[The article below first appeared in LinkedIn Pulse on 1st December 2016]

I grew up in the 1980s where AIDS, HIV and the spectre of the Grim Reaper bowling for AIDS victims, first terrified Australian television audiences. Looking back, I wonder if the Reaper has any regrets?

It all starts here

Learning that you're now eligible for a range of high-quality life insurances, even though you may have a serious pre-existing medical condition, can be a big step for most people.

We understand that it’s probably not something you get to talk about often so you're probably hungry for up-to-date information. Well thankfully you found us – unUsualruisks.com.au

• We’re all about helping Australians with well managed HIV or diabetes get their life insurance needs sorted.
• We also help medical professionals, nurses and doctors and emergency service workers like Police, Paramedics and Fire Brigade officers, protect themselves from the financial consequences of a contaminated needlestick or sharps injury.

Over time, our clients have repeatedly told us this is the best way to start your journey with us.

• Learn as much as you can about the type of life insurance solution that's available for your circumstances.
• Choose what type of safety net you want in place and know what's possible.
• Let us help you map out the timeline and put all the pieces in place to get you the peace of mind you need.

The Next Steps

• You can read through our extensive list of real-life case studies here
• You can browse through our cheeky explainer videos here
• You can read our FAQ's here
• You can complete our pre‑assessments here
• And you can get in touch and send us an email here

And if you can't find what you're looking for, our sitemap can give you the bigger picture about what we do, who we care for and what's possible for our clients.

We hope you'll enjoy your time here with us.

Breathe

If you're newly diagnosed like many of our clients you might be scouring the internet to learn everything you can about your status.

A big step closer to making the impossible, possible

People living with HIV in Australia can now get full life insurance.

Stigma and discrimination undermine more than just HIV prevention and treatments

Australia's known the world over as the lucky country and our unrestricted access to financial services such as life insurance is something that most Australians simply take for granted.

The Story of Patricia Kennedy OAM

How one Australian Scottish born Grandmother remembers the 1980's and the arrival of AIDS and HIV to Australia

Half of all needlestick and sharps injuries go unreported

In Australia at least 18,000 healthcare professionals report suffering a needle-stick injury (often referred to as NSI or contaminated sharps injury) every year.

Important life insurance eligibility update for positive people

Good news. You no longer need to have an undetectable viral load to be eligible for life insurance.

Proud to be part of the Honour Awards

A heartfelt thank you to all our clients, friends and supporters

If you think it's just about life insurance, you've missed the point. It's about taking HIV out of your identity

One of our favorite quotes is from the late Dag Hammarskjöld a Swedish diplomat, the second United Nations Secretary-General, and one of just three people to be posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses'. - Dag Hammarskjöld