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SMSF collectable insurance poses compliance risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... collectable assets is uninsured. This, he said is partially because many SMSFs don't realise their assets are actually not insured by their home and contents policy. As we approach the 1 July 2016 transition deadline there will be a rush to store the ...

Insurance cover launched for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... assets. "For example, insuring new artwork under their own Home & Contents insurance, when by law, they are required to be insured in the name of the fund or getting basic insurance for their investment property but neglecting other things like rent ...

Macquarie Life upgrades insurance offerings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... and, in some cases, will mean that occupational assessment may not be required. The full TPD benefit will be paid if the insured person cannot perform four of the six extended ADL categories. Active has also been enhanced, with occupational impairment ...

Zurich updates Life Risk product

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... ill-health or an accident, with no increase to premium. Zurich has also added a flexible cover benefit option, whereby insured expectant mums or a new mum or dad can reduce their monthly benefit by up to 75% when taking time off work for pregnancy or ...

CommInsure secures Tasmanian public sector fund mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... insurance. "An immediate advantage for members is that the diagnosis of a terminal illness will now be grounds for payment of insured Death and Permanent Incapacity Benefits," said Philip Mussared, head of the Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF). Mussared ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... when it comes to financial advice, so that they are ultimately well-advised and therefore better funded, comprehensively insured and have financial choices in life. Minister Shorten's promotion means financial services has been elevated to the inner ...

MySuper Mythconceptions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... explain why in occupational super funds many members leave their money in their fund's default investment options and remain insured only under their fund's default standard cover. However, MySuper should not penalise fund members who have chosen to ...

Behaviour key to increased insurance sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... debate surrounding commissions on life insurance and what impact their absence would have on Australia's already under-insured population, Jordan advocates a more personable approach. "Part of the problem with the financial services industry is its gotten ...

Telstra Super cuts insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... insurance design, reducing the price of income protection, death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The fund, insured by TOWER Australia, has cut income protection and death and TPD premiums by up to 40% and 25%, respectively, for eligible ...

Super fund leaps into life stage insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... apply for an increase through a member communication program. Increases for life events are 25 per cent on top of the insured amount. Other life event triggers include a child turning 12 or enrolling in private education. For a first home loan trigger ...