在澳洲受傷後,可以同時申請海外保險和澳洲 CTP/WorkCover 嗎?小心「重複索償」

很多來自台灣、香港、中國內地或其他地區的人士,在海外生活、留學、工作或旅遊時,可能本身已經有私人意外保險、旅遊保險、僱員保險或其他人身意外保障。 在澳洲發生意外後,很多人會問: 「我可以先申請台灣、香港或中國內地的意外保險,然後再申請澳洲的 CTP 或 WorkCover 賠償嗎?」 簡單來說:必須非常小心。一般情況下,你不能就同一項損失獲得雙重賠償。 這種情況通常稱為 「重複索償」 或 “double dipping”。 什麼是「重複索償」? 「重複索償」是指就同一項開支或損失,向不同保險公司或賠償制度重複申請並收取賠償。 例如: 你在澳洲支付了 $2,000 的物理治療費; 你的台灣或香港意外保險已經向你賠償了這 $2,000; 你之後再向澳洲的 WorkCover 或 CTP 保險公司申請報銷同一筆 $2,000 的物理治療費。 這種情況通常是不可以的。 澳洲的賠償制度主要是補償實際損失,而不是讓受傷人士就同一項損失獲得額外利益。 常見的海外保險例子 來自海外的人士可能持有不同類型的保險,例如: 台灣個人意外保險; 香港意外保險; 中國內地旅遊保險或僱員保險; 信用卡附帶的旅遊保險; 海外私人醫療保險; 海外收入保障保險; 留學生保險; 僱主安排的海外保險;或 家人為你購買的人身意外保險。 這些保險可能包括醫療費用、住院費、收入損失、永久傷殘、死亡賠償或每日住院現金津貼。 不同類型的保險付款,法律上可能有不同處理方式。例如,固定金額的意外津貼,未必等同於某一張醫療單據的報銷。但最安全的做法是: 只要你有收到任何海外保險賠償,應盡早通知澳洲的 CTP 保險公司、WorkCover 或你的律師。 澳洲 CTP 交通意外索償 CTP 是 Compulsory Third Party … Read more

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