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Underinsurance gap worsens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... regulation as well as unforeseen circumstances have contributed to more Australians being underinsured. This includes the Insurance in Super Voluntary Code of Practice, Life Insurance Framework reforms, Protecting Your Super (PYS)/ Putting Members' ...

SG verdict: Choose your own adventure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... report relies on five variables in predicting this 12-18% decrease: salary sacrificing, contributions tax, fees and insurance, compounding on investment returns, and interaction. In simple terms, a median Aussie earner would have $45,000 less in dollar-contributions ...

Why has ASIC still not got a chief executive?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... performed both executive (management) and non-executive (governance) roles. The senior executive leaders (such as for insurance, superannuation or managed funds) reported into the commissioners. This left them drained of "bandwidth". "The Panel believes ...

Industry fund names new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... industry fund said it undertook a comprehensive review and tender process, which has resulted in OnePath losing the group insurance mandate that it has held for about a decade. The mandate was instead awarded to AIA, commencing January 1. Under the new ...

Super fund reappoints insurer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... $54 billion industry fund has reappointed its insurer following a review that found it provided affordable and quality insurance. Cbus has renewed its agreement with TAL for five years from 1 July 2021 to provide insurance to its 774,000 members. TAL ...

Court rules insurers to cover COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... flood of claims. The court declared that COVID-19 is not a quarantinable disease under the Quarantine Act 1908. Business insurance policies generally exclude the impact of quarantinable diseases. The Quarantine Act 1908 was repealed in 2016 and replaced ...

Zurich adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... well placed to lead Zurich's proposition development and design, as it responds challenges facing disability income insurance and seeks to offer sustainable products. "Both Kieran and Jacqui have a reputation for collaboration and creativity. Their appointments ...

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
A $117 billion superannuation fund is changing the cost of insurance across the board at the turn of the New Year. Most QSuper members will see income protection cover go up 31%, while death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover will increase ...

Successor fund transfer finalised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... superannuation fund, rather than continuing the plan in its current form," IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan told members. Current insurance for IAG & NRMA members has been transferred to Sunsuper, with a few changes to align the insurance with Sunsuper's ...

Poor progress on human rights revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The sad state of human rights concerns among the world's largest corporations has been laid bare in a new benchmarking report, finding little to no progress has been made in the last 12 months. The World Benchmarking Alliance released the fourth edition ...