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Adviser queries jump 40%: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... advisers are focused on helping their clients navigate superannuation contributions, transfer balance caps, dealing with a death benefit and home ownership issues, according to the latest data from AMP Advice. TapIn, AMP Advice's technical service for ...

MetLife refreshes two products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... took effect on June 30 impact policyholders in MetLife Protect and MetLife Protect Super. MetLife Protect insures against death, trauma, disability, illness, or injury, while MetLife Protect Super is a risk-only superannuation product. MetLife Protect ...

AFCA seeks industry feedback on approaches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... superannuation. It is also looking to amend its approach to delayed insurance claims in the super industry and superannuation death benefits. In addition, it is seeking amendments and new approaches to various issues within the general and life insurance ...

AustralianSuper bears brunt of complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... share (52%) related to account administration, followed by issues relating to group insurance (35.7%). A minority related to death benefits (11.5%) and pensions (0.89%). Victims of Dixon Advisory continued to file complaints with AFCA as 52 registered ...

Hostplus rejigs Maritime Super insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience. Hostplus has also updated terms and conditions of its Death and TPD cover to allow the assessment of claims related to suicide and self-harm, offering greater "security and peace ...

MIESF adjusts insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... deducted from MIESF members' accounts will vary based on age. For instance, for a 25-year-old, the weekly cost for $200,000 in death cover and $150,000 in TPD cover, will increase from $4.13 to $4.85. For a 40-year-old, the weekly cost for $200,000 in ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... (ATO) delay in acknowledging a downsizer contribution, the pros and cons of reversionary pension nominations versus binding death benefit nominations for retail account-based pensions, and the need for more innovation in retirement income strategies. ...

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... consumers to rollover money from another complying superannuation fund into it. This provides access to life, accidental death, TPD, accidental TPD, income protection, income protection flex, and accidental income protection cover inside the fund. ClearView's ...

Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... been designed to be simple and easy to implement, he said. It provides flexible insurance options, including five types of death and total and permanent disablement coverage, as well as salary continuance insurance. It also offers various investment ...

AustralianSuper announces insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... limited to, applications to: start basic (default) cover early (before their super account balance reaches $6000) transfer Death and/or Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) cover from another super fund or insurer increase Death and/or TPD cover due to ...