While our team are available and happy to answer any questions you might have, we appreciate that sometimes it’s faster simply to find the answer yourself. That’s why we’ve created this frequently asked questions page – so that all the most commonly asked questions about NEOS Protection, our products and our processes, can be found in one central place.
We appreciate that when your client needs to make a claim, they’re often experiencing a period of uncertainty and financial vulnerability. Which is why our claims process is responsive and straightforward – your client doesn’t need any further complications and unnecessary worry during this already difficult time.
Importantly, we also understand and value the role of the adviser during claims time. To help you understand our claims process, we’ve put together a brief guide.
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Your client will have a dedicated claims consultant to help you both through the claims process. The dedicated claims consultant will clearly set out what information we need in order to assess your client’s claim. Your client can then decide whether they would like to submit their claim over the phone or via the more traditional approach of completing claims forms.
Generally, you can expect that we’ll require the below:
Depending on the type of claim, we may also require additional medical or financial evidence. We’ll make sure we clearly explain why any supporting information is required.
When providing details about your client’s claim to us, it’s always best that both you and they provide as much detail and clarity as you can. This will help us to work as efficiently as possible.
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You can contact our claims team on:
Customer phone: 1300 090 188
Adviser phone: 1300 881 756
Email: claims@neoslife.com.au
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We’re here, along with your financial adviser, to support you through the claims process. If you need to make a claim, we’re here to support you with personalised and compassionate attention every step of the way.
We’ll do our very best to make the process easy, and once claim conditions are met, get you paid as quickly as possible.
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We promise to let you know the outcome of your claim as soon as possible. But assessing your claim may, in some instances, depend on circumstances that are outside of our control. Some claims are simple, but other claims are more involved and depend on how promptly we’re able to obtain information from you and from any relevant doctors or other third parties.
When providing details about your claim to us, it’s best that you provide as much detail and clarity as you can. This will help us assess your claim as soon as possible.
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Yes, it’s important to continue paying your premiums while your claim is being assessed to ensure your cover is not cancelled.
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If you’re legally competent to apply for a claim and your claim is approved, all benefits will be paid to you or your legal personal representative. In the event that you’re judged not legally competent, we’ll pay the benefits to whomever we’re legally permitted to make payments. If your claim is approved, all benefits will be paid to you or your legal representative.
If your plan is owned by a trustee of a complying superannuation fund, and your claim is accepted, all benefits will be paid to the trustee.
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If you’re concerned about the way your claim is progressing, or disagree with our response to your claim, please talk to your NEOS claims consultant first. If they cannot resolve your issue, you can have the issue reviewed by our claims manager or Claims Review Committee.
Should you remain unhappy after our internal review, you can have an external body like an ombudsman or a regulator try to resolve the issue. We’ll provide you with information about the options available and how you can contact the relevant organisation.
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If you’ve made a claim, you can generally access all the information we hold about you, except for certain instances, as per privacy legislation, where we need to provide information directly to your doctor, instead of providing it directly to you.
Simply call us on 1300 090 188 or email us at claims@neoslife.com.au and we’ll organise to send a copy of your claims file to you.
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