number of built in benefits and optional benefits. A summary of them are set out in the tables
below. Full details of these benefits are located in the Life, TPD and Trauma benefits in detail section on pages 14 to 27
of this PDS. Make sure you read through them carefully and talk to your financial adviser about how they apply to you.
The benefits in the tables below are available for both TPD Stand Alone Cover and TPD Cover (unless we have
specified otherwise).
Built in benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Total Permanent and
Disablement (TPD)
Benefit
Pays the TPD Cover sum insured if you become totally and permanently
disabled.
20
Single Loss of Limb
or Eye Benefit
NS
Pays 25% of the TPD Cover sum insured if you suffer single loss of limb
or eye.
20
Limited Death Benefit
Pays a benefit of up to $20,000 in the event of death or terminal illness if
the TPD Benefit is not payable.
20
Financial Planning
Benefit
NS
Pays up to $2,500 as reimbursement of financial advice fees following
the payment of the TPD Benefit.
18
Premium and Cover
Suspension Benefit
You can apply to suspend your premiums and cover for up to 12 months
if you experience financial hardship, are unemployed, or are on
sabbatical, maternity, paternity or long-term leave from work.
19
Premium Freeze
Option
You can freeze the premiums on your cover so your future premiums
continue at a set amount.
19
Continuation of
Cover
NS
You can apply to continue your TPD Benefit on the any occupation TPD
or own occupation TPD definition to age 70.
17
Conversion Benefit
You can convert your TPD Stand Alone Cover to a new policy with Life
Cover and linked TPD Cover when certain life events occur.
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Optional benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Business Security
Option
NS
You can increase your TPD Cover sum insured once a year when a specified
business event occurs without the need for any further medical information.
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Child Cover
NS
Pays the Child Cover sum insured if the insured child dies, becomes
terminally ill, or suffers one of the defined medical events listed on page 54.
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Waiver of Premium
Option
Waives the premiums payable on your TPD Cover if youre significantly
disabled and unable to work for 6 or more consecutive months.
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TPD Cover linked to Life Cover
The benefits in the tables below are only available if you have chosen linked TPD Cover.
Built in benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Life Cover Buy Back
You can purchase a new policy with Life Cover 12 months after the TPD
Benefit has been paid for the same linked TPD Cover sum insured,
without providing further medical information.
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Optional benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Double TPD
If we pay the full TPD Cover sum insured, we wont reduce your linked
Life Cover sum insured, and well waive all future premiums for the linked
Life Cover Benefit equal to the amount of the TPD Cover sum insured.
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TPD definitions
If youre totally and permanently disabled, well pay the TPD Cover sum insured if you meet the definition that applies to
your policy. The type of cover provided by each definition is different as is the cost.
Below is a brief summary of each TPD definition. A detailed explanation is located in chapter 8 Medical Glossary,
Definitions.
Definition
Conditions
Suffer loss
of limbs or
sight
Suffer
significant
cognitive
impairment
Unable to
do 2
activities of
daily living
Suffer one
of the
defined
medical
conditions
Unlikely
ever again
to be able
to work in
your own
occupation
Unlikely
ever again
to be able
to work
in any
occupation
Unlikely
ever again
to be able
to perform
normal
domestic
duties
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Own
occupation
TPD (including
Split TPD own
occupation)
U U U U U Y U
Any
occupation
TPD
U U U U Y U U
Split TPD any
occupation
Y Y Y Y Y U Y
Modified TPD
U U U Y Y Y Y
1
You will be assessed against the home-maker TPD definition if you're a home-maker and not working in any gainful occupation at the time of the event giving
rise to your TPD claim.
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If youre a home-maker or not working in
a gainful occupation
Well issue your TPD Cover with the any occupation
TPD definition, which allows you to move in and out of
the workforce without having to change the TPD
definition. At claim time, well assess you under either
the home-maker TPD definition or any occupation TPD
definition depending on whether youre a home-maker
or in paid employment at the time of disablement.
If you have an own occupation TPD or any occupation
TPD definition and are a home-maker and not working
in any gainful occupation at the time of claim, well
assess you under the home-maker TPD definition.
If youre working 20 hours or less
If your occupation class is AA, LP, MP, or AP and
youre working 20 hours or less per week when you
apply for own occupation TPD, well issue your TPD
Cover with the own occupation TPD definition.
At claim time well assess your claim under either:

the home-maker TPD definition if you were a home-
maker or not working in any gainful occupation

the any occupation TPD definition if you were
working 20 hours or less per week, or

the own occupation TPD definition if you were
working more than 20 hours per week,
at the time of claim.
TPD linked to Life Cover
If we pay a benefit for total and permanent disablement
or single loss of limb or eye, well reduce:

your linked Life Cover sum insured, and

any Trauma Cover sum insured that is linked to
your Life Cover,
by the amount of the benefit paid.
If you have selected Double TPD, we wont reduce
your Life Cover sum insured, and in addition, well
waive all future premiums for the Life Cover Benefit
linked to your TPD Cover, equal to the amount of the
TPD Benefit paid. You can read more about Double
TPD in section 22 on page 25.
TPD Cover variation when youre 65
Once youre 65, the maximum amount of TPD
insurance you can hold across all insurance companies
is $3,000,000. If your TPD Cover sum insured is higher
than $3,000,000 prior to age 65, well automatically
reduce your TPD Cover sum insured to $3,000,000 on
the policy anniversary when youre age 65.
If the own occupation TPD or any occupation TPD
definition applies to your TPD Cover, it will convert to
the modified TPD definition.
Continuation of TPD Cover under the own occupation
TPD or any occupation TPD definitions to age 70 is
available for selected occupation classes. For full
details of this benefit and conditions which apply,
please refer to section 3.2 'Continuation of cover for
TPD' on page 17.
Key features

Worldwide Cover

Automatic Increase

Guarantee of Upgrade

Guaranteed Future Insurability
Times when we wont pay
There are certain situations when we wont pay a
benefit. These situations are explained in chapter 5,
section 9 on page 63.
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Trauma Cover
Helping you through serious illness
A serious illness like cancer or stroke can unfortunately affect any of us. And if it does happen, you want to be able to
focus all of your energy on getting better again, not worrying about bills or loss of income.
Thats where Trauma Cover steps in. It provides you and your family with a lump sum if youre diagnosed with one of
a list of defined serious medical conditions or undergo certain medical procedures.
Trauma Cover can be selected as stand alone cover, or linked to Life Cover. For more information on linking options,
please read chapter 5, section 1.3 'Linking Options' on page 58.
There are 2 types of Trauma Cover, Trauma and Trauma Plus. When you apply, you choose how much youre covered
for (your Trauma Cover sum insured), depending on your needs. Your financial adviser can help you decide whats
suitable.
Please note, to be eligible to receive the Trauma Benefit or Partial Trauma Benefit under Trauma Stand Alone Cover, you
must survive 14 days from the date of the defined medical event. If you dont survive for 14 days, well pay the Limited
Death Benefit (please see the table below).
Trauma Cover is not available through the Suncorp Master Trust.
Built in and optional benefits
Your Trauma Cover includes a number of built in benefits and optional benefits. A summary of these are set out in the
tables below. Full details of these benefits are located in the Life, TPD and Trauma benefits in detail section on pages
14 to 27 of this PDS. Make sure you read through them carefully and talk to your financial adviser about how they
apply to you.
The benefits in the tables below are available for both Trauma Stand Alone Cover and linked Trauma Cover (unless we
have specified otherwise).
Built in benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Trauma Benefit
Pays the Trauma Cover sum insured if youre diagnosed as suffering a
Trauma Benefit defined medical event listed on page 12.
20
Partial Trauma
Benefit
Pays a percentage of the Trauma Cover sum insured if youre diagnosed
with a Partial Trauma Benefit defined medical event listed on page 13.
21
Limited Death Benefit
Pays a benefit of up to $20,000 if you die and the Trauma Benefit or the
Partial Trauma Benefit is not payable. Only available on Trauma Stand
Alone Cover.
20
Financial Planning
Benefit
Pays up to $2,500 as reimbursement of financial advice fees following
the payment of the Trauma Benefit.
18
Premium and Cover
Suspension Benefit
You can apply to suspend your premiums and cover for up to 12 months
if you experience financial hardship, are unemployed, or are on
sabbatical, maternity, paternity or long-term leave from work.
19
Premium Freeze
Option
You can freeze the premiums on your cover so your future premiums
continue at a set amount.
19
Continuation of
Cover
You can convert your Trauma Stand Cover to a policy with TPD Stand
Alone Cover if the Trauma Benefit has not become payable before the
expiry date.
17
Conversion Benefit
You can convert your Trauma Stand Alone Cover to a policy with Life
Cover and linked Trauma Cover when certain life events occur.
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detail on page
Business Security
Option
You can increase your Trauma Cover sum insured once a year when a specified
business event occurs without the need for any further medical information.
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Child Cover
Pays the Child Cover sum insured if the insured child dies, becomes
terminally ill, or suffers one of the defined medical events listed on page 54.
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Waiver of Premium
Option
Waives the premiums payable on your Trauma Cover if youre significantly
disabled and unable to work for 6 or more consecutive months.
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Trauma Booster
Option
Doubles the payment for the Partial Trauma Benefit, and boosts the
payment of the Trauma Benefit by an additional 25% of the Trauma
Cover sum insured for 5 specified trauma events.
25
Trauma
Reinstatement
Option
You can purchase a new policy with Trauma Stand Alone Cover 12
months after the Trauma Benefit has been paid for the same Trauma
Cover sum insured, without providing further medical information.
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Trauma Cover linked to Life Cover
The benefits in the tables below are only available if you have chosen linked Trauma Cover.
Built in benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Life Cover Buy Back
You can purchase a new policy with Life Cover 12 months after the
Trauma Benefit has been paid for the same linked Trauma Cover sum
insured without providing further medical information.
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Optional benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on page
Double Trauma
If we pay the full Trauma Cover sum insured, we wont reduce your
linked Life Cover Benefit. In addition, well waive all future premiums for
the linked Life Cover Benefit equal to the amount of the Trauma payment.
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Trauma linked to Life Cover
If we pay a Trauma Benefit or a Partial Trauma Benefit, well reduce:

your linked Life Cover sum insured, and

any TPD Cover sum insured that is linked to your Life Cover,
by the amount of the benefit paid.
If you have selected Double Trauma, we wont reduce the linked Life Cover sum insured, and in addition, well waive
all future premiums for the linked Life Cover sum insured equal to the amount of the Trauma Benefit paid. You can
read more about Double Trauma in section 25 on page 27.
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Defined medical event Trauma
Plus
Trauma
Aplastic anaemia
U U
Benign tumour of the brain with
impairment
U U
Benign tumour of the spine with
impairment
U U
Blindness
U U
Cancer*
U U
Cardiomyopathy
U U
Chronic kidney (renal) failure
U U
Chronic liver failure
U U
Chronic lung failure
U U
Coma
U U
Coronary artery angioplasty
triple vessel*
U U
Coronary artery surgery*
U U
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
U U
Deafness
U U
Dementia
U U
Encephalitis
U U
Heart attack*
U U
Heart surgery (open)*
U U
Hepatitis B or C-occupationally
acquired
U U
HIV-medically acquired
U U
HIV-occupationally acquired
U U
Intensive care
U U
Loss of independent existence
U U
Defined medical event Trauma
Plus
Trauma
Loss of limbs or sight
U U
Loss of speech
U U
Major head trauma
U U
Major organ transplant
U U
Meningitis
U U
Motor neurone disease
U U
Multiple sclerosis
U U
Muscular dystrophy
U U
Out of hospital cardiac arrest
U U
Paralysis
U U
Parkinsons disease
U U
Primary pulmonary hypertension
U U
Repair or replacement of aorta*
U U
Repair or replacement of valves*
U U
Severe burns
U U
Severe diabetes complications
U Y
Severe rheumatoid arthritis
U U
Significant cognitive impairment
U U
Stroke*
U U
* Cover does not start until the later of the policy commencement date and
3 months after the following scenarios, whichever one is applicable to you:
we receive a fully completed application for insurance from you
we receive a fully completed application for increase to the sum insured
(in respect to the increased portion only), or
the most recent reinstatement of the policy.
This does not apply if your policy is a replacement policy.
Trauma Benefit
Well pay the Trauma Cover sum insured when youre diagnosed as suffering one of the defined medical events
listed in the table below, and defined in chapter 8 Medical Glossary, Definitions on page 86. The list that
applies to your Trauma Cover depends on whether you have selected Trauma or Trauma Plus.
For full details of the Trauma Benefit, please read the Life, TPD and Trauma benefits in detail section on pages
14 to 27.
List of defined medical events when well pay a full Trauma Benefit
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Defined medical event Trauma
Plus
Trauma
Adult onset type 1 diabetes
after age 30
U Y
Benign tumour of the brain
U Y
Benign tumour of the spine
U Y
Carcinoma in situ of the
breast*
^
U Y
Carcinoma in situ of the
female organs*
^
U Y
Carcinoma in situ of the male
organs*
^
U Y
Colostomy and/or ileostomy
U Y
Coronary artery angioplasty*
U U
Early stage chronic
lymphocytic leukaemia*
U Y
Defined medical event Trauma
Plus
Trauma
Early stage melanoma*
^
U Y
Early stage prostatic cancer*
^
U Y
Hydrocephalus
U Y
Major burns
U Y
Serious accidental injury
U Y
Severe Crohns disease
U Y
Severe osteoporosis
U Y
Severe ulcerative colitis
U Y
Single loss of limb or eye
U Y
Partial Trauma Benefit
When youre diagnosed as suffering one of the defined medical events listed in the table below (except for coronary
artery angioplasty*), and defined in chapter 8 Medical Glossary, Definitions, well pay 20% of the Trauma Cover sum
insured, subject to a maximum of $100,000.
For coronary artery angioplasty*, well pay the lesser of $25,000 and 25% of the Trauma Cover sum insured.
The Trauma Cover sum insured will be reduced by each payment under the Partial Trauma Benefit and your
premiums changed accordingly.
For full details of the Partial Trauma Benefit, please read section 16 on page 21.
List of defined medical events when well pay a Partial Trauma Benefit
* Cover does not start until the later of the policy commencement date and 3 months after the following scenarios, whichever one is applicable to you:
we receive a fully completed application for insurance from you
we receive a fully completed application for increase to the sum insured (in respect to the increased portion only), or
the most recent reinstatement of the policy.
This does not apply if your policy is a replacement policy.
^
Well pay the Partial Trauma Benefit once only for the first of these conditions to occur.
Key Features

Worldwide Cover

Automatic Increase

Guarantee of Upgrade

Guaranteed Future Insurability
Times when we wont pay
There are certain situations when we wont pay a benefit. These situations are explained in chapter 5, section 9 on
page 63.
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Life, TPD and Trauma benefits in detail
Youve already seen an overview of all the features and benefits of your cover, now its time to go through these in
detail. Its important you read this section of the PDS carefully as it forms a part of your insurance contract.
Please use the coloured icons below to understand which benefit is available on your cover.
Benefits available under:
Life Cover
Life
TPD Stand Alone Cover only
TPD Stand Alone
TPD Cover
(including TPD Stand Alone Cover and linked TPD Cover
unless we have specified otherwise)

TPD

Trauma Stand Alone Cover only
Trauma Stand Alone

Trauma Cover
(including Trauma Stand Alone Cover and linked
Trauma Cover unless we have specified otherwise)
Trauma

Built in benefits
This section provides detail about the benefits available under your Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover.
1. Automatic Increase
Life
Trauma
TPD
While your cover is in force, on each anniversary of the
commencement date, well offer to increase the sum
insured for:

Life Cover

TPD Cover, and

Trauma Cover
without any account being taken of your health,
occupation or pastimes.
The increase in the sum insured offered to you will be
the greater of the indexation factor and 5%. Premiums
will be increased to reflect the increased sum insured.
Automatic Increase wont apply if:

the Premium Freeze Option applies (please refer to
section 11)

the Business Security Option applies (please refer
to section 19)

premiums are being waived because we have paid
a benefit under Double TPD or Double Trauma, if
applicable (please refer to section 22 and 25), or

you elect not to accept our offer of an increased
sum insured by calling our customer service team
or providing written notice to us within 30 days of
the anniversary of the commencement date.
Automatic Increase does not apply to the sum insured
for Child Cover and does not apply to the Loyalty
Funeral Benefit.
2. Guaranteed Future Insurability
Life
Trauma
TPD
You can increase the Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma
Cover sum insured without the need for further medical
evidence if:

any of the increase events in the table on page 15
occur to you

the sum insured for the cover to be increased is at
least $20,000

youre 55 years of age or less at the
commencement date of the cover, and

youre 60 years of age or less when the event
occurs
and the evidence required as described on page 15 is
provided.
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Increase Event Evidence Required
You get married.
1
An Australian Court must recognise the marriage as a legal
marriage. Well require a copy of the marriage certificate.
You have commenced a domestic relationship with a
spouse, which continues for 12 months and began within
the previous 18 months.
1
Well require a statutory declaration stating that youre
living with a person in a domestic relationship in good faith
for 12 months after commencing the relationship.
You or your spouse gives birth to a child. Well require a copy of the birth certificate, which must
name you or your spouse as a parent.
You or your spouse adopts a child. Well require a copy of the adoption certificate, which must
name you or your spouse as an adopting parent.
You take out or increase a loan secured over your own real
estate or business of at least $25,000.
Well require a copy of the mortgage and loan documents.
Your annual salary increases by at least $5,000. You must give us sufficient evidence of this (for example
pay slips or a letter from your employer confirming the
salary increase).
Youre a working partner or a working director in a
business and you increase your financial interest in the
business by at least $25,000.
You must give us sufficient evidence of this (for example, a
copy of minutes of partners or directors meetings
confirming the amount and that the change has occurred).
An increase in your value to a business, where youre a key
person to that business and the business owns the policy.
You must give us sufficient evidence of this (for example
pay slips or a letter from your employer confirming the
remuneration package increase).
You become a carer for the first time. A statutory declaration from the person being cared for
(dependant), or the dependants legal representative, or
certification from the Guardianship Board, detailing:
the nature of the dependency
the close personal relationship held with you
that the dependant permanently resides with you, and
that youre personally providing financial and domestic
(for example bathing and dressing them and cooking for
them) support to the dependant.
In addition, well require a statement from the dependants
doctor verifying the need for and nature of the care
required, and that such care is required for at least 6
months.
Every 5th anniversary of the commencement date, if the
policy owner has held this policy continuously since that date.
No evidence is required.
A change of tax dependency status because you have
ceased to have any tax dependants as defined by current
tax law (Life Cover through a superannuation arrangement
only).
Well require a statutory declaration that you no longer
have any tax dependants, and that this change in
circumstance occurred within the previous 12 months.
The increase benefit can only be used once for this event.
If the policy is converted to a non-superannuation policy,
the non-superannuation Life Cover sum insured will be
reduced by the amount of increase applied as a result of
this increase event.
1
If you have a domestic relationship with a spouse you then marry you can only increase under one of these increase events, not both.
For Life Cover, Life Cover Super and Trauma Cover, Guaranteed Future Insurability is available for covers where
a medical loading of up to 75% applies. For TPD Cover, this feature is only available where standard premium
rates apply.
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2.1 Minimum and maximum increase amounts
The maximum total amount that your cover can increase over the duration of the policy is the original Life Cover,
TPD Cover or Trauma Cover sum insured at the commencement date. For example if the Life Cover, TPD Cover
or Trauma Cover sum insured is $500,000 at the commencement date, the maximum total increase under
Guaranteed Future Insurability is $500,000 across the life of the policy (as long as you dont exceed the maximum
sum insured for that cover).
The following minimum and maximum limits also applies per increase event:
Cover Life Cover TPD Cover and Trauma Cover
Minimum per event $25,000 $25,000
Maximum per event The lesser of:

$200,000

50% of the Life Cover sum insured at
the commencement date

the amount of the new mortgage or the
amount of increase in the mortgage (if
applicable)

5 times your increase in salary (if
applicable)

5 times the average of the last 3 years
consecutive annual increases in the key
persons gross remuneration package (if
applicable)

the actual amount of increase in the
financial interest in the business (if
applicable), and

for Life Cover through a superannuation
arrangement only, the increased taxation
liability incurred when a superannuation
death benefit is paid to non tax
dependants (if applicable).
The lesser of:

$200,000

25% of the TPD Cover or Trauma
Cover sum insured at the
commencement date

the amount of the new mortgage or the
amount of increase in the mortgage (if
applicable)

5 times your increase in salary (if
applicable), and

5 times the average of the last 3 years,
and consecutive annual increases in the
key persons gross remuneration
package (if applicable).
2.2 When Guaranteed Future Insurability does not apply
Guaranteed Future Insurability does not apply:

if youre entitled to make a claim, or we have accepted a claim, or we have paid a benefit under your Asteron Life
Complete policy (other than a benefit under Child Cover)

if the Business Security Option applies (please refer to section 19)

if premiums are being waived under Double TPD (please refer to section 22) or Double Trauma (please refer to
section 25)

if premiums are being waived under the Waiver of Premium Option (please refer to section 20), or the Waiver of
Premium due to Serious Disablement Benefit (please refer to section 8), until the anniversary of the
commencement date immediately after youre no longer disabled and premium payments recommence, or

if the maximum sum insured for the cover has been reached (please refer to chapter 5, section 2.2 How much cover
can I apply for).
2.3 How to exercise Guaranteed Future Insurability
You can only exercise an increase under Guaranteed Future Insurability once in any 12 month period.
You can exercise Guaranteed Future Insurability by providing written notice to us (including the evidence required for
the event as listed in this section) within:

60 days of the increase event, or
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30 days either side of the anniversary of the
commencement date if the increase event occurred
within the previous 12 months.
The premiums will be increased to reflect the increase
in cover. The increased sum insured applies from the
date we confirm to you the new Life Cover, TPD Cover
or Trauma Cover sum insured in writing, as long as the
additional premium has been paid.
2.4 Restrictions on the increased sum insured
Any exclusions, restrictions or loadings that apply on
this cover will also apply to the increased portion.
For the first 6 consecutive months after cover for the
increase in Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover
sum insured starts:

any increase amount in excess of $100,000 for the
Life Cover Benefit is only payable in the event of
your accidental death if the increase is in relation to:

a mortgage

an increase in your financial interest in a
business, or

your value to a business where youre a key
person

any increase amount for the TPD Benefit in excess
of $25,000 will only be paid for accidental total and
permanent disablement, and

any increase amount for the Trauma Benefit in excess
of $25,000 will only be paid as a result of injury.
3. Continuation of Cover
Life
Trauma Stand Alone
TPD
3.1 Continuation of Cover for Life Cover Super
In the event that the Life Cover Super and linked TPD
Cover (if applicable) under your Asteron Life Complete
policy ends and youre no longer eligible to make
superannuation contributions, provided cover has not
been discontinued due to any of the circumstances
referred to in section 26 (apart from not being eligible
to make superannuation contributions), you can
convert your cover within 30 days, without further
health or financial evidence to a new cover which, in
our opinion, is the most comparable to an Asteron Life
Complete policy with Life Cover (providing death and
terminal illness cover) and linked TPD Cover (if applicable).
The new Life Cover sum insured will be the sum
insured at the time of conversion. If applicable, the
linked TPD Cover sum insured and TPD definition will
be the same as for the linked TPD Cover at the time of
conversion.
Premiums will be calculated using the rates then
applying for Life Cover and linked TPD Cover (if
applicable), increased by any loading factors which
applied under your Asteron Life Complete policy.
The terms of the new Life Cover (and linked TPD Cover if
applicable) will reflect the terms of the cover issued by us
which, in our opinion, most closely resembles the terms
of your Asteron Life Complete policy with Life Cover (and
linked TPD Cover if applicable).
3.2 Continuation of Cover for TPD
NS
You can apply to continue your TPD Cover on the any
occupation TPD or own occupation TPD definition to
age 70 if your occupation class is AA, AP, MP, LP, A1
or A2. If we accept your application, your TPD Cover
will convert to the modified TPD definition at age 70.
At age 65, a maximum TPD sum insured of $1,000,000
applies for the own occupation TPD and any occupation
TPD definition, and an overall maximum sum insured of
$3,000,000 applies for.
This option is not available on policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust or where Split TPD is selected.
3.3 Continuation of Cover for Trauma
If the Trauma Benefit (please refer to section 15) has
not become payable before the expiry date, you can
apply to convert your cover, without further health or
financial evidence, to a cover, which in our opinion, is
most comparable to our TPD Stand Alone Cover. The
TPD definition under the new TPD Cover will be the
equivalent of loss of independent existence, loss of
limbs or sight and significant cognitive impairment.
The sum insured for the new TPD Cover will be the
lesser of:

the Trauma Cover sum insured, at the expiry date,
and

$1,000,000.
Premiums will be calculated using the rates then
applying for TPD Stand Alone Cover stepped
premiums or the most comparable cover stepped
premiums, increased by any loading factors applying
under the Trauma Cover.
This benefit is not available if the Business Security
Option is applicable to your Trauma Cover (please refer
to section 19) and is only available if the Trauma Cover
is not linked to Life Cover.
4. Life Cover Benefit
Life
If you die while covered under Life Cover and we
haven't made a payment for the Terminal Illness Benefit
(please refer to section 5), well pay the Life Cover sum
insured, less any payments we have made for:
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the TPD Benefit and the Single Loss of Limb or Eye
Benefit (if applicable), unless Double TPD applies to
your policy

the Funeral Advancement Benefit (please refer to
section 6), or

the Trauma Benefit and Partial Trauma Benefit (if
applicable), unless Double Trauma applies to your
policy.
5. Terminal Illness Benefit
Life
If you become terminally ill while covered under Life
Cover, well pay the Life Cover sum insured less any
payments we have made for:

the TPD Benefit and the Single Loss of Limb or Eye
Benefit (if applicable), unless Double TPD applies to
your policy, or

the Trauma Benefit or Partial Trauma Benefit (if
applicable), unless Double Trauma applies to your
policy.
6. Funeral Advancement Benefit
NS
Life
Whilst covered under Life Cover, well provide an
advance payment for funeral expenses and other
immediate costs:

in the event of your accidental death during the first
3 years after the commencement date (or the date
the cover was most recently reinstated), and

thereafter on your death from all causes.
The amount well pay is the lesser of $20,000 and 25%
of the Life Cover sum insured.
On our receipt of a completed claim form and the
original or a certified copy of the Death Certificate, or
Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, or other
evidence satisfactory to us, the benefit will be paid in
accordance with chapter 5, section 7 `Who will receive
the benefits of my cover'.
Payment of the Funeral Advancement Benefit is
intended to allow prompt payment to assist in meeting
funeral expenses and other immediate costs with
limited evidentiary requirements. Payment of this
benefit does not mean that any other benefit under the
policy will be admitted or paid.
The Funeral Advancement Benefit can be claimed at any
time before we pay the Life Cover sum insured. The
Funeral Advancement Benefit need not be claimed but,
if claimed, it reduces the Life Cover sum insured.
7. Financial Planning Benefit
NS
Life
Trauma
TPD
If we accept and pay a claim because in our opinion:

you're totally and permanently disabled under the
TPD Benefit

you're diagnosed with a defined medical event
under the Trauma Benefit

you're diagnosed as terminally ill, or

you're deceased,
well reimburse the recipient(s) of the benefit for
accredited financial planning advice that they obtain.
The maximum amount well reimburse is the lesser of:

$2,500, and

25% of the Life Cover, TPD Cover, or Trauma Cover
sum insured (as applicable).
If there is more than one recipient of the benefit paid
under your cover, each recipient will be entitled to an
equal share of the Financial Planning Benefit. For
example if there were 5 recipients and the
reimbursement amount is $2,500, each recipient would
be entitled to up to $500.
This benefit is only paid once per life insured.
Financial planning advice must be provided by an
accredited financial adviser approved by us. In addition,
the Financial Planning Benefit must be claimed within
12 months of receiving the Life Cover Benefit, TPD
Benefit, Trauma Benefit or Terminal Illness Benefit
payment (as applicable) from us.
The Financial Planning Benefit does not apply to any
cost incurred when dealing with the claim or
implementation of the financial plan nor do we take any
responsibility for the financial advice provided or the
implementation of that advice.
In order to apply for the benefit we require the
recipient(s) to submit the following:

a request for reimbursement

a copy of the detailed invoice that was provided to
the recipient showing a breakdown of the services
provided including the authorised representative
and Australian Financial Services Licence numbers
and details (if applicable), and

a receipt showing how much was paid.
Payment of the Financial Planning Benefit does not
reduce the amount of the claim payment or any other
benefit payable under your policy.
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8. Waiver of Premium due to Serious
Disablement
NS
Life
If youre aged 65 or under and you suffer a sickness or
injury that results in you being constantly and
permanently unable to perform at least 2 of the
numbered activities of daily living without the physical
assistance of someone else, well waive the
requirement for you to pay the premiums for the Life
Cover Benefit until the earlier of:

the date a total of $2,000 of Life Cover Benefit
premiums have been waived

the date when 2 years worth of Life Cover
premiums have been waived, or

the date cover ends under Life Cover.
If Automatic Increase applies (please refer to section 1)
and were waiving premiums under this benefit, well
continue to make annual increases to the Life Cover
sum insured.
If Business Security Option applies to this policy, the
option will expire on the date we commence waiving
premiums under this benefit.
9. Loyalty Funeral Benefit
Life
If level to age 70 premiums apply to your policy, you
may be eligible for an additional premium free Life
Cover Benefit sum insured of $15,000 called a Loyalty
Funeral Benefit.
You will be eligible for this benefit, if after the first 10
consecutive years after the commencement date the:

Life Cover sum insured has not reduced below
$200,000 at any time, and

premiums have been continuously paid on a level to
age 70 basis.
Once you have qualified for the Loyalty Funeral Benefit,
it will continue regardless of any reduction to the Life
Cover sum insured.
The following conditions also apply to the Loyalty
Funeral Benefit:

it will be paid to the estate of the life insured and is
not transferable

it is payable once per life insured

it cannot be cancelled or modified by us for any
reason and no premiums are payable in relation to
the benefit

any claim made for the payment of this benefit will
be assessed based on the claim criteria applicable
to a claim made under the Life Cover Benefit (refer
to section 4 for more details), and

Automatic Increase does not apply to the Loyalty
Funeral Benefit.
10. Premium and Cover Suspension Benefit
Life
Trauma
TPD
You can tell us in writing to suspend premiums and
cover under your Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma
Cover if youre:

unemployed

on sabbatical, maternity, paternity or long term
leave from work, or

experiencing financial hardship due to your
household income for the last 3 months reducing
by more than 30% (as compared to the household
income over the preceding 3 month period*).
* Not available if financial hardship is as a result of bankruptcy or your
business being put in receivership or liquidation.
The Premium and Cover Suspension Benefit is only
available if your cover has been continuously in force
since the commencement date and premiums have
been paid for at least the previous 12 consecutive
months. Well suspend premiums and cover for a
maximum of 12 months from the time the application is
accepted by us in writing.
If cover is suspended, it is not automatically reinstated.
Cover may only be reinstated upon application and
after we have received the next premium. If you dont
apply to reinstate the cover within 12 months, the
policy will be cancelled.
If youre suffering from or have symptoms of a sickness
or injury which developed or became apparent during
the period of suspension at the time the cover is
reinstated, no benefit is payable for any subsequent
claim affected by that symptom, sickness or injury.
11. Premium Freeze Option
Life
Trauma
TPD
If youre paying premiums on a stepped basis you can
notify us in writing to freeze the premium on your Life
Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover at any time (this
excludes policy fees and government charges).
This means that:

your future premiums will be fixed at the same
amount as at the date of notification

on that anniversary, and on each anniversary of the
commencement date, the sum insured for this
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cover adjusts to the amount which can then be
purchased for the frozen premium based on:

our standard stepped premiums rates for
Asteron Life Complete

our premiums discounts in accordance with
chapter 5, section 10 Premiums and payment

your sex, occupation, smoking status and any
agreed premium loading factors, and

your age on your next birthday on or after the
recalculation.
The Premium Freeze Option does not apply to cover
provided under Child Cover (if applicable).
You can notify us in writing to end the premium freeze
at any time. The premium freeze will then end on the
next policy anniversary of the commencement date
after we receive the written request.
12. TPD Benefit
TPD
If you become totally and permanently disabled as a
result of a sickness or injury while you're covered for
this benefit, we'll pay the full TPD Cover sum insured.

