Can you pay your way if you're seriously ill

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns so it's important to be prepared for the worst. What's your plan b?

  • If you are unwell and your income suddenly dries up, how will you feed your family?

  • What kinds of new or unexpected costs might come up if you are diagnosed with a serious illness?

  • How much time off work could you afford to take if you were diagnosed with a serious illness?

  • How might your ability to work be affected if your child is diagnosed with a serious illness?

We've got your back with Trauma Cover

Partners Life Trauma Cover provides for you and your family if you suffer a serious illness such as a stroke, cancer, or heart attack. It can give you a lump sum payment to cover medical treatments, debts, and other costs while you're off work in recovery. And if you need specialist treatment overseas, it can even cover that, too.

Find out how financial advice can help you

We've designed flexible products that can be tailored to what's unique about your family or business. Over 345,000 Kiwis trust us to be their insurance provider and have their plan b sorted. What's yours?

Why choose Partners Life?

Innovative insurance products

Some insurers offer near-identical cover, but we do things differently. We offer several market-first covers, uniquely designed to fully cater to client needs.

93% of our claims paid

At Partners Life, we pay a vast majority of our claims. That's because we're here to help our clients, so when we can, we do. This percentage of claims paid is based on claims assessed between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.

Award winning

Recognised for innovation, tech advancement and our commitment to looking after our clients, we were awarded the ANZIIF Life Insurance Company of the Year for 2022.