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IDII pitfalls advisers should avoid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... fair number of complaints about unexpected costs and affordability associated with income protection products and step premiums - which are as common as complaints about whether advice received was the right advice irrespective of product features. IDII ...

Higher premiums a problem, not a trend: AFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
The increase in life insurance premiums over the last few years are a problem that needs to be fixed rather than recognising it as a trend, according to AIA's chief executive. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers national conference ...

Statewide Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
The $12 billion industry fund is upping insurance premiums from November. The fund, and its group insurer MetLife, communicated to members that from November a series of changes will be made to their insurance. These include an increase to premiums ...

CFS reduces premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Colonial First State is reducing insurance premiums in its super funds, in a move that should benefit 220,000 members. Members of FirstChoice Employer Super, Essential Super, FirstChoice Personal and FirstChoice Wholesale Personal super products will ...

AZ NGA takes stake in boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... self-licensed advisory firm with $300 million in funds under management, $2 million in annual in-force life insurance premiums and six financial advisers. The stake includes a cash component and capital funding for growth and future acquisitions. The ...

Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... in one of those occupations may be unable to claim for the default insurance for which they have been paying insurance premiums. It says the solution is to prohibit any terms in MySuper group life policies that would cause a claim to be declined in default ...

Cbus changes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The industry superannuation fund has informed members the premiums they pay for death and total and permanent disablement cover is changing. Cbus has issued new premium prices across its manual, electech, non-manual and professional categories which ...

Madison delivers for Clime one year on

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... $3.6 million to the group's FY21 revenue. Madison now has $3.8 billion in funds under advice and $45 million of in-force premiums. Chief executive Annick Donat said despite the legislative challenges, Madison met its FY21 profit targets. "Throughout ...

New equities LIC heads for the ASX

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... fee loopholes and managers gravitated towards open-ended listed structures such as ETFs which don't trade at the premiums or discounts seen in closed-ended listed funds. Lanyon said it has formally committed to reinvesting 100% of the after-tax value ...

Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... in one of those occupations may be unable to claim for the default insurance for which they have been paying insurance premiums. It says the solution is to prohibit any terms in MySuper group life policies that would cause a claim to be declined in default ...