For TPD linked to Life Cover, we will only pay the
TPD Benefit if you become totally and permanently
disabled before you die or become terminally ill. If
you die or become terminally ill, we'll pay the Life
Cover Benefit instead.

For TPD Cover Stand Alone Cover, we will only pay
the TPD Benefit if you survive at least 14 days from
the date of the sickness or injury which results in
you being totally and permanently disabled. If you
do not survive at least 14 days, we'll pay the
Limited Death Benefit.
The TPD definition which applies to the policy will be
shown on the schedule and is explained in chapter 8
Medical Glossary, Definitions.
The TPD Cover sum insured will be reduced by any
payments we have made for:

the Single Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit (please refer
to section 13), and
if your TPD Benefit and Trauma Cover (if applicable) are
linked to Life Cover:

the Trauma Cover (please refer to section 15), and

the Partial Trauma Benefit (please refer to section
16).
13. Single Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit
NS
TPD
This benefit is not available if TPD Cover is owned
through the Suncorp Master Trust.
Well pay the Single Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit if you
suffer a single loss of limb or eye and you then survive
at least 14 days.
The amount well pay is the lesser of:

25% of the TPD Cover sum insured, and

$500,000.
Well pay the Single Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit only
once.
The TPD Cover sum insured will be reduced by the
Single Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit.
14. Limited Death Benefit
Trauma Stand Alone TPD Stand Alone
If you die or become terminally ill while your policy is in
force and a TPD Benefit (please refer to section 12) or
Trauma Benefit (please refer to section 15) is not
payable, well pay a Limited Death Benefit. The amount
well pay is the lesser of $20,000 and the TPD Cover
or Trauma Cover sum insured (as applicable).
This benefit is not available if your TPD Cover or
Trauma Cover is linked to Life Cover.
15. Trauma Benefit
Trauma
Well pay the Trauma Cover sum insured once only if
you suffer one of the medical events listed in the
Trauma Benefit defined medical events table on page
12, and you survive at least 14 days from the date of
diagnosis or date of the procedure (applies to Trauma
Stand Alone Cover only).
The Trauma Cover defined medical events that apply to
your policy depend on whether you have selected
Trauma or Trauma Plus.
The Trauma Cover sum insured will be reduced by any
payments we have made for:

the Partial Trauma Benefit (please refer to section
16), and
if your TPD Cover and Trauma Cover (if applicable) are
linked to Life Cover:

the TPD Benefit (please refer to section 12), and

the Single Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit (please refer
to section 13).
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16. Partial Trauma Benefit
Trauma
Well pay the Partial Trauma Benefit if you suffer one of
the defined medical events listed in the Partial Trauma
Benefit defined medical events table on page 13, and
you survive at least 14 days from the date of diagnosis
or the date of the procedure (applies to Trauma Stand
Alone only).
The defined medical events that apply to your policy
depend on whether you have selected Trauma or
Trauma Plus.
For all conditions other than coronary artery
angioplasty, the amount well pay is 20% of the Trauma
Cover sum insured, subject to a maximum of
$100,000.
For coronary artery angioplasty, the amount well pay is
the lesser of $25,000 and 25% of the Trauma Cover
sum insured.
Well pay the Partial Trauma Benefit (other than for
coronary artery angioplasty - see below for details):

once for carcinoma in situ of the breast or
carcinoma in situ of the female organs or diagnosis
of early stage prostatic cancer or carcinoma in situ
of the male organs or early stage melanoma

once for serious accidental injury, and

once for single loss of limb or eye.
Well pay the Partial Trauma Benefit for coronary artery
angioplasty for:

the first coronary artery angioplasty procedure to
occur after the cover for this procedure starts, and

each subsequent coronary artery angioplasty
procedure which occurs at least 6 months after the
previous coronary artery angioplasty procedure.
The Trauma Cover sum insured will be reduced by
each payment of this benefit and premiums changed
accordingly.
17. Conversion Benefit
Trauma Stand Alone TPD Stand Alone
You can convert part or all of your TPD Stand Alone Cover
or Trauma Stand Alone Cover to an Asteron Life Complete
policy which includes cover in the event of death if:

youre not entitled to make a claim and a TPD
Benefit or Trauma Benefit (as applicable) has not
been paid

any of the life events in the table below occur to you

you're aged 40 or under,
and the evidence required as described below is
provided.
Life Event Evidence Required
You get married An Australian Court must
recognise the marriage as
a legal marriage. Well
require a copy of the
marriage certificate.
You have commenced a
domestic relationship with
a spouse, which
continues for 12 months.
The relationship must
have commenced within
the previous 18 months.
Well require a statutory
declaration stating that
you're living with a person
in a domestic relationship
in good faith for 12
months after commencing
the relationship.
You or your spouse gives
birth to a child.
Well require a copy of the
birth certificate, which
must name you or your
spouse as a parent.
You or your spouse
adopts a child.
Well require a copy of the
adoption certificate, which
must name you or your
spouse as an adopting
parent.
If you have TPD Stand Alone Cover, it will be converted
to the cover we're issuing at that time, which, in our
opinion, is most like our Asteron Life Complete policy
with Life Cover and linked TPD Cover. The TPD
definition under the new TPD Cover will be the
equivalent of the TPD definition that applies under the
original TPD Stand Alone Cover.
If you have Trauma Stand Alone Cover, it will be
converted to the cover we're issuing at that time,
which, in our opinion, is most like our Asteron Life
Complete policy with Life Cover and linked Trauma
Cover. The type of Trauma Cover for the new Trauma
Cover will be the equivalent of the cover that applies
under the original Trauma Stand Alone.
The new cover can have a Life Cover and linked TPD
Cover or linked Trauma Cover (as applicable) sum
insured up to the same amount as your original TPD
Stand Alone Cover or Trauma Stand Alone Cover (as
applicable), less the total Life Cover sum insured for all in
force Asteron Life policies at the time of conversion
where you're the life insured.
The terms and conditions of, and premiums payable
under the new cover will generally be based on those
applicable to a cover that, in our opinion, is most
comparable to an Asteron Life Complete policy with
Life Cover and linked TPD Cover or linked Trauma
Cover (as applicable) we issue at the time you exercise
this benefit.
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17.1 How to exercise the Conversion Benefit
You can exercise this benefit by providing written notice
to us (including the evidence required for the life event
as listed in this section) within:

60 days of the event, or

30 days either side of the anniversary of the
commencement date if the event occurred within
the previous 12 months.
Well write to you within 30 days of the conversion
taking place and send you a new schedule. Cover
under the new Life Cover (and linked TPD Cover or
Trauma Cover if applicable) will commence once we
have received the first premium.
This benefit can be exercised once only per policy.
17.2 Restrictions on the new policy
Any exclusions or loadings that applied to the original
cover may also apply to the new cover.
For the first 12 consecutive months after the new
policy starts cover wont apply for terminal illness, and
the Life Cover Benefit is only payable in the event of
your accidental death.
18. Life Cover Buy Back
Trauma TPD
This benefit is not available under Trauma Stand Alone
Cover or TPD Stand Alone Cover.
If we have made a payment of the full TPD Cover or
Trauma Cover sum insured for a linked TPD Benefit or
Trauma Benefit, you can take out a new cover which,
in our opinion, is most comparable to an Asteron Life
Complete policy with Life Cover (death and terminal
illness cover only) for a sum insured equal to the TPD
Cover sum insured or Trauma Cover sum insured
without further medical evidence if:

the TPD Benefit or Trauma Benefit payment was
before the anniversary of the commencement date
when you're 65, and

you're still alive.
This benefit can only be exercised 12 months after the
later of:

the date we receive your fully completed claim form,
and

the date when you satisfy the criteria for the Trauma
Benefit under section 15 or the TPD Benefit under
section 12 (as applicable).
Well write to you within 30 days prior to the exercise
date. Alternatively, you can contact us directly in writing
(please refer to chapter 5, section 16 Contacting us
and complaints for our details).
Life Cover Buy Back will only be valid for a period of 30
days commencing on the exercise date. We must
receive the completed application form and first
premium within this 30 day period. If the option is
taken up, the new cover will begin once we have
received the first premium and we will send you a new
schedule.
Any exclusion or medical, occupational or pastimes
loadings that apply to your original Life Cover may also
apply to the new Life Cover. The terms and conditions
of, and premiums payable under the new cover will
generally be based on those applicable to a policy that,
in our opinion, is most comparable to an Asteron Life
Complete policy with Life Cover we issue at the time
you exercise the Life Cover Buy Back. Guaranteed
Future Insurability and the Business Security Option do
not apply to the new Life Cover.
This benefit is not available if Double TPD or Double
Trauma is selected or for a payment under the Single
Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit, the Partial Trauma Benefit
or if you have the Business Security Option.
Optional benefits
This section provides detail about the optional benefits
of your cover, if they have been selected.
19. Business Security Option
NS
Life
Trauma
TPD
Premium
Structure
Entry age
next birthday
Expiry age
next birthday
Stepped
18-62 66
Level
18-60 66
If the Business Security Option applies to your Life
Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover and your age next
birthday is less than 66, you can apply to increase the
Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover sum insured
without the need for further medical evidence, if financial
evidence is provided to our reasonable satisfaction.
This option is not available on policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust.
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19.1 Maximum increases on Business Security
Option
The maximum limit to which the Life Cover, TPD Cover
or Trauma Cover sum insured can be increased to
under the Business Security Option is:

for Life Cover, the lesser of up to 3 times the Life
Cover sum insured at the commencement date and
$15,000,000

for the TPD Cover, the lesser of up to 3 times the
TPD Cover sum insured at the commencement
date and $5,000,000, and

for the Trauma Cover, the lesser of up to 3 times
the Trauma Cover sum insured at the
commencement date and $2,000,000.
For example if your original TPD Cover sum insured is
$500,000 the maximum increase available under the
Business Security Option is $1,000,000 bringing your
total TPD Cover sum insured to $1,500,000.
All maximum limits refer to the total sum insured for cover
of a similar type offered under any insurance policy. For
example, if you hold a TPD Stand Alone Cover with us
and TPD cover with another company, the $5,000,000
limit applies to the total sum insured for TPD insurance
across all companies.
19.2 How to exercise the Business Security
Option
You must apply, in writing, to increase the Life Cover,
TPD Cover or Trauma Cover sum insured. One
increase can be made every 12 months. You must be
actively working in your usual occupation at the time of
application for the increase. The rationale for the
increase, and the financial evidence required to
substantiate the increase, must be consistent with that
nominated in the initial application for the Business
Security Option.

The increase must not exceed the increase in value
of the associated business purpose, using the
same valuation basis as that used in the initial
application for the Business Security Option.

On a policy with Life Cover and linked TPD Cover
and/or linked Trauma Cover (as applicable), if the
linked TPD Cover or Trauma Cover sum insured is
being increased, the linked Life Cover sum insured
must also be increased by at least the same
amount.

If you select Loan Cover as the Business Security
Option reason, for the first 6 months after the
cover for the increase in Life Cover sum insured
starts, the increase in sum insured is only payable
in the event of:

accidental death, for the Life Cover Benefit

accidental total and permanent disablement, for
the TPD Benefit, or

injury, for the Trauma Benefit.
The premiums will be increased to reflect the increase
in Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover sum insured.
The increased cover applies from the date we confirm
to you the new Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover
sum insured in writing, as long as the additional
premium has been paid.
19.3 Expiry of Business Security Option
The Business Security Option must be exercised within
3 years from the commencement date of the Business
Security Option, otherwise it will expire. Thereafter, the
Business Security Option will expire on the earliest of
the following:

the date we receive your written request to cancel
the option

the maximum increase limit for the Life Cover, TPD
Cover or Trauma Cover sum insured has been reached

if youre entitled to make a claim or we have paid a
claim under this policy (other than for Child Cover,
please refer to chapter 4)

the date we commence waiving premiums under the
Waiver of Premium Option (please refer to section
20), or the Waiver of Premium due to Serious
Disablement Benefit (please refer to section 8)

the anniversary of the commencement date 3 years
after the later of:

the last increase under the option we approved,
and

the last reduction in the Life Cover, TPD Cover
or Trauma Cover sum insured which you
requested and we approved

the date of cancellation of this cover for non-
payment of the premium (please refer to chapter 5,
section 10.6 What happens if the premium isnt
paid?)

the anniversary of the commencement date when
youre age 65, or

the date of your death.
19.4 Varied terms on the Business Security
Option
If the Business Security Option applies to your Life
Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover, cover is subject to
the following restrictions:

Automatic Increase (please refer section 1) does not
apply but will apply on the first anniversary after
expiry or cancellation of the Business Security
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Option provided this cover has not been cancelled
for non-payment of the premium (please refer to
section chapter 5, section 10.6 What happens if
the premium isnt paid?)

Double TPD (please refer to section 22) does not
apply

Double Trauma (please refer to section 25) does
not apply

Guaranteed Future Insurability (please refer to
section 2) does not apply

Life Cover Buy Back (please refer to section 18)
does not apply

automatic conversion of the Trauma Stand Alone
Cover to TPD Stand Alone Cover at the expiry
date (please refer to section 3) does not apply

the Financial Planning Benefit (please refer to
section 7) does not apply, and

the Conversion Benefit (please refer to section 17)
does not apply.
20. Waiver of Premium Option
Life
Trauma
TPD
If the Waiver of Premium Option applies to your cover,
well waive the premiums for any period during which
youre significantly disabled and covered for this
option, as long as you have been continuously
significantly disabled for the previous 6 consecutive
months.
You must pay premiums for the first 6 months while
youre significantly disabled, but well refund any
premiums paid for this period if we accept the Waiver
of Premium claim.
We wont waive premiums if your significant disability
is directly or indirectly caused by an intentional self-
inflicted act.
If Business Security Option applies to this policy, the
option will expire on the date we commence waiving
premiums under this option.
20.1 Automatic increases while were waiving
premiums
If Automatic Increase applies (please refer to section 1)
and were waiving premiums under the Waiver of
Premium Option because youre significantly disabled,
well continue to make annual increases to the Life
Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover sum insured (as
applicable).
Recurring disablement
If your significant disablement recurs for the same or
related cause while youre covered for the Waiver of
Premium Option, well recommence waiving the
premiums without requiring you to be significantly
disabled for a further continuous period of 6
consecutive months.
Your significant disablement is recurring if we have
waived your premiums because of significant
disablement and, within 6 consecutive months of your
entitlement to waiver of premium ending, you become
significantly disabled again from the same or related
cause.
If there is more than 6 consecutive months between 2
periods of significant disablement, well treat the later
period as a new significant disablement even if it is
from the same or related cause. This means that a new
6 month eligibility period will apply.
20.2 Recommencement of premiums
You must recommence payment of premiums on the
earlier of the date when you're no longer significantly
disabled or the anniversary of the commencement date
when you're 65.
When premiums become payable again, the premium
will be calculated in accordance with chapter 5, section
10 Premiums and payment.
20.3 When the Waiver of Premium Option ends
The Waiver of Premium Option ends on the anniversary
of the commencement date when you're age 65.
21. Healthy Plus Option and Healthy Life Option
Life
Entry age
next birthday
Entry age next birthday
for reinstatement of the
Healthy Plus Option
30-50 31-55
These options are only available on a stepped premium
basis.
If the Healthy Plus Option or the Healthy Life Option applies
to your policy, a discount will be applied to your Life Cover
premium. This discount is provided based on additional
health and personal information and other evidence.
To qualify for and maintain this option, the amount of
your Life Cover sum insured must continuously remain
at or above $250,000 for the duration of your policy
and premiums must be paid continuously on a stepped
premium basis.
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The Healthy Plus Option cannot be applied for in
conjunction with the Healthy Life Option. The discount
is not available with the Business Security Option.
For the Healthy Plus Option only:
The discount will decrease by 1% at each policy
anniversary and will vary depending on the number of
years since:

the commencement date of this option, or

the most recent reinstatement of the Healthy Plus
Option discount.
The original discount is provided based on additional
health and personal information and other evidence.
Once the discount is applied to your premium, it is
subject to a minimum of 10% regardless of any
changes to your health, occupation or pastimes.
You may apply to reinstate the original discount any
time prior to the anniversary of the commencement
date when youre age 55 next birthday. The original
discount does not apply until we have confirmed this to
you in writing.
22. Double TPD
TPD
This benefit is only available if TPD Cover is linked to
Life Cover.
If Double TPD applies to your linked TPD Cover, and
while youre covered for Double TPD:

we have paid the TPD Benefit under section 12, and

youre alive and at least 14 days have passed since
the TPD event for which the TPD Benefit was paid,
we will:

not reduce the Life Cover sum insured*, and

waive all future premiums for the Life Cover sum
insured equal to the amount of the TPD Benefit
payment.
We wont waive premiums for the Life Cover sum insured
above the amount of the TPD Benefit payment, or for any
other covers linked to your Life Cover or any other
benefits under the policy.
Once we have made a payment under Double TPD, the
Life Cover sum insured can no longer be increased.
Automatic Increase and Guaranteed Future Insurability
will no longer apply to the policy.
Double TPD wont apply for a payment made under
the Single Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit. However, a
payment under the Single Loss of Limb or Eye Benefit
will reduce the TPD Cover sum insured.
If you have selected both Double TPD and Trauma
Cover linked to Life Cover, any payment under Double
TPD will reduce the Trauma Cover sum insured. Similarly,
any payment under the Trauma Benefit including the
Partial Trauma Benefit or the Trauma Booster Option will
reduce the sum insured for Double TPD.
Cover for Double TPD ends on the anniversary of the
commencement date when youre 65.
*This wont apply if we have made a payment because you're terminally ill.
23. Trauma Booster Option
Trauma
The Trauma Booster Option is only available if you have
selected Trauma Plus.
If the Trauma Booster Option applies to your Trauma
Cover well pay an additional 25% of the Trauma Cover
sum insured if you suffer:

blindness

motor neurone disease

muscular dystrophy

paralysis, or

severe burns.
The maximum amount well pay for the Trauma Benefit
under this policy including the boosted amount under
this section is $2,000,000.
If the Trauma Booster Option applies to your Trauma
Cover well double any payment under the Partial
Trauma Benefit. For example, if the Partial Trauma
Benefit is $100,000, well double the payment amount
to $200,000. The maximum amount well pay for the
Partial Trauma Benefit including the boosted amount
under this section is $200,000.
24. Trauma Reinstatement Option
Trauma
If the Trauma Reinstatement Option applies to your
policy, and we have made a Trauma Benefit (please
refer to section 15) or Partial Trauma Benefit payment
(please refer to section 16), you can effect a new
Trauma Stand Alone Cover without further medical
evidence if:

the Trauma Benefit or Partial Trauma Benefit
payment was before the anniversary of the
commencement date when youre 65

the Trauma Benefit or Partial Trauma Benefit
payment was made while youre covered for the
Trauma Reinstatement Option

the Trauma Benefit payment was not for:

loss of independent existence

loss of limbs or sight

paralysis, or

significant cognitive impairment
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the Partial Trauma Benefit payment was not for
single loss of limb or sight or serious accidental
injury, and

you're still alive.
The sum insured for the new Trauma Stand Alone
Cover will be up to or equal to 100% of the Trauma
Cover sum insured or Partial Trauma Benefit payment.
The type of trauma cover on the new Trauma Stand
Alone Cover will be the equivalent of the type of trauma
cover on the original Trauma Cover.
24.1 Exercising the Trauma Reinstatement
Option
The Trauma Reinstatement Option can only be
exercised 12 months after the later of:

the date we receive your fully completed claim form,
and

the date when you satisfy the criteria under the
Trauma Benefit (please refer to section 15) or Partial
Trauma Benefit (please refer section 16).
Well write to you within 30 days prior to the exercise
date. Alternatively, you can contact us directly in writing
(please refer to chapter 5, section 16 Contacting us
and complaints for our details).
The ability to exercise the Trauma Reinstatement
Option will only be valid for a period of 30 days.
We must receive the completed application form and first
premium within this 30 day period. If the option is taken
up, the new cover will begin once we have received the
first premium and well send you a new schedule.
Any exclusions, restrictions, special terms or conditions
or medical, occupational or pastimes loadings that
apply to this policy may also apply to the new policy.
The terms and conditions of, and premiums payable
under the new cover will generally be based on those
applicable to a cover that, in our opinion, is most
comparable to the Trauma Cover we issue at the time
you take up the Trauma Reinstatement Option.
24.2 Restrictions on Reinstated Benefits
The new Trauma Stand Alone Cover will be subject to
the following restrictions:

automatic conversion of the Trauma Stand Alone
Cover to a TPD Stand Alone Cover at the expiry
date (please refer to section 3) wont apply

Guaranteed Future Insurability (please refer to
section 2) wont apply

the Waiver of Premium Option wont be available
(please refer to section 20) and if premiums were
being waived under the Waiver of Premium Option
for this cover, the waiver wont apply to the new
Trauma Stand Alone Cover

the Trauma Reinstatement Option wont be
available (please refer to section 24)

Automatic Increase (please refer section 1) does not
apply

the Financial Planning Benefit (please refer to
section 7) does not apply

the Conversion Benefit (please refer to section 17)
does not apply, and

the Business Security Option (please refer to
section 19) does not apply.
We wont pay a claim for the Trauma Benefit or the
Partial Trauma Benefit (Reinstated Benefits) under the
new Trauma Stand Alone Cover if:

the date of diagnosis of one of the defined medical
events, or the circumstances/symptoms leading to
the diagnosis of one of the defined medical events
(please refer to sections 15 and 16, first occurs:

before you exercise the Trauma Reinstatement
Option, and

before we receive your completed application
form and first premium

the defined medical event (please refer to sections
15 and 16) is the same defined medical event
(please refer to sections 15 and 16), or is directly or
indirectly caused by or related to the defined
medical event (please refer to sections 15 and 16),
for which the original Trauma Benefit or Partial
Trauma Benefit was paid

the defined medical event is loss of independent
existence, loss of limbs or sight or significant
cognitive impairment

the defined medical event is severe diabetes
complications or adult onset type 1 diabetes after
age 30 where the original Trauma Benefit or Partial
Trauma Benefit payment was for a heart condition*,
stroke, chronic kidney (renal) failure or chronic liver
failure

the defined medical event is a heart condition* and
the original Trauma Benefit or Partial Trauma Benefit
payment was also for a heart condition*

the defined medical event is a heart condition*,
stroke, chronic kidney (renal) failure or chronic liver
failure and the original Trauma Benefit payment was
for severe diabetes complications

the defined medical event is a stroke or paralysis
(directly or indirectly resulting from a stroke) and the
original Trauma Benefit or Partial Trauma Benefit
payment was for a heart condition*, or
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the defined medical event is a heart condition*,
stroke, chronic kidney (renal failure) or chronic liver
failure and the original Partial Trauma Benefit
payment was for adult onset type 1 diabetes after
age 30.
*In the above paragraph, heart condition means any of the following
defined medical events: cardiomyopathy, coronary artery angioplasty,
coronary artery angioplasty triple vessel, coronary artery surgery, heart
attack, heart surgery (open), out of hospital cardiac arrest, primary
pulmonary hypertension, repair or replacement of aorta, repair or
replacement of valves.
The type of trauma cover on the new Trauma Stand
Alone Cover will be the equivalent of the type of trauma
cover on the original Trauma Cover and the other terms
of the new modified Trauma Stand Alone Cover will be
the same as those offered under our Trauma Stand
Alone Cover at that time.
25. Double Trauma
Trauma
This benefit is only available if Trauma Cover is linked to
Life Cover.
If Double Trauma applies to your Trauma Cover, and
while youre covered for Double Trauma:

we have paid the Trauma Benefit under section 15,
and

youre alive and at least 14 days have passed since
the defined medical event for which the benefit was
paid,
we will:

not reduce the Life Cover sum insured* and

waive all future premiums for the Life Cover sum
insured equal to the amount of the Trauma Cover
sum insured (except for any booster payment made
under section 23).
We wont waive premiums for the Life Cover sum
insured above the amount of the Trauma Cover sum
insured, or for any other rider benefits under your Life
Cover policy.
Once we have made a payment under Double Trauma,
the Life Cover sum insured can no longer be increased.
Automatic Increase and Guaranteed Future Insurability will
no longer apply to the Life Cover.
Double Trauma wont apply for any payments made
under the Partial Trauma Benefit. However, any
payments for the Partial Trauma Benefit will reduce the
Trauma Cover sum insured.
If you have selected both Double Trauma and TPD
Cover linked to the same Life Cover, any payment
under Double Trauma will reduce the linked TPD Cover
sum insured. Similarly, any payment under the linked
TPD Benefit including the Single Loss of Limb or Eye
Benefit will reduce the linked Trauma Cover sum
insured for Double Trauma.
Cover for Double Trauma ends on the anniversary of
the commencement date when youre 65.
*This wont apply if we have made a payment because you're terminally ill.
26. When cover ends
Life
Trauma
TPD
Your cover will end on the earliest of:

the date we receive your written request to cancel
the cover or policy*

the date of cancellation of the policy for non-
payment of the premium (please refer to chapter 5,
section 10.6 'What happens if the premium isnt
paid?')*

the date of full payment of the Life Cover, TPD
Cover or Trauma Cover sum insured for the Life
Cover Benefit, the Terminal Illness Benefit, the TPD
Benefit or the Trauma Benefit (as applicable)*

the date the Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma
Cover sum insured is reduced to nil because we
have made a payment under Life Cover, TPD Cover
(including Split TPD) or Trauma Cover (as
applicable)*

the date the TPD Cover sum insured is reduced to
nil because we have made a payment under Split
TPD (please refer to chapter 5, section 1.5 'Split
TPD')

for Life Cover Super, the date youre no longer
eligible to make superannuation contributions (or
have them made on your behalf)

the date that we confirm in writing that the full Life
Cover, Trauma Cover or TPD Cover sum insured
under your policy has been converted to a new
policy under a continuation option (as per section 3)

the benefit expiry date

the date your policy ends, or

the date of your death.
*For Life Cover, if youre entitled to the Loyalty Funeral Benefit after having
already met the eligibility criteria (refer to section 9), you will be entitled to
be issued with a policy with Life Cover equal to the Loyalty Funeral Benefit
sum insured. To do this, you must advise us in writing within 30 days of
cancellation.
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Chapter 3
Income Protection
Business Expenses
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Selecting your level of cover
Safeguarding your income when you
need it most
We all rely on our income to cover our day-to-day
expenses. And in most cases, if youre ill and cant
work for a short period of time you have access to sick
leave to get you by.
But sometimes, illness or injury takes an extended
period to recover from and you may need to take time
off work for longer than any paid leave can cover. Or, if
youre a business owner, the impact of you not working
means you also have ongoing business expenses to
cover on top of your wage.
Thats where having Income Protection and Business
Expenses Covers can help. Both pay you a monthly
benefit if youre disabled and are unable to work due to
sickness or injury.
For each cover, there are options which you can apply
for at an extra cost. Your financial adviser can help you
determine which type of cover will suit your personal
needs best.
Eligibility
How much cover can I have?
You can apply for a maximum* Total Monthly Benefit of
up to $60,000 for Income Protection Covers and
Business Expenses Cover (individually).
For Income Protection Covers, the maximum total
benefit you can insure at application is:
Monthly income Annual income

75% of your first
$26,667 of monthly
income

50% of the next
$20,000 of monthly
income, and

20% of the balance of
monthly income.

