Trauma Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance

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Trauma / Critical Illness Insurance

Serious illness, such as cancer, heart attack or stroke, is more common than you might think, and the cost of recovery can have a huge impact on you, your family and your business.

Could you afford the cost of recovery?

Ongoing advances in medical treatment mean New Zealanders have a greater chance of surviving than ever before, and a greater need for financial support. If you suffered a serious illness, would you be able to pay the mortgage or car loan, or simply maintain your lifestyle? How hard would it be on your family?

With a Trauma / Critical Illness Insurance policy you are covered for approximately 43 different serious medical conditions, some of these conditions are...

Heart Attack, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Heart surgery
Cancer including Malignant Tumours and other specified cancer conditions
Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, Motor Neuron Disease, Hemiplegia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Muscular Dystrophy and Meningitis
Accidents, Loss of Limbs and/or Sight, Paraplegia, Quadriplegia, Major Head Injury, Severe Burns
Major Organ Transplant, Chronic Kidney Failure, Liver and Lung Disease

How it works

Critical illness insurance pays a lump sum, designed to help you to survive financially while you take the time you need to recover.

Food for thought...

Everyday, there are 57 new cancer cases registered and 23 deaths from cancer in New Zealand. (1)
Over 3,300 New Zealand men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. (2)
One in three New Zealand adults with heart disease has had a medical procedure. (3)
In New Zealand, around 22 people die each week from bowel cancer. (4)
Overall, the most common type of cancer in those aged 21 years and younger is leukaemia. (5)
Every day about 21 New Zealanders suffer a stroke. One quarter occur in people under 65 years of age. Stroke is the major cause of adult disability in New Zealand. There are an estimated 60,000 stroke survivors in New Zealand. (6)
Around 2,800 New Zealand women and 20 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. (7)

1. Ministry of Health 2012: New registrations and deaths 2009
2. Ministry of Health 2012: New registrations and deaths 2009
3. Ministry of Health 2006/2007 Health Survey (latest available)
4. New Zealand Cancer Charitable Trust, 2010

5. Ministry of Health website (www.moh.govt.nz)
6. The Stroke Foundation of New Zealand, 2012
7. The NZ Breast Cancer Foundation website 2012

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