Your insurance cover

Protect the people you love the most.

You never know what life's going to throw at you, so you can’t plan for the unexpected. What you can do is make sure you have a cost effective insurance cover in place should life take an unexpected turn. After all -- who'd pay the bills if you can’t work?

What's the right amount of cover for you?

To work out the cost of your cover to suit your individual needs, enter a few details into our insurance calculator. You can also view your insurance details online by logging into your SuperOnline account.

Insurance premium and cover calculator

Why have insurance through your super?

Insurance allows you to take control and make sure you're covered for whatever life throws at you.

We negotiate bulk rates for our members, so you pay lower premiums than buying direct from an insurer. Depending on the membership category you're in, you may receive base* cover automatically on joining the fund. So the good news is there's no paper work or medical exams to complete.

What's even better is that your insurance premiums are paid directly from your super. So you won't have to reduce your take home pay or budget for yet another insurance policy.

If you're an employee of Telstra, Sensis (employed prior to 1 July 2014) or Foxtel your insurance premiums for base cover are paid for by your employer^†.

You can chose to increase, reduce or cancel your cover at any time, see below for details.

TAL Life Limited ABN 70 050 109 450 (TAL) provides the Death, Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) and Income Protection cover for the fund.

* Subject to the ‘At Work’ requirement and other eligibility criteria, conditions and exclusions contained in the Policy.

^†Except for employees of Sensis (new employees from 1 July 2014), 1300 Australia, Multi Channel Networks, HealthConnex and Chief Entertainment and Telstra SNP Monitoring, Emerging Systems, iCareHealth, Telstra ReadyCare and HealthIQ where premiums will be deducted from your account quarterly in arrears or when you leave Telstra Super Corporate Plus.

What cover do you have?

The cover you have depends on the membership category you're in. The table below gives you a guide to what insurance is available in each category or for more information you can download the full Corporate Plus Insurance Guide or Personal Plus Insurance Guide or the relevant Product Disclosure Statement . You can also log in to SuperOnline to confirm what insurance cover you have, your premiums and what's paid by you and what's paid by your employer.

Membership category	Base level Death cover	Option top-up Death cover	Base level TPD cover	Option of top-up TPD cover	Income Protection cover	Transfer external cover to TelstraSuper	Life Events cover
TelstraSuper Corporate Plus Members who work for Telstra or related company	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓*	✓
TelstraSuper Personal Plus Members who have left Telstra or a related company or relatives of Telstra members	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TelstraSuper RetireAccess^®^ Members receiving an income stream	✓	✓	✘	✘	✘	✓	✓
TelstraSuper Division 2 Defined Benefit members	✓	✓	✓	✓	✘	✓	✘
TelstraSuper Division 5 Defined Benefit members	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✘
Sensis Super Plus - Defined Benefit Defined Benefit Members	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✘

* Only available to members employed on a full-time or permanent part-time basis.
^TelstraSuper RetireAccess Term Allocated Pension members are not entitled to any insurance cover.

Types of insurance cover

Income protection (IP)

Income protection insurance provides you with a replacement income that will support your return to work, if you become unable to work due to sickness or an accident. The replacement income can be up to 75% of your salary (excluding super), with an additional 10% of your salary (excluding super) paid into your superannuation account. This allows you to cover your daily expenses while still contributing to super while you are off work.

Learn more about Income protection

Total and Permanent Disability cover (TPD)

If you became permanently unable to work due to sickness or an accident, you could receive a lump sum payment with TPD cover. You also have the option of combining Death and TPD cover.

Learn more about TPD

Death cover (including terminal illness*)

Losing a loved one is never easy. So leaving behind some financial security will give them some added peace of mind. Death cover is available on its own, or you can bundle it with Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) cover.

*not available to Defined Benefit members.

Learn more about Death cover

Life events cover

We also offer life events cover for when major milestones come along. So if you're getting married, having a child, or taking on a mortgage you have the opportunity to apply for additional Death only, or Death and TPD, cover without providing medical evidence. Any significant life event can be a good time to check in with us and reassess your insurance needs.

Learn more about life events cover

About your insurance

Changing my insurance cover
If you want to make changes to your cover:
1. Read the relevant PDS and Insurance Guide for your membership category and log in to SuperOnline to confirm what insurance you have.
2. Use the calculator to see what your new premiums will be.
3. Complete the form below and return it to TelstraSuper. We'll then forward it on to TAL for assessment.
Insurance Telephone Application Request

The form can either be mailed back to us or emailed to underwriting@telstrasuper.com.au. You'll then be contacted by a TAL Tele Service consultant at a scheduled time, who'll guide you through the insurance cover application. This phone call can take between 30-45 minutes, depending on your responses to the medical, health and lifestyle questions.
Transferring my cover

If you have Death only or Death and TPD insurance cover with another super fund or life insurance company, you can apply to have it transferred across to TelstraSuper.

A cap of $2 million on all transfers applies. Any transferred Death only or Death and TPD cover will apply in addition to any existing cover you currently hold with TelstraSuper. Complete the Transfer External Insurance Application and refer to the relevant Insurance Guide for more information.

Keep in mind certain occupations are not eligible for insurance transfer. So don't cancel your existing cover until you receive written confirmation that your insurance has been transferred.
Cancelling my insurance cover
To reduce or cancel your existing insurance cover, you can call us on 1300 033 166 or alternatively you can complete the Cancel or reduce insurance form and mail it back to us or email it to underwriting@telstrasuper.com.au.

It's important to note that if you cancel any insurance, including any base cover, and wish to reapply at a later date, evidence of your occupation, health and lifestyle will need to be provided to TAL for assessment. TAL may place an exclusion or premium loading on cover or may decline cover as a result of their assessment.

If you cancel your cover:
- you will not be able to make a claim for insurance benefits for events or conditions that arise after your cover has cancelled
- we will no longer deduct insurance premiums for the cover you have cancelled
- your ability to restart your cover may be subject to health assessment and acceptance by our insurer, and you may not be able to get cover
- if you are replacing your cover with alternative cover, you should not cancel until the replacement cover is in place.
Before you cancel your insurance you may wish to discuss your decision with a TelstraSuper Financial Planning Adviser on 1300 033 166.
Making a claim

Making an insurance claim can be a stressful time. The first starting point is to contact our Member Services team on 1300 033 166. You can find out what kind of cover you have and how much by logging into your SuperOnline account. It's important to consider your cash flow needs if you're finishing work due to illness or injury or face a death in the family. TelstraSuper Financial Planning can provide advice in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Why have insurance through you super?

We negotiate bulk rates for our members so you pay lower premiums than buying direct from an insurer. Depending on the membership category you're in you may receive base cover automatically on joining the fund. So the good news is there's no paper work or medical exams to complete.
What’s even better is that your Insurance premiums are paid directly from your super. So you won’t have to reduce your take home pay or budget for yet another insurance policy. If you're an employee of Telstra, Sensis (employed prior to 1 July 2014) or Foxtel your base level insurance premiums are paid for by your employer†. TAL Life Limited ABN 70 050 109 450 (TAL) provides the Death, Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) and Income Protection cover for the fund.