75% of your first
$320,000 of annual
income

50% of the next
$240,000 of annual
income, and

20% of the balance of
annual income.
*Maximum level includes insurance cover of a similar type offered under
another insurance policy issued by any insurer including us.
In addition, the following conditions apply:

Cover above a Total Monthly Benefit of $40,000 is
only available to occupation classes AP, LP, MP and
selected AA occupations, subject to eligibility.

A 2 year benefit period will apply to any cover
above $30,000.
If you select the SuperSaver Option the way we
calculate your Total Monthly Benefit will change. This is
explained in section 38 on page 51.
Income Protection Covers are only available if you work
at least 20 hours per week. Business Expenses Cover
is only available if you work at least 30 hours per week.
Waiting and benefit period
The waiting period and benefit period which you select
at application will determine when a claim is payable
and the maximum length of time it can be paid.
The waiting period is the period of time that must
elapse before well pay a claim. Payments are made
monthly in arrears after the end of the waiting period.
For example, if your waiting period is 30 days well
make the first payment after 60 days.
The benefit period is the maximum period of time for
which well pay a benefit whilst youre disabled.
Waiting period for Income Protection
Covers
You can choose the following waiting periods when
applying for Income Protection Covers:

14 days

30 days

60 days

90 days

1 year, or

2 years.
The 14 day waiting period isnt available if youve
chosen Income Protection Cover Super or your
occupation class is C or S.
Waiting period for Business
Expenses Cover
You can choose the following waiting periods when
applying for Business Expenses Cover:

14 days

30 days

60 days, or

90 days.
Income Protection, Business Expenses
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Benefit period for Income Protection Covers
The benefit periods available for each type of Income Protection cover are listed below. Availability also depends on
your occupation class and conditions will apply. Your adviser can let you know which benefit period is most suitable
for your needs.
Cover
Benefit periods
2 years 5 years Age 65 Age 70
Income Protection Plus Cover
U U U U
Income Protection Cover
U U U U
Income Protection Cover Super
U U U U
Income Protection - Accident
Only Cover
U U U Y
Please note:

For all class S and class C occupations, the only available benefit periods are 2 years and 5 years regardless of
which cover you have chosen.

Benefit period to age 70 is only available to occupation classes AA, AP, LP, MP and A1.

In addition, the following conditions apply for a benefit period to age 70:

some benefits and options are not payable after age 65 (see section 39 on page 52 for more details), and

for any claim arising after age 65, assessment will be based on an indemnity basis only.
Benefit period for Business Expenses Cover
All Business Expenses Cover have a benefit period of 12 months. If youre still disabled at the end of the benefit period,
and we havent paid 12 times the Business Expenses monthly benefit, we may extend your benefit period by up to 6
months. This is explained further in section 7.3 on page 42.
Payments whilst overseas
The benefits well pay if youre disabled outside Australia and New Zealand depend on the cover youve selected and
your occupation class as explained in the table below.
Cover Payment whilst overseas
Income Protection Plus Cover
(occupation classes AA, AP, LP, MP, A1 or A2) If youre disabled outside Australia and New Zealand and are entitled to receive
payments from us, and in our opinion can still meet our claim requirements
(explained in chapter 5, section 15 'Making a claim'), youll continue to receive
payments whilst you remain outside Australia and New Zealand.
Income Protection Cover
(occupation classes AA, AP, LP, MP, A1 or A2)
Business Expenses Cover
Income Protection Plus Cover
(occupation classes B, C and S)
If youre disabled outside Australia and New Zealand and are entitled to receive
payments from us, and in our opinion can still meet our claim requirements
(explained in chapter 5, section 15 'Making a claim'), youll continue to receive
payments for up to 3 months while you remain outside Australia and New
Zealand.
Benefits will recommence without a new waiting period when you return to
Australia or New Zealand if:

your disablement has been continuous since we ceased payments

youre still disabled from the same cause when you return to Australia or
New Zealand, and

youre otherwise entitled to receive payments for that disablement under
the policy.
Income Protection Cover
(occupation classes B, C and S)
Income Protection - Accident Only
Cover
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Income protection for medical
professionals
We understand the nature of your profession exposes
you to unique risks that require specific benefits.
Income Protection Plus Cover and Income Protection
Cover have a number of built-in benefits tailored to
protect you against these professional risks.
The following benefits only apply if we have classified
your occupation as MP. To understand the full terms
and conditions, please ensure you read the Income
Protection and Business Expenses benefits in detail
section on pages 38 to 52 of this PDS carefully, and
talk to your financial adviser about how they apply
to you.
Blood borne diseases
If youre diagnosed with HIV or Hepatitis B or C, well
deem you to be totally disabled or partially disabled if
your income is reduced as a result your condition and
you meet our requirements, as explained in section 20
on page 46.
Additional lump sum payment for blood
borne diseases
In addition to the total or partial disability benefit, our
Needlestick and Medical Hazards Benefit will provide
a lump sum payment of 50 times the Total Monthly
Benefit in the event youre infected with HIV or
Hepatitis B or C, during the course of performing your
regular duties. This means youre covered for
needlestick injuries, airborne particles like bone dust,
sprays and splashes.
Income Protection Plus Cover has a number of built-in
benefits which help to protect you against the particular
occupational risks you face as a Medical Professional.
Becoming disabled while youre
overseas
We understand that your job can take you overseas for
fellowship years, special placements and career
development. If youre overseas and become disabled,
our Overseas Assist Benefit will reimburse up to
$10,000 for you and your immediate family members
to return to Australia. This is explained in section 23 on
page 48.
Recognising the challenges you face
being self-employed
If youre self-employed you face additional challenges if
you become disabled. While youre on claim for total
disability well reimburse up to $10,000 in business
coaching or consulting expenses under the Business
Rehabilitation Benefit to help your business cope with
you being out of action. This is explained in section 33
on page 50.
Once youre back on your feet your business may not
be at the same capacity it was and your income may
be reduced for a period of time. We recognise this so if
youve been totally disabled for 6 months or more and
you return to full-time work, well pay you an additional
amount equal to your Total Monthly Benefit under the
Return to Business Benefit. This is explained in section
34 on page 50.
Built in benefits for medical professionals Income
Protection
Plus Cover
Income
Protection
Cover
Benefit in
detail on
page
Blood borne diseases NS
U U
46
Needlestick and Medical Hazards Benefit NS
U U
48
Return to Business Benefit
U U
50
Business Rehabilitation Benefit
U Y
50
Overseas Assist Benefit
U Y
48
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Income Protection Covers
Making sure your bills get paid
We all like getting paid regularly, and as our
responsibilities grow we begin to rely more and more
on that income to pay the bills, the mortgage, and all
our other day-to-day expenses. So what happens if
youre sick or injured and cant work?
Income Protection Covers pays a monthly benefit if you
become disabled and are unable to work due to
sickness* or injury.
There are 3 types of Income Protection cover:
1. Income Protection Plus Cover
2. Income Protection

Cover
+
3. Income Protection - Accident Only Cover
Your financial adviser can help you decide which cover
is most suitable for your needs.
*Cover for sickness is not available on Income Protection Accident Only
Cover.
+
Only Income Protection Cover can be owned by the Suncorp Master
Trust. Benefits which are not available under Income Protection Super are
marked with NS .
Built in and optional benefits
Your Income Protection Cover will have a number of
built in benefits, and additional options which you can
choose to include. A summary of these are set out in
the tables below set out in the table below.
Your level of cover and the definitions which apply to
your policy depend on if youve chosen Income
Protection Plus Cover, Income Protection Cover or
Income Protection Accident Only Cover. To
understand the full terms and conditions, please ensure
you read the Income Protection and Business
Expenses benefits in detail section on pages 38 to 52
of this PDS carefully, and talk to your financial adviser
about how they apply to you.
Built in
benefits
What does it do? Income
Protection
Plus Cover
Income
Protection
Cover
Income
Protection
- Accident
Only Cover
Benefit in
detail on
page
Totally Disabled
Benefit
Pays a monthly benefit if youre totally
disabled after the waiting period as a result
of sickness* or injury.
U U U
39
Partially
Disabled
Benefit
Pays a monthly benefit if youre partially
disabled after the waiting period as a result
of sickness* or injury.
U U U
40
Death Benefit
If you die or become terminally ill, well pay
a benefit equal to the following multiple of
the monthly benefit.
6 times 3 times 3 times 42
Increasing
Claim
While youre receiving payments, well
increase the Total Monthly Benefit at each
anniversary of the commencement date.
U U U
42
Recurring
Disability
If we have paid the Totally Disabled Benefit
or Partially Disabled Benefit and you suffer
from the same or a related sickness* or
injury within a specified period, well
recommence payments without applying a
new waiting period.
U U U
42
Premium
Waiver Benefit
If were paying you a benefit because
youre disabled, well waive the premiums
payable under the policy.
U U U
43
*Cover for sickness is not available on Income Protection Accident Only Cover.
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Built in
benefits
What does it do? Income
Protection
Plus Cover
Income
Protection
Cover
Income
Protection
- Accident
Only Cover
Benefit in
detail on
page
Premium and
Cover
Suspension
Benefit
You can apply to suspend your premiums
and cover for up to 12 months if you
experience financial hardship, are
unemployed, or are on sabbatical,
maternity, paternity or long-term leave from
work.
U U U
44
Pregnancy
Premium
Waiver
Well waive premiums for up to 6 months if
you become pregnant while your policy is in
force.
U U U
44
Concurrent
Disability
If youre entitled to claim for more than one
benefit because youre suffering from 2 or
more concurrent disabilities, payments will
be made for the condition that entitles you
to the highest benefit.
U U U
44
Waiting Period
Conversion
You can reduce your waiting period if your
existing insurance from your employer or
superannuation no longer applies.
U U U
44
Temporary
Extended
Waiting Period
You can temporarily reduce your premium
by temporarily extending your waiting
period.
U U U
44
Elective
Surgery Benefit
NS
Cover for elective surgery if you transplant
part of your body to someone else or
improve your appearance under the advice
of a registered doctor.
U U Y
43
AIDS Cover
Cover for disability through AIDS related
illness.
U U Y
42
Specific Injury
Benefit
NS
If you suffer one of a list of specified
injuries, well pay the Totally Disabled
Benefit for a specified payment period
without applying the waiting period.
U U Y
45
Crisis Benefit
If you suffer one of the defined medical
events listed on page 47, well treat you as
if youre totally disabled and pay the Totally
Disabled Benefit for up to 6 months
without applying the waiting period. We'll
also boost your monthly benefit by 1/3
during the specified payment period only.
U Y Y
47
Overseas
Assist Benefit
If you become disabled overseas, and are
entitled to receive payments, well
reimburse up to $10,000 for you and your
immediate family members to return to
Australia.
U Y Y
48
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Built in
benefits
What does it do? Income
Protection
Plus Cover
Income
Protection
Cover
Income
Protection
- Accident
Only Cover
Benefit in
detail on
page
Accommodation
Benefit
If youre bed confined more than 100km
from home as a result of being totally
disabled, well reimburse accommodation
costs for a family member to stay with you.
U Y Y
48
Bed
Confinement
Benefit
If youre bed confined for more than 72
consecutive hours as a result of being
totally disabled, well pay 1/30th of the
Total Monthly Benefit for each day youre
bed confined during the waiting period.
U Y Y
49
Family Assist
Benefit
If we have paid the Totally Disabled Benefit
for 30 consecutive days and you continue
to be totally disabled, well pay for either a
family member or a registered nurse to
care for you.
U Y Y
49
Transportation
Benefit
If you become either totally disabled or
partially disabled and require emergency
transportation within Australia, well
reimburse the cost of the transportation.
U Y Y
49
Childcare
Reimbursement
Benefit
If youre totally disabled and require
additional childcare assistance, well
reimburse the child care fees incurred as a
result of your sickness or injury.
U Y Y
49
Unemployment
Benefit
Allows you to waive your premiums for up
to 6 months if you become involuntarily
unemployed.
U Y Y
49
Optional
benefits
What does it do? Income
Protection
Plus Cover
Income
Protection
Cover
Income
Protection
- Accident
Only Cover
Benefit in
detail on
page
Day 1 Accident
Option
If youre totally disabled for more than 72
consecutive hours due to an injury, well
pay 1/30th of the Total Monthly Benefit for
each day youre totally disabled during the
waiting period.
U U U
51
Child Cover
NS
Pays the Child Cover sum insured if the
insured child dies, suffers a terminal illness,
or suffers one of the defined medical
events listed on page 54.
U U Y
54
Booster Option
Pays an additional 1/3 of the monthly
benefit otherwise payable for the first 3
months if either the Totally Disabled Benefit
or the Partially Disabled Benefit is payable.
U U Y
51
SuperSaver
Option
You can apply to insure an additional 5%
of your monthly income for superannuation
contributions.
U U Y
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Built in rehabilitation benefits
We want to help you get your life back on track after illness or injury. Thats why we have made sure your Income
Protection Cover includes built in rehabilitation benefits to give you a helping hand on the road to recovery.
The benefits available to you will depend on the cover youve selected as shown in the table below.
Built in benefits What does it do? Income
Protection
Plus Cover
Income
Protection
Cover
Income
Protection
- Accident
Only Cover
Benefit in
detail on
page
Rehabilitation
Benefit
Well reimburse retraining and rehabilitation
fees if youre totally disabled or partially
disabled.
U U U
50
Return to Work
Benefit
NS
Well pay this benefit if you return to full
time work immediately after we have paid
the Totally Disabled Benefit for 6 months or
more.
U U Y
50
Return to
Business
Benefit
NS

Well pay this benefit if you return to full
time work in your business immediately
after we have paid the Totally Disabled
Benefit for 6 months or more.
U U Y
50
Business
Rehabilitation
Benefit
If youre self-employed and are totally
disabled or partially disabled, well
reimburse business coaching or consulting
fees.
U Y Y
50
Agreed Value or Indemnity
The monthly benefit amount well pay under the Totally
Disabled Benefit depends on whether you select
Agreed Value or Indemnity.
Agreed Value
Under Agreed Value, the monthly benefit is the amount
we agree on when we accept your application
including any increases under Automatic Increase,
regardless of any subsequent rise or fall in your
income.
This is explained in more detail in section 4 on page
39.
Agreed Value is not available for policies owned
through the Suncorp Master Trust.
Indemnity
If Indemnity is selected, the monthly benefit will be:

the lesser of the monthly benefit as shown in your
schedule including any increases under Automatic
Increase, and the total of:

75% of your first $26,667 of monthly pre-
disability income

50% of the next $20,000 of monthly pre-
disability income, and

20% of the balance of monthly pre-disability
income.
This is explained in more detail in section on page 39.
Key features

Worldwide Cover

Automatic Increase

Guarantee of Upgrade

Guaranteed Future Insurability

Payments Whilst Overseas
Times when we wont pay
There are certain situations when we wont pay a
benefit. These situations are explained in chapter 5,
section 9 on page 63.
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Business Expenses Cover
Keeping your business running
In the same way Income Protection gives you the peace of mind that your personal expenses would be covered if you
were sick, Business Expenses Cover offers business owners the financial assurance that if you become disabled and
cant work, your fixed business expenses would be covered too.
It reimburses costs up to a monthly benefit for Allowable Business Expenses, which includes things like rent,
electricity, water and insuranceso youre able to focus on recuperating rather than worrying about your business.
Business Expenses is not available through superannuation.
Built in benefits
Business Expenses Cover has a number of built in benefits which are automatically included in your policy. A
summary of these are set out in the tables below. To understand the full terms and conditions, please ensure you
read the Income Protection and Business Expenses benefits in detail section on pages 38 to 52 of this PDS
carefully, and please talk to your financial adviser about how they apply to you.
Built in benefits What does it do? Benefit in
detail on
page
Business Expenses
Benefit
Well pay the Business Expenses Benefit if youre totally disabled or partially
disabled.
41
Death Benefit
If you die or become terminally ill, well pay a benefit equal to 3 times the
Business Expenses monthly benefit.
42
Premium and Cover
Suspension Benefit
You can apply to suspend your premiums and cover for up to 12 months if you
experience financial hardship, are unemployed, or are on sabbatical, maternity,
paternity or long-term leave from work.
44
Recurring Disability
If we have paid the Business Expenses Benefit and you suffer from the same or
a related sickness or injury within a specified period, well recommence
payments without applying a new waiting period.
42
Elective Surgery
Cover for elective surgery if you transplant part of your body to someone else or
improve your appearance under the advice of a registered doctor.
43
Concurrent Disability
If youre entitled to claim for more than one benefit because youre suffering
from 2 or more concurrent disabilities, payments will be made for the condition
that entitles you to the highest benefit.
44
Specific Injury
Benefit
If you suffer one of a list of specified injuries, well pay the Totally Disabled
Benefit for a specified payment period without apply the waiting period.
45
Blood Borne
Diseases
Cover for blood-borne diseases (HIV and Hepatitis B and C) if youre a health
care professional.
46
Crisis Benefit
If you suffer one of the defined medical events listed on page 47, well treat you
as if youre totally disabled and pay the Business Expenses Benefit for up to 2
months without applying the waiting period.
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What are Allowable Business Expenses?
Allowable Business Expenses include your share of
those business expenses listed below plus any others
which we specifically approve. Whether they're
allowable may also depend on whether your office is
the same as, or separate to your residential address.

Rent or interest/fees on a loan to finance a
premises

Insurance of a property (e.g. fire)

Property rates/taxes

Security costs

Repairs and maintenance

Fixed line telephone

Gas

Electricity

Water

Mobile telephone

Cleaning and laundry

Lease or financing costs (excluding payments
attributable to the initial cost) on equipment
excluding any taxi or truck which can and will be let
out to generate income

Car lease (excluding taxi)

Registration and insurance of vehicles and
equipment

Repairs and maintenance of equipment

Salaries of employees who dont generate any
business income

Payroll tax on the above salaries

Superannuation in respect of the above salaries
(Superannuation Guarantee Charge amounts only)

Regular advertising costs

Accounting and auditing fees

Bank fees/charges and account transaction taxes

Interest/fees on loan to finance the business

Professional association dues and subscriptions

Business insurance (e.g. public liability)

Postage

Net cost of a locum (a suitably qualified
replacement for you whose sales, income or billings
are less than the cost to employ them)*.
* If the gross sales, income or billings generated by the locum during that
month exceed the fees incurred by the locum, we wont reduce any benefit
payable because of these excess amounts.
For example, if the locum fees in a month were $2,500 and gross billings
generated by the locum were $1,500, then the $1,000 net cost of the
locum is an eligible business expense.
However, if the locum fees were $2,500 and gross billings generated were
$3,000 (i.e. a $500 profit), there would be no net cost of the locum and in
addition we wouldnt reduce eligible business expenses by the profit.
Allowable Business Expenses do not include:

salaries, fees or drawings and related costs paid to
or for:

you, or

any member of your family unless they were a
bona fide employee and were employed at least
30 days before you became disabled

repayments of loan principal

costs of equipment, books, fittings, fixtures,
furniture, goods, implements, merchandise, stock
or any other items of capital nature

expenses met or reimbursed under other insurance
that were not disclosed to us at the time you
applied for the policy, or

depreciation expenses.
Key features

Worldwide Cover

Automatic Increase

Guarantee of Upgrade

Payments Whilst Overseas
Times when we wont pay
There are certain situations when we wont pay a
benefit. These situations are explained in chapter 5,
section 9 on page 63.
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Income Protection and Business Expenses benefits in detail
Youve already seen an overview of all the features and benefits of your cover, now its time to go through these in
detail. Its important you read this section of the PDS carefully as it forms a part of your insurance contract.
Please use the coloured icons below to understand which benefit is available on your cover.
Benefits available under:
Income Protection Plus Cover
Income Protection Plus
Income Protection Cover
Income Protection
Income Protection - Accident Only Cover
Accident Only
Business Expenses Cover
Business Expenses
Benefits under your policy
This section provides detail about the benefits available under your Income Protection Covers and Business
Expenses Cover.
1. Automatic Increase
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
Business Expenses
On each anniversary of the commencement date while
this policy is in force, well offer to increase the Total
Monthly Benefit without taking into account your age or
any changes to your health, occupation or pastimes.
The increase in the Total Monthly Benefit offered to you
will be the greater of the indexation factor and 3%.
Premiums will be increased to reflect the increased
Total Monthly Benefit.
Automatic Increase wont apply if:

youre receiving payments from us under this cover,
or

you elect not to accept our offer of an increased
Total Monthly Benefit by calling our customer
service team or providing written notice to us within
30 days of the anniversary of the commencement
date.
If Indemnity applies to your cover, you should consider
whether the increased cover is, or will be required.
2. Guaranteed Future Insurability
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
You can apply to increase the Total Monthly Benefit
each year by providing written notice to us within 30
days of the anniversary of the commencement date,
without needing to provide further medical evidence if:

youre under age 55

no benefit has been received or is payable under
this policy, and

premiums are not being waived.
If you select cover on an Agreed Value basis, well
require financial evidence to support the increased
Total Monthly Benefit.
The maximum increase is the lesser of:

10% of the Total Monthly Benefit at the
commencement date of this policy

$1,000 per month, and

the difference between the Total Monthly Benefit
and $20,000.
The total of all increases in the Total Monthly Benefit,
under this benefit, cannot exceed the original Total
Monthly Benefit at the commencement date.
This benefit is not available, or ceases to be available if:

the Total Monthly Benefit is equal to or greater than
$20,000

youre entitled to make a claim, or we have
accepted a claim under this policy, or

a medical loading greater than 75% applies to the
policy.
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3. Totally Disabled Benefit
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
Well pay the Total Monthly Benefit after the end of the
waiting period if solely due to sickness
+
or injury while
covered under this policy, youre totally disabled and
youve been:
Income Protection Plus
Cover
Income Protection
Cover
Income Protection
Accident Only Cover
+
If your occupation class is
AA, AP, LP, MP, A1 or A2:

disabled for the entire
waiting period and

continuously disabled
since the end of the
waiting period (unless
your disablement is a
recurring disability).
If your occupation class is
B, C or S:

continuously totally
disabled for at least 7
consecutive days
during the waiting
period

continuously disabled
for the balance of the
waiting period, and

continuously disabled
since the end of the
waiting period (unless
your disablement is a
recurring disability).

totally disabled and
not working in any
gainful occupation for
14 of the first 19 days
during the waiting
period

continuously disabled
for the balance of the
waiting period, and

continuously disabled
since the end of the
waiting period (unless
your disablement is a
recurring disability).
Payments accrue from the first day after the end of the
waiting period for each period youre totally disabled,
and are made monthly in arrears.
+
For Income Protection Accident Only Cover, cover for sickness is not
available. The Totally Disabled Benefit will only be paid if your disability is
solely and directly as a result of an injury.
3.1 When payment of the Totally Disabled
Benefit ends
Payment of the Totally Disabled Benefit ends at the first
of the following events:

the date youre no longer totally disabled

the end of the benefit period, and

the date cover ends under this policy (please refer
to section 39).
The amount well pay depends on whether you have
selected Agreed Value or Indemnity.
4. Agreed Value
NS
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
If the policy is an Agreed Value contract, the monthly
benefit and the SuperSaver monthly benefit refer to:

the amounts accepted at application and shown in
your schedule regardless of any subsequent rise or
fall in your income, or

the amounts adjusted in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this policy, or by agreement
between you and us.
Agreed Value is not available for policies owned
through the Suncorp Master Trust.
4.1 Endorsed Agreed Value
NS
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
If you provide evidence of your income for the last 2
financial years when applying for insurance to support
the Total Monthly Benefit, (including any increases in
the Total Monthly Benefit you apply for and we confirm
in writing), the cover will be endorsed and you wont
need to provide any further proof of income if we're
making payments under the Totally Disabled Benefit.
Your Total Monthly Benefit payable under the Totally
Disabled Benefit will be subject to a guaranteed
minimum of:

the amount stated in your schedule as the Total
Monthly Benefit

any increases under Automatic Increase

any increases to the Total Monthly Benefit
confirmed by us in writing, and

any reductions to the Total Monthly Benefit
confirmed by us in writing.
This benefit is not available for policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust.
5. Indemnity
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
If Indemnity is selected, the monthly benefit will be the
lesser of:

the amount referred to in section 4 above, and

the total of:

75% of the first $26,667 of pre-disability income

50% of the next $20,000 of pre-disability
income, and

20% of the balance of pre-disability income.
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If the SuperSaver Option (please refer to section 38)
applies, the SuperSaver monthly benefit used to
determine the amount payable will be the lesser of:

the SuperSaver monthly benefit, and

5% of your pre-disability income.
6. Partially Disabled Benefit
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
6.1 Payment of the Partially Disabled Benefit
Well pay the Partially Disabled Benefit after the end of
the waiting period if solely due to sickness
+
or injury
while covered under this policy, you're partially disabled
and you have been:
Income Protection Plus
Cover
Income Protection
Cover
Income Protection
Accident Only Cover
+
If your occupation class is
AA, AP, LP, MP, A1 or A2:

disabled for the entire
waiting period, and

continuously disabled
since the end of the
waiting period, (unless
your disablement is a
recurring disability).
If your occupation class is
B, C or S:

continuously totally
disabled for at least 7
consecutive days
during the waiting
period*,

continuously disabled
for the balance of the
waiting period, and

continuously disabled
since the end of the
waiting period, (unless
your disablement is a
recurring disability).

totally disabled and
haven't been working
in any gainful
occupation for 14 of
the first 19 days during
the waiting period

continuously disabled
for the balance of the
waiting period, and

continuously disabled
since the end of the
waiting period (unless
your disablement is a
recurring disability).
Payments accrue from the first day after the end of the
waiting period for each period youre partially disabled,
and are made monthly in arrears.
+
For Income Protection Accident Only Cover, cover for sickness is not
available. The Partially Disabled Benefit will only be paid if your disability is
solely and directly as a result of an injury.
* Well waive the criteria if, in our opinion, you will be permanently partially
disabled or partially disabled for at least 12 consecutive months.
Calculation of the Partially Disabled Benefit
If youre partially disabled, the Partially Disabled Benefit
will be calculated using the following formula:
(A - B) x C
A
A = pre-disability income
B = monthly income while partially disabled
C = Total Monthly Benefit
If your monthly income while partially disabled is
negative, well treat it as zero.
If your occupation class is AA, AP, LP, MP, A1 or A2 and
youre continuously disabled for the first 3 consecutive
months immediately after the end of the waiting period,
and B is less than or equal to 20% of A, well pay the
Total Monthly Benefit for the first 3 months.
For all occupation classes, if there is a delay between the
time you generated your monthly income and when you
actually receive it, well deem the income to have been
received in the month you actually generated the income
and this will form the basis of our calculation of B.
If youre partially disabled and youre not working to
your capability as a result of causes other than
sickness* or injury and this situation continues for at
least 2 months, then B will be calculated based on
what you could reasonably be expected to earn if you
were working to the extent of your capability. In
determining what you could reasonably be expected to
earn if you were working to the extent of your
capability, well take into account available medical
evidence (including the opinion of your registered
doctor) and any other relevant considerations directly
related to your medical condition (including information
provided by you).
If we're making monthly benefit payments and intend
to adjust future payments due to a change in how we
calculate B, well notify you 30 days prior to this
taking place.
If youre unable to perform the important income
producing duties of your usual occupation for more
than 10 hours per week, we wont change how we
calculate B.
If you were working part-time in your usual occupation
during the 12 consecutive months prior to the
commencement date and immediately before your
disability started, and youre unable to perform the
important income producing duties of your usual
occupation for more than 5 hours per week, we wont
change how we calculate B.
* Cover for sickness is not available for Income Protection Accident Only
Cover.
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6.2 When payment of the Partially Disabled
Benefit ends
Payment of the Partially Disabled Benefit ends at the
first of the following events:

the date youre no longer partially disabled

the end of the benefit period, or

the date cover ends under this policy (please refer
to section 39).
7. Business Expenses Benefit
Business Expenses
7.1 Payment of the Business Expenses Benefit
if you are totally disabled
Well pay the Business Expenses Benefit after the end
of the waiting period if solely due to sickness or injury
while covered under this policy, you're totally disabled
and you have been:
If your occupation class is AA, AP, LP, MP, A1 or A2:

disabled for the entire waiting period, and

continuously disabled since the end of the
waiting period, (unless your disablement is a
recurring disability).
If your occupation class is B or C:

continuously totally disabled for at least 7
consecutive days during the waiting period

continuously disabled for the balance of the
waiting period, and

continuously disabled since the end of the
waiting period (unless your disablement is a
recurring disability).
Payments accrue from the first day after the end of the
waiting period of each period youre totally disabled,
and are made monthly in arrears.
The amount payable while youre totally disabled is the
lesser of:

the Business Expenses monthly benefit, and

the allowable business expenses incurred for the
applicable month.
Well pay the first 2 months of claim payments without
requiring evidence of expenses incurred during that
time. If these guaranteed payments exceed the actual
allowable business expenses in the first 2 months, we
reserve the right to reduce future payments by the
amount of the overpayment.
If the benefit payable while youre totally disabled is
payable for less than one month, the amount payable
will be calculated as 1/30th of the amount payable for
a full month for each day youre totally disabled.
7.2 Payment of the Business Expenses Benefit
if you are partially disabled
Well pay the Business Expenses Benefit after the end
of the waiting period if solely due to sickness or injury
while covered under this policy, you're partially disabled
and you have been:
If your occupation class is AA, AP, LP, MP, A1 or A2:

disabled for the entire waiting period, and

continuously disabled since the end of the
waiting period (unless your disablement is a
recurring disability).
If your occupation class is B or C:

continuously totally disabled for at least 7
consecutive days during the waiting period*

continuously disabled for the balance of the
waiting period, and

continuously disabled since the end of the
waiting period, (unless your disablement is a
recurring disability).
*Well waive the criteria if, in our opinion, you will be permanently
partially disabled or partially disabled for at least 12 consecutive
months.
Payments accrue from the first day of each period
during which youre partially disabled after the end of
the waiting period and are made monthly in arrears.
The amount payable while youre partially disabled will
be calculated using the following formula:
A - B x C
A
Where:
A = pre-disability business income
B = your share of business income during the
applicable month (before any benefit is payable
under this policy)
C = the lesser of the monthly benefit and the
allowable business expenses incurred for the
applicable month
If B is negative in a month, well treat B as zero. If
the benefit payable while youre partially disabled is
payable for less than one month, the amount payable
will be calculated as 1/30th of the amount payable for
a full month for each day youre partially disabled.
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7.3 When the Business Expenses Benefit ends
Payment of the Business Expenses Benefit ends when
the first of the following occurs:

you're no longer totally disabled or partially disabled
(as applicable)

unless the benefit period is extended in accordance
with this section, the end of the benefit period, and

the date cover ends under this policy (please refer
to section 39).
If you're totally disabled at the end of the benefit
period, you can agree to extend the benefit period, if in
our opinion you continue to be totally disabled, until the
first of the following occurs:

we have paid 12 times the monthly benefit

the expiration of a further 6 months, or

the date cover ends under this policy (please refer
to section 39).
8. AIDS Cover
Income Protection Plus Income Protection
If you become disabled through an AIDS related illness
while your policy is in force, and a benefit would
otherwise have been payable, well pay the Totally
Disabled Benefit (please refer to section 3) and Partially
Disabled Benefit (please refer to section 6), as
applicable.
9. Death Benefit
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
Business Expenses
Well pay a Death Benefit if you become terminally ill or
die while covered under the Income Protection Covers
or Business Expenses Cover.
For Income Protection Accident Only Cover, the
Death Benefit is only payable for accidental death.
The amount well pay is 3 times the Total Monthly
Benefit. For Income Protection Plus Cover, well double
the payment amount to a total of 6 times the Total
Monthly Benefit.
A maximum payment of $60,000 applies to the Death
Benefit for a life insured across all Income Protection
Covers with us.
10. Increasing Claim
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
While youre receiving payments, well increase the
Total Monthly Benefit at each anniversary of the
commencement date by the indexation factor (the
Pregnancy Premium Waiver Benefit and the
Unemployment Benefit are not considered to be
payments for this purpose).
When youre no longer disabled, we wont reduce the
indexed Total Monthly Benefit unless you request the
reduction in writing. The revised premium for the Total
Monthly Benefit will be determined in accordance with
chapter 5, section 10 Premiums and payment.
11. Recurring Disability
11.1 Recurring Disability - Income Protection
Covers
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
If you suffer from the same or a related sickness* or
injury within:

