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Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... $1.67 per week. Members that have fixed death and TPD cover will also see their premiums go up, but the cost of income protection cover will not change. REI wrote to members that it was prompted to review its insurance arrangements with MetLife due to ...

ASIC names new default super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... they could demonstrate an ability to reach that milestone by July 2021. The ability to provide TPD, death and income protection insurance cover was also a requirement. As at January this year, just 28 of the 82 super funds offering a MySuper product ...

MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... superannuation fund. It will replace AIA Australia. Maritime Super members will be covered for death, TPD and income protection insurance under a new agreement with MLC Life that's effective from 1 July 2019. AIA Australia was appointed life insurance ...

MLC Life Insurance reviews terms and definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... introduced a number of updates to its definitions and terms across three brands. Changes to TPD, critical illness and income protection covers will apply to MLC Insurance, MLC Insurance (Super) and MLC Insurance (wrap or SMSF) policies for new and existing ...

Insurance expert joins $33bn super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... insurance, brokerage services and claims advocacy. This includes group risk insurance, general insurance and group income protection. According to Rainmaker analysis using APRA data, industry funds experienced the largest net inflows in 2018. AustralianSuper ...

AustralianSuper hikes insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Government's recent Protecting Your Super legislation for the changes. On 1 June 2019, the cost of TPD and income protection cover will rise for AustralianSuper members with default insurance. "Every year we review our insurance offering, including ...

FSC to enact binding standard on genetic testing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... moratorium means they will be able to get up to $500,000 of life cover, $200,000 of trauma cover or $4000 a month income protection cover without having to disclose genetic testing results. These measures bring Australia in line with Switzerland and ...

TAL goes back-to-back at AFA awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... illness category was won by BT Financial Group for its Protection Living Plus Plan. MLC Life was recognised in income protection, thanks to its Insurance Income Protection Platinum Plan. The association's overall awards are based on quantitative ...

TAL hires former Rest executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... through Suncorp's distribution network. Suncorp's Australian life insurance offerings including term life, income protection and funeral insurance will be added to TAL's current product offerings. TAL group chief executive and managing director ...

ClearView posts first half profit dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... performance was down 5% in the period. ClearView attributes this to two factors: an adverse claims experience from its income protection portfolio, a 3% dip in sales and an adverse lapse experience of $2.9 million (driven by price positioning issues ...