AFL head trauma insurance: Why 500 players aren’t covered for concussion

Concussion is possibly the greatest threat to the football codes Australians love. Some insurers say head trauma has such potentially devastating lifelong consequences they won’t insure against it. 

Concussion is possibly the greatest threat to the football codes Australians love. Some insurers say head trauma has such potentially devastating lifelong consequences they won’t insure against it. So where does that leave the players who put their bodies - and brains - on the line? 

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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

 

Concussion is possibly the greatest threat to the football codes Australians love. Some insurers say head trauma has such potentially devastating lifelong consequences they won&rsquo;t insure against it. So where does that leave the players who put their bodies - and brains - on the line?&nbsp;
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/afl-concussion-crisis-deepens-as-players-are-stripped-of-head-injury-insurance/news-story/f5a641eaec9406c386e3f0ae783e61eb">AFL concussion crisis deepens as players are stripped of head injury insurance</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/financial-services/hostplus-quietly-targets-afl-players-with-concussion-cover-as-insurance-crisis-deepens/news-story/88ac19be2cbacccb14433cb4e481c4f6">Hostplus quietly targets AFL players with concussion cover as insurance crisis deepens</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/health-sponsor-gmhba-stands-by-geelong-cats-amid-secret-concussion-waiver-scandal/news-story/88ec42709ae558852173bd2bc907297d">Sponsor GMHBA &lsquo;monitoring&rsquo; Geelong Cats closely over controversial concussion player pact</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/geelong-cats-concussion-waiver-sparks-push-for-mandatory-player-safety-clauses/news-story/5ca166496d3b128ac468a234cac392ce">Geelong Cats concussion waiver sparks push for mandatory player safety clauses</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/corporate-standards-forgotten-by-afl-directors-sniffing-the-liniment-says-jeff-kennett/news-story/677b2be8dd369787dec80f54b3fca2f7">Corporate standards forgotten by AFL directors &lsquo;sniffing the liniment&rsquo; says Jeff Kennett</a>
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;
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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

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Why insurers are walking away from footy

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