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Tasmanian super funds seek insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... Service Superannuation Scheme (TASSS) are expected to open tender this month. The contract is to provide life and income protection insurance (death, permanent incapacity, terminal illness and temporary incapacity cover) for an eight-year period, expected ...

Super body opposes member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... is strongly opposed to the bill," WIS said. The advocacy group labelled moves to reduce member access to TPD, income protection and life cover as "totally unacceptable" given most Australian's only hold those policies through group insurance. Also ...

QSuper lowers balanced fund fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... moderate, balanced, aggressive, Australian shares and international shares options. It also introduced changes to income protection waiting periods and benefit periods from July 1, which affected some members depending if they have personalised their ...

MLC Super updates TPD cover, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... drop by $5.55 per month. Death cover will reduce by 10.3% per month; TPD will drop by 9.3% per month; while income protection will reduce by 24.6% per month.

Super fund introduces further group insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... members will be allocated a dollar amount of cover based on age and changes as they get older. Premiums for income protection cover will change to annual, gender-based calculations for every $100 per month of cover held. In addition to gender, premiums ...

Industry funds consider $22bn merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... to the MetLife family." The mandate includes default death and TPD cover to all eligible members, with opt-in income protection cover for Basic members and as default for Basic Plus members.

Group insured, advised clients better off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... admittance rates were even, with both channels registering 87%, but the trend returned when it came to disability income protection, with advised clients having claims admitted in 95% of cases, and non-advised clients coming in at 85%. Accident cover ...

Industry funds up premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... Childcare Super will apply new premiums, representing increases of about 9.2% for death, 25.2% for TPD and 34.9% for income protection. The significant event notice statement shows that on a weekly basis, the following charges will apply for death cover ...

Super fund overhauls group insurance cover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... products and investment options in line with the Protecting Your Super reforms. QSuper is making changes to income protection waiting periods and benefit periods from July 1 will affect some members depending if they have personalised their cover. Members ...

Super figures point to NSW victory

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... the country Lifecycle products among the top 10 Average fees Default death and TPD insurance premiums Default income protection premiums Starting with the number of MySuper products ranking inside the top 10 across the nation, it's a complete bluewash ...