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Productivity Commission counters group insurance research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... year. The Commission commented that KPMG's research is based on gaining fiscal benefits associated with income protection insurance and additional tax revenue on insurance payouts. Rice Warner's analysis on the other hand is focused on TPD insurance ...

NEOS unveils underwriting and sales team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... via the financial adviser market and offers life, total and permanent disability, critical illness, child and income protection cover. Its products are issued by NobleOak and backed by Pacific Life Re.

TAL slashes jobs, cuts outbound sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... Health and Wellness Focus and Wellbeing App; and the Marketer Overall Product Award for Qantas Lifetime Protect - Income Protection and Life Insurance.

NobleOak wins best direct life insurer award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... took home three other gongs. It won the TPD Award for its Premium Life Direct - TPD Option Rider product; the Income Protection Award for its My Protection Plan - IP Cover; and the Customer Service Award for Life Companies. TAL Life also won four awards. ...

BTFG enhances life cover application process, waives fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... policy fees applied on lump sum cover for new applicants until 16 December, 2018. This will also apply to any income protection cover and applied in combination with a lump sum policy. "We're also waiving policy fees to coincide with these enhancements. ...

NAB, MLC face class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... - but nonetheless pushed the insurance and charged millions in premiums. Customers with existing life and/or income protection insurance were also encouraged to take out insurance on their credit card, despite already being covered by their existing ...

CommInsure, TAL engaged in troubling conduct: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... also deducted premiums from the paraplegic member but weren't covered by the policy. Further, Rest deducted income protection premiums from unemployed members who were unable to claim on policies, and failed to have sufficient systems in place to detect ...

TAL hired private investigator to follow claimant: Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... fronted the Royal Commission starting about midday. She was presented with the case study of a nurse who made an income protection claim to TAL after facing medical health conditions. The Royal Commission labelled TAL's treatment of the claimant as bullying. ...

BT overhauls life cover limits and definitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... reflect updated medical terminology," BT said. BT will also introduce streamlined waiting period requirements for income protection policies; removing requirements for clients to provide ongoing evidence of actively, full-time employment after a TPD ...

More risk advisers offloading practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... declined for two reasons, he said. Firstly, the amount of upfront commission paid on new life insurance policies, income protection and trauma policies has dropped dramatically to 80% this year thanks to the Life Insurance Remuneration Act, which came ...