AIA has a popular rewards program, which encourages healthier living.
You can mix and match hospital and extras to get over 40 combinations of cover.
All of AIA's hospital policies are cheaper than market average.
Cons
There's no option to take out a standalone extras policy - only hospital or hospital and extras.
AIA's complaints record is worse than many of its competitors.
AIA doesn't offer any gold level hospital cover, so you can't get cover for pregnancy and birth, assisted reproductive services, or weight loss surgery.
If you're claiming for an extras service, you can use your membership card to claim on the spot at the provider, as long as they have a HICAPs machine.
Otherwise, you can claim online via AIA's Member Services Portal, by emailing a completed claim form to Claims@aia.com.au or by posting the completed claim form to:
AIA Health Insurance Att: Health Insurance Claims PO Box 7302 Melbourne VIC 3000
For hospital claims, the hospital will most likely contact AIA directly and your only cost will be the excess on your policy.
For medical claims from doctors that participate in Access Gap Cover, your bill will be sent directly to Medicare and AIA for payment. If there are any remaining costs, you will be contacted to pay the bill independently.
If your doctor doesn't participate in any level of gap cover, you'll need to take your medical invoices directly to Medicare where they will request a Medical Claim Form and a Medicare Two-way claim form to be filled out. Medicare will cover some of the bill then forward it to AIA to contribute its portion.
Complaints info
AIA's complaints record is sub-standard. The 2024 State of the Health Funds Report shows that AIA had 0.4% market share but accounted for 1.3% of health insurance complaints made to the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
FAQs
AIA Australia is part of the AIA Group.
AIA stands for American International Assurance Company
AIA health insurance has a reasonable range of products at a good price point. However, not all health categories are covered and it doesn't have the best complaints record. Ultimately, it's up to you.
Nicola Middlemiss is a contributing writer at Finder, with a special interest in personal finance and insurance. Formerly a business and finance journalist, Nicola has written thousands of articles helping Australians better understand insurance and grow their personal wealth. She has contributed to a wide range of publications, including Domain, the Educator, Financy, Fundraising and Philanthropy, Insurance Business, MoneyMag, Mortgage Professional, Yahoo Finance, Your Investment Property, and Wealth Professional. Nicola has a Tier 1 General Insurance (General Advice) certification and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Leeds. See full bio
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