Adding a child to a family membership
If you already have a family cover when your baby is born, all you need to do is add them to the membership from their date of birth by calling us on 134 246. The request must be made within 12 months of the date of birth to ensure your baby is covered straight away and doesn’t have to serve any waiting periods that have already been served by the Principal Member.
Where the request is made outside the 12 month period, your child will only be added from the date of notification. Only those waiting periods that apply to the Principal Member will apply to your child.
Adding a child to a single or couple membership
If you’re on a single or couples cover, then you’ll need to upgrade to a family (or single parent) cover, and add your baby to the membership from their date of birth by calling us on 134 246. The request must be made within 2 months of the date of birth to ensure your baby is covered straight away and doesn’t have to serve any waiting periods that have already been served by the Principal Member.
Where the request is made outside two months from the date of birth, the baby will be subject to all applicable waiting periods.
If your current level of cover is not available for families, you will also need to select a new cover. See our pregnancy cover options.
Please note: when you change your existing cover you may have to serve Waiting Periods before you can claim for some services.