CareSuper default insurance cover by age

CareSuper gives eligible members default cover automatically: 1 unit of death (life) cover and 1 unit of TPD cover, on the Active scale, paid from the member's super balance. The figures below are from the fund's current PDS (dated 1 April 2026), insured through MetLife Insurance Limited.

Default death cover here peaks at $212,700 at age 34 and is $23,700 by age 60, a fall of 88%.

Default cover by age on the Active scale. Death and TPD are separate benefits and are never added together.
Age	Death cover	TPD cover	One death unit is worth	Weekly cost per death unit
15	$50,000	$70,000	$50,000	$0.31
16	$50,000	$70,000	$50,000	$0.31
17	$50,000	$70,000	$50,000	$0.31
18	$50,000	$70,000	$50,000	$0.31
19	$50,000	$70,000	$50,000	$0.31
20	$50,000	$70,000	$50,000	$0.31
21	$80,000	$70,000	$80,000	$0.52
22	$80,000	$70,000	$80,000	$0.57
23	$80,000	$70,000	$80,000	$0.57
24	$80,000	$70,000	$80,000	$0.62
25	$108,000	$70,000	$108,000	$0.87
26	$138,900	$70,000	$138,900	$1.20
27	$162,600	$108,400	$162,600	$1.47
28	$180,900	$120,600	$180,900	$1.74
29	$194,400	$129,600	$194,400	$2.02
30	$203,400	$135,600	$203,400	$2.19
31	$209,400	$139,600	$209,400	$2.38
32	$211,200	$140,800	$211,200	$2.56
33	$211,800	$141,200	$211,800	$2.73
34	$212,700	$141,800	$212,700	$2.86
35	$208,500	$139,000	$208,500	$2.97
36	$203,100	$135,400	$203,100	$3.05
37	$197,400	$131,600	$197,400	$3.07
38	$191,100	$127,400	$191,100	$3.16
39	$183,600	$122,400	$183,600	$3.18
40	$175,500	$117,000	$175,500	$3.21
41	$166,800	$111,200	$166,800	$3.18
42	$156,000	$104,000	$156,000	$3.09
43	$145,500	$97,000	$145,500	$3.08
44	$135,300	$90,200	$135,300	$2.99
45	$124,500	$83,000	$124,500	$2.97
46	$114,600	$76,400	$114,600	$2.91
47	$103,800	$69,200	$103,800	$2.83
48	$92,100	$61,400	$92,100	$2.71
49	$81,000	$54,000	$81,000	$2.52
50	$70,800	$47,200	$70,800	$2.38
51	$60,900	$40,600	$60,900	$2.19
52	$52,500	$35,000	$52,500	$2.03
53	$45,300	$30,200	$45,300	$1.87
54	$41,400	$27,600	$41,400	$1.84
55	$38,400	$25,600	$38,400	$1.83
56	$34,500	$23,000	$34,500	$1.76
57	$30,300	$20,200	$30,300	$1.66
58	$27,900	$18,600	$27,900	$1.64
59	$25,800	$17,200	$25,800	$1.63
60	$23,700	$15,800	$23,700	$1.61
61	$22,200	$14,800	$22,200	$1.62
62	$21,000	$14,000	$21,000	$1.64
63	$18,900	$12,600	$18,900	$1.59
64	$17,700	$11,800	$17,700	$1.60
65	$16,200	$0	$16,200	$1.61
66	$14,100	$0	$14,100	$1.54
67	$12,400	$0	$12,400	$1.49
68	$11,200	$0	$11,200	$1.48
69	$10,100	$0	$10,100	$1.47

Weekly costs are the fund's published rates.

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