Cardiovascular

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG) — NZ Trauma Cover

CABG (open-heart bypass surgery) is universally covered as a full-payout trauma event. Definitions specify the procedure must be medically necessary and performed for coronary artery disease.

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

How every NZ trauma policy handles this

Each cell shows the payout status for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG) 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 Full payout The actual undergoing of coronary artery bypass surgery to correct or treat coronary artery disease 2026-05-17
LifeProtect Trauma Cover Full payout Open-heart bypass surgery; excludes angioplasty and non-surgical techniques 2025-04-30
AIA Living Critical Conditions Cover Full payout 2026-05-18
Asteron Life Trauma Recovery Cover Full payout Brochure 90-day stand-down 2025-05-22
YouChoose Trauma Cover Full payout Brochure 90-day stand-down — marker ** 2025-10-08

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

Coronary artery bypass surgery: The actual undergoing of coronary artery bypass surgery to correct or treat coronary artery disease.
Related exclusions (1)
  • A rise in cardiac biomarkers resulting from a percutaneous procedure for coronary artery disease unless the baseline value is normal and the elevation is greater than 10 times the 99th percentile of the upper reference limit (Heart Attack)

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

Medically necessary coronary artery bypass graft surgery to correct coronary artery disease that is causing inadequate myocardial blood supply. Angioplasty, intra-arterial procedures and other non-surgical techniques are excluded.
Related exclusions (3)
  • No benefit will ever be payable for a trauma condition that occurred, was diagnosed, or where signs or symptoms became apparent within 90 days of the date we receive the complete application and valid payment instruction, or the date of reinstatement (stand-down period applies to: cancer condition, heart attack, out of hospital cardiac arrest or stroke; angioplasty – two vessels or less or angioplasty – triple vessel if there was narrowing or blockage of one or more arteries; coronary artery bypass surgery if there was disease of the arteries; aorta surgery if there was narrowing, dissection or aneurysm of the abdominal or thoracic aorta; heart valve surgery if there was heart valve defects or abnormalities).
  • Coronary artery bypass surgery: angioplasty, intra-arterial procedures and other non-surgical techniques are excluded.
  • Heart attack: other acute coronary and other non-coronary syndromes, including but not limited to angina pectoris, are excluded; a rise in biological markers as a result of an elective percutaneous procedure for coronary artery disease is 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

Coronary artery bypass surgery [marked in table as Full payment, with three month stand down period]

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 Trauma Recovery Cover

Wording effective 2025-05-22 · confidence brochure

Coronary artery bypass surgery (marked ** in table). Conditions marked ** require 3 months stand-down after the latest of the date we receive a fully completed application for the applicable benefit or cover.

⚠ Source: insurer brochure (not the full policy wording). The wording contains the medical definition with clinical thresholds — request it from your adviser before claim decisions.

⚠ Source document dated 2025-05-22 — older than 12 months. Confirm currency with the insurer.

Source: https://www.asteronlife.co.nz/sites/default/files/documents/trauma-recovery-brochure.pdf

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Partners Life

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YouChoose Trauma Cover

Wording effective 2025-10-08 · confidence brochure

Coronary Artery Surgery** — Pays 100% of your sum insured. Conditions marked** require a 90 day stand down period. The stand down period starts from the time we receive your application.

⚠ Source: insurer brochure (not the full policy wording). The wording contains the medical definition with clinical thresholds — request it from your adviser before claim decisions.

Source: https://assets.ctfassets.net/w9dpej1et86g/FCLVyj79BiyvbQRKl0fDD/bfe3409e154a4074cd3482036f1b11ba/PLJP_OVERVIEW_TRAUMA_V01_1025.pdf

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