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Guardian Advice monetises new medical service for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... process as easy and efficient as possible, it will result in more revenue for our advisers and getting more Australians insured," Guardian Advice head Simon Harris said. Under the new program, the adviser will be able to log in to the Health Predictions ...

Direct insurance races for advised market share

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... by approximately 25% at an entry age of 30 years old and 60% at an entry age of 45 against an advised product with sum insured of $250,000. Also, a Stand Alone Trauma cover of $200,000 is on average cheaper by approximately 30% at an entry age of 30 ...

NDIS does not replace life insurance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... will, however, not cover people for loss of income, wrote AIA. "Life insurance is primarily concerned with whether the insured person meets the defined event and policy terms regardless of the level of support available to them through their families ...

UniSuper nearly ready to award $25m insurance contract

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... The incumbent insurer is Hannover Life Re. Currently part of the insurance with the fund's accumulation product is self-insured. "Under the requirements of the new legislation, this component will be outsourced taking the total value of the external ...

Insurance cover through super overlooked: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Baby boomers often don't realise that they are insured through their superannuation fund, a TAL survey found when only 31% of people aged 50 to 65 said they have insurance. According to TAL managing director Jim Minto, the figures should be higher because ...

Virgin blazes trail with redundancy cover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... following a phenomenal take-up of its existing offering, including income cover that pays up to $3,000 a month if the insured is made redundant. The group's managing director David Curneen told Financial Standard that Virgin's insurance business has ...

Super operating costs rise to $150 per member

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... these factors and this is confirmed to some extent by the much lower increases in corporate funds where comprehensive insured benefit programs have been a feature for many years."

TAL wins Life Company of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... Brad Fox said that while too many Australians are still uninsured, the range of award winners proves that those who are insured are well protected. "The incredibly thorough awards process we follow ensures that these awards represent the premier life ...

Advisers force life premiums down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... were analysed across 11 leading life insurers. Premiums were averaged across four ages (35, 40, 45 and 50) and three sum insured amounts ($250K, $500K and $1 million). The results for a male non-smoker showed that during the study period premium rates ...

A stock market rally could get Obama over the line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... and Medicaid (for the poor) adversely affected. While pharmaceuticals would be negatively impacted due to less medically insured people, private health companies would likely benefit as taxes, fees and regulation would be dismantled. While Romney has ...