6 months of disability claim payments ending if the
benefit period is 5 years or less, or

12 months of disability claim payments ending if the
benefit period is longer than 5 years,
well consider your disablement as being recurring.
If we consider you to have a recurring disability and it
occurs whilst this cover is still in force, well
recommence payments of the Total Monthly Benefit
without applying a new waiting period but payments
will only be made for any remaining part of the benefit
period. The benefit period is reduced by the previous
periods for which we paid benefits for the disablement
and each recurrence of the disablement.
If the benefit period is 5 years or less, and payments
have been made for the full benefit period, you must
return to full-time work for at least 6 consecutive
months and perform all of the important income
producing duties of your usual occupation without
restriction before becoming eligible to submit a new
claim for the same or a related sickness* or injury. A
new waiting period and benefit period will then apply.
*Cover for sickness is not available for Income Protection Accident Only
Cover
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11.2 Recurring Disability - Business Expenses
Cover
Business Expenses
If you suffer from the same or a related sickness or
injury within 6 months of disability claim payments
ending well consider your disablement as being
recurring.
If we consider you to have a recurring disability and it
occurs whilst this cover is still in force, well
recommence payments of the Business Expenses
Benefit (refer to section 7) without a new waiting
period, but payments will only be made for any
remaining part of the benefit period. The benefit period
is reduced by the previous periods for which we paid
benefits for the disablement and each recurrence of the
disablement.
If we have made payments for the full benefit period,
you must return to full-time work for at least 6
consecutive months and perform all of the important
business income producing duties of your usual
occupation without restriction before becoming eligible
to submit a new claim for the same or a related
sickness or injury. A new waiting period and benefit
period will then apply.
12. Elective Surgery Benefit
NS
Income Protection Plus
Business Expenses
Income Protection
Well pay the Totally Disabled Benefit or Partially
Disabled Benefit (as applicable) if, on the advice of a
registered doctor, you have elective surgery to:

transplant part of your body to someone else, or

improve your appearance,
where the applicable benefit would otherwise have
been payable except that your disability was due to the
surgery, rather than a sickness or injury.
The Elective Surgery Benefit wont apply if your elective
surgery to improve your appearance took place within
6 months of:

the commencement date

an increase in the Total Monthly Benefit, but only in
respect of the increased portion, or

the most recent reinstatement of this cover.
This benefit is not available for policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust.
13. Premium Waiver Benefit
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
Business Expenses
For Income Protection Plus Cover only:
If youre disabled and are receiving a benefit for that
disability from us under this cover, the premiums
payable under the Income Protection Plus Cover will be
waived until youre no longer disabled, even if the
benefit period expires earlier.
For all other policies:
If youre disabled and are receiving the payments for
that disability from us under this cover, the premiums
payable for the cover will be waived until the first of the
following occurs:
the date youre no longer disabled, or
the date that youre not entitled to receive payments
for that disablement under this policy.
Premium Waiver Benefit will apply during the payment
period for the Crisis Benefit (if applicable, please refer
to section 21) or the Specific Injury Benefit (please refer
to section 19). Otherwise, the Premium Waiver Benefit
is backdated to the first day of the waiting period, if a
benefit is payable after the end of the waiting period.
Premiums referable to the waiting period will be
refunded with the first payment from us. When
premiums become payable again, the premium will be
calculated in accordance with chapter 5, section 10
Premiums and payment.
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14. Premium and Cover Suspension Benefit
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
Business Expenses
You can tell us in writing to suspend premiums and
cover under your Income Protection Covers and
Business Expenses Cover if youre:

unemployed

on sabbatical, maternity, paternity or long term
leave from work, or

experiencing financial hardship due to your
household income for the last 3 months reducing
by more than 30% (as compared to the household
income over the preceding 3 month period*).
The Premium and Cover Suspension Benefit is only
available if your cover has been continuously in force
since the commencement date and premiums have
been paid for at least the previous 12 consecutive
months. Well suspend premiums and cover for a
maximum of 12 months from the time the application is
accepted by us in writing.
If cover is suspended, it is not automatically reinstated.
Cover may only be reinstated upon application and
after we have received the next premium. If you do not
apply to reinstate the cover within 12 months, the
policy will be cancelled.
If youre suffering from or have symptoms of a sickness
or injury which developed or became apparent during
the period of suspension at the time the cover is
reinstated, no benefit is payable for any subsequent
claim affected by that symptom, sickness or injury.
* Not available if financial hardship is as a result of bankruptcy or your
business being put in receivership or liquidation.
^
Cover for sickness is not available for Income Protection Accident Only
Cover.
15. Pregnancy Premium Waiver
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
If you become pregnant while this cover is in force but
not within 6 months of:

the commencement date, or

the most recent reinstatement of this policy, and
youre not working in a gainful occupation, well waive
the premiums for up to 6 months at any stage you
select provided this period:

begins no earlier than the start of your second
trimester, and

finishes no later than 6 months from the date of
birth of your child.
Cover continues during the period that premiums are
being waived under this benefit.
You must notify us in writing when you wish to waive
premiums under this benefit and provide us with a
certificate of your pregnancy from a registered doctor.
Unless cover has otherwise ceased under section 39,
this benefit will cease when a total of 6 months of
premiums, including any premiums waived during an
earlier pregnancy, have been waived.
16. Concurrent Disability
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
Business Expenses
If you suffer from 2 or more concurrent disabilities, and
are eligible for more than one payment for the Totally
Disabled Benefit or Partially Disabled Benefit (whichever
is applicable), payment will only be made for the
condition that entitles you to the highest benefit. We
wont pay for more than one benefit at the same time.
17. Waiting Period Conversion
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
If a 2 year waiting period applies to your cover and you
have comparable insurance cover provided by an
employer or superannuation fund, you may apply to
reduce your waiting period to 30, 60 or 90 days should
that cover no longer apply.
You must apply within 30 days of your previous cover
ceasing to apply and evidence of the previous cover
must be supplied.
18. Temporary Extended Waiting Period
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
If a 30 day waiting period applies to your cover, you
can elect to increase the waiting period to 60 or 90
days for a period of up to 13 months.
The waiting period can be reduced back to 30 days
without the need for further underwriting during this
time. You must write to us in order to apply to reinstate
the original waiting period before the end of this 13
month period.
The application to increase the waiting period and
subsequently reinstate the original waiting period can
be made only once during the lifetime of your cover.
18.1 Limitations
If you apply to extend the waiting period under the
Temporary Extended Waiting Period, and then
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subsequently apply to reinstate the original waiting
period, the cover will be subject to the following
limitations:

The Day 1 Accident Option (if applicable) will no
longer apply to the cover if the application to
increase the waiting period is accepted, and wont
be reinstated if the waiting period is subsequently
decreased to the original waiting period.

No decrease in the waiting period will be accepted
where youre entitled to benefit under the policy,
whether on claim or not.

The original waiting period wont apply for any claim
where the sickness*, injury, condition or related
symptom occurred during the period where:

the waiting period was increased, and

symptoms existed that would cause a
reasonable and prudent person to seek a
diagnosis, care or treatment from a registered
doctor, or other healthcare professional, or

medical advice or treatment was recommended
by, or received from, a registered doctor, or
other health care professional.
Any claim resulting from the above will be subject to
the increased waiting period which was applied for and
accepted by us.
* Cover for sickness is not available for Income Protection Accident Only
Cover.
19. Specific Injury Benefit
NS
Income Protection Plus
Business Expenses
Income Protection
This benefit is standard under Business Expenses
Cover. However, for Income Protection Plus Cover and
Income Protection Cover, the Specific Injury Benefit is
only available if you choose a 14, 30, 60 or 90 day
waiting period.
If you suffer a specific injury listed under this benefit
while covered under Income Protection Plus Cover,
Income Protection Cover or Business Expenses
Cover, well treat you as if youre totally disabled and
make payments for the applicable payment period
shown in the table below for each cover, but not
beyond the date that the cover ends (please refer to
section 39). Well do this without applying the waiting
period.
Specific injury Income
Protection
Plus Cover
and
Income
Protection
Cover
Business
Expenses
Cover
Paralysis 60 months 12 months
Total and permanent loss of use of:
Both hands or both feet 24 months 6 months
Sight in both eyes 24 months 6 months
One hand and one foot 24 months 6 months
One hand and sight in
one eye
24 months 6 months
One foot and sight in
one eye
24 months 6 months
One arm or one leg 18 months 2 months
One hand or one foot or
sight in one eye
12 months 2 months
Thumb and one index
finger of the same hand
6 months 1 month
A fracture, requiring immobilisation of your:
Upper leg femur 3 months 1 month
Pelvis, except coccyx 3 months 1 month
Skull, except bones of
the nose or face
2 months 1 month
Jaw 2 months 1 month
Upper arm 2 months 1 month
Elbow 2 months 1 month
Shoulder blade 2 months 1 month
Lower leg tibia and
fibula (excluding knee
cap, foot, ankle, heel
and toes)
2 months 1 month
Ankle (excluding heel,
foot and toes)
2 months 1 month
Knee cap 2 months 1 month
Foot (excluding ankle,
heel and toes)
1.5 months 1 month
Heel (excluding ankle,
foot and toes)
1.5 months 1 month
Lower arm (excluding
elbow, wrist, hand and
fingers)
1.5 months 1 month
Hand (excluding fingers) 1.5 months 1 month
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A fracture, requiring immobilisation of your:
Wrist (excluding hand
and fingers)
1.5 months 1 month
Collar bone 1 month 1 month
If you suffer from more than one specific injury at the
same time, well only pay for the specific injury with the
longest payment period.
You can choose to have this benefit paid either as:

Monthly payments of the Total Monthly Benefit in
advance. If you die before the end of the payment
period, well pay the remainder of the monthly
payments up to the next anniversary of when your
claim commenced and the Death Benefit.

Lump sum payment(s) of up to 12 monthly
payments at any one time, calculated by multiplying
the Total Monthly Benefit by the number of
applicable monthly payments. If we have paid a
lump sum and you die before the end of the
payment period, well pay the Death Benefit.
The Specific Injury Benefit wont be paid in conjunction
with any other payment under this cover. If the Specific
Injury Benefit and the Crisis Benefit (if applicable, refer
to section 21) are payable at the same time, the higher
benefit, but not both, will be payable. At the end of
your payment period, your eligibility for any other
benefits will be determined under the appropriate terms
of this cover.
This benefit is not available for policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust.
20. Blood Borne Diseases
NS
Income Protection Plus
Business Expenses
Income Protection
If we have classified your occupation as MP and youre
diagnosed with HIV or Hepatitis B or C, then the 3
scenarios below may apply to you. In these scenarios
you must notify the relevant governing body of your
condition.
Scenario Possible consequence
You elect to disclose
your condition to your
patients.
Some of your patients
may decide to seek
medical treatment
elsewhere. It could also
be difficult for you to
attract new patients. With
a reduction in the number
of patients, your income
may be reduced.
You choose to cease
performing exposure
prone procedures as
defined by the relevant
governing body.
You could continue
performing other duties
that are not considered to
be exposure prone
procedures (e.g.
consulting work or
lecturing). In such cases,
if a high percentage of
your income was
generated from
performing exposure
prone procedures, then it
is likely that your income
will be reduced.
Your governing body
advises you to cease
performing exposure
prone procedures, as
defined by the relevant
governing body.
You may elect to continue
performing other duties
that are not considered to
be exposure prone
procedures (e.g.
consulting work or
lecturing). In such cases,
if a high percentage of
your income was
generated from
performing exposure
prone procedures, then it
is likely that your income
will be reduced.
Well deem that youre either unable to perform one or
more of the important income producing duties of your
usual occupation, or youre unable to perform the
important income producing duties of your usual
occupation for more than 10 hours
^
per week.
If youre not working more than 10 hours
^
in any gainful
occupation and satisfy all other conditions of being
totally disabled, payment of the Totally Disabled Benefit
(if applicable, please refer to section 3) or the Business
Expenses Benefit (if applicable, please refer to section
7) will commence at the end of the waiting period.
If the Day 1 Accident Option applies to your policy,
payment for the Totally Disabled Benefit will commence
from the day you first notified the relevant governing
body of your medical condition. Payment will be made
in arrears after diagnosis of HIV or Hepatitis B or C.
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Should you continue working more than 10
^
hours per
week and your monthly income is less than your pre-
disability income, and you satisfy all other conditions of
being partially disabled, payments will be based on you
being partially disabled.
^
If you were working part-time in your usual occupation during the 12
consecutive months prior to the commencement date and immediately
before your disability started, we will replace 10 hours with 5 hours for
the purpose of determining if you meet our condition for Blood Borne
Diseases.
This benefit is not available for policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust.
20.1 Limitations
We wont deem you to be disabled as a result of:

Hepatitis B or C, where a cure for Hepatitis B or C
has become available prior to your infection, and

HIV, where a cure for HIV or Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become available
prior to your infection or prior to the onset of your
AIDS.
21. Crisis Benefit
Income Protection Plus Business Expenses
This benefit is standard under Business Expenses
Cover, but for Income Protection Plus Cover, the Crisis
Benefit is only available if you choose a 14, 30, 60 or
90 day waiting period.
If you suffer from a defined medical event listed below,
youll be treated as if youre totally disabled for the
period shown below, but not beyond the period that
cover under this policy ends. Well do this without
applying the waiting period even if youre working.
Waiting Period
Income
Protection
Plus Cover
Business
Expenses
Cover
14 or 30 days 6 months 2 months
60 days 4 months 1 month
90 days 3 months 1 month
For Income Protection Plus Cover only, in addition to
the monthly benefit payable, well pay an additional 1/3
of the monthly benefit for the payment period above.
This does not apply under Business Expenses Cover.
Crisis Benefit medical events

Aplastic anaemia

Benign tumour of the brain with impairment

Benign tumour of the spine with impairment

Blindness

Cancer*

Cardiomyopathy

Chronic kidney (renal) failure

Chronic liver failure

Chronic lung failure

Coma

Coronary artery angioplasty triple vessel*

Coronary artery surgery*

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Deafness

Dementia

Encephalitis

Heart attack*

Heart surgery (open)*

Hepatitis B or C-occupationally acquired

HIV-medically acquired

HIV-occupationally acquired

Intensive care

Loss of independent existence

Loss of limbs or sight

Loss of speech

Major head trauma

Major organ transplant

Meningitis

Motor neurone disease

Multiple sclerosis

Muscular dystrophy

Out of hospital cardiac arrest*

Paralysis

Parkinsons disease

Primary pulmonary hypertension

Repair or replacement of aorta*

Repair or replacement of valves*

Severe burns

Severe rheumatoid arthritis

Significant cognitive impairment

Stroke*
* Cover does not start until the later of the policy commencement date and 3
months after the following scenarios, whichever one is applicable to you:
we receive a fully completed application for insurance from you
we receive a fully completed application for increase to the sum insured
(in respect to the increased portion only), or
the most recent reinstatement of the policy.
This does not apply if your policy is a replacement policy.
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This benefit wont be paid in conjunction with the
Booster Option (please refer to section 37), the
Needlestick and Medical Hazards Benefit (please refer
to section 22) or the Specific Injury Benefit (please refer
to section 19). If youre still disabled at the end of the 6
months, and the Booster Option is selected, well pay
an additional 1/3 of the monthly benefit for up to an
additional 3 months as long as the Totally Disabled
Benefit or Partially Disabled Benefit is payable.
You can choose to have this benefit paid either as:

monthly payments of the Total Monthly Benefit in
advance. If you die before the end of the payment
period, well pay the remainder of the monthly
payments and the Death Benefit, or

a single payment calculated by multiplying the Total
Monthly Benefit by the number of applicable
monthly payments. If you die before the end of the
payment period, well pay the Death Benefit.
If you suffer from another condition under this benefit
during the payment period, payment for the earlier
condition will cease and a new payment period
(adjusted by deducting any advance payments made in
respect of the earlier condition) will commence in
respect to the subsequent condition.
If the Crisis Benefit and Specific Injury Benefit (please
refer to section 19) are payable at the same time, the
higher benefit, but not both, will be payable.
22. Needlestick and Medical Hazards Benefit
NS
Income Protection Plus Income Protection
If we have classified your occupation as MP, well pay
50 times the Total Monthly Benefit if youre diagnosed
with HIV occupationally acquired or Hepatitis B or C
occupationally acquired whilst working in your usual
occupation. This payment is subject to a maximum of
$1,000,000 per life insured.
If this benefit is payable, we wont pay the Crisis
Benefit for the same condition.
Any Life Cover, TPD Cover, Trauma Cover or
comparable cover payable in the event of HIV
occupationally acquired will be limited to $3,000,000
across all Asteron Life policies.
This benefit is not available for policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust.
23. Overseas Assist Benefit
Income Protection Plus
If youre overseas and become disabled and are
entitled to receive payments from us, well reimburse
reasonable expenses for you and your immediate
family members to return to either your home address
or a medical facility in Australia.
Well reimburse up to $10,000 in respect of the
Overseas Assist Benefit over the life of this cover. You
must advise us in advance of your return journey to
Australia. Payment will be made after appropriate
evidence is received.
This benefit wont apply:

if your journey overseas before becoming disabled
was taken against the advice of a health care
professional, or

for expenses covered by any other insurance policy
for example, travel insurance.
24. Accommodation Benefit
Income Protection Plus
If youre bed confined as a result of being totally
disabled and:

you became totally disabled more than 100km from
your usual place of residence, or

on the advice of a registered doctor, you travel to a
place more than 100km from your usual place of
residence,
well reimburse actual accommodation costs directly
incurred by an immediate family member
accommodated near where youre bed confined.
Well reimburse up to $250 per day for a maximum of
30 days in any 12 month period, less amounts that are
otherwise reimbursed. Payments will be made monthly
in arrears after the terms of this benefit are met.
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25. Bed Confinement Benefit
Income Protection Plus
If youre bed confined for more than 72 consecutive
hours as a result of being totally disabled during the
waiting period, well pay 1/30th of the Total Monthly
Benefit for each day (including the first 72 consecutive
hours) youre bed confined during the waiting period,
for up to 90 days.
If you become bed confined as a result of suffering a
recurring disability (please refer to section 11), any
further benefits will be determined after taking into
account the benefits already paid under this benefit.
Payments will be made monthly in arrears if the terms
of this benefit are met.
The Bed Confinement Benefit wont be paid in
conjunction with any other payment under this cover.
26. Family Assist Benefit
Income Protection Plus
If we have paid the Totally Disabled Benefit for at least
30 consecutive days and you continue to be totally
disabled and need someone to look after you at home,
well pay for either:

an immediate family member who was in a full-time,
gainful occupation immediately before you became
totally disabled to cease all paid employment to
care for you, or

a registered nurse (who is not an immediate family
member) to care for you at home at least 3 times
per week.
Well pay the lesser of:

$3,000 a month, and

the Total Monthly Benefit,
for up to 6 months over the life of this cover.
Payments will accrue from the first day the
requirements of this benefit are met and theyll be
made monthly in arrears.
27. Transportation Benefit
Income Protection Plus
If, while covered under this policy, you become
disabled and require emergency transportation (other
than by ambulance) within Australia, well reimburse the
actual costs directly incurred for your transportation,
other than expenses for services which are regulated
by the National Health Act, 1958 (Commonwealth) and
expenses otherwise reimbursed.
Well pay up to 3 times the Total Monthly Benefit.
This benefit is payable only once in any 12 month
period. Payments will be made when the requirements
of this Transportation Benefit are met and after
sufficient evidence is received.
28. Childcare Reimbursement Benefit
Income Protection Plus
If youre totally disabled and require additional childcare
assistance solely as a result of your sickness or injury,
well reimburse you for the additional childcare fees
incurred as a result of your sickness or injury and which
cannot be recovered from any other source. The
amount payable will be in addition to the disability
benefit payable and will be the lesser of:

5% of the Monthly benefit

$500 per month, or

the additional childcare costs, less amounts
reimbursed from elsewhere.
Payments will be made monthly in arrears after the
terms of this benefit are met. This benefit is payable for
a maximum of 6 months over the life of the cover. Each
child must be under the age of 12 at the time when
childcare costs are incurred unless the child has
special needs which require additional assistance.
Evidence must be supplied each month that the
childcare costs to be reimbursed are from a licensed
external childcare provider. Only childcare costs which
are incurred in addition to pre-disability childcare
arrangements are covered under this benefit.
29. Unemployment Benefit
Income Protection Plus
If, while covered under Income Protection Plus Cover,
you become involuntarily unemployed for reasons other
than you being disabled and:

you have registered with an accredited employment
agency, and

the unemployment did not occur within 6 months
of:

the commencement date, or

the most recent reinstatement of this policy,
well waive the daily proportion of premiums for this
cover monthly in arrears, from the first day of
unemployment.
Cover continues during the period premiums are being
waived under this benefit.
Unless cover has otherwise ceased under section 39,
this benefit will cease on the earlier of:
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the date youre no longer unemployed, or

the date a total of 6 months premium, including the
premium waived during any earlier periods of
unemployment, has been waived.
30. Locum Cover
Business Expenses
If you employ a suitably qualified replacement (locum)
for you while youre disabled, the net cost of the locum
is an allowable business expense.
The net cost of the locum in a month is the amount by
which the fees incurred for the locum during that
month exceed the gross sales, income or billings
generated by the locum during that month.
31. Rehabilitation Benefit
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
To assist you to return to a gainful occupation and help
you recover, well reimburse you for any retraining or
rehabilitation expenses, up to 12 times the Total
Monthly Benefit, if:

we agree to your retraining or rehabilitation
expenses before theyre incurred

these expenses are incurred while were making
payments for disablement, and

theyre not being otherwise reimbursed.
Reimbursement will commence on the first day you
meet the terms of this benefit and will be made
monthly in arrears.
Retraining and rehabilitation expenses may include
Government sponsored or approved rehabilitation
program fees, vocational training expenses, travel
expenses and special equipment.
If youre suffering from a recurring disability (please
refer to section 11), well only reimburse expenses up
to the remainder (if any) of the 12 months potential
payment under this benefit. If you suffer from a new
disablement, a new maximum payment under this
benefit will apply.
If your policy is owned through the Suncorp Master
Trust, well reimburse the rehabilitation service provider
directly. This means its not received by or released
from the Trustee, nor is the benefit paid directly to you
and is therefore different to how we pay a Totally
Disabled Benefit or a Partially Disabled Benefit (as
applicable) under the cover.
32. Return to Work Benefit
NS
Income Protection Plus Income Protection
If you have been totally disabled, well pay an amount
equal to the Total Monthly Benefit if:

we have continuously paid the Totally Disabled
Benefit for more than 6 months, and

you return to full-time work immediately after
payments have ceased.
This benefit is limited to a maximum payment amount
of $20,000, and will only be paid once for the life of the
cover. This benefit wont be paid in conjunction with
the Return to Business Benefit.
This benefit is not available for policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust.
33. Business Rehabilitation Benefit
NS
Income Protection Plus
To assist you with the structure and ongoing running of
your business, well reimburse you for any business
coaching or consulting expenses, up to 3 times the
Total Monthly Benefit (with a total maximum of
$10,000), if:

we agree to your business coaching or consulting
expenses before theyre incurred

these expenses are incurred while were making
payments for disablement, and

theyre not being otherwise reimbursed.
Reimbursement will commence on the first day you
meet the terms of this benefit and will be made
monthly in arrears. A maximum of $10,000 is payable
for this benefit over the life of the cover.
34. Return to Business Benefit
NS
Income Protection Plus Income Protection
If youre self-employed and have been totally disabled,
well pay an amount equal to the Total Monthly Benefit if:

we have continuously paid the Totally Disabled
Benefit for more than 6 months, and

you return to full-time work within your own
business or professional practice immediately after
payments have ceased.
This benefit is limited to a maximum payment amount
of $20,000, and will only be paid once for the life of the
cover. This benefit wont be paid in conjunction with
the Return to Work Benefit.
This benefit is not available for policies owned through
the Suncorp Master Trust.
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35. When well limit the Monthly Benefit
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
There are some circumstances when well limit the
amount we pay under the Totally Disabled Benefit,
Partially Disabled Benefit and Day 1 Accident Option (if
applicable).
For all occupations, the amount we pay will be
recalculated if you receive other payments in relation to
the sickness or injury causing your disablement by way
of other disability, group, sickness or accident insurance
cover, including cover under a mortgage replacement
policy or through a superannuation fund that were not
disclosed to us at the time you applied for the cover.
If your occupation class is A1, A2, B, C or S, in
addition to the above, the amount we pay will also be
recalculated if you receive other payments in relation to
the sickness or injury causing your disablement by way
of any payments from workers compensation
schemes, social security, accident compensation
schemes and other statutory insurances payable for
loss of income.
If any of the payments listed above are received in the
form of a lump sum then, if all or a part of that lump
sum is a payment in compensation for loss of earnings,
well convert that part of the compensation for loss of
earnings to income on the basis of 1% of the loss of
earnings component for each month that we pay the
benefit, for a maximum of 8 years. The balance of the
lump sum, if any, wont be offset.
Well recalculate the benefit so that the amount we
pay, when added to your monthly income and the
other payments to be taken into account, is no more
than the greater of:

75% of your pre-disability income (or 80% of your
pre-disability income if the SuperSaver Option
applies) where the Totally Disabled Benefit or Day 1
Accident Option is payable, or 100% of your pre-
disability income where the Partially Disabled
Benefit is payable, and

the benefit otherwise payable.
If the Totally Disabled Benefit is being paid under
section 3 and youre working for 10 hours
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or less per
week in a gainful occupation, your monthly income
attributable to such work wont be included in your
monthly benefit under this section.
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If you were working part-time in your usual occupation during the 12
consecutive months prior to the commencement date and immediately
before your disability started, we will replace 10 hours with 5 hours for
the purpose of recalculating the benefit under this section.
* Cover for sickness is not available for Income Protection Accident Only
Cover.
Optional Benefits
This section provides detail about the optional benefits
of your cover, if they have been selected.
36. Day 1 Accident Option
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only

