Cancer

Early-Stage Prostate Cancer — NZ Trauma Cover

Localised prostate cancer (TNM T1, Gleason ≤6) typically triggers a partial payment of 10-25% rather than a full payout. Definitions and thresholds vary — full payout usually requires Gleason ≥7 or evidence of extracapsular spread.

5 active trauma products from 5 insurers · 4 matrix cells on file

How every NZ trauma policy handles this

Each cell shows the payout status for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer 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 TNM classification T1 or Gleason score of 5 or less 2026-05-17
LifeProtect Trauma Cover 25% partial TNM T1 (all categories) or Gleason ≤5 2025-04-30
AIA Living Critical Conditions Cover Full payout 2026-05-18
Asteron Life Trauma Recovery Cover Partial payout Covered under 'Early stage cancer' benefit — advance partial payment of Trauma Recovery Cover sum insured. Exact % not stated in this document; 3-month waiting period applies (marked **). Full % details in policy document. 2025-05-22
YouChoose Trauma Cover Not on file 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

Early stage cancer – the payment will be limited to the lesser of: 10% of the Critical Illness Cover Amount, or $20,000. ... Early stage prostate cancer: Prostate cancers which are histologically described as TNM classification T1 or a Gleason score of 5 or less.
Related exclusions (1)
  • Prostate cancers diagnosed as TNM classification T1 with a Gleason score of 5 or less, unless major interventionist therapy is performed

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 25% of the sum insured up to a maximum of $50,000 the first time the insured person is positively diagnosed by a specialist medical practitioner with supporting histological evidence of early stage prostate cancer of TNM classification T1 (all categories) or Gleason score less than or equal to 5.

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

Prostate Cancer [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

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Asteron Life Trauma Recovery Cover

Wording effective 2025-05-22 · confidence brochure

Early stage cancer. If you're diagnosed with early stage cancer you'll receive an advance payment of part of your Trauma Recovery Cover. * Early Stage Cancer Benefit is a partial payment only. It's paid on the diagnosis of early stage cancers.

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

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

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

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