Zurich said it was recently asked to provide “a revised proposal for the provision of insurance” within the AFLPA superannuation fund, whose trustee is AMP. A Zurich spokesperson confirmed players were advised that no TPD benefit would be payable after May 1 for those specified conditions. “There remains continued widespread uncertainty about the long-term health impacts and risks associated with concussion events from playing high-contact sports, including the subsequent development of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE),” the spokesperson said, as reported by ABC. Previously, AFL players could hold up to $1.1 million in combined death and TPD cover through the fund. Under the revised structure, TPD cover has reduced by $650,000 and death cover by $350,000, with brain injuries specifically excluded from TPD.
