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AFCA consults on revised superannuation death benefits

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is seeking feedback on how it approaches superannuation death benefits in hopes to reduce disputes and misunderstandings when processing such complaints. This follows on from another consultation ...

Vision Super refreshes premium rates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... Saver, Personal, and Australian Services Union members. Vision Super and insurance partner MLC will decrease premiums for death, total and permanent incapacity (TPD), and income protection from October 1. For Personal members, the death and TPD fixed ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... the explanatory statement reads. "In practice, this means that the only way to voluntarily exit these products, prior to death or expiry of term, is conversion to another legacy product. "If an individual were to commute their legacy product without ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... like group insurance, met certain thresholds. For instance, insurers can use results where the total amount of lump sum death cover is greater than $500,000. However, in 2023 APRA statistics show the average sum of insured individual policies of lump ...

Hostplus adds investment options, makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... cover to deliver even better protection for members. This means from 1 October 2024, all Hostplus members with automatic Death and TPD insurance cover will pay lower premiums with an average cost saving of 13% across all age groups," it said. "What's ...

'Our patience is running thin': ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... to AFCA about delays in claims doubled between 2022 and 2023. "We are particularly concerned about delays in processing death benefits claims, where complaints tripled over the same period," Constant said. "As you will know, as part of our review of ...

Industry demands action to stop abusers claiming victims' super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... being able to access their victims' super. Existing laws permit abusers to claim an abuse victim's superannuation death benefit unless they're the direct cause of death. This remains true even for those convicted of family violence offences ...

Australians urged to consider bequests amid $5.4tn wealth transfer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... estimated $5.4 trillion in wealth in the next 20 years. Of this, 38% will go to the partner if still in a couple at time of death, or the next generation (likely to be nearing 60 years of age) if single. A further 10% is expected to go to friends and ...

Cbus unleashes raft of fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... of $1000 per year. In addition, Cbus made several changes to its insurance fees. For many members fees per unit of either death or TPD cover have dropped, while others will see rises between $0.04 and $0.15 per unit of cover. "Each year we negotiate ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... by Australians aged 60+ in the next two decades, with 90% of all intergenerational wealth transfers are occurring through death inheritance. "This latest research reveals an interesting dynamic within families, including a lack of communication between ...