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AXA re-writes individual insurance

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... manager for financial protection, Steve Currie, "This partial benefit is a payment of $50,000, or 10 per cent of the sum insured, whichever is less. This is a unique feature in the marketplace which positions AXA as a leader in this field," he said. ...

Super is now the centrepiece: Vanguard

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... who said every Australian now has a simple four-point financial plan. "Get your super working, pay off your house, get insured and get some liquidity." But the challenge is still making super sexy, said Bowerman. "Super is seen as a tax shelter par excellence ...

Insurance made easier for associations and clubs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... person to be covered under a group insurance product would have acquired the product as a wholesale client if they were the insured.

Trauma insurance to expand

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
The ageing population and changing morbidity patterns will promote greater need for trauma insurance rather than traditional TPD cover, and unless group insurers respond they will miss out on a big product development opportunity. "People are living ...

Asteron launches Lifeguard range with market-first PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... front, and easy to navigate coloured tabs Asteron has also reviewed its prices, making Lifeguard more affordable for larger insured sums and older clients. Application procedures have been improved, with increases to non-medical limits (income protection) ...

Vision Super goes public

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... the current fund but will include new products and features, enabling the employer-sponsored fund to maintain its self-insured arrangements. "The pressure on industry funds to retain and grow their membership bases has been increasing since the introduction ...

Insure while you wait: Aviva

... life insurance without going through costly and lengthy medical checkups. One reason put forward why many people are not insured is because they just can't be bothered filling in the paperwork, doing the medical checks and wait around for weeks to get ...

CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... some headline sweeteners. In the area of trauma and TPD insurance, Scott unveiled the Trauma Buyback Benefit, whereby insured clients were able to remain covered even after one serious event. "For example, if your client has a major head injury and then ...

Life insurance still the big risk: ING

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
... on their list of priorities. ING also expressed concerns that many are of the mistaken belief that they are adequately insured through their compulsory superannuation fund. "Consumer research has revealed that many consumers don't know where to get life ...

New AFA chief eyes under-insurance and business succession

... know there are many tragic stories about families suffering terribly because their spouse or parents weren't adequately insured." "I believe members of our industry have a responsibility to help rectify this disturbing situation," he added. Formerly ...