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Medically Acquired HIV — NZ Trauma Cover

HIV acquired through a defined medical event in NZ (blood transfusion, organ transplant, medical or dental treatment performed by a registered NZ practitioner) is a full-payout condition. Sexual transmission and intravenous drug use are excluded.

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 Medically Acquired HIV 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 Not on file 2026-05-17
LifeProtect Trauma Cover Full payout HIV from medical event (transfusion, transplant, assisted reproduction, medical procedure); requires notification from recognised health authority 2025-04-30
AIA Living Critical Conditions Cover Not on file 2026-05-18
Asteron Life Trauma Recovery Cover Full payout Brochure 2025-05-22
YouChoose Trauma Cover Full payout Brochure 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

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

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

Infection by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), acquired via one of the following medical events or procedures, conducted by an appropriate medical practitioner: a blood transfusion; or transfusion with blood products; or organ transplant to the insured person; or assisted reproductive techniques; or any other medical procedure or operation. Notification and proof of the incident will be required from a recognised health authority confirming the infection is medically acquired.
Related exclusions (2)
  • Medically acquired HIV: HIV that is medically acquired if a cure for HIV or AIDS was available at the time the procedure is performed is excluded; HIV transmission by any other means, other than Occupationally Acquired HIV, including sexual activity or deliberate injection of a drug not prescribed by a specialist medical practitioner, is excluded.
  • Occupationally acquired HIV: HIV transmission by any other means, other than Medically Acquired HIV, including but not limited to sexual activity or deliberate injection of a drug not prescribed by a specialist medical practitioner, 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

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

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

HIV – medically acquired (Trauma Recovery benefit ü)

⚠ 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

HIV – Medically Acquired — Pays 100% of your sum insured.

⚠ 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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