Cancer

Carcinoma in Situ — NZ Trauma Cover

Carcinoma in situ (CIS) — pre-invasive malignancy that has not spread beyond the basement membrane — typically triggers a 10-25% partial payment. The list of qualifying sites (DCIS breast, prostate, cervix, melanoma in situ) varies by insurer.

5 active trauma products from 5 insurers · 3 matrix cells on file

How every NZ trauma policy handles this

Each cell shows the payout status for Carcinoma in Situ under that product, with the verbatim definition + qualifier below. "Not on file" means the cell has not yet been extracted from that insurer's published wording.

Insurer Product Payout Wording effective
LifeOne Critical Illness Benefit 10% partial Tis or FIGO stage 0; CIN1 and CIN2 excluded 2026-05-17
LifeProtect Trauma Cover 10% partial Without major treatment; breast, cervix, vagina, vulva, fallopian tubes, ovary, corpus uteri, anus, perineum, penis or testicle; Tis or FIGO stage 0 2025-04-30
AIA Living Critical Conditions Cover 10% partial Focal autonomous new growth of carcinomatous cells which has not yet resulted in invasion of normal tissue 2026-05-18
Asteron Life Trauma Recovery Cover Not on file
YouChoose Trauma Cover Not on file

Verbatim definitions per insurer

The exact text from each policy wording — no editorial gloss. Source PDF cited below each block.

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Chubb Life NZ

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LifeOne Critical Illness Benefit

Wording effective 2026-05-17 · confidence verified

Early stage cancer – the payment will be limited to the lesser of: 10% of the Critical Illness Cover Amount, or $20,000. A carcinoma in situ characterised by a focal autonomous new growth of carcinomatous cells, which has not yet resulted in the invasion of normal tissues... confirmed by a tissue biopsy and classified as Tis according to the TNM staging method or FIGO stage O.
Related exclusions (3)
  • All cancers which are histologically described as premalignant, or carcinoma in situ or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, unless it results directly in the removal of the entire organ
  • Carcinoma in situ of the cervix uteri of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) classifications CIN1 and CIN2
  • Papillary micro-carcinoma, non-invasive papillary carcinoma and flat, non-invasive carcinoma in situ of the bladder

Source: https://www.chubb.com/content/dam/chubb-sites/chubb/nz-en/life/documents/cig0276-life-one-policy-wording-v1.pdf

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Fidelity Life

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LifeProtect Trauma Cover

Wording effective 2025-04-30 · confidence verified

We will pay 10% of the sum insured to a maximum of $25,000 the first time the insured person is diagnosed by a specialist medical practitioner with carcinoma in situ of the breast, cervix uteri, vagina, vulva, fallopian tubes, ovary, corpus uteri, anus, perineum, penis or testicle. Tumours must be classified as Tis according to the TNM classification or FIGO stage 0 with supporting histological evidence.
Related exclusions (1)
  • Cancer: tumours showing the malignant changes of carcinoma in situ (including cervical dysplasia, CIN1, CIN2 and CIN3) are excluded; tumours histologically classified as pre-malignant or having low-malignant potential are excluded; all hyperkeratosis or basal cell carcinomas of the skin are excluded.

Source: https://www.fidelitylife.co.nz/media/bpbdqczq/life-protect-trauma-cover-policy-wording.pdf

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AIA New Zealand

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AIA Living Critical Conditions Cover

Wording effective 2026-05-18 · confidence verified

Carcinoma-in-situ | ✓ (three month stand down) | - | ✓ (partial payment) | ✓ | ✓. For Built-in Children's Trauma Benefit: the Benefit payable is the lower of $50,000 or 10% of the sum assured.

Source: https://www.aia.co.nz/content/dam/nz/en/docs/our-products/policy-wordings/aia-living/personal/aia-living-personal-critical-conditions-policy-wording.pdf

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Asteron Life

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Asteron Life Trauma Recovery Cover

Wording effective — · confidence no data

No verbatim definition extracted for this condition on this product yet.

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Partners Life

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YouChoose Trauma Cover

Wording effective — · confidence no data

No verbatim definition extracted for this condition on this product yet.

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