What is Personal Accident Insurance?
Personal Accident Insurance can help protect individuals in the event of accidental injury or sickness that results in you being unable to work. Cover can be applied to meet your individual needs and can include weekly benefits, capital benefits and optional weekly business expenses cover to support you if you are injured or sick and are unable to work1.
How is Personal Accident different to Income protection? Use the table below to identify the key differences between each type of cover, as they can be confused.
Personal Accident | Income Protection |
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Insurance policies are typically underwritten by general insurance companies and predominately available for purchase through insurance brokers or direct insurer sales. | Income protection insurance is typically available from life insurance companies and financial advisors. |
Personal Accident is particularly important for small businesses and sole operators to consider where cover under workers compensation insurance may not be available given non-employee status | Income protection insurance is often incorporated as a benefit within a superannuation fund or as benefit offered by employers to employees. |
Personal Accident cover does not require a medical test | Income protection may be more expensive and selective around occupations |
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What can be covered under this policy?
What is Injury and Sickness Weekly Benefits Cover?
What is Business Expenses Cover?
Business Expense cover is an optional additional cover which is intended to provide a weekly benefit of an agreed amount you nominate (maximum of $950) for a maximum benefit period of up to 52 weeks to cover fixed business expenses you would typically incur in producing your income.
These expenses typically can include expenses such as rent, electricity, water, gas or telephone charges; lease payments for equipment or motor vehicles; and other expenses that are usual for your type of business and for which you are entitled to claim as business expenses for income taxation purposes (except depreciation).
They do not typically include:
What is Capital Benefits Cover?1
Capital Benefits Cover is an additional optional cover which is intended to provide a lump sum payment when you suffer an injury. You can choose the lump sum benefit amount and also select the insured events to be covered by the policy.
What is not covered under Personal Accident insurance?
Every policy has terms, conditions, and exclusions, and you must read the Product Disclosure Statement and policy wording to fully understand the all the terms, conditions and exclusions. Notable exclusions for personal accident insurance are:
How do I make a claim? (Personal Accident)
If you become aware of a matter/issue that may be (or give rise to) a claim, you must notify us as soon as possible and provide all relevant correspondence and documentation. You can notify a claim by calling Aon on Call 02 6190 0958, emailing [email protected], or writing to Aon at PO Box 1331, Parramatta, 2124
What is required to renew my policy? (General)
When your policy is due for renewal, an Aon broker will be in contact prior to the expiry date of your policy to discuss your details to ensure any changes required are updated accordingly.
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1Subject to the full policy terms and conditions, including any applicable exclusions.
2An Excess Period means the waiting period expressed in days before a payment is made under the policy coverage.
Personal Accident and Sickness Insurance is arranged by Aon as agent for the insurer, AFA Pty Ltd (ABN 83 067 084 333) AFSL no. 247122 (AFA), who act on behalf of Zurich Australia Insurance Limited (ZAIL), ABN 13 000 296 640, AFSL 232507. If you purchase this insurance Aon will receive a commission that is a percentage of the premium. Please let us know if you would like any further information.