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Vision Super names new life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... he said. "We're a values-based fund. Our members are at the heart of everything we do. We wanted great value insurance premiums for our members, and we got that. We also wanted a seamless online experience for our members - so they can increase their ...

HESTA announces life insurance facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... arrangements, a typical HESTA member who started work at age 22 could pay about 10% less over their working life in insurance premiums for default cover to age 67. HESTA is one of the few super funds to offer default income protection cover to age 67. ...

Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Westpac is facing a class action for allegedly charging higher life insurance premiums via its network of financial planners. Shine Lawyers filed the class action against the bank and its subsidiary, Westpac Life Insurance Services, on behalf of customers ...

Intrust offers more premium reductions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Intrust Super will also reduce life and total disability insurance premiums shortly after it dropped income protection premiums by as much as 12%. The discount will impact the fund's life and TPD premiums across three products: Core MySuper, Executive ...

To opt in or out of life insurance: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... AustralianSuper group executive of membership, Rose Kerlin, said the move follows feedback from members stating group insurance premiums were eroding account balances. The recent life insurance parliamentary inquiry found group insurers were not doing ...

AustralianSuper moves to opt-in insurance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... made the move after extensive analysis of member experience and feedback on the impact of automatic default insurance premiums on the erosion of account balances of young people. "People under 25 starting out in the workforce need to begin building a ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... not doing enough to prevent the growing problem of employees owning multiple superannuation funds and life insurance premiums is equivalent to theft, according to today's life insurance parliamentary inquiry. Senate Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
An industry super fund with $2.1 billion in assets under management is reducing its premiums on its income protection policy. Intrust Super's PayGuard policy premiums will reduce as much as 12% effective 1 October 2017. Intrust Super chief executive ...

AIA grows health insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... Vitality program, which incentivises them to improve their health and wellbeing with rewards such as discounts on insurance premiums, shopping and travel purchases. AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said most people think health ...

Cbus slashes insurance premiums

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... Speaking at the fund's annual member briefing in Melbourne, Cbus chief executive David Atkin said reducing insurance premiums would ultimately boost the retirement savings of members. "Cbus is delivering insurance that meets our members' needs on a cost ...