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First Super default insurance cover by age

First Super gives eligible members default cover automatically: 4 units of death (life) cover and 4 units of TPD cover, on the Blue Collar/manual scale, paid from the member's super balance. The figures below are from the fund's current PDS (dated 1 April 2026), insured through TAL Life Limited.

Default death cover here peaks at $200,000 at age 15 and is $17,200 by age 60, a fall of 91%.

Default cover by age on the Blue Collar/manual scale. Death and TPD are separate benefits and are never added together.
AgeDeath coverTPD coverOne death unit is worthWeekly cost per death unit
15$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
16$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
17$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
18$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
19$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
20$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
21$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
22$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
23$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
24$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
25$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
26$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
27$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
28$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
29$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
30$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
31$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
32$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
33$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
34$200,000$200,000$50,000$2.68
35$152,400$152,400$38,100$2.68
36$146,800$146,800$36,700$2.68
37$141,600$141,600$35,400$2.68
38$140,000$140,000$35,000$2.68
39$130,800$130,800$32,700$2.68
40$125,600$125,600$31,400$2.68
41$120,000$120,000$30,000$2.68
42$114,400$114,400$28,600$2.68
43$109,200$109,200$27,300$2.68
44$103,600$103,600$25,900$2.68
45$98,000$98,000$24,500$2.68
46$92,800$92,800$23,200$2.68
47$87,200$87,200$21,800$2.68
48$81,600$81,600$20,400$2.68
49$76,400$76,400$19,100$2.68
50$70,800$70,800$17,700$2.68
51$65,200$65,200$16,300$2.68
52$60,000$60,000$15,000$2.68
53$54,400$54,400$13,600$2.68
54$48,800$48,800$12,200$2.68
55$43,600$43,600$10,900$2.68
56$38,400$38,400$9,600$2.68
57$32,800$32,800$8,200$2.68
58$27,200$27,200$6,800$2.68
59$22,000$22,000$5,500$2.68
60$17,200$17,200$4,300$2.68
61$13,600$13,600$3,400$2.68
62$11,600$11,600$2,900$2.68
63$11,600$11,600$2,900$2.68
64$5,400$5,400$1,350$2.68
65$5,400$5,400$1,350$2.68
66$5,400$5,400$1,350$2.68
67$5,400$5,400$1,350$2.68
68$5,400$5,400$1,350$2.68
69$5,400$5,400$1,350$2.68

Weekly costs are the fund's published rates.

General Advice Warning

This information is general advice only and does not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation, or needs. Before acting on any information, you should consider its appropriateness having regard to your own objectives, financial situation, and needs.