Transfer complete
We are pleased to advise that the transfer of Swiss Re Life's direct life insurance business to Hannover Re under Part 9 of the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Cth) was completed at 12.01am on 1 December 2025 (AEDT).
If you are an affected policy owner, the information on this website remains relevant to your policy and the effect of the transfer on you.
If you have any questions about your life insurance policy, please contact your insurance administrator on the contact details listed at the bottom of this page.
Updated: 01/12/2025
Client Forms
Nomination of Beneficiary
This form provides direction from the policyholder to Genus Life Insurance Services on how to pay any death benefits that become payable under your life insurance plan. This direction will be followed by Genus and may be cancelled by the policyholder in writing.
Download the Nomination of Beneficiary formNon-Smoker Statement
This form is used to advise Genus Life Insurance Services of changes to your smoking status. Note, that this may only be used once you have not used or consumed tobacco or any other substance or used nicotine replacement products within the last 12 months.
Download the Non-Smoker Statement formThird Party Authority Form
This Authority form is used by the Policyowner to nominate a person to act on your behalf in dealing with Genus in respect of your Insurance Policy. There are two types of authorities available; a Limited Authority or a Full Authority.
Third Party Authority FormCancellation Request
This form is used to formally request cancellation of your insurance policy.
Genus Cancellation FormProduct PDS’s
Freedom Protection Plan PDS
For all 41 policies , please view the Freedom Protection Plan PDS 41 and Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS
Freedom Protection Plan PDS 41Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS 41
For all 41 policies , please view the Freedom Protection Plan PDS 41 and Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS
Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS 41Reward Protection Plan PDS 51
For all 51 policies, please view the Reward Protection Plan PDS 51 and the Reward Supplementary PDS
Reward Protection Plan PDS 51Reward Supplementary PDS 51
For all 51 policies, please view the Reward Protection Plan PDS 51 and the Reward Supplementary PDS
Reward Supplementary PDS 51Freedom Loan Protection Plan PDS 61
For all 61 policies, please view the Freedom Loan Protection Plan PDS 61 and Freedom
Loan Protection Supplementary PDS
This product is now insured by a new insurer.
Freedom Loan Protection Supplementary PDS 61
For all 61 policies, please view the Freedom Loan Protection Plan PDS 61 and Freedom Loan Protection Supplementary PDS
Freedom Loan Protection Supplementary PDS 61Freedom Protection Plan PDS 71 with an issue date after 28 Sep 2017
For all 71 policies please view the Freedom Protection Plan PDS 71 with an issue date
after 28 September, 2017 and Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS
This product is now insured by a new insurer.
Freedom Protection Plan PDS 71 with an issue date prior to 28 Sep 2017
For all 71 policies please view the Freedom Protection Plan PDS 71 with an issue date
prior to 28 September, 2017 and Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS
This product is now insured by a new insurer.
Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS 71
For all 71 policies please view the Freedom Protection Plan PDS 71 with an issue date prior to 28 September, 2017 and Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS
For all other 71 policies please view the Freedom Protection Plan PDS 71 and Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS
Freedom Protection Plan SupplementaryFreedom Essential Life PDS 81
For all 81 policies, please view the Freedom Essential Life PDS 81 and Freedom
Protection Plan Supplementary PDS
This product is now insured by a new insurer.
Freedom Essential Life Supplementary PDS 81
For all 81 policies, please view the Freedom Essential Life PDS 81 and Freedom Protection Plan Supplementary PDS
Freedom Protection Supplementary PDS 81Freedom Premium Plan PDS and Supplementary PDS 91
For all 91 policies, please view the Freedom Premium Life PDS 91 and Freedom
Premium Plan Supplementary PDS
This product is now insured by a new insurer.
Freedom Premium Life Supplementary PDS 91
For all 91 policies, please view the Freedom Premium Life and Supplementary PDS
Freedom Premium Life Supplementary Product Disclosure Statement