Sports Injury Insurance

The UQ Tennis Club and its members are covered by Tennis Australia's National Insurance Program.  Howden Insurance Brokers (Australia) Pty Ltd is the insurance broker for Tennis Australia and its state associations.  Tennis Australia's National Insurance programs are provided by Sportscover Australia Pty Ltd.

Cover applies when participating in official and/or sanctioned tennis events. This includes competitions, tournaments, training, performing voluntary work for the Club, attending social functions and travelling to and from such events.

Cover for Club members commences from the date on which the member has been registered with Tennis Queensland by an affiliated club, association or centre.   

For more information please see Howden's Tennis Australia Insurance Centre.

If an injury occurs, report it immediately to the tennis centre staff and make sure they record the details.

If the injury occurs at the UQ Sport Tennis Centre, also check to see if any Club officials are present and report the details to them.  For all injury incidents at the UQ Sport Tennis Centre, a UQ Sport Customer Incident Report Form must be completed.  Where an injury occurs in a Fixtures match, the details should also be recorded on the match result card in the appropriate place as Sportscover usually requires a copy of the result card.

This is vital for a successful claim as the claim form includes a declaration to be signed by an official verifying that the injury did occur as claimed. Obviously, the tennis centre operator or Club Secretary cannot make such a declaration if the injury was not reported to anybody and documented.

To make a claim, please check the instructions for Group Personal Accident claims on Howden's How to Make a Claim page.  The claim form can be downloaded here.  For personal accident claims queries, contact the Sportscover Australia Claims Hotline on 1300 134 956.  

Disclaimer:  The UQ Tennis Club has produced this summary from information supplied by Tennis Queensland.  Although all due care and diligence has been taken in the production of this material, no responsibility is accepted by the UQ Tennis Club for any reliance placed upon the information contained herein. For all enquiries about the Tennis Australiad Personal Accident Insurance Policy, contact Tennis Queensland or Sportscover.