AA Life Funeral Cover vs Momentum Life Funeral Insurance: Exclusions
Standard exclusions across NZ funeral insurance: death by suicide in the first 12-13 months, war, criminal activity, intoxication-related death. This page lists each insurer's exclusion clause verbatim.
AA Life Funeral Insurance — AA Life Funeral Cover
Wording version 2026-05-21
exclusions: • Within the first two years of continuous cover: any illness, disease, naturally occurring condition, degenerative process, or symptom of any of these that the person insured has, or has had. • Within the first two years of continuous cover: suicide or a deliberate act by the person insured causing injury to themselves, whether they are sane or insane, unless that injury is indirect and unintended. • No exclusions apply two years after the later of the date your cover starts or restarts.
Momentum Life Funeral Insurance — Momentum Life Funeral Insurance
Wording version 2020-09-21
exclusions: • We will NOT pay the Funeral Insurance Benefit if a Life Insured dies within 24 months of the Cover Start Date for the cover/s unless that Life Insured dies as a direct result of an Accident. • We will not pay any Benefit if this Policy has been cancelled. We will cancel your Policy if you do not pay your premium when it is due and it remains unpaid for more than one month. • The Accidental Death Benefit is only paid if death occurs as a direct result of an Accident, and within 90 days of that Accident. • The Accidental Serious Injury Insurance Benefit is only paid if the Accidental Serious Injury occurs as a direct result of an Accident and within 12 months of that Accident. • No benefit is payable if the Life Insured does not survive at least 14 days from the date of the Accident (Accidental Serious Injury). • If a Life Insured dies or suffers an Accidental Serious Injury during the premium pause period, this Policy will not pay any of the Benefits set out in the Policy Schedule, unless the Life Insured dies because of an Accident, in which case we will pay the Funeral Insurance Benefit for that Life Insured (but no other Benefits).
Source: https://nzcoverdirect.co.nz/media/qsxlz4ja/nzcd-funeral-insurance-policy-wording-mlf2.pdf