Income Protection
If you choose a waiting period of either 14 or 30 days
you can apply for the Day 1 Accident Option.
If as a result of injury, youre continuously totally
disabled for longer than 3 consecutive days from the
day you first seek medical advice for your injury, well
pay 1/30th of the Total Monthly Benefit for each day of
your waiting period that youre continuously totally
disabled from day 1, less any payments made under
the Bed Confinement Benefit (please refer to section
25), Specific Injury Benefit (please refer to section 19)
or Crisis Benefit (please refer to section 21).
This option is not available if we have classified your
occupation as S. Your financial adviser can provide you
with more information about occupation classes.
A payment under the Day 1 Accident Option wont be
paid in conjunction with any other payment under this
cover.
37. Booster Option
Income Protection Plus Income Protection
If the Booster Option applies to your cover and either
the Totally Disabled Benefit or the Partially Disabled
Benefit is payable while youre covered for this option,
well pay an additional 1/3rd of the monthly benefit
otherwise payable for the first 3 months. For example,
if we pay a monthly benefit of $1,500, the Booster
Option will increase it by $500 to $2,000 for that
month.
If you suffer from a new disablement while youre
covered for the Booster Option, the Booster Option will
apply again. If you suffer from a recurring disability
(please refer to section 11) while youre covered for the
Booster Option, well recommence payments under the
Booster Option until 3 months payment in total have
been made.
38. SuperSaver Option
Income Protection Plus Income Protection
If your cover is Agreed Value, and:

youre totally disabled, well pay the SuperSaver
monthly benefit stated in the schedule, or
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youre partially disabled, well pay the same
proportion of the SuperSaver monthly benefit as
were paying for the monthly benefit (please refer to
section 6).
If Indemnity applies to your cover, and:

youre totally disabled, well pay the lesser of the
SuperSaver monthly benefit stated in the schedule
and 5% of your pre-disability income, or

youre partially disabled, well pay the same
proportion of the SuperSaver monthly benefit as
were paying for the monthly benefit (please refer to
section 6).
In addition, we'll also pay the SuperSaver monthly
benefit if we're making payments under this cover
for the:

Death Benefit (please refer to section 9)

Return to Work Benefit (please refer to section 32)

Return to Business Benefit (please refer to section
34)

Needlestick and Medical Hazards Benefit (please
refer to section 22)

Specific Injury Benefit (please refer to section 19)

Bed Confinement Benefit (please refer to section
25)

Crisis Benefit (please refer to section 21), or

Day 1 Accident Option (please refer to section 36).
SuperSaver monthly benefit payments will be paid to
your nominated superannuation fund.
Automatic Increase (please refer to section 1) and
Increasing Claim (please refer to section 10) apply to
the SuperSaver Option.
39. When cover ends
Income Protection Plus
Accident Only
Income Protection
Business Expenses
All cover ends on the earliest of:

the date you permanently leave the workforce other
than because of disablement where benefits are still
payable under this cover

the date we receive your written request to cancel
this cover or policy

the date of cancellation of this policy for non-
payment of premiums (please refer to chapter 5,
section 10.6 'What happens if the premium isn't
paid?')

the date on which all benefit entitlements under this
cover end

the date your policy ends

the expiry date for the cover

the date of your death

the date you turn 65, or if a benefit period to age
70 applies to your cover, the date you turn 70 for
the the following benefits:

Totally Disabled Benefit (please refer to section
3)

Partially Disabled Benefit (please refer to section
6)

AIDS Cover (please refer to section 8)

Recurring Disability (please refer to section 11)

Death Benefit (please refer to section 9)

Premium and Cover Suspension Benefit (please
refer to section 14)

Blood Borne Diseases (please refer to section
20), and

Needlestick and Medical Hazards Benefit
(please refer to section 22).
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Child Cover
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Child Cover benefits in detail
Built in benefits
This section provides detail about the benefits available
under Child Cover.
1. Child Cover
NS
If Child Cover applies for an insured child on your
policy, well pay the Child Cover sum insured if the
insured child:

is terminally ill or dies while covered under Child
Cover, or

is diagnosed as suffering one of the defined medical
events listed below.
List of defined medical events when well pay the
Child Cover sum insured

Benign tumour of the brain with impairment

Benign tumour of the spine with impairment

Blindness

Brain damage

Cancer*

Cardiomyopathy

Chronic kidney (renal) failure

Deafness

Encephalitis

Intensive care

Loss of limbs or sight

Loss of speech

Major head trauma

Major organ transplant

Meningitis

Paralysis

Severe burns

Stroke*
* Cover does not start until the later of the policy commencement date and
3 months after the following scenarios, whichever one is applicable to you:
we receive a fully completed application for insurance from you
we receive a fully completed application for increase to the sum insured
(in respect to the increased portion only), or
the most recent reinstatement of the policy.
This does not apply if your policy is a replacement policy.
Well pay the Child Cover sum insured for the insured
child once only.
Automatic Increase (please refer to chapter 2, section
1) does not apply to Child Cover.
Child Cover isnt available under policies owned
through the Suncorp Master Trust.
2. Partial Child Cover Benefit
If Child Cover applies for an insured child on your
policy, well pay $10,000 if the insured child suffers
a serious accidental injury or single loss of limb or
eye while covered under Child Cover. Well only pay
the Partial Child Cover Benefit in respect of each
insured child:

once for serious accidental injury, and

once for single loss of limb or eye.
The Child Cover sum insured for an insured child will
be reduced by the amount paid for serious accidental
injury or single loss of limb or eye and the premium
may change accordingly.
If the Child Cover sum insured is reduced to nil, cover
under Child Cover ends.
3. Guaranteed Future Insurability
You can increase the Child Cover sum insured for an
insured child by $10,000 at a time, without the need
for further medical evidence when the insured child
turns:

6

10

14, or

18.
Well require a certified copy of the insured childs birth
certificate or passport.
Guaranteed Future Insurability does not apply if youve
made a claim or are entitled to make a claim for the
insured child under Child Cover.
The total of all increases to the Child Cover sum
insured for the insured child under Guaranteed Future
Insurability cant exceed the sum insured for that
insured child at the commencement date. The
maximum the sum insured can be increased to for the
insured child is $200,000.
You can only exercise Guaranteed Future Insurability by
writing to us (including the proof of age) within:

60 days of the insured childs relevant birthday, or

30 days either side of an anniversary of the
commencement date if the insured childs relevant
birthday occurred within the previous 12 months.
The premiums will be increased to reflect the increase
in sum insured. The increased sum insured applies
from the date we confirm to you the new Child Cover
sum insured in writing, as long as the additional
premium has been paid.
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4. New Policy Option
From the insured childs 18th birthday and before the expiry of Child Cover (please refer to section 5), if no amount
has become payable under section 1 or section 2 for the insured child, you can purchase a new policy with Life
Cover and linked Trauma Cover, or a Trauma Stand Alone Cover from us with the child as the insured person without
further medical evidence. The policy that you can buy will be the policy which, in our opinion, is most comparable to
our Asteron Life Complete policy with Trauma Stand Alone Cover or Life Cover with linked Trauma Cover. Trauma Plus
Cover isnt available under this option.
The sum insured for the new Cover will be the same Child Cover sum insured for the insured child as at the date
when Child Cover ends. Premiums will be calculated using the rates applying at that time for the new policy,
increased by any loading factors which applied under this cover for the insured child.
To exercise the New Policy Option, you must make a written application for this New Policy Option from the insured
childs 18th birthday or within 30 days of the expiry of Child Cover. We must receive the completed application form
and first premium within this period.
Well send you a new schedule. Cover under the new policy will commence when we receive the first premium.
5. When Child Cover ends
Cover for each insured child under this option ends on the earliest of:

the date we have paid the full Child Cover sum insured for that insured child

the date we receive your written request to cancel Child Cover

the expiry date for Child Cover for that insured child

the date Child Cover is converted to a Trauma Stand Alone Cover or Life Cover with linked Trauma Cover

the date the insured child dies, and

the date the policy ends.
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1. Ownership and structure
Asteron Life Complete can be set up in a way that best suits your needs. You have a choice of ownership structures
and linking options which gives you flexibility to design your cover to suit your needs.
1.1 Ownership options
The table below shows the ownership structures available for each cover.
Ownership Cover
Life
Cover
TPD
Cover
Trauma
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Income
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U U U Y Y
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U U U Y Y
Family trust (which the insured
controls)
U U U U U
Family trust (which the insured
does not control)
U U U Y Y
Company (which the insured
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Trustee of a self-managed
superannuation fund
U U U U U
*only available if TPD Cover is linked to Life Cover.
1.2 Insurance purchased by a superannuation fund other than the Suncorp Master Trust
The Asteron Life Complete product can be purchased by the trustee of a self managed superannuation fund or a
small APRA fund.
The trustee of that fund is solely responsible for ensuring that they have received independent financial and taxation
advice about their ability to purchase an Asteron Life Complete policy. All payments will be made to the trustee of the
superannuation fund.
We strongly recommend that the trustee specifically requests advice in relation to the tax deductibility of premiums,
the impact of the sole purpose test requirements of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS) on the
purchase of insurance products and information regarding the release of any insurance payments received by the
trustee from the insurer.
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1.3 Linking options
TPD Cover and Trauma Cover can be linked to Life Cover under the same policy, or over 2 policies with the same life
insured.

If we make a payment on a linked cover, well reduce the sum insured on all other linked cover by the amount of
the payment (excludes Child Cover).

The sum insured for any linked TPD Cover or Trauma Cover cannot exceed the Life Cover sum insured. If the Life
Cover sum insured is reduced, well also reduce the TPD Cover and Trauma Cover sum insured if required so that
they're no greater than the Life Cover sum insured.

If Life Cover is cancelled, well cancel any cover linked to that Life Cover.
Flexible Policy Linking and Split TPD
Life Cover Life Cover
TPD Cover
Own occupation TPD
Any occupation TPD
Modifed TPD
Trauma Cover
Child Cover
Trauma Cover
Child Cover
Ownership options
Trustee of the Suncorp
Master Trust
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superannuation fund
Ownership options
Non-superannuation entity
Ownership options
Trustee of the Suncorp
Master Trust
Trustee of a self managed
superannuation fund
Ownership options
Non-superannuation entity
Link
Flexible Policy Linking Split TPD
Policy 1 Policy 2 Policy 1 Policy 2
TPD Cover
Split TPD any Split TPD own
occupation occupation
1.4 Flexible Policy Linking
You can link covers over 2 policies if the life insured is the same person. For example, covers on a policy held under
superannuation can be linked to a policy outside of superannuation.
TPD Cover and/or Trauma Cover linked to Life Cover through Flexible Policy Linking are referred to in the schedule as
Flexible Linked TPD and Flexible Linked Trauma respectively.
1.5 Split TPD
This is available on Life Cover held inside superannuation.
On an Asteron life Complete policy with Life Cover, if you add linked TPD Cover, Split TPD allows part of your TPD
Cover to be held outside superannuation.
Well issue you 2 policies under this option:

The first policy is owned by the trustee of a superannuation fund. This is where the Life Cover and the part of your
TPD Cover which meets the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) (SIS) definition of permanent
incapacity, defined as Split TPD any occupation, will be held.

The second policy is owned by a non-superannuation entity like an individual, company or family trust. As this
policy is outside superannuation, the Split TPD own occupation definition will apply to this part of your TPD Cover.
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1.5.1 Policy alterations
The TPD Cover sum insured on both policies must always be the same. A TPD Cover payment under one policy will
reduce the TPD sum insured of the TPD Cover under the other linked policy as well as reducing the sum insured of
any other linked covers under the 2 policies. That is, a TPD Cover will only be paid once under Split TPD or Flexible
Policy Linking. Moreover, payment of the linked TPD Benefit will reduce the sum insured for any linked Trauma Cover
as well as the Life Cover under the policy.
Any alteration to the TPD Cover on one policy must be applied to both policies. In the event the TPD Cover is
cancelled on one of the policies, whether it is because you have requested the cancellation in writing, or due to non-
payment of premiums, the cover under the other policy will end immediately.
1.5.2 Benefit at age 65
If Split TPD is selected, the TPD Cover will convert to the modified TPD definition at the anniversary of the policy
commencement date when youre 65. This TPD Cover with the modified TPD definition will be held under the non-
superannuation policy. The TPD Cover under the superannuation policy will end at the anniversary of the
commencement date when youre 65.
1.5.3 In the event of a claim
In the event of a claim for TPD Cover where Split TPD is selected, the claim will first be assessed under the Split TPD
any occupation definition. If we determine a claim is payable, the benefit will be paid to the Trustee of the Suncorp
Master Trust or the trustee of the self-managed superannuation fund (as applicable). The release of the benefit from
the superannuation fund to the member will then be decided by the trustee and be subject to the governing rules of
the superannuation fund and superannuation and related taxation laws current at the time of payment.
If we determine that your disablement wont meet the Split TPD any occupation definition, well then assess the TPD
claim under the Split TPD own occupation definition. If we determine a claim is payable, the benefit will be paid to the
owner of the non-superannuation policy.
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2. Eligibility
2.1 What age can I apply for cover?
When choosing the type of cover you want, its important to know each cover has entry age limits and expiry ages:
Cover Premium structure Entry age next birthday
Expiry age next birthday
(on the policy anniversary)
Life Cover
Stepped 18-75 100
Level 18-60 100
Life Cover
Super
Stepped 18-65 75
Level 18-60 75
TPD

Cover
1
Stepped 18-62 100
Level 18-60 100
Trauma Cover
Stepped 18-65 75
Level 18-60 75
Income Protection

Cover
2
Stepped 18-62 65
Level 18-60 65
Business Expenses
Cover
Stepped 18-60 65
Level 18-60 65
Child Cover Level 3-21 22
3
1
If you choose Split TPD, the expiry age is 66 next birthday. If your TPD Cover is linked to Life Cover Super, the expiry age
is 75 next birthday.
2
The following applies for all Income Protection Covers:

For ages next birthday 61-62, cover is only available to occupation classes AA, AP, LP and MP only and a
maximum Total Monthly Benefit of $30,000 applies.

If benefit period to age 70 is chosen, the expiry age is 70 next birthday.
3
Can be converted to an individual policy from age 19 next birthday (explained under chapter 4, section 4 'New Policy
Option' on page 55).
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2.2 How much cover can I apply for?
Each type of cover has a minimum and maximum level of cover you can choose at application:
Cover
Life Cover
Minimum Subject to minimum premiums
Maximum No maximum
TPD Cover
Minimum Subject to minimum premiums
Maximum
4
$5,000,000
1
Trauma Cover
Minimum Subject to minimum premiums
Maximum
4
$2,000,000
Child Cover
Minimum $10,000
2
Maximum
5
$200,000
Income Protection Cover
Minimum Subject to minimum premiums
Maximum
4
$60,000
3
for occupation classes AA,
LP, MP, AP
$40,000
3
for all other occupations
Business Expenses Cover
Minimum Subject to minimum premiums
Maximum
4
$60,000
1
The maximum limit of $5,000,000 is available to occupations classes AA, AP, MP, LP, A1 and A2 only. A maximum limit of $3,000,000 is available for
occupation classes B, C and S.
2
Includes $10,000 premium-free cover.
3
For cover over $30,000, a 2 year benefit period applies.
4
The maximum level of cover includes insurance of a similar type offered under any other insurance policy issued by any insurer.
5
The maximum includes cover across all policies with us.
3. How to apply
To apply for the Asteron Life Complete policy, after you have received a quotation from your adviser, you must
complete the application form provided with this PDS.
You can also apply for insurance online with your financial adviser. You should obtain a copy of the online application
submitted to us from your financial adviser.
4. Cooling off period
4.1 Contacting us during the cooling off period
After we have accepted your application and issued the schedule, there is a period of time in which you may cancel
the policy and obtain a refund of the premium and other charges you have paid (other than any Government taxes
and charges for which were unable to obtain a refund). This is known as the cooling off period.
Your cooling off rights work in the following way:

The cooling off period is 30 days and commences from the date we issue the schedule.

Your cooling off rights wont apply if there has been any claim during the cooling off period.
If you decide to cancel the policy in the cooling off period, you must send a signed written request to cancel the
policy to us at Asteron Life, GPO Box 68, Sydney, NSW 2001.
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4.2 Contacting the Trustee during the cooling
off period
If the Trustee, Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited, has
purchased an Asteron Life Complete policy on your
behalf, you have 30 days from the date we confirm
your membership of the Fund to cancel your
membership and request that the Trustee cancel the
Asteron Life Complete policy. This is known as the
cooling off period.
Any amount in the Fund that is subject to preservation
will be repaid by way of transfer to another complying
superannuation fund. You must make a nomination in
writing of a complying superannuation fund no later
than one month after notifying the Trustee of your
decision to cancel the membership. The right is
exercised on receipt by the Trustee of your nomination.
Your cooling off rights work in the following way:

The cooling off period is 30 days and commences
from the date we issue the schedule to the Trustee.

Your cooling off rights wont apply if there has
been a claim under the policy.
If you decide to cancel the policy or membership of the
Fund in the cooling off period, you must send a
signed written request to us to cancel the policy to us
at Asteron Life, GPO Box 68, Sydney, NSW 2001.
5. Your duty of disclosure
Before you enter into a contract of life insurance with
an insurer, you have a duty, under the Insurance
Contracts Act 1984, to disclose to the insurer every
matter that you know, or could reasonably be expected
to know, that is relevant to the insurers decision
whether to accept the risk of the insurance and, if so,
on what terms.
Your duty, however, does not require disclosure of a
matter:

that diminishes the risk to be undertaken by the
insurer

that is of common knowledge

that your insurer knows, or in the ordinary course of
their business, ought to know

as to which compliance with your duty is waived by
the insurer.
5.1 Non-disclosure
If you fail to comply with your duty of disclosure and
the insurer would not have entered into the contract in
any terms if the failure had not occurred, the insurer
may avoid the contract within 3 years of entering into it.
If your non-disclosure is fraudulent, the insurer may
avoid the contract at any time.
An insurer who is entitled to avoid a contract of life
insurance may, within 3 years of entering into it, elect
not to avoid it but to reduce the sum that you have
been insured for in accordance with a formula that
takes into account the premium that would have been
payable if you had disclosed all relevant matters to the
insurer.
This duty continues to apply until the insurer notifies
you that the risk has been accepted. It also applies
when you extend, vary or reinstate a contract of life
insurance.
6. When does my cover start?
If we accept your application, your cover starts when
youve paid the first premium
1
, and we have sent you a
schedule confirming your cover.
You can change or cancel your cover within your 30
day cooling off period. For more information about this
please refer to section 4.
1
For approved Superannuation Platforms or Investment Platforms or super
funds only, if youre using a rollover transaction to fund your initial premium,
well waive the requirement for the premium to be paid for up to 30 days,
and confirm limited acceptance (explained in section 14.5 Limited
acceptance) of your policy.
Am I covered while you assess my application?
Yes, well provide you with Interim Cover while we
assess your application. The terms and conditions of
Interim Cover are explained in chapter 7 Interim
Cover.
7. Who will receive the benefits of my
cover?
Well pay all benefits to the policy owner unless we
specify otherwise in this PDS.
If you die, well pay any benefits to your personal legal
representative or a person were authorised to pay
under the relevant law. If you have Life Cover, TPD
Stand Alone Cover or Trauma Stand Alone Cover and
the policy is self-owned, you can nominate
beneficiaries to receive any death benefits payable
rather than having them paid to your estate. Well pay
any benefit payable as a consequence of your death in
accordance with that nomination. Where a nominated
beneficiary is under the age of 18, a trust deed may be
required so the benefit can be held for them in trust.
For Life Cover and Income Protection Cover through a
superannuation arrangement, well pay any benefits to
the trustee or in accordance with the trustees
direction. The benefits will form part of your
superannuation entitlements and can only be released
in accordance with the relevant law. Please refer to
chapter 6, section 8 'Release conditions' for more
information on release conditions.
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8. Policy expiry
Your policy will end on the earliest of:

the date we receive your written request to cancel
the policy*

the date of cancellation of the policy for non
payment of the premium (please refer to section
10.6 'What happens if the premium isnt paid?')*

the date of reduction of the sum insured for all Life
Cover, TPD Cover and Trauma Cover to nil*

the date of reduction of the monthly benefit to nil, and

the date of your death.
*For Life Cover, if youre entitled to the Loyalty Funeral Benefit after having
already met the eligibility criteria (refer to section 9), you will still be entitled
to the Loyalty Funeral Benefit after the events above. All other benefits no
longer apply.
9. Times when we wont pay
Just as its important to understand all of the benefits
you receive under your policy, its also important you
understand the events that are not coveredthe times
when we wont pay a benefit to you.
Sometimes, we may also need to offer you insurance
on varied terms because of factors unique to you, for
example, your health conditions or your occupation. If
this is the case, well tell you at the time you apply for
insurance.
In the tables below we have listed the events that are
not covered under your policy. If you have any
questions relating to these events, make sure you talk
to your financial adviser or call our customer service
team on 1800 221 727.
Life Cover Benefit and death benefits under TPD
Cover, Trauma Cover and Child Cover
We wont pay a benefit on death if death is caused
directly or indirectly by an intentional self-inflicted act
within 13 months of:

the commencement date of cover

an increase to the Life Cover, TPD Cover, Trauma
Cover or Child Cover sum insured (in respect of
the increased portion only), or

the most recent reinstatement of the cover*.
This exclusion does not apply to you or an insured
child if the death cover under a cover replaces death
cover under another cover on that persons life that has
been continuously in place longer than 13 months.
*This exclusion does not apply to the Loyalty Funeral Benefit if youve
already met the eligibility criteria for it. Please refer to chapter 2, section
9 'Loyalty Funeral Benefit' for more details.
TPD Cover
The TPD Benefit wont be paid if TPD is caused directly
or indirectly by an intentional self-inflicted act.
Income Protection Covers and Business
Expenses Cover
A benefit wont be paid, if the event giving rise to the
claim is caused directly or indirectly by:

a war or an act of war, whether or not war has
been declared (this exclusion does not apply to the
Death Benefit)

an intentional self-inflicted act

your voluntary participation in any criminal activity

pregnancy unless youre continuously totally
disabled for longer than 90 days. Even if youre
continuously totally disabled for longer than 90
days, benefits wont commence prior to the date
your pregnancy finishes, or

miscarriage or childbirth unless youre continuously
totally disabled for longer than 90 days. We wont
apply this 90 days period if your schedule states
that a longer waiting period applies to your Income
Protection Covers or Business Expenses Cover.
We wont pay for any period while youre incarcerated.
Needlestick and Medical Hazards Benefit under
Income Protection Cover and Income Protection
Plus Cover
We wont pay a benefit, if Hepatitis B or C
occupationally acquired or HIV occupationally
acquired was caused directly or indirectly by an
intentional self-inflicted act.
Cover for the Needlestick and Medical Hazards Benefit
wont apply to:

Hepatitis B or C occupationally acquired where
a cure for Hepatitis B or C has become available
prior to the accident or malicious act giving rise to
the claim, or

HIV occupationally acquired, where a cure for
HIV or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) has become available prior to the accident
or malicious act giving rise to the claim.
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Trauma Cover and the Crisis Benefit under
Income Protection Covers and Business
Expenses Cover
We wont pay a benefit if the event (excluding death)
giving rise to the claim was caused directly or indirectly
by an intentional self-inflicted act.
Cover for the Trauma Benefit, the Crisis Benefit under
Income Protection Covers and Business Expenses
Cover wont apply to:

HIV medically acquired, where a cure for HIV or
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has
become available prior to the medical procedure
giving rise to the claim, or

HIV occupationally acquired, where a cure for HIV
or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
has become available prior to the accident or
malicious act giving rise to the claim.

Hepatitis B or C occupationally acquired where a
cure for Hepatitis B or C has become available prior
to the accident or malicious act giving rise to the claim.
Child Cover
We wont pay a benefit if the event giving rise to the claim
(including death) was caused directly or indirectly by:

a congenital condition, or

the intentional act of the policy owner or person who
will otherwise be entitled to the benefit payable.
10. Premiums and payment
The total amount youll pay under an Asteron Life
Complete policy will change each year in line with
changes in the policy fee (increased in accordance with
the indexation factor) and government taxes or charges
not included in the premium rates.
Your premium pays for your insurance cover,
government fees and charges (if any) and
administration costs.
The premium payable depends on a number of factors
including level of cover, age, gender, smoking status,
occupation, health and lifestyle. A discount may also
apply if you apply for multiple covers, or you apply at
the same time with immediate family members or
business partners in the same entity.
10.1 Premium structure options level or stepped
You can choose to structure your premiums and the
way you pay it, depending on your needs.
Level premium
Level premiums are calculated based on your age at
the start of the cover. On Life Cover (including any
linked TPD Cover or Trauma Cover), you can select
either level to age 65 or level to age 70. On all other
covers, level premiums are to age 65.
Level premiums will remain the same until age 65 or 70
(as applicable) unless:

you change the payment frequency

the amount youre insured for changes

we change the standard level premium rates in
accordance with section 10.3

premium discounts no longer apply in accordance
with section 10.3, or

you request other policy alterations which are
agreed to by us.
If theres an increase in the amount youre insured for,
well increase the policy premium and notify you.
The increase in policy premium will be based on:

our standard level premium rates for Asteron Life
Complete applying at the time of recalculation

our premium discounts in accordance with section 10

your sex, occupation, smoking status and any
agreed premium loading factors at the
commencement date

the increase in the amount youre insured for, and

your age on your next birthday on or after the increase.
If there are any increases to your cover during the life
of your policy, including any voluntary increases that
you apply for and automatic increases under Automatic
Increase, the premiums for the increased cover will be
calculated based on your age at the time cover for the
increased amount starts.
Stepped premium
Stepped premiums are recalculated (and will usually
increase) on every policy anniversary based on:

our standard stepped premium rates for Asteron
Life Complete applying at the time of recalculation

our premium discounts in accordance with section 10

your sex, occupation, smoking status and any
agreed premium loading factors at the
commencement date

the amount you're insured for, and

your age on your next birthday on or after the
recalculation.
Your premium illustration
The amount payable when the cover starts will be set
out in a premium illustration that your financial adviser
will provide.
If the first premium is paid with the application, well
deposit the money in a trust account while were
assessing the application. We retain the interest we
earn on this account.
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10.2 How to pay your premiums
You can pay premiums via different methods and
frequencies. Please see the table below.
Premium
frequency Yearly
Half-
yearly
1
Quarterly
1
Monthly
1
Money
order or
cheque
U U U Y
Direct debit
U U U U
Credit card
U U U
U
Via direct
debit
BPAY
For renewal
premiums
only
U U U Y
IDPS or
Super
Fund
2
U U U U
1
Premiums may increase if the payment frequency is half-yearly, quarterly
or monthly.
2
Available for Life Cover Super and Income Protection Cover Super via
approved providers only. Payment frequencies are only available if
approved by the provider. Please speak to your financial adviser for full
details.
You may change your method of payment or payment
frequencies as listed above if premium payments are
up to date, by providing a written request to us.
You must pay premiums in advance on or before the
due date. The due date is:

the same date in the month the premium is payable
as the commencement date, or

if the commencement date is the 29th, 30th, or
31st and there is no such date in the month the
premium is payable, the due date is the last day of
that month.
If we have been asked to debit premium payments
from a financial institution account or credit card, well
do this on a business day. As this may not always be
the due date, you should maintain sufficient credit on
the business day after the due date.
10.3 When premiums may change
In addition to variations due to a stepped premium
basis, premiums may vary if:

were requested to change the benefits or options
under the policy

were requested to change the level of cover for any
of the benefits or options under the policy

were requested to change the premium payment
frequency on the policy

premium discounts no longer apply (e.g. you no
longer hold multiple policies with us), or

we review and change the premium rates.
Changes to premium discounts
If a discount applies to your policy because:

you have multiple covers, and/or

of the total sum insured or monthly benefit amount,
and/or

this policy was issued in association with other
individuals
and any of the covers which entitled you to the
discount are subsequently cancelled, reduced,
withdrawn or end, then the discount may cease to
apply from that date and the premium on any
remaining policies will be changed accordingly.
10.4 We may review the premium rates
We may review any of our standard premium rates, for
any of our policies, at any time and as a result
premiums may increase or decrease. We guarantee
any change in the premium rates will not apply before
the first anniversary of your policy commencement
date. Any changes to the standard premium rates will
apply to all policies in that group, an individual policy
cannot be singled out for an increase. Any additional
loadings which we agreed upon with you will continue
to apply.
10.5 Are there any minimum premiums?
The minimum premiums for each life insured is as
follows:
Minimum premiums (including the policy fee* and
stamp duty if applicable)
Yearly $250
Half-yearly $125
Quarterly $65
Monthly $25
* If the policy fee is waived, the minimum premiums will still apply.
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10.6 What happens if the premium isnt paid?
We may cancel your policy if premium is not paid.
If a payment is missed, well send a notice to you (if
youre the policy owner or a member of the Fund) at
the address last advised to us specifying the date on
which all cover will cease if the full amount outstanding
to that date is not paid. If payment is not made by that
date well cancel the policy and provide written notice
of cancellation.
We may (but are not obliged to) reinstate the policy
within 12 months of cancellation if you ask us to, in
writing, and you comply with any terms we impose. If
we decide to reinstate this policy, well confirm the
reinstatement and any further terms in writing to you.
Where level premiums apply to this policy, we base any
change in the policy premium under this section on
your age next birthday when this policy was issued.
However, if you have increased the sum insured or
Total Monthly Benefit, we base the policy premium for
the increase on your age next birthday when the
change was made. Any premium loading factors
agreed upon will still apply.
Any change to our standard rates will apply to you from
the policy anniversary after the rate change.
10.7 Policy fee information
A policy fee will be charged to contribute towards the
costs of fixed expenses incurred by us to assess and
administer the policy. The policy fee is payable in
addition to the premium. Depending on the payment
frequency you choose, a policy fee will be payable as
follows:
Policy Fee
Yearly $80.76
Half-yearly $41.59
Quarterly $21.32
Monthly $7.11
The policy fee stated in this PDS has been set at 1st
March 2012 and will be increased each year in line with
the indexation factor. This is notice of the indexation
increases for the purposes of the Corporations Act.
The policy fee applying when cover under this policy
commences will be stated in the schedule.
We recognise that expenses may overlap when more
than one policy is being applied for at the same time,
on the same insured person. In these circumstances
we may waive the policy fee on one or more policies.
10.8 Healthy Plus Option and Healthy Life
Option
A discount may be applied to the premium for your Life
Cover Benefit if the Healthy Plus Option or the Healthy
Life Option applies.
More information regarding these options is available in
chapter 2, section 21 'Healthy Plus Option and Healthy
Life Option'. You cant apply for the Healthy Plus
Option in conjunction with the Healthy Life Option.
10.9 Government taxes and charges
Well pass on to the policy owner any government
taxes and charges (such as stamp duty) which we
incur in relation to this policy and which are not
included in the premium rates.
Stamp duty information
Stamp duty is a government fee that may be charged
in addition to the premium. The stamp duty payable is
based on the state where you reside. The rate of
stamp duty varies from state to state. You may also be
required to pay any new or increased government
taxes and charges. These taxes and charges are
outside of our control.
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Currently GST is not charged on life insurance
premiums.
10.10 What we pay your financial adviser
Your financial adviser may be paid a commission by us
for your policy. This commission is already included in
the premium rates and is not an additional charge to
you. In addition to this commission, we may make
payments to Australian Financial Services Licensees
based on commercial arrangements. These payments
are made by us and are not an additional charge to
you.
Your financial adviser will provide details of the benefits
he or she will receive if we issue you a policy in the
Financial Services Guide and, if applicable, the
Statement of Advice that he or she will give to you.
11. Taxation
The following information on taxation is based on the tax
laws and rulings at the issue date of this PDS, the
continuance of these laws and our interpretation of them.
These are general statements only, which highlight the
possible tax implications associated with:

