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More clarity on life insurance best interest duty needed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... changes to Australia's retail disability income insurance market, including providing examples of Best Interest Duty in life insurance. The report said ASIC included in RG 175 examples of the application of the BID in various circumstances, but there ...

ASIC, IOSCO report on debt capital raisings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... focus in DCM transactions. The regulator found that while licensees generally have policies and procedures in place which cover allocation recommendations, these policies typically did not adequately cover all aspects across the lifecycle of the DCM ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... multiple sclerosis (MS) is fighting to have CommInsure recognise her condition, calling into question the various definitions life insurers use. ClaimRight founder William Johns was assisting a client with MS in accessing the insurance she held through ...

Industry fund hikes premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... rise by as much as 43% from October. From October 1, members of Intrust Super's MySuper option will pay more for both life cover and life and TPD cover. For those members that hold both life and TPD protection, the cost will rise from $2.37 per unit ...

ASIC names operations, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... reviewing trustees' communications about insurance to consumers, making sure it is clear and balanced. Likewise for the life insurance sector, ASIC will monitor claims processes and outcomes to ensure consumers are not unfairly disadvantaged from ...

Equipsuper changes insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... been delayed, however no further delays are possible," the fund said in a statement. Equipsuper's insurer is Hanover Life. In the year ending June 2018, the fund received $32 million in premiums from members. The recent increases to total premiums ...

Hostplus ups income protection premiums by 73%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... group executive, member experience Paul Watson said that in the context of the current environment and challenging group life and income protection market, the renewed three year guarantee broadly represented a good outcome for the fund's 1.2 million ...

Sunsuper announces investment, insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Alternative Strategies from 1 October 2020. Elsewhere, the definition of TPD has been updated for AIA insured Sunsuper for life Corporate plans and Sunsuper for life Business plans. "Members with Total & Permanent Disability cover who experience a catastrophic ...

Super funds slapped over smoker premiums

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... seven superannuation businesses that were classifying new members as 'smokers' by default, hitting them with higher life insurance premiums in the process unless the member took active steps to opt out of this categorisation. ASIC commissioner ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Life insurance claims paid out billions of dollars to Australians last year. However, the industry needs to focus on creating awareness for its members as it is faced with negative sentiment, specifically around group insurance, the FSC Life Insurance ...