Neurological
Primary idiopathic Parkinson's disease pays out fully when diagnosed by a neurologist and meets defined activity-of-daily-living impairment criteria. Drug-induced parkinsonism is excluded.
5 active trauma products from 5 insurers · 4 matrix cells on file
Each cell shows the payout status for Parkinson's Disease 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 Idiopathic Parkinson's with ≥25% whole person impairment or ≥1 ADL dependency | 2025-04-30 | |
| AIA Living Critical Conditions Cover | Full payout Idiopathic Parkinson's disease | 2026-05-18 | |
| Asteron Life Trauma Recovery Cover | Full payout Brochure | 2025-05-22 | |
| YouChoose Trauma Cover | Full payout Brochure Full sum insured on diagnosis — marker * | 2025-10-08 |
The exact text from each policy wording — no editorial gloss. Source PDF cited below each block.
Wording effective 2026-05-17 · confidence verified
No verbatim definition extracted for this condition on this product yet.
Wording effective 2025-04-30 · confidence verified
The unequivocal diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease by a specialist medical practitioner resulting in: at least 25% permanent impairment of whole person function, or the permanent inability of the insured person to perform at least one of the activities of daily living without the assistance of an adult.
Source: https://www.fidelitylife.co.nz/media/bpbdqczq/life-protect-trauma-cover-policy-wording.pdf
Wording effective 2026-05-18 · confidence verified
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease [marked in table as Full payment, no stand down period]
Wording effective 2025-05-22 · confidence brochure
Parkinson's disease (Trauma Recovery benefit ü, Major Trauma benefit ü); also Early Trauma benefit ü** as optional add-on with 90-day stand-down
⚠ 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
Wording effective 2025-10-08 · confidence brochure
Parkinson's Disease* — Pays 100% of your sum insured. Conditions marked* will pay the full sum insured on diagnosis.
⚠ 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.
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