the payment of premiums, and

the receipt of benefits.
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Individual circumstances may be quite different,
therefore we strongly recommend that you consult a
taxation adviser in regards to your own personal
position.
Information about the tax treatment of premium
contributions and benefits paid from the Suncorp
Master Trust is explained in chapter 6, section 9 'Tax'.
The tax treatment of premiums and benefits for
insurance held outside super are explained below.
Benefit type
Tax treatment
of premiums
Tax treatment
of benefits
Death benefits Generally not
deductible
Generally not
assessable
income*
Total &
Permanent
Disability (TPD)
benefits
Generally not
deductible
Generally not
assessable
income*
Trauma benefits Generally not
deductible
Generally not
assessable
income*
Income
Protection
benefits
Generally
deductible
Generally treated
as assessable
income
Business
Expenses
benefits
Generally
deductible
Generally treated
as assessable
income
* Capital gains tax may apply in some situations.
12. Privacy statement
SLSL and the Trustee are members of the Suncorp
Group. The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) requires us to
inform you of the following.
12.1 Purpose of collection
Personal information is information about an identifiable
individual and includes facts or an opinion about you
which identifies you or by which your identity can be
reasonably determined.
We collect your personal information so we can
conduct our business and offer and provide you with
our range of financial products and services.
We collect personal information for the purposes of:

identifying you when you do business with us

protecting your personal information from
unauthorised access

establishing your requirements and providing,
administering and managing the products or
services you request

assessing and investigating, and if accepted
managing a claim made by you under one or more
of our products, and

understanding your circumstances and improving
our financial products and related services.
We may be required by taxation and other relevant
laws to collect your personal information.
12.2 Consequences if personal information is
not provided
If we request personal information about you and you
dont provide it, we wont be able to provide you with
and manage the financial product or service you
request, or manage and pay any benefit or insurance
claim you make.
12.3 Disclosure of your personal information
We use and disclose your personal information for the
purposes we collected it.
We may also use and disclose your personal
information for a secondary purpose related to the
purpose for which we collected it, where you would
reasonably expect us to use or disclose your personal
information for that secondary purpose.
In the case of sensitive information, any secondary
purpose, use or disclosure will be directly related to the
purpose of collection.
When necessary and in connection with purposes listed
above, we may disclose your personal information to
and/or collect your personal information from:

hospitals, medical or health professionals or various
professional advisers who assist them

mail service organisations who create and dispatch
our documentation and correspondence, including
our direct marketing material, and

document storage facility providers.
We collect medical information to assist us in
processing applications for insurance, changes to this
policy and in assessing claims. This information may be
disclosed in strictest confidence to our staff,
consultants, reinsurance companies, your doctor or
other qualified medical personnel.
12.4 Disclosure
We use and disclose your personal information for the
purposes we collected it. We may also use and
disclose your personal information for other purposes
which are related to the purposes listed under
Purposes of Collection. Well only do this, if you
would reasonably expect it. If the personal information
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is sensitive information, such as information about your
health, the other purposes will be directly related to the
Purposes of Collection.
When necessary and in connection with purposes
listed above, we may disclose your personal
information to and/or collect your personal information
from:

hospitals, medical or health professionals or various
professional advisers who assist us

your employer and/or superannuation trustee(s)

mail service organisations who create and despatch
our documentation and correspondence including
our direct marketing material

document storage facility providers

information technology providers, including
hardware and software vendors and consultants
such as programmers

financial advisers and their representatives

other life insurers and/or reinsurers

claims reference providers and investigative service
providers

where required or authorised under our relationship
with our joint venture companies

customer research organisations, and

other companies within the Suncorp Group.
12.5 Disclosure overseas
There are also instances where we may have to send
your personal information overseas or collect personal
information from overseas. These instances include:

when you have asked us to do so

when it is necessary in order to facilitate a
transaction on your behalf

when were authorised or required by law to do so

when we have outsourced a business activity or
function to an overseas service provider with whom
we have a contractual arrangement

certain electronic transactions, or

sending your personal information to companies in
the Suncorp Group.
Well only send your personal information overseas or
collect personal information about you from overseas
for the purposes in this statement and in compliance
with the privacy regime.
12.6 Access
You can ask us to provide you with the personal
information we hold about you. In some circumstances
we can deny your request for access. If we deny your
request, well tell you why. If it will take us time to
access and supply your personal information, well
inform you of the likely delay. More detailed access
requests, e.g. access to information held in archives,
may incur a fee to cover our costs.
12.7 Marketing
We would like to use and disclose your personal
information to keep you up to date with the range of
products and services available from the Suncorp
Group. Generally, the companies in our Group will use
and disclose your personal information for Suncorps
marketing purposes. If you dont want us to use and
disclose your personal information for these marketing
purposes, please contact us and tell us.
12.8 Contact Us
Please contact us if you change your mind at any time
about receiving marketing material or you want to
request access to the personal information we hold
about you. If you would like more information about our
privacy practices please ask us for a copy of our
Privacy Policy.
You can contact our customer service team on 1800
221 727. Our Privacy Policy can also be found on our
website, Asteron Life, www.asteronlife.com.au/privacy.
13. Direct Debit Request Service
Agreement
This Direct Debit Request (DDR) Service Agreement is
only applicable if you choose to authorise SLSL to debit
premiums in relation to your policy from your nominated
financial institution account. This agreement must be
read when providing direct debit details to SLSL.
This DDR Service Agreement is issued by SLSL (ABN
87 073 979 530). You should direct all enquires about
your direct debit to our customer service team on 02
8275 3999 or if outside Sydney on 1800 221 727.
13.1 Our commitment to you
a. Well give you at least 14 days notice in writing
before changing the terms of the debiting
arrangements, unless you agree to an earlier change.
b. Well keep information relating to your nominated
financial institution account confidential, except
where required for the purposes of conducting
direct debits with your financial institution.
c. Where the debiting date is not a business day, well
draw from your nominated financial institution
account on the next business day.
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13.2 Your commitment to us
It is your responsibility to:

ensure your nominated financial institution account
can accept direct debits

ensure there are sufficient funds available in the
nominated financial institution account to meet each
instalment

advise us if the nominated account is transferred or
closed, or the account details change

ensure that all account holders on the nominated
financial institution account agree to the debiting
arrangement.
13.3 Your rights
a. Subject to the terms and conditions of your policy,
you may alter the debiting arrangements. Such
advice should be received by us at least 7 working
days before the debiting date for any of the
following:

altering the DDR

deferring a drawing

suspending the DDR

cancelling the debiting arrangement completely.
If you do any of these things, you must make
alternative arrangements to pay outstanding amounts
and, if applicable, future amounts. Alternatively you
may request a stop or cancellation by contacting your
financial institution. If you take this course of action
you may incur a fee from your financial institution.
b. Where you consider that a debit has been initiated
incorrectly, you should contact us on 02 8275 3999
or if outside Sydney on 1800 221 727. In the
unlikely event of a complaint not being resolved
satisfactorily, you can address a complaint to:
The Manager, Life Customer Service
Asteron Life
GPO Box 68
Sydney NSW 2001
13.4 Other information
a. We reserve the right to ask that instructions from a
customer, to stop or in any way alter the debiting
arrangement are in a written, verbal or electronic form.
b. The terms and conditions of your SLSL policy
govern your instalments. The policy allows us to
cancel it after writing to you if debits are
dishonoured by your financial institution and your
premium is overdue by 30 days or more.
c. We may vary the amount subject to the terms and
conditions of your policy to be deducted from the
account or the frequency of future debits by giving
at least 14 days notice to you, in writing. All future
amounts payable by you under the policy will be
debited to the financial institution account shown in
the DDR unless you tell us you wish to cancel the
arrangement.
d. Financial institution fees (including dishonour
charges) may also apply to this debiting
arrangement.
14. Other information about your policy
14.1 Altering your policy
During the period of cover, it is possible to change
some of the terms provided under this policy. To do
this, you should contact us and quote the policy
number. Well try to make the requested change, but
this wont always be possible. In some cases, we may
require further information from you in writing. Our
contact details are on the back cover of this PDS.
A change to this policy will only apply if we confirm the
change in writing. Where this policy is altered the
premium may change.
14.2 Misstatement of age
If you have misstated your age, we have the right to
adjust the benefits provided under this policy to reflect
your correct age and actual premium paid. Alternatively,
if your age has been overstated, we may repay any
overpayments of premium with interest at the rate then
prescribed by law.
14.3 We guarantee to continue this policy
Except where otherwise expressly stated in this policy,
if the premiums payable under this policy are paid in
accordance with section 10 Premiums and Payment,
well continue this policy until cover ends without any
more restrictive terms being included, regardless of:

the number of claims made, or

any changes to your health, occupation or pastimes.
14.4 Statutory Fund information no savings
component
The Asteron Life Complete policy referred to in this
PDS is not a savings plans and doesn't participate in
any surplus arising in any of our Statutory Funds. This
means unless the policy is cancelled during the cooling
off period, there will be no refund of monies paid up to
the date you cancelled. If you have paid premiums
beyond the date you cancelled (for example, you pay
yearly), a pro-rata refund will apply.
All policies are issued from our Number 1 Statutory Fund.
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14.5 Limited acceptance
For approved Superannuation Platforms or Investment
Platforms, limited acceptance commences from the
date we confirm that your application and rollover
authority has been accepted in writing and ceases on
the earlier of:

the date your initial premium is received by us and
your policy commences, or

the date 30 days after the date we receive your fully
completed application form.
This is known as the limited acceptance period. If you
make a claim, or the event giving rise to the claim
occurs, within the limited acceptance period, well still
pay a benefit that would otherwise be payable based
on the terms and conditions set out in this PDS, less
any amount of outstanding or unpaid premium.
If your limited acceptance period ceases and you
haven't paid your initial premium, Interim Cover (please
refer to chapter 7) will apply from the date the limited
acceptance period ceased. This means, for example, if
the initial premium is not received by us within 30 days
after we received your fully completed application form,
and an event occurs after the 30 days, giving rise to a
claim, the claim will be assessed on Interim Cover
terms unless your Interim Cover has ceased. If your
claim is successful, any benefit will only be payable on
terms and conditions applying to Interim Cover (refer to
chapter 7).
15. Making a claim
If something happens and you need to make a claim,
we want to make the process as straightforward as
possible. So make sure you read this section and
gather any information we require to process the claim.
All claim forms can be obtained by contacting our
claims team on 1800 024 812.
Please note, references to you in this section include,
where applicable, to an insured child.
15.1 When we will commence payment
Unless we have stated otherwise, we will only
commence payments under your policy when you
satisfy the claim conditions outlined in this PDS and we
admit liability.
In addition, payments are subject to:

our acceptance of the claim

you meeting our ongoing claims requirements, and

adherence to the relevant legislative requirements.
Please refer to section 10 Who will receive the benefits
of my cover for details of who well pay.
15.2 How to make a claim
Step 1: Contact us
If an event occurs which may lead to a claim, you must
contact us as soon as possible for the relevant claim
forms.
What happens if there is a delay?
If you do not contact us within 30 days and were
disadvantaged because of the delay, we may reduce
the amount we pay, or refuse to pay the claim.
For example, we may need you to be examined by a
doctor of our choice to assist with our assessment of
your claim. If theres a delay in telling us about the
event on which your claim is based, we may be unable
to schedule a medical examination, which may
disadvantage us in assessing the claim.
If that occurs, we may be entitled to not pay the claim
or take other action which were legally entitled to take.
For Income Protection Covers and Business Expenses
Cover, we may be entitled to not make payments for
any period before were told of your disablement, delay
the start of the waiting period, or take other action
which were legally entitled to take.
Step 2: Completing our claim forms
You (or the person entitled to claim) and your registered
doctor (as applicable) need to complete our initial claim
form to our satisfaction and return it to us.
Step 3: Mandatory claim requirements
In addition to the claim forms, you must also submit all
of the following requirements to us before we can
commence payments:
1. Proof of the event or condition for which the claim
is being made and when it occurred
2. Proof of age (unless previously provided)
3. Proof of payment where a claim is made for
reimbursement
4. Your original PDS and schedule for Life Cover, TPD
Cover and Trauma Cover.
If you're submitting a claim for the Life Cover Benefit or
Limited Death Benefit, we will also require proof of the
cause of death.
If you're submitting a claim for TPD Cover, Trauma
Cover, Child Cover, Needlestick and Medical Hazards
Benefit, Blood Borne Diseases, the Waiver of Premium
due to Serious Disablement Benefit or the Crisis
Benefit, we may also require all of the following:
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1. Proof of the diagnosis, recommendation or
prognosis giving rise to the claim by a registered
doctor who is an appropriate specialist medical
practitioner
2. Copies of all investigations performed which may
include, but is not limited to, clinical, radiological,
histological and laboratory evidence, and
3. Where the Needlestick and Medical Hazards
Benefit, Blood Borne Diseases or HIV -
occupationally acquired is applicable, an incident
report from the relevant authority or employer.
Step 4: Additional claim requirements
We may ask you to provide us with additional
information including, but not limited to:

your medical history

your business or personal income

your business or personal expenses

your activities, and

other insurance policies and claims.
Any costs associated with the mandatory and
additional claim requirements listed above must be met
by you or the person entitled to claim or receive
benefits under the policy.
Step 5: Further claim requirements
To help us assess your claim, we may also require:

you to be examined by a health care professional of
our choice

an accountant of our choice to verify income and/or
expenses prior to and during your disablement,
which may involve a financial audit or information
from your accountant

information surrounding your employment
circumstances

a signed Medicare Australia authority for any period
of time

a signed authority to enable us to obtain information
from Government departments and/or other
insurers, and

a meeting with you to discuss the circumstances
surrounding your claim.
Well meet any costs associated with these further
claim requirements listed above in Step 5.
15.3 Payment of Income Protection Covers and
Business Expenses Cover benefits
Throughout the duration of your claim, you and your
registered doctor will be required to complete
additional monthly claim forms so that were kept
informed about your condition.
If you have chosen Indemnity (please refer to chapter
3, section 5), well always require proof of income to
determine the Total Monthly Benefit. This may include:

pay slips or a letter from your employer confirming
your income

business and personal tax returns and assessment
notices, or

financial accounts (for example profit and loss
accounts, balance sheets, BAS statements etc).
We will only pay the benefits under your Income
Protection Covers when your monthly claim forms are
completed and returned to us. Unless we have stated
otherwise in this PDS, we will pay the payments
monthly in arrears. If the benefit is payable for less than
a month, we will calculate 1/30th of the benefit for
each day the benefit is payable during that month.
Any costs associated with completing the claim forms
are met by you or the person entitled to claim or
receive benefits under the policy.
16. Contacting us and complaints
16.1 Contacting us
If you have questions about your policy, including when
and how terms can be changed under this policy,
please address all correspondence to:
Mail
Life Customer Service
Asteron Life
GPO Box 68
Sydney NSW 2001
Fax
1300 766 833
Email
life_customerservice@asteronlife.com.au
Phone
Sydney callers: 02 8275 3999
Calls from outside Sydney: 1800 221 727
Please note that well only act on your instructions (if
youre the policy owner) when they're received at our
office in Sydney at the above address.
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16.2 Claims queries
If you have any queries about how to claim or in
relation to an on-going claim, please address all
correspondence to:
Mail
Claims
Asteron Life
GPO Box 134
Sydney NSW 2001
Fax
1300 766 773
Phone
1800 024 812
16.3 If you have a complaint
We make every effort to ensure your complaints are
resolved in a satisfactory and timely manner. If you
have an issue you would like to raise, please telephone
or write to us at the address below:
Mail
Manager, Life Customer Service
Asteron Life
GPO Box 68
Sydney NSW 2001
Phone
Sydney callers: 02 8275 3999
Calls from outside Sydney: 1800 221 727
You will receive a response within 10 working days of
us receiving your complaint. Your complaint will be
dealt with within 45 days. In the event that your
complaint isnt resolved to your satisfaction, you may
refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service Limited
(ABN 67 131 124 448).
Please quote the SLSL FOS membership number
which is 10909.
Their contact details are:
Mail
Financial Ombudsman Service Limited
GPO Box 3
Melbourne VIC 3001
Telephone 1300 780 808
Phone
1300 780 808
Fax
03 9613 6399
Email
info@fos.org.au
16.4 Contact Asteron Life or the Trustee
Suncorp Master Trust Members Contacting
the Trustee
If the Trustee has purchased an Asteron Life Complete
policy on your behalf, and you or your beneficiaries
have an issue you would like to raise, please telephone
or write to the Trustee at the address below:
Mail
Manager, Life Customer Service
Asteron Life
GPO Box 68
Sydney NSW 2001
Phone
Sydney callers: 02 8275 3999
Calls from outside Sydney: 1800 221 727
If youre not satisfied with a response from us or you
havent received a response to your complaint within
90 days you may take your complaint to the
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT). The SCT is
an independent government body set up to help with
the resolution of superannuation complaints. You
should take your complaint to the SCT within 12
months of receiving our response, otherwise the SCT
may not be able to deal with your complaint.
How we contact you
Notices and other information concerning this policy
will be sent to you (if youre the policy owner) at the
address last advised to us. Its therefore important that
we be advised of any changes in your contact
information.
Alternative Remuneration Register
All payments made or received by us will be in
accordance with the Financial Services Council (FSC)
Industry Code of Practice. We keep a register of these
payments which you can view by contacting us on
1800 221 727.
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Chapter 6
Insurance through
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This section contains information about the Suncorp
Master Trust (Fund). It does not contain information
about insurance through an external superannuation
fund. You should read this section if you want the
Trustee of the Fund, Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited
(Trustee) to buy an Asteron Life Complete Policy on
your behalf through a superannuation account. To do
this you will need to complete the 'Application for
membership' included in the application form in this
PDS. Please see chapter 2 and chapter 3 in this PDS
for information regarding the benefits included and
options available under Life Cover Super or Income
Protection Cover Super respectively.
Your Asteron Life Complete policy will commence once
you have become a member of the Fund and we have
confirmed acceptance of your insurance application.
The Trustee is the policy owner and can vary or replace
the policy at any time in the interest of members. If the
Trustee does this, it will give you 30 days written
notice. In addition to the circumstances listed in When
cover ends (chapter 2, section 26 and chapter 3,
section 39) your cover through the Fund will stop when
youre no longer eligible to make superannuation
contributions (or have them made on your behalf) to
your super account. Please contact your financial
adviser or our customer service team (our contact
details are on the back cover) at that time to discuss
options to transfer your cover outside the Fund.
There is no savings component available in this
account. Your policy will be cancelled for non-payment
of the premium if there is not enough money in your
super account under the Fund to cover the insurance
premiums. If this happens, well provide you with notice
(to the latest address you notified to us) before your
policy is cancelled (explained in chapter 5, section 10.6
'What happens if the premium isn't paid?').
1. Who can join and contribute to the
Fund?
Taking up insurance through superannuation means
that you have to satisfy contribution rules relating to
super. Government regulations define when
contributions can be made, the level of contributions
that can be made without penalty and when you can
access your superannuation benefits, including starting
a pension.
Below sets out when and how much you can
contribute (or have other people contribute for you)
without paying excess contributions tax.
Generally, employer and personal contributions can be
received if youre:

under age 65, or

aged 65 74 and have worked at least 40 hours in
a 30 consecutive day period within the financial
year in which contributions are made.
For insurance purposes, you must also be eligible to
apply for Life Cover or Income Protection (explained in
chapter 5, section 2 'Eligibiliy').
2. Types and levels of contributions
that can be accepted
Were able to accept the following types of
contributions:
Concessional
contribution
Levels of
contribution
(Superannuation
Guarantee (SG) and
award)
Voluntary employer
Salary sacrifice
$25,000 per financial year
(11/12)
^
Non-concessional Personal deductible
Spouse*
Personal*
$150,000 per financial
year (11/12)
#
Note: Contributions must match the amount of
premium for the Asteron Life Complete policy.
^
Indexed annually in $5,000 increments. A transitional limit of $50,000
applies if an individual is age 50 or older on the last date of the financial
year (until 30 June 2012). Please note: At time of printing, the Federal
Government has proposed to pause the indexation of superannuation
concessional conditions until 2013-14.
#
This limit is set at 6 times the concessional limit. A limit of $450,000 over
3 years applies if an individual is under age 65.
* Non-concessional contributions (personal and spouse contributions) will
only be accepted by us if you quote your Tax File Number.
3. Payment of premiums from eligible
superannuation funds
For eligible superannuation funds only, well accept
rollovers as an eligible payment method only if the
rollover amount matches exactly the premium for the
policy. For a list of eligible funds speak to your adviser.
4. When the Trustee pays a benefit
Well pay any benefits under Life Cover Super (which
includes any linked TPD Cover) or Income Protection
Cover Super to the Trustee (other than the
Rehabilitation Benefit or Grief Support Service), as the
policy owner. The benefits will then form part of your
superannuation account and can only be released in
accordance with release conditions provided by
relevant legislation.
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The Trustee will only pay the benefit from the account if:

we pay the insurance claim to the Trustee (so
youre entitled to the claim under the terms of the
Life Cover or Income Protection Cover), and

youre able to withdraw those benefits under
superannuation law. Benefits in a super account are
subject to preservation requirements. Access to
benefits are available where certain release
conditions are satisfied.
Benefits in super can be:
Preserved
benefits*
Preserved benefits can generally
only be accessed once you have
satisfied a release condition. Once
you have satisfied a release
condition these benefits will be
available for cashing (some
restrictions apply). For release
conditions please see section 7.
Restricted non-
preserved
benefits
These benefits are paid to you
under the same release conditions
as your preserved benefits, but can
also be paid to you when you leave
the employer who has made the
contributions for you to that fund.
Generally restricted non-preserved
benefits arise from personal
contributions made to an employer
fund prior to 30 June 1999 for
which you could not claim a tax
deduction.
Unrestricted
non-preserved
benefits
Unrestricted non-preserved benefits
are fully accessible (often because
a release condition had been met).
You can access these funds for
cashing at any time.
* From 1 July 1999, all contributions to superannuation and net investment
earnings have been classified as preserved benefits.
5. Death benefits
Death is one such release condition which permits a
Trustee to pay a benefit from a super account. So, if
you die while covered under Life Cover or Income
Protection Cover, and we pay a benefit to the Trustee,
the Trustee will pay the death benefit in accordance
with a valid binding nomination or at the Trustees
discretion to one or more of your dependants (as
defined by superannuation law) or to the estate.
5.1 Who can receive your death benefit?
You may nominate your dependants and/or your legal
personal representative to receive part or all of your
benefit in the event of your death, using either a
binding or non-binding beneficiary nomination.
Dependants under super law include:

your spouse: married or defacto (including same
sex spouse)

your child* any age

someone who was in an interdependency
relationship with you, or

your financial dependant.
* Defined as birth, adopted or ex-nuptial child, a child of an individuals
spouse or someone who is a child of the individual within the meaning of
The Family Law Act 1975.
5.2 Binding death benefit nomination
A binding death benefit nomination allows you to
nominate your dependants and/or your estate to
receive your death benefit (the net insurance benefit).
The Trustee must pay the benefit to your beneficiaries
when you die (provided your nomination is valid at the
time).
For your nomination to be valid:

each beneficiary must be a super dependant and/
or your legal personal representative at the time of
your death

if there is more than one beneficiary, the
apportionment of your benefit must be full and clear
and up to 100%, and

2 adult witnesses who are not beneficiaries must
witness and sign the nomination.
Binding nominations are valid for 3 years from the date
that they're made, amended or confirmed. You must
contact us to update or confirm your nomination at
least every 3 years for it to remain valid. To assist you,
the Trustee will forward details of your current
nomination to you each year. You can also cancel your
nomination at any time by writing to us.
We recommend you review your nomination whenever
you experience a change in circumstances such as
marriage, divorce, birth of a child or when a beneficiary
ceases to be a dependant. You can also nominate
what percentage of your total death benefit is to be
paid to each person you nominate. This nomination is
binding on the Trustee if valid. Both dependants and
non-dependants can receive lump sum benefits.
However income stream death benefits can only be
paid to dependants, where if a child, they were either:

under age 18

age 18-25 and financially dependent on you, or

disabled at the time of your death.
Where there are multiple beneficiaries on a valid binding
nomination and a beneficiary is not entitled to receive
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the benefit (where the nomination was not effective or
not in accordance with the relevant law) that portion is
to be paid to the legal personal representative of the
member. Where the binding nomination is not valid the
Trustee will pay the benefit to one or more of the
member's dependants and legal personal
representative in proportions determined by the
Trustee. If a beneficiary is entitled to receive a benefit
under a binding nomination and that beneficiary dies
after the member but before being paid, the Trustee will
pay that benefit to the legal personal representative of
the beneficiary.
5.3 Non-binding death benefit nomination
If you make a non-binding death benefit nomination,
the Trustee will take into account the nomination you
have made. However, the Trustee is not bound by it
and will use its discretion in accordance with the terms
of the trust deed as to:

who it pays the benefit to

in what proportions, and

how it is paid (as a lump sum, income stream or a
combination of both).
If you dont wish to make a binding death benefit
nomination, we recommend that you complete the
Non-binding direction section in your Application for
Membership of the Suncorp Master Trust to assist the
Trustee in determining the death benefit distribution.
Again, as your circumstances may change over time,
we recommend that you regularly review your
nomination to ensure that it remains up to date in
relation to your personal circumstances. You can
change your non-binding death benefit nomination at
any time by contacting us to obtain a nomination form
and then making a new nomination. You can also
cancel your nomination at any time by writing to us (our
contact details are on the back cover). Both
dependants and non-dependants can receive lump
sum benefits. However income stream death benefits
can only be paid to dependants, where if a child, they
were either:

under age 18

age 18-25 and financially dependent on the
deceased, or

disabled at the time of your death.
5.4 What if my beneficiaries are not eligible or
cannot be located?
If this happens and the death benefit cannot be paid to
your estate, the Trustee can use its discretion, in
accordance with superannuation law, to pay another
person. This may happen in a number of
circumstances including but not limited to:

a nominated beneficiary is no longer a dependant at
the time of your death

you have no surviving children at the date of your
death

you have no spouse at the time of your death, or

your nomination has not been completed correctly.
5.5 How are death benefits paid?
As discussed above, benefits may be paid as a lump
sum benefit or an income stream (if paid to a
dependant).
Lump sum benefit
A lump sum benefit is where your death benefit is paid
as a single payment. If you nominate your estate, or
you nominate your dependants and you dont request
that benefits be paid as an income stream; the Trustee
will pay any death benefit as a lump sum.
Income stream
Income stream benefits are paid via an account-based
pension. An account-based pension provides
dependants with a regular payment, rather than a lump
sum benefit. Depending on their circumstances, an
account-based pension may be a more tax effective
way for your dependants to receive their benefits. An
account-based pension is available to all Life Cover
policies written through the Fund. All or part of your
death benefit can be paid via this option if paid to a
dependant. The Trustee can also set up separate
account-based pensions to make individual payments
to more than one dependant.
Your death benefit can be invested in a choice of
investment portfolios within this account-based pension
to provide your dependants with a regular income
stream. The minimum amount to start an account-
based pension is $20,000. The Trustee also has
discretion to retain benefits in trust for children (under
age 18). Account-based pensions paid from a
superannuation fund are governed by laws, which set
limits to the minimum amount of pension payments in a
financial year. There is no maximum amount.
The terms of the account-based pension, including
features, benefits, fees and charges, are set out in the
Suncorp WealthSmart Personal Super & Pension PDS.
You can obtain a copy from your financial adviser or by
calling us (our contact details are on the back cover).
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6. Terminal illness benefit and TPD
benefit
We can pay an amount under Life Cover to the Trustee
if you:

become terminally ill, or

become totally and permanently disabled (if you
select this optional cover).
The Trustee will then pay the terminal illness benefit or
the TPD benefit (less any tax) to you if you satisfy a
release condition (as discussed below) due to the
benefit being paid through a superannuation fund. If
the Insurer (SLSL) pays a benefit, but you cannot
access it under superannuation law the Trustee will
retain the benefit in your super account until you meet
a release condition.
7. Income protection benefit
We will pay an amount under Income Protection Cover
to the Trustee if you become temporarily disabled.
8. Release conditions
8.1 TPD release conditions
Under superannuation law, you may be able to access
your TPD benefit on the grounds of permanent
incapacity which is similar to (but not the same as) the
any occupation TPD definition of total and permanent
disablement under Life Cover. Permanent incapacity
is currently defined in superannuation law as:
in relation to a member, means ill-health (whether
physical or mental), where the trustee is reasonably
satisfied that the member is unlikely, because of the ill-
health, to engage in gainful employment for which the
member is reasonably qualified by education, training
or experience.
8.2 Terminal illness release conditions
You may be able to access your terminal illness benefit
on the grounds of a terminal medical condition which
is similar (but not the same as) the terminal illness
definition under Life Cover.
Under current superannuation law a terminal medical
condition exists if:
Two registered medical practitioners (one of which is a
specialist) have certified jointly or separately, that the
person suffers from an illness or injury that is likely to
cause death within the certified period. (The maximum
time frame for this period is 12 months after the date of
certification.)
8.3 Income protection release conditions
You may be able to access your benefits on the
grounds of temporary incapacity which is similar (but
not the same) as the disablement definition under
Income Protection Cover.
Under current superannuation law, temporary
incapacity exists if:
in relation to a member who has ceased to be gainfully
employed (including a member who has ceased
temporarily to receive any gain or reward under a
continuing arrangement for the member to be gainfully
employed), means ill-health (whether physical or mental)
that caused the member to cease to be gainfully
employed but does not constitute permanent incapacity.
If the temporary incapacity release condition is met,
income protection benefits will be paid as a non-
commutable income stream for the duration of
incapacity.
8.4 Other release conditions
If you cannot satisfy the definition of permanent
incapacity, terminal medical condition or temporary
incapacity, you need to be able to meet one of the
conditions listed below to access your money:

permanent retirement from the workforce after
reaching your preservation age as shown in the
following table:
Date of birth Preservation age
Before 1 July 1960 55
1 July 1960 to
30 June 1961
56
1 July 1961 to
30 June 1962
57
1 July 1962 to
30 June 1963
58
1 July 1963 to
30 June 1964
59
After June 1964 60

ceasing an employment arrangement after reaching
age 60

reaching age 65

severe financial hardship as defined by
superannuation regulations and having received
certain social security benefits for a specified
period. In some cases a limit may apply to how
much you can access

specified compassionate grounds (defined by
superannuation regulations)

if you were a temporary resident on a temporary
visa and have permanently departed from Australia
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reaching preservation age and using the funds to
start a non-commutable (Transition to Retirement)
account-based pension, or

your death.
Please note that we also offer Life Cover, TPD Cover
and Income Protection Cover as non-superannuation
cover, outside of the Fund where the release conditions
dont apply. There may also be tax advantages that
apply to Life and/or TPD benefits paid from non-
superannuation cover. We recommend that you
discuss with your financial adviser the type of cover
which is most appropriate to your circumstances.
9. Tax
The following is general information about taxation of
superannuation contributions and benefits. You should
obtain your own financial and taxation advice in relation
to your personal circumstances.
9.1 Your contributions
Contributions tax of 15% is applied to all employer or
deductible personal superannuation contributions.
However, contributions tax may not be payable as the
super fund may claim tax deductions for your Life
Cover, TPD Cover and Income Protection Cover
insurance premiums to offset some or all tax that may
be payable. No tax is deducted from personal (after
tax) contributions.
9.2 Tax on death benefits
The benefits are taxed based on the person receiving
the benefit. No tax is payable on a death benefit if it is
paid to your spouse or dependants (defined by tax law).
Dependants under tax law are defined as:

a spouse (legal or de facto) or former spouse
(however a former spouse is not a dependant under
super law)

the deceaseds child (including adopted, step child,
or ex-nuptial child) aged less than 18

someone who had an interdependency relationship
with the deceased just before they died, or

any other person who was financially dependent on
the deceased just before they died.
Adult children (aged 18 and over) are generally not
dependants for tax purposes unless they're financially
dependent on you at the time of your death, but
they're still eligible to receive a superannuation death
benefit.
Where a death benefit is paid as a lump sum to a
person other than a tax dependant, such as an adult
child, it is taxed as shown in the table below. Benefits
may be split into taxable (taxed element) and taxable
(untaxed element). Non-dependants wont be able to
receive death benefits in the form of an income stream.
Death benefit
component
Non-dependent tax
rate
Taxable (taxed element) 15%*
Taxable (untaxed element) 30%*
* Plus Medicare levy.
No tax is payable on death benefit lump sums paid to
tax-dependants.
Where a death benefit is paid to a dependent, as an
income stream, the tax treatment will depend on the
dependants age and your age at time of death, as
shown in the table below.
Age of
dependant
Your age at
time of death
Tax
treatment
Under age 60 Under age 60
Taxable
component is
100% taxable
but 15%
pension offset
applies
Under age 60 Age 60 or older Tax free
Age 60 or older Under age 60 Tax free
Age 60 or older Age 60 or older Tax free
9.3 Tax on TPD benefits
If you withdraw a TPD payment, the amount of tax
payable depends on your age, eligible service period
and the components. If youre age 60 or older benefits
can be paid tax free. Your financial adviser can provide
you with further information relating to your
circumstances.
9.4 Tax on terminal illness benefits
Terminal illness benefits are tax free if you meet the
definition of terminal medical condition (as defined in
section 8.2).
9.5 Tax on income protection benefits
Income protection benefits that are released under the
temporary incapacity condition of release are 100%
taxable. The 15% pension offset does not apply.
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10. Lost members
Its important we always have current contact details
for you. If you move, you can tell the Trustee or us by
contacting our customer service team or by completing
a change of details form. If you become uncontactable,
you will be classed as a lost member.
This may happen where:

you cannot be contacted (we have received 2
pieces of returned mail for you)

youre inactive (you have been a member for longer
than 2 years and we have not received a
contribution or rollover from you or on your behalf
within 5 years) or you have less than $200 in your
account.
You should be aware that even if you become
classified as a lost member, insurance premiums will
continue to be deducted from your account until your
balance is zero.
10.1 The Eligible Rollover Fund
We have the authority under superannuation law, to
transfer your account to an Eligible Rollover Fund (ERF)
in a number of circumstances including:

you become a lost member (see Lost members on
this page)

your account balance falls below $1,000.
We have selected the SMF Eligible Rollover Fund (SMF
ERF) as our ERF. You can contact them at:
Fund Administrator
SMF Eligible Rollover Fund
GPO Box 529
Hobart TAS 7001
Phone 1800 677 306
If your account is transferred to the SMF ERF, you will:

cease to be a client of the Trustee

cease to have any insurance benefits (if you have
selected insurance cover) through the Fund

cease to have any rights against the Trustee in
relation to your account, and

become a member of the SMF ERF and be subject
to its governing rules.
If your superannuation account is transferred, the SMF
ERF will send you a copy of their current PDS if we can
provide them with your current contact details. You can
obtain more information about the SMF ERF by
contacting them directly.
11. Small account protection
We cannot charge fees greater than your investment
earnings on your account balance if it is below $1,000.
Throughout the year well continue to deduct any taxes
and insurance premiums in full. We currently retain
accounts with less than $1,000, however, at some time
in the future, we may elect to transfer these accounts
to the SMF ERF.
12. Treatment of account upon marriage
breakdown
Your superannuation may be split as a result of
marriage breakdown. This can be done either by court
order or by agreement between the parties. The
splitting of superannuation benefits as a result of
marriage breakdown or divorce may have
consequences for the taxation of your superannuation
benefit.
The Trustee may charge fees in relation to the splitting
of the superannuation benefit.
13. Management fees and charges
The Trustee applies no management fees or costs to
members or their benefits. The only amounts payable
are contributions to meet premiums and other charges
for Life Cover and Income Protection (please see
chapter 5, section 10 Premiums and payment for
more information).
14. Regular reports
Updated information about the management and
financial condition of the Fund is included in the Funds
Annual Report. A copy of the most recent Annual
Report is available free of charge on request from your
financial adviser or from us (our contact details are on
the back cover).
Well also send you an Annual Report each year and
an Annual Statement confirming your current benefits
within the Fund, including your current level of
insurance cover.
15. Cooling off period
A cooling off period applies if the Trustee has
purchased an Asteron Life Complete policy on your
behalf. Please see chapter 5, section 4 for details.
16. Enquiries
If you have any questions about the policy or your
membership of the Fund, please call either your
financial adviser or the Trustee (our contact details are
on the back cover).
17. Complaints resolution
Please see chapter 5, section 6 Contacting us and
complaints for details about the Trustees complaints
resolution process.
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18. Other things you should know about
the Trustee
The Trustee of the Fund, Suncorp Portfolio Services
Limited, is an approved trustee under the
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS).
About the Fund
The Fund:

is a resident regulated superannuation fund within
the meaning of SIS, and

is not subject to a direction from the Australian
Prudential Regulation Authority under section 63 of
that Act, not to accept any contributions made to
the Fund by an employer-sponsor. The Fund is a
complying superannuation fund, able to accept
employer Superannuation Guarantee contributions.
The Trust Deed
The rights and obligations of the members under the
Fund are set out in the Trust Deed. The Trust Deed
sets out the rules for the establishment and operation
of the Fund and member rights and obligations. You
can obtain a copy of the Trust Deed free of charge by
contacting us (our contact details are on the back
cover).
Under the terms of the Deed that established the Fund,
the Trustee has the power to amend any of the
provisions of the Deed if permitted by relevant law.
19. Tax File Numbers (TFN)
Were authorised to collect your TFN under the
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. Where we
collect your TFN, it will be kept confidential and only
used for lawful purposes which may include:

finding or identifying your superannuation funds

calculating tax on any superannuation lump sum,
death benefit or income stream payment

providing your TFN and other information to the
Commissioner of Taxation

providing your TFN to your future superannuation
fund trustee or Retirement Savings Account (RSA)
provider if youre transferring your account.
We wont pass on your TFN if you write to us and tell
us not to. We wont disclose your TFN to any person
or organisation not listed above. Providing your TFN is
voluntary and declining to quote your TFN is not an
offence. However, if you dont provide us with your
TFN, then:

your application for membership of the Suncorp
Master Trust wont be accepted

you may pay more tax on your benefits than would
otherwise be payable (you may apply to get this
back at the end of the financial year in your income
tax assessment)

it may be difficult to find or consolidate your
superannuation funds in the future

concessional contributions (including all employer
contributions) will be subject to an additional
31.5% tax (over and above the normal 15%
contributions tax)

after-tax contributions may not be accepted.
As a result of changes to legislation, the purposes for
which we can use your TFN and the consequences of
not providing it to us may change in the future.
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Chapter 7
Interim Cover
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1. About Interim Cover
Well provide you with Interim Cover while your
application for one or more covers referred to in this
PDS is being assessed. The terms and conditions of
Interim Cover are set out in this chapter of the PDS.
Interim Cover is dependent upon the insured person and
the policy owner providing complete and truthful answers
in the application for insurance and complying with the
duty of disclosure (as shown in chapter 5, section 5 'Your
duty of disclosure').
Interim Cover is issued from our No. 1 Statutory Fund.
2. When cover commences
Interim Cover commences when the completed
application and initial premium (or completed deduction
authority) are lodged at one of our State Offices or our
Head Office. If you wish us to confirm when your
Interim Cover begins and ends, please contact our
State Office through your adviser and well send you
written confirmation.
3. When cover ends
Your Interim Cover will end automatically on the earliest
of the following:

90 days from the date your Interim Cover begins

the date your application is accepted, declined,
withdrawn (notification of which will be taken as
notification of termination of Interim Cover), or

the date we advise you that your Interim Cover is
cancelled.
4. If we decide to offer a modified policy
If during the application process we decide to offer a
modified policy, your Interim Cover will also be adjusted
to incorporate the modified terms. If we require an
additional premium due to your medical history,
occupation or pastimes, your level of Interim Cover will
be recalculated (and hence reduced) based on your
proposed premium. Well advise you (or your
representative) in writing of any modification, and any
recalculation will apply from the date of any advice
unless that recalculation was due to your non-
disclosure/misrepresentation*.
*If the modification is due to your non-disclosure/misrepresentation, the
recalculation will apply from the date we received your initial application for
insurance, irrespective of when we discover it.
5. Meanings of words and expressions
Words or expressions used that have a particular
meaning are shown in italic type and are explained in
chapter 8 Medical Glossary, Definitions.
For Business Expenses Cover, what we mean by
allowable business expenses is described on page 37
of this PDS.
We have specific meanings for the following words and
expressions for Interim Cover. They are set out in this
section of the PDS.
Sickness means an illness or disease you suffer during
the period of Interim Cover.
Injury means physical damage to your body caused
solely and directly by an accident which occurs during
the period of Interim Cover.
5.1 Totally and permanently disabled
Modified TPD
If you have applied for the modified TPD definition,
totally and permanently disabled means, during the
Interim Cover period:

you have suffered a sickness or injury; and due to
the sickness or injury:

you suffer loss of limbs or sight (as defined on page
90), or

youre constantly and permanently unable to
perform at least 2 of the numbered activities of daily
living (as defined on page 93) without the physical
assistance of someone else (if you can perform the
activity on your own by using special equipment we
wont treat you as unable to perform that activity),
or

you suffer significant cognitive impairment (as
defined on page 92).
Any Occupation or Own Occupation TPD
If you have applied for the any occupation TPD or own
occupation TPD definition, totally and permanently
disabled means, during the Interim Cover period:

you meet the conditions set out in the Modified
TPD definition above, or

you have suffered a sickness or injury, and due to
the sickness or injury:

you have been absent from and unable to work
in any occupation because of the sickness or
injury, and

in our opinion, after consideration of medical
and any other evidence, that youre
incapacitated during and at the end of the
Interim Cover period to such an extent that
youre unlikely ever to be able to work again in
any occupation for which youre reasonably
suited by education, training or experience
which would pay remuneration at a rate greater
than 25% of your earnings during your last 12
consecutive months of work.
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If you have been engaged full-time in normal domestic
duties (as defined on page 94) in your own residence
for more than 6 consecutive months, totally and
permanently disabled means, during the Interim Cover
period:

you have suffered a sickness or injury, and and due
to the sickness or injury:

youre unable to engage in any normal domestic
duties (as defined on page 94) because of the
sickness or injury, and

in our opinion, after consideration of medical
and any other evidence, that youre
incapacitated during and at the end of the
Interim Cover period to such an extent that
youre unlikely ever to be able to:

perform normal domestic duties, and

engage in any occupation for which youre
reasonably suited by education, training or
experience.
5.2 Trauma
Trauma means you suffer from:

blindness

coma

deafness

intensive care

loss of independent existence

loss of limbs or sight

major head trauma

paralysis

severe burns, or

significant cognitive impairment.
These conditions are defined in chapter 8 Medical
Glossary, Definitions except that under Interim Cover
these conditions must be solely as a result of an injury
occurring during the Interim Cover period.
6. When we wont pay a benefit
We wont pay any benefits under the Interim Cover
where the condition being claimed for was caused by:

suicide

an intentional self-inflicted act

the intentional act of the policy owner or person
who will otherwise be entitled to the benefit payable

or which arose from, participation in any
occupation, sport or pastime which we would not
normally provide cover to the insured person during
their participation in such occupation, sport or past-
time (full details are available on request)

a war or an act of war (unless a death benefit is
payable)

any sickness or injury that occurs as a result of your
voluntary participation in a criminal activity,

any medical condition i.e. an illness, injury or
symptom relating to your health:

of which you were, or a reasonable person in
your position would have been aware at any
time before the date of the application, or

for which you have consulted a registered
doctor or any other health professional before
the date of the application

any event giving rise to the claim (including death)
on an insured child covered under Child Cover
Interim Cover, caused directly or indirectly by a
congenital condition, or

any event giving rise to the claim under Income
Protection Interim Cover, caused directly or
indirectly by pregnancy, miscarriage or childbirth.
We wont pay any benefit under the Interim Cover
during any period when you're incarcerated.
7. Maximum benefit payable
If the application is for a combination of any 2 or more
of Life Cover, TPD Cover or Trauma Cover, an Interim
Cover benefit is payable once only on the first insured
event to occur. The maximum payable is the lesser of
the sums insured we would accept you for under our
underwriting guidelines based on the proposed
premium as determined during the application process
and:

$1,000,000 for death

$500,000 for total and permanent disablement, or

$500,000 for trauma.
If the application is for a combination of any 2 or more
of Income Protection Cover Accident Only Cover,
Income Protection Cover, Income Protection Cover
Super or Income Protection Plus Cover, only one
benefit will be paid each month during Interim Cover.
For example, if you have applied for Income Protection
Accident Only Cover and Income Protection Plus
Cover and you satisfy our claims criteria for becoming
totally disabled, benefits will be paid for either Income
Protection Accident Only Cover or Income Protection
Plus Cover, but not both.
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The maximum payable is the lesser of the Total Monthly Benefits we would accept you for under our underwriting
guidelines based on the proposed premium as determined during the application process and $10,000 per month.
This $10,000 limit applies across all Income Protection Covers and Business Expenses Cover.
8. Life Cover, TPD Cover and Trauma Cover
A benefit will be paid up to the maximums listed if one of the events in the following table occurs during the period of
Interim Cover. The amounts listed below are also subject to the conditions set out in section 7 Maximum benefit
payable above. Interim cover does not apply to any optional benefits under any of these covers with the exception of
and Child Cover.
Cover Event Amount payable
Life Cover A benefit will be paid if you die during Interim
Cover.
The amount payable will be the lesser of:

$1,000,000

the proposed Life Cover sum insured, and

the Life Cover sum insured we would accept
you for under our underwriting guidelines
based on the proposed premium as
determined during the application process.
Life Cover with
linked TPD
Cover and/or
Trauma Cover
(as applied for)
A benefit will be paid on the earlier of:

your death, or

you becoming totally and permanently
disabled as defined on page 82 (if applicable),
and

you suffering a defined Trauma event (as
listed on page 83), directly as a result of an
injury occurring during the period of the
Interim Cover (if applicable).
The amount payable will be the lesser of:

$1,000,000 if you die

$500,000 if you become totally and
permanently disabled as (defined on page 82)

$500,000 if you suffer a defined Trauma event
(as listed on page 83),or

the proposed Life Cover, TPD Cover or
Trauma Cover (as applicable) sum insured,
and

the sum insured we would accept you for
under our underwriting guidelines based on
the proposed premium as determined during
the application process.
TPD Stand
Alone Cover
A benefit will be paid if you become totally and
permanently disabled as defined on page 82, and
you survive at least 14 days from the date of the
sickness or injury which results in you being
totally and permanent disabled (as defined on
page 82).
The amount payable will be the lesser of:

$500,000

the proposed TPD Cover sum insured, and

the TPD Cover sum insured we would accept
you for under our underwriting guidelines
based on the proposed premium as
determined during the application process.
Trauma Stand
Alone Cover
A benefit will be paid if you suffer a defined
Trauma event (as listed on page 83) directly as a
result of an injury occurring during the period of
Interim Cover, and you survive at least 14 days
from the date of the injury.
The amount payable will be the lesser of:

$500,000

the proposed Trauma Cover sum insured,
and

the Trauma Cover sum insured we would
accept you for under our underwriting
guidelines based on the proposed premium
as determined during the application process.
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Cover Event Amount payable
Child Cover If the application includes Child Cover, a benefit
will be paid on the earlier of:

the insured childs death, or

the insured child suffering one of the following
conditions directly as a result of an injury
occurring during the period of Interim Cover:

blindness

brain damage

deafness

intensive care

loss of limbs or sight

major head trauma

paralysis, or

severe burns.
These conditions are defined in 8 Medical
Glossary, Definitions, except that under Interim
Cover these conditions must be solely as a result
of an injury occurring during the Interim Cover
period.
The amount payable will be the lesser of:

$200,000

the insured childs proposed Child Cover sum
insured, or

the Child Cover sum insured we would
accept the insured child for under our
underwriting guidelines as determined during
the application process.
9. Income Protection Covers and Business Expenses Cover
If the application is for Income Protection Covers or Business Expenses Cover a monthly benefit will be payable if you
become totally disabled as a result of sickness*, or injury occurring, during the period of Interim Cover. You must be
continuously totally disabled for longer than the proposed waiting period to be eligible for benefits under Interim
Cover.
* Cover for sickness is not available for Income Protection Accident Only Cover.
The amounts payable are listed in the table below.
Income Protection Covers Business Expenses Cover
The amount payable will be the lesser of:

$10,000 per month

the proposed Total Monthly Benefit, or

the Total Monthly Benefit we would accept you for
under our underwriting guidelines based on the
proposed premium as determined during the
application process.
The amount payable will be the lesser of:

$10,000 per month

the proposed monthly benefit

your share of the allowable business expenses actually
incurred by the business while youre totally disabled,
or

the monthly benefit we would accept you for under our
underwriting guidelines based on the proposed
premium as determined during the application process.
The payment will be made from the end of the proposed waiting period for the remainder of your period of total
disablement or for a period of 6 months, whichever is less.
Interim Cover does not apply to any optional benefits under Income Protection Covers or Business Expenses Cover.
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Chapter 8
Medical Glossary
Definitions
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Medical Glossary
This section contains the definitions for medical terms
used in this PDS. References to you in this include
where, applicable, an insured child.
Adult onset type 1 diabetes after age 30 means the
diagnosis of Type 1 insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
(IDDM) after the age of 30.
Aplastic anaemia means permanent bone marrow
failure that results in anaemia, neutropenia and
thrombocytopenia requiring treatment by at least one
of the following:

blood product transfusion

marrow stimulating agents

immunosuppressive agents, or

bone marrow transplantation.
Benign tumour of the brain means the diagnosis of a
non-cancerous tumour in either the brain tissue or
between the brain tissue and the cranium giving rise to
symptoms of increased intracranial pressure such as
papilloedema, mental symptoms, seizures, sensory
impairment and motor impairment.
Benign tumour of the spine means the diagnosis of a
non-cancerous tumour in the spinal cord giving rise to
objective changes such as sensory and/or motor
deficits or abnormalities of bladder or bowel functions.
Benign tumour of the brain with impairment means
the diagnosis of a non-cancerous tumour in either the
brain tissue or between the brain tissue and the
cranium giving rise to symptoms of increased
intracranial pressure such as papilloedema, mental
symptoms, seizures, sensory impairment and motor
impairment and results in you either:

suffering at least 25% permanent impairment of
whole person function*, or

being permanently unable to perform at least 1 of
the numbered activities of daily living without the
physical assistance of someone else (doesn't apply
to Child Cover).
* As defined in the American Medical Association publication Guides to the
Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th edition.
Benign tumour of the spine with impairment means
the diagnosis of a non-cancerous tumour in the spinal
cord giving rise to objective changes such as sensory
and/or motor deficits or abnormalities of bladder or
bowel functions and results in you either:

suffering at least 25% permanent impairment of
whole person function*, or

being permanently unable to perform at least 1 of
the numbered activities of daily living without the
physical assistance of someone else (doesn't apply
to Child Cover).
* As defined in the American Medical Association publication Guides to the
Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th edition.
Blindness means the complete and irrecoverable loss
of the sight of both eyes (whether aided or unaided) as
a result of sickness or injury. Loss of sight is defined
as:

visual acuity less than 6/60 in both eyes after
correction

a field of vision constricted to 20 degrees or less of
arc, or

a combination of visual defects resulting in the
same degree of visual impairment as that occurring
in either of the above.
Brain damage means that as a result of an accident,
sickness or injury, the insured child suffers brain
damage causing neurological and/or cognitive deficit,
which results in at least 25% permanent impairment of
whole person function*.
* As defined in the American Medical Association publication Guides to the
Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition.
Cancer means the presence of one or more malignant
tumours including multiple myeloma, malignant bone
marrow disorders, leukaemia, lymphomas and
Hodgkins disease characterised by the uncontrollable
growth and spread of malignant cells and invasion and
destruction of normal tissue.
The cancer must also require major treatment (as
defined below) or be totally incurable.
Melanoma is covered if characterised by one of the
following:

have evidence of ulceration

are at least Clark Level 3 depth of invasion, or

are at least 1.5mm Breslow thickness,
as determined by histological examination.
Prostatic cancer is covered if it:

has a TNM classification of at least T2

has a TNM classification of T1 with a Gleason score
of 6 or more, or

requires major treatment to arrest the spread of
malignancy.
Major treatment includes surgery, radiotherapy,
chemotherapy, biological response modifiers or any
other major treatment to arrest the spread of the
malignancy and the treatment is the appropriate and
necessary treatment.
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The following cancers and tumours are excluded:
a. tumours showing the malignant changes of
carcinoma in situ (including cervical dysplasia CIN-
1, CIN-2 and CIN-3) or which are histologically
described as pre malignant, or which have a TNM
classification of Tis
Carcinoma in situ of the breast is covered if:

you have a mastectomy to remove the entire
breast, or

you have other surgery and adjuvant therapy (such
as radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy).
This must be the appropriate and necessary treatment
as recommended by a registered doctor and undertaken
specifically to arrest the spread of malignancy.
b. melanomas which:

have no evidence of ulceration, and

are less than Clark Level 3, and

are less than 1.5mm depth of invasion
as determined by histological examination
c. all other types of skin cancers unless they have
metastasised
d. all other prostatic cancers, and
e. chronic lymphocytic leukaemia less than Rai Stage 1.
Carcinoma in situ of the breast means a focal
autonomous new growth of carcinomatous cells within
the breast which has not yet resulted in the invasion of
normal tissues. Invasion means an infiltration and/or
active destruction of normal tissue beyond the
basement membrane. The tumour must be classified
as Tis according to the TNM staging method.
Carcinoma in situ of the female organs means a
focal autonomous new growth of carcinomatous cells
within the:

cervix-uteri

corpus-uteri

fallopian tubes
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ovary

vagina, or

vulva,
which has not yet resulted in the invasion of normal
tissues.
Invasion means an infiltration and/or active destruction
of normal tissue beyond the basement membrane. The
tumour must be classified as Tis according to the TNM
staging method.
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The tumour must be limited to the tubal mucosa.
Carcinoma in situ of the male organs means a focal
autonomous new growth of carcinomatous cells
within the:

penis

testes, or

perineum,
which has not yet resulted in the invasion of normal
tissues.
Invasion means an infiltration and/or active destruction
of normal tissue beyond the basement membrane. The
tumour must be classified as Tis according to the TNM
staging method.
Cardiomyopathy means the impaired ventricular
function of variable aetiology, resulting in permanent
and irreversible physical impairment to the degree of at
least Class 3 of the New York Heart Association
classification of cardiac impairment.
Chronic kidney (renal) failure means end stage renal
failure presenting as chronic irreversible failure of the
function of both kidneys, as a result of which regular
renal dialysis is instituted.
Chronic liver failure means end stage liver failure
resulting in permanent jaundice, ascites and/or
encephalopathy.
Chronic lung failure means end stage respiratory
failure permanently requiring continuous oxygen
therapy and with FEV 1 test results of consistently less
than one litre.
Colostomy and/or ileostomy means the creation of a
permanent non-reversible opening, linking the colon
and/or ileum to the external surface of the body.
Coma means a state of unconsciousness in which
youre incapable of sensing or responding to external
stimuli or internal need, resulting in a documented
Glasgow Coma Scale of 6 or less, for a continuous
period of at least 72 hours.
Coronary artery angioplasty means undergoing of
angioplasty to one or two coronary arteries, to treat
coronary artery disease. Angiographic evidence is
required to confirm the need to undergo this
procedure.
Coronary artery angioplasty triple vessel means
undergoing of angioplasty (with or without atherectomy,
laser therapy or insertion of a stent) to 3 or more
coronary arteries within the same procedure.
Angiographic evidence indicating obstruction of 3 or
more coronary arteries is required to confirm the need
to undergo this procedure.
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Coronary artery surgery means coronary artery
surgery to treat coronary artery disease but does not
include angioplasty, intra-arterial procedures or other
non-surgical techniques.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease means the unequivocal
diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease confirmed as
permanent irreversible failure of brain function and
resulting in significant cognitive impairment.
Deafness means the total and permanent loss of
hearing, both natural and assisted, from both ears as a
result of sickness or injury. Assisted hearing is not
excluded if the loss of hearing is treated by cochlear
implant.
Dementia means the diagnosis of Alzheimers disease
or other dementias confirmed as permanent irreversible
failure of brain function and resulting in significant
cognitive impairment.
Early stage chronic lymphocytic leukaemia means
the presence of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
diagnosed as Rai stage 0, which is defined to be in the
blood and bone marrow only.
Early stage melanoma means the presence of one or
more malignant melanomas. The melanoma is less
than Clark Level 3 and less than 1.5mm depth of
invasion and showing no signs of ulceration as
determined by histological examination. The
malignancy must be characterised by the
uncontrollable growth and spread of malignant cells
and the invasion and destruction of normal tissue.
Tumours which are histologically described as pre-
malignant are excluded.
Early stage prostatic cancer means a prostate
tumour that is histologically described as having:

a TNM classification T1 (or any equivalent or lesser
classification)

a Gleason score of 5 or less, and

does not require major treatment.
Encephalitis means the unequivocal diagnosis of
encephalitis where the condition is characterised by
severe inflammation of the brain, that results in you
either:

suffering at least 25% permanent impairment of
whole person function*, or

being permanently unable to perform at least 1 of
the numbered activities of daily living without the
physical assistance of someone else (doesn't apply
to Child Cover).
* As defined in the American Medical Association publication Guides to the
Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition.
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) for the Trauma
Benefit means the death of heart muscle as a result of
inadequate blood supply to the relevant area,
confirmed by a cardiologist and evidenced by:

Typical rise and/or fall of cardiac biomarkers with at
least one value above the 99th percentile of the
upper reference range
PLUS one of the following:

signs and symptoms of ischaemia which are
consistent with myocardial infarction,
or

new serial ECG changes with the development of
any one of the following:

ST elevation

T wave inversion

Left bundle branch block (LBBB), or

pathological Q waves.
or

imaging evidence of new loss of viable myocardium
or new regional wall motion abnormality
If the above tests are inconclusive we will consider
other appropriate and medically recognised tests.
Other acute coronary syndromes including but not
limited to angina pectoris are excluded.
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) for the Crisis
Benefit means the death of heart muscle as a result of
inadequate blood supply to the relevant area,
confirmed by a cardiologist and evidenced by:

Typical rise and fall of cardiac biomarkers with at
least one value above the 99th percentile of the
upper reference range
PLUS both of the following:

signs and symptoms of ischaemia which are
consistent with myocardial infarction,
and

new serial ECG changes with the development of
any one of the following:

ST elevation

T wave inversion

Left bundle branch block (LBBB), or

pathological Q waves.
If the above evidence is inconclusive or superseded by
technological advances, we will consider other
appropriate and medically recognised test that
unequivocally diagnose that myocardial infarction of the
degree of severity or greater as outlined above has
occurred.
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Other acute coronary syndromes including but not
limited to angina pectoris are excluded.
Heart surgery (open) means the undergoing of open
heart surgery for treatment of a cardiac defect, cardiac
aneurysm or benign cardiac tumour.
Hepatitis B or C occupationally acquired means
infection with Hepatitis B or C where the infection is
acquired as a result of:

an accident arising out of your normal occupation,
or

a malicious act of another person or persons arising
out of your normal occupation, and

proof of new Hepatitis B or C infection within 6
months of the accident or malicious act.
Any incident giving rise to a potential claim must:

be reported to the relevant authority or employer
within 7 days of the incident

be reported to us with proof of the incident within 7
days of the incident, and

be supported by a negative Hepatitis B or C test
taken within 7 days of the incident.
Hepatitis B or C infection transmitted by any other
means including sexual activity or recreational
intravenous drug use is excluded.
HIV medically acquired means accidental infection
with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which
we believe, on the balance of probabilities, arose from
one of the following medically necessary events which
must have occurred to you, in Australia by a
recognised and registered health professional:

a blood transfusion

transfusion with blood products

organ transplant to the insured person

assisted reproductive techniques, or

a medical procedure or operation performed by a
doctor.
Notification and proof of the incident will be required via
a statement from a Statutory Health Authority that the
infection was medically acquired. HIV infection
transmitted, other than occupationally acquired as
defined below by any other means including sexual
activity or recreational intravenous drug use is excluded.
HIV occupationally acquired means infection with
the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) where the HIV
was acquired as a result of:

an accident arising out of your normal occupation,
or

a malicious act of another person or persons arising
out of your normal occupation, and

sero-conversion to HIV occurs within 6 months of
the accident or malicious act.
Any incident giving rise to a potential claim must:

be reported to the relevant authority or employer
within 7 days of the incident

be reported to us with proof of the incident within
7 days of the incident, and

be supported by a negative HIV Antibody test taken
within 7 days of the incident.
HIV infection transmitted, other than medically
acquired (as defined above) by any other means
including sexual activity or recreational intravenous
drug use is excluded.
Hydrocephalus means an excessive accumulation of
cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium requiring surgery
to correct the condition.
Intensive care means that a sickness or injury has
resulted in you requiring continuous mechanical
ventilation by means of tracheal intubation for 10
consecutive days (24 hours per day) in an authorised
intensive care unit of an acute care hospital.
Loss of independent existence means youre
constantly and permanently unable to perform at least
2 of the numbered activities of daily living without the
physical assistance of someone else (if you can
perform the activity on your own by using special
equipment we wont treat you as unable to perform
that activity).
Loss of limbs or sight means the total and permanent
loss of use of:

both feet

both hands

the sight in both eyes (to the extent of 6/60 or less),
or

any combination of at least 2 of: a hand, a foot or
sight in an eye (to the extent of 6/60 or less).
Loss of speech means the total loss of speech, both
natural and assisted, as a result of sickness or injury
for at least 6 months and the subsequent diagnosis
that loss of speech, both natural and assisted, will be
total and permanent. Loss of speech related to any
psychological cause is excluded.
Major burns means accidental full thickness burns
to at least 10% of the body surface area but less than
20%.
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Major head trauma means that an injury to the head
results in you either:

suffering at least 25% permanent impairment of
whole person function*, or

being permanently unable to perform at least 1 of
the numbered activities of daily living without the
physical assistance of someone else (doesn't apply
to Child Cover).
* As defined in the American Medical Association publication Guides to the
Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition.
Major organ transplant means you either undergo the
organ transplant, or upon specialist medical advice
youre placed on an official Australian acute care
hospital waiting list to undergo organ transplant, from a
human donor of one or more of the following: kidney,
heart, liver, lung, pancreas and bone marrow. The
transplantation of all other organs or parts of any organ
or of any other tissue is excluded.
Meningitis means the unequivocal diagnosis of
meningitis where the condition is characterised by
severe inflammation of the meninges of the brain, that
results in you either:

suffering at least 25% permanent impairment of
whole person function*, or

being permanently unable to perform at least 1 of
the numbered activities of daily living without the
physical assistance of someone else (doesn't apply
to Child Cover).
* As defined in the American Medical Association publication Guides to the
Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition.
Motor neurone disease means the unequivocal
diagnosis of motor neurone disease.
Multiple sclerosis means a disease characterised by
demyelination in the brain and spinal cord. Multiple
Sclerosis must be unequivocally diagnosed. There
must be more than one episode of well-defined
neurological deficit with persisting neurological
abnormalities. Neurological investigations such as
lumbar puncture, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
evidence of lesions in the central nervous system,
evoked visual responses and evoked auditory
responses are required to confirm diagnosis.
Muscular dystrophy means the unequivocal diagnosis
of muscular dystrophy.
Out of hospital cardiac arrest means cardiac arrest
that is not associated with any medical procedure, is
documented by an electrocardiogram, occurs out of
hospital, and is either:

cardiac asystole (heart stoppage), or

ventricular fibrillation (the muscle fibres of the
ventricle beating rapidly without pumping any blood)
with or without ventricular tachycardia.
Paralysis means the total and permanent loss of use
of one or more limbs resulting from spinal cord injury or
disease, or from brain injury or disease. Included in this
definition are Paraplegia, Quadriplegia, Tetraplegia,
Diplegia and Hemiplegia.
Parkinsons disease means the unequivocal diagnosis
of degenerative idiopathic Parkinsons disease as
characterised by the clinical manifestation of one or
more of the following:

rigidity

tremor, or

akinesia,
resulting in the degeneration of the nigrostriatal system.
All other types of Parkinsonism are excluded (e.g.
secondary to medication).
Primary pulmonary hypertension means primary
pulmonary hypertension with right ventricular
enlargement established by investigations including
cardiac catheterisation resulting in permanent and
irreversible physical impairment to the degree of at
least Class 3 of the New York Heart Association
classification of cardiac impairment.
Repair or replacement of aorta means surgery to
correct any narrowing, dissection, or aneurysm of the
thoracic or abdominal aorta but does not include
angioplasty, intra-arterial procedures or other non-
surgical techniques.
Repair or replacement of valves means surgery to
replace or repair a cardiac valve or valves as a
consequence of heart valve defects or abnormalities
but does not include angioplasty, intra-arterial
procedures or other non-surgical techniques.
Serious accidental injury means injury that has
resulted in you being confined to an acute care hospital
for a period of 30 consecutive days (24 hours per day)
under the full-time care of a registered doctor.
Severe burns means accidental full thickness burns to:

at least 20% of the body surface area

both hands, requiring surgical debridement and/or
grafting, or

the face, requiring surgical debridement and/or
grafting.
Severe Crohns disease means diagnosis of Crohns
disease that requires permanent immunosuppressive
medication.
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Severe diabetes complications means that a medical
practitioner who is a specialist physician has confirmed
that at least 2 of the following complications have
occurred as a direct result of diabetes:

proliferative retinopathy resulting in visual acuity
(aided or unaided) of 6/36 or worse in both eyes

peripheral vascular disease leading to chronic
infection or gangrene, requiring a surgical
procedure, or

neuropathy including:

irreversible autonomic neuropathy resulting in
severe postural hypotension, and/or motility
problems in the gut with intractable diarrhoea, or

polyneuropathy leading to significant mobility
problems due to sensory and/or motor deficits.
Severe osteoporosis means:

before the age of 50, you suffer at least 2 vertebral
body fractures or a fracture of the neck of femur,
due to osteoporosis, and

you have a bone mineral density reading with a
T-score of less than -2.5 (i.e. 2.5 standard
deviations below the young adult mean for bone
density). This must be measured in at least 2 sites
by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
Severe rheumatoid arthritis means the unequivocal
diagnosis of severe rheumatoid arthritis by a
rheumatologist. The diagnosis must be supported by,
and evidenced by, all of the following criteria:

at least a 6 week history of severe rheumatoid
arthritis which involves 3 or more of the following
joint areas:
1. proximal interphalangeal joints in the hands
2. metacarpophalangeal joints in the hands
3. metatarsophalangeal joints in the foot, or any
joint of the wrist, elbow, knee or ankle

simultaneous bilateral and symmetrical joint soft
tissue swelling or fluid (not bony overgrowth alone)

typical rheumatoid joint deformity
and at least 2 of the following criteria:

morning stiffness

rheumatoid nodules

erosions seen on x-ray imaging

the presence of either a positive rheumatoid factor
or the serological markers consistent with the
diagnosis of severe rheumatoid arthritis.
Degenerative osteoarthritis and all other arthritidies are
excluded.
Severe ulcerative colitis means diagnosis of ulcerative
colitis that requires permanent immunosuppressive
medication.
Significant cognitive impairment means a permanent
deterioration or loss of intellectual capacity that requires
you to be under continual care and supervision by
someone else.
Single loss of limb or eye means the total and
permanent loss of use of:

one foot

one hand, or

sight in one eye (visual acuity less than 6/60 after
correction).
Stroke means any cerebrovascular accident or incident
producing neurological sequelae lasting more than 24
hours. This includes infarction of brain tissue,
intracranial or subarachnoid haemorrhage or
embolisation from an extracranial source. There must
be clear evidence on a CT, MRI or similar scan that a
stroke has occurred. Transient ischaemic attacks and
cerebral events and symptoms due to reversible
neurological deficits and migraine are excluded.
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Accidental death means death solely and directly
caused by injury.
Accidental total and permanent disablement means
total and permanent disablement caused solely and
directly by injury.
Activities of daily living are:
1. Bathing and showering.
2. Dressing and undressing.
3. Eating and drinking.
4. Maintaining continence with a reasonable level of
personal hygiene.
5. Getting in and out of bed, a chair or wheelchair, or
moving from place to place by walking, wheelchair
or walking aids.
Bed confined and bed confinement means it is
medically necessary for you to remain in or near a bed
for a substantial part of each day. If confinement is at
your usual place of residence, it is also necessary for
you to be under the continuous care of a registered
nurse, other than a member of your immediate family. If
confinement is not at your usual place of residence we
must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
this.
Benefit period means the maximum period of time
(stated in the schedule) for which we will pay the Total
Monthly Benefit to the policy owner when you're
disabled.
Business income means the income before expenses
and before tax of the business in which you were
gainfully occupied as your usual occupation.
Commencement date means the commencement
date as stated in the schedule.
Criminal activity means any crime for which youre
convicted where you could receive a custodial
sentence, whether or not you do in fact receive a
custodial sentence for that crime.
Concurrent disability/disabilities means a sickness or
injury unrelated to any existing sickness or injury which
occurs while receiving benefits for the Totally Disabled
Benefit or Partially Disabled Benefit.
Disabled, disability or disablement means youre
totally disabled (as defined on page 96) or partially
disabled (as defined on pages 94), as the context
requires.
Earnings means the income earned by your own
personal exertion, after deduction of any expenses
incurred in earning that income but before tax.
Expiry date means the expiry date as stated in the
schedule.
Full-time means youre working at least 30 hours per
week.
Gainful occupation means:

youre an employee, working for salary, wages, or
commission, or

youre self-employed, working in a business or
professional practice in a way that is capable of
generating income for the business or professional
practice.
Home-maker refers to a person who has been
engaged full-time in normal domestic duties in their
own residence for more than 3 consecutive months.
Important business income producing duties means
the duties of your usual occupation which could be
reasonably considered primarily essential to producing
business income.
Important income producing duties means those
duties which could reasonably be considered primarily
essential to producing your monthly income.
Indexation factor means the percentage change in
the consumer price index which is:

the weighted average of the 8 Australian capital
cities combined as published by the Australian
Bureau of Statistics or any body which succeeds it,
and

in respect of the 12 month period finishing on 30
September.
It will be determined at 31 December each year and
applied from 1 March in the following year. If the
consumer price index is not published by 31
December, the indexation factor will be calculated upon
a retail price index which we consider most nearly
replaces it. If the percentage change in the consumer
price index, or any substitute for it is negative, the
indexation factor will be taken as zero.
Injury means physical damage to your body caused
solely and directly by an accident which occurs while
cover for the applicable benefit was in force under this
policy.
Interdependency relationship exists between 2
persons who have a close personal relationship, live
together and one or each of them provides the other
with financial and domestic support and personal care.
It also includes person(s) who meet the conditions
except they do not live together due to a physical,
intellectual or psychiatric disability.
Key person means a person who is demonstrated to
be crucial to the operation of the business, and without
whom the business would cease to operate or would
be significantly impeded, resulting in a loss of profits for
the business.
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Monthly benefit means:
a. If Agreed Value has been selected, the amount
applied for and accepted as varied (for example
through the increases under Automatic Increase) by
agreement.
b. If Indemnity has been selected, the monthly benefit
for the purposes of determining the amount payable
under the Totally Disabled Benefit, the Partially
Disabled Benefit and all other benefits under the
policy, is the lesser of the amount referred to in
paragraph (a), and the total of:

75% of the first $26,667 of monthly pre-disability
income

50% of the next $20,000 of monthly pre-disability
income, and

20% of the balance of monthly pre-disability
income.
Monthly income means:
If youre an employed person who has no ownership
interest in the organisation (aka employee), the income
earned each month by your own personal exertion.
Monthly income is your total remuneration package
including:

salary

wages

reportable fringe benefits

regular commissions

regular bonuses

overtime payments, and

superannuation contributions.
If youre a self-employed person who has ownership
interest in the business which is operating under a sole
trading, partnership, company and/or trust (including
an employee of your own company or trust) structure,
monthly income is your share of the net income before
tax of the business (your share of business income less
business expenses), directly due to your personal
exertion.
Monthly income does not include:

income that you will continue to receive from your
business, even if youre unable to work, including
any ongoing profit generated by other employees of
the business

other unearned income such as dividends, interest,
rental income or proceeds from the sale of assets,
or

on-going commission or royalties.
Normal domestic duties means the domestic duties
normally performed by a person who remains at home
and is not working in regular employment for income,
including:

cleaning the home, doing the washing, shopping for
food, cooking meals, and

when applicable, looking after children.
Part-time means youre working less than 30 hours
per week.
Partially disabled means
For Income Protection Plus Cover, Income Protection
Cover and Income Protection Accident Only Cover*:
Solely due to sickness* or injury:

youre working in your usual occupation or a gainful
occupation for more than 10 hours
^
per week
or

youre working for 10 hours
^
or less per week and
youre not totally disabled
or

youre not working and youre not totally disabled,
and

your monthly income is less than your pre-disability
income,
as long as youre following the advice of a registered
doctor in relation to that sickness* or injury.
* Cover for sickness is not available for Income Protection Accident Only
Cover.
^
If you were working part-time in your usual occupation during the 12
consecutive months prior to the commencement date and immediately
before your disability started, we will replace 10 hours with 5 hours for
the purpose of determining if you meet our partially disabled definition.
For Business Expenses Cover:
Solely due to sickness or injury:

youre working in your usual occupation or a gainful
occupation for more than 10 hours per week
or

youre working for 10 hours or less per week and
youre not totally disabled
or

youre not working and youre not totally disabled,
and

your share of the business income in the applicable
month is less than your pre-disability business income,
as long as youre following the advice of a registered
doctor in relation to that sickness or injury.
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Pre-disability business income is calculated as 1/12th
of your share of business income during the 12 months
before your disablement.
Pre-disability income means:
Agreed Value
If Agreed Value applies to your policy, pre-disability
income means the highest average monthly income for
any 12 consecutive months falling between the period
commencing 2 years before the commencement date
and the start of your waiting period.
Indemnity
If Indemnity applies to your policy, pre-disability income
means your average monthly income during the 12
consecutive months before the start of your waiting
period.
While youre disabled, this figure will be increased every
12 months following the date you become disabled by
the indexation factor
If you become disabled while you're on maternity,
paternity, sabbatical or long service leave, your pre-
disability income will be calculated based on your
average monthly income during the 12 months before
you commenced maternity, paternity, sabbatical or long
service leave.
If you're self-employed, in determining your pre-
disability income, we'll consider your average monthly
income during the most recent of the following 12
month periods prior to the commencement of disability:

the previous tax year

the last 12 month period for which the
accountant for your business has prepared a set
of financial statements for your business, or

the last 12 month period for which an
accountant is able to prepare a set of financial
statements for your business.
While youre disabled, this figure will be increased every
12 months following the date you become disabled by
the indexation factor.
Pre-existing condition means a sickness or injury for
which:

symptoms existed that would cause a reasonable
and prudent person to seek diagnosis, care or
treatment from a registered doctor, or

medical advice or treatment was recommended by,
or received from, a registered doctor.
Registered doctor means a doctor who is legally
qualified and properly registered. The doctor cannot be:

the life insured or the policy owner

a business partner of the life insured or the policy
owner, or

any members of the family of the life insured or the
policy owner.
If practicing outside Australia, the doctor must have
qualifications equivalent to Australian standards.
Replacement policy means this policy is effected to
replace a previous policy on your life or the life of the
insured child which:

had been in force for at least 3 months before the
commencement date of this policy, and

included a benefit which offers the same or similar
terms as this policy and for a sum insured or Total
Monthly Benefit which is the same or greater than
the sum insured or Total Monthly Benefit under this
cover.
Where this previous policy was for a sum insured or
Total Monthly Benefit less than this cover, then the
replacement terms will only apply to the equivalent sum
insured or Total Monthly Benefit of the previous policy
at the time of the replacement.
Sickness means an illness or disease you suffer while
cover for the applicable benefit was in force under this
policy.
Significantly disabled, significant disability or
significant disablement under the Waiver of Premium
Option means if, while covered for the Waiver of
Premium Option:

you suffer a sickness or injury, and

in our opinion that youre unable to work because
of that sickness or injury in any occupation for
which youre reasonably suited by education,
training or experience.
If you suffer sickness or injury while you have been
engaged full-time in normal domestic duties in your
own residence then, to determine if youre unable to
work, normal domestic duties is regarded as an
occupation for which youre reasonably suited.
Spouse means a person living with you as your
spouse on a domestic basis in good faith. He or she
can be the same sex as you.
Sum insured means the amount you apply for and we
accept as varied, (for example through increases under
the Automatic Increase) by agreement.
SuperSaver monthly benefit means:
a. If Agreed Value applies to your cover: the amount
applied for and accepted as varied (for example
through increases under Automatic Increase) by
agreement.
b. If Indemnity applies to your cover: the SuperSaver
monthly benefit for the purposes of determining the
amount payable is the lesser of:

the amount referred to in paragraph (a), and
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5% multiplied by your pre-disability income.
Tax dependants under current tax law are:

your spouse (legal or de facto) or former spouse

your child aged less than 18

someone who you have an interdependency
relationship with, or

any other person who is financially dependent on
you.
Terminal illness and terminally ill means

in the opinion of a specialist practitioner who is a
registered doctor, and

where required, a further medical opinion from our
approved specialist medical practitioners,
you're suffering from an illness or condition where after
having regard to the current treatment or such
treatment which you may reasonably be expected to
receive, you will not survive more than 12 months.
Totally disabled means
For Income Protection Plus Cover, Income Protection
Cover and Income Protection Accident Only Cover*:
Solely due to sickness* or injury:

youre not working for more than 10 hours
^
per
week in your usual occupation or a gainful
occupation, and

youre unable to perform the important income
producing duties of your usual occupation for more
than 10 hours
^
per week
or

youre not working in any gainful occupation, and

youre unable to perform one or more of the
important income producing duties of your usual
occupation
or

youre not working in any gainful occupation, and

youre unable to generate more than 20% of your
monthly income,
as long as youre following the advice of a registered
doctor in relation to that sickness* or injury.
If you have been unemployed for 12 consecutive months
or more immediately before your disability started well
treat your usual occupation as being any occupation for
which youre reasonably suited by education, training or
experience and we will consider you to be totally disabled
if solely due to sickness* or injury:

youre not working in any gainful occupation, and

youre unable to perform one or more of the
important income producing duties of any
occupation for which youre reasonably suited by
education, training or experience,
as long as youre following the advice of a registered
doctor in relation to that sickness* or injury.
^
If you were working part-time in your usual occupation during the 12
consecutive months prior to the commencement date and immediately
before your disability started, we will replace 10 hours with 5 hours for
the purpose of determining if you meet our totally disabled definition.
* Cover for sickness is not available for Income Protection Accident Only
Cover.
For Business Expenses Cover:
Solely due to sickness or injury:

youre not working for more than 10 hours per
week in your usual occupation or a gainful
occupation, and

youre unable to perform the important business
income producing duties of your usual occupation
for more than 10 hours a week,
or

youre not working in any gainful occupation, and

youre unable to perform one or more of the
important business income producing duties of your
usual occupation,
or

you're not working in any gainful occupation, and

youre unable to generate more than 20 per cent of
your monthly business income,
as long as youre following the advice of a registered
doctor in relation to that sickness or injury.
Total Monthly Benefit means the monthly benefit and
SuperSaver monthly benefit (if applicable).
Unemployed means youre not in regular employment
for income. If youre on approved maternity, paternity
or sabbatical leave, this is not considered
unemployment.
Usual occupation means the occupation in which you
were last engaged in before becoming disabled.
Waiting period means the period of time for which a
benefit wont be paid. Note: any benefits are paid
monthly in arrears. The waiting period wont start
before you consult a registered doctor for a sickness or
injury giving rise to the relevant claim.
TPD definitions
Total and permanent disablement and totally and
permanently disabled (TPD) means you suffer either:

any occupation TPD

home-maker TPD

modified TPD

own occupation TPD
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Split TPD any occupation, or

Split TPD own occupation
depending on the type of cover for which youre
insured at the time an event, giving rise to a TPD claim,
occurs. This definition does not apply to Interim Cover.
Please refer to chapter 7 Interim Cover.
Any occupation TPD means (a), (b) or (c) below
applies:
a. You have suffered a sickness or injury; and

you have been absent from and unable to work
because of the sickness or injury for a
continuous period of at least 3 consecutive
months, and

in our opinion, after consideration of medical
and any other evidence, that youre
incapacitated to such an extent that youre
unlikely ever to be able to work again in any
occupation for which youre reasonably suited
by education, training or experience which
would pay remuneration at a rate greater than
25% of your earnings during your last 12
consecutive months of work.
The period of time that you need to be absent from
and unable to work because of the sickness or injury
will be reduced from 3 consecutive months to 14
consecutive days where medical evidence clearly
indicates that you will be unable to work for a period of
at least 3 consecutive months.
Payment of the TPD Benefit due to (a) above will be
determined on the sum insured at the date 3 months
after you have been unable to work in any occupation
as a result of the sickness or injury that resulted in you
being totally and permanently disabled. Any premiums
received for cover after this date will be refunded.
b. You have suffered from:

blindness

cardiomyopathy

chronic lung failure

loss of speech

major head trauma

motor neurone disease

paralysis, or

primary pulmonary hypertension.
For the conditions listed in (b) above, payment of the
TPD Benefit will be determined on the sum insured on
the date you meet the definition for a condition, as
defined on pages 87 - 92. Any premiums received for
cover after this date will be refunded.
c. The modified TPD criteria (see definition on page 98).
Home-maker TPD means (a), (b) or (c) below applies:
a. You have suffered a sickness or injury while you
have been engaged full-time in normal domestic
duties in your own residence for more than 3
consecutive months, and:

youre unable to engage in any normal domestic
duties because of the sickness or injury for a
continuous period of at least 3 consecutive
months, and

in our opinion, after consideration of medical
and any other evidence, that youre
incapacitated to such an extent that youre
unlikely ever to be able to:

perform normal domestic duties, and

engage in any occupation for which youre
reasonably suited by education, training or
experience.
The period of time that you need to be unable to
engage in any normal domestic duties because of the
sickness or injury will be reduced from 3 consecutive
months to 14 consecutive days where medical
evidence clearly indicates that you will be unable to
engage in any normal domestic duties for a period of at
least 3 consecutive months.
Payment of the TPD Benefit due to (a) above will be
determined on the sum insured at the date 3 months
after you have been unable to engage in normal
domestic duties as a result of the sickness or injury that
resulted in you being totally and permanently disabled.
Any premiums received for cover after this date will be
refunded.
b. You have suffered from:

blindness

cardiomyopathy

chronic lung failure

loss of speech

major head trauma

motor neurone disease

paralysis, or

primary pulmonary hypertension.
For the conditions listed in (b) above, payment of the
TPD Benefit will be determined on the sum insured at
the date you meet the definition for a condition, as
defined on pages 87 - 92. Any premiums received for
cover after this date will be refunded.
c. The modified TPD criteria (see definition on page
98).
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Modified TPD means (a), (b) or (c) below applies:
a. You suffer loss of limbs or sight.
b. Youre constantly and permanently unable to
perform at least 2 of the numbered activities of daily
living without the physical assistance of someone
else (if you can perform the activity on your own by
using special equipment we wont treat you as
unable to perform that activity).
c. You suffer significant cognitive impairment.
Payment of the TPD Benefit will be determined on the
sum insured at the date you meet (a), (b) or (c) above
as a result of sickness or injury. Any premiums received
for cover after this date will be refunded.
Own occupation TPD means (a), (b) or (c) below
applies:
a. You have suffered a sickness or injury, and:

you have been absent from and unable to work
in your own occupation because of the sickness
or injury for a continuous period of at least 3
consecutive months, and

in our opinion, after consideration of medical
and any other evidence, that youre
incapacitated to such an extent that youre
unlikely ever to be able to work again in the
occupation in which you were last engaged in
before becoming unable to work.
If you were engaged in your current occupation or
unemployed for less than 3 months immediately
before suffering the sickness or injury directly
related to the claim event, well assess you against
either:

the occupation you were engaged in at the
commencement date of the policy, or

the occupation you were last engaged in before
becoming unable to work,
whichever is more favourable for you.
The period of time that you have to have been absent
from and unable to work in your own occupation
because of the sickness or injury will be reduced from
3 consecutive months to 14 consecutive days where
medical evidence clearly indicates that you will be
unable to work in your own occupation for a period of
at least 3 consecutive months.
Payment of the TPD Benefit due to (a) above will be
determined on the sum insured at the date 3 months
after you have been unable to work in your own
occupation as a result of the sickness or injury that
resulted in you being totally and permanently disabled.
Any premiums received for cover after this date will be
refunded.
b. You have suffered from:

blindness

cardiomyopathy

chronic lung failure

loss of speech

major head trauma

motor neurone disease

paralysis, or

primary pulmonary hypertension.
For the conditions listed in (b) above, payment of the
TPD Benefit will be determined on the sum insured on
the date you meet the definition for a condition, as
defined on pages 87 - 92. Any premiums received for
cover after this date will be refunded.
c. The modified TPD criteria.
Split TPD any occupation means:
You have suffered a sickness or injury, and:

you have been absent from and unable to work
because of the sickness or injury for a continuous
period of at least 3 consecutive months, and

in our opinion, and supported by the certified
opinions of 2 legally qualified medical practitioners,
that youre incapacitated to such an extent that
youre unlikely ever to be able to work again in any
occupation for which youre reasonably suited by
education, training or experience.
The period of time that you need to be absent from
and unable to work because of the sickness or injury
will be reduced from 3 consecutive months to 14
consecutive days where medical evidence clearly
indicates that you will be unable to work for a period of
at least 3 consecutive months.
Payment of the TPD Benefit due to the above will be
determined on the sum insured at the date 3 months
after you have been unable to work in any occupation
as a result of the sickness or injury that resulted in you
being totally and permanently disabled. Any premiums
received for cover after this date will be refunded.
Split TPD own occupation means (a), (b) or (c) below
applies:
a. You have suffered a sickness or injury, and:

you have been absent from and unable to work
in your own occupation because of the sickness
or injury for a continuous period of at least 3
consecutive months, and
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in our opinion, after consideration of medical
and any other evidence, that youre
incapacitated to such an extent that youre
unlikely ever to be able to work again in the
occupation in which you were last engaged in
before becoming unable to work.
If you were engaged in your current occupation for less
than 3 months immediately before suffering the
sickness or injury directly related to the claim event,
well assess you against either:

the occupation you were engaged in at the
commencement date of the policy, or

the occupation you were last engaged in before
becoming unable to work,
whichever is more favourable for you.
The period of time that you need to be absent from
and unable to work in your own occupation because of
the sickness or injury will be reduced from 3
consecutive months to 14 consecutive days where
medical evidence clearly indicates that you will be
unable to work in your own occupation for a period of
at least 3 consecutive months.
Payment of the TPD Benefit due to (a) above will be
determined on the sum insured at the date 3 months
after you have been unable to work in your own
occupation as a result of the sickness or injury that
resulted in you being totally and permanently disabled.
Any premiums received for cover after this date will be
refunded.
b. You have suffered from:

blindness

cardiomyopathy

chronic lung failure

loss of speech

major head trauma

motor neurone disease

paralysis, or

primary pulmonary hypertension.
For the conditions listed in (b) above, payment of the
TPD Benefit will be determined on the sum insured on
the date you meet the definition for a condition, as
defined on pages 87 - 92. Any premiums received for
cover after this date will be refunded.
c. The modified TPD criteria (see definition on
page 98).
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