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Industry fund simplifies super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... the rate of life insurance and TPD premiums by 7%, locked in for three years. It previously did the same for income protection cover.

Industry fund signs on to insurance code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... commitment to continuing to provide our members with high quality and cost effective death, disablement and income protection cover and to giving them access to excellent service when they apply for insurance or make a claim," Smith said. He added super ...

Cardena Private Wealth adds life insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... boxes," Kilborn said. The MBS-Cardena integrated insurance offering will include business continuity insurance, income protection insurance, trauma, life, TPD cover - for individuals as well as for group risk protection of companies' staff. MBS has secured ...

CommInsure launches digital claims for super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... with CommInsure to launch the new end-to-end service, letting its 115,000 members lodge and track claims for income protection, total and permanent disability, and terminal illness visa its Prime Super Member Online portal. MetLife has also launched ...

O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... needs. An estimated 40% of Australians have multiple accounts, while some are paying for two sets of default income protection cover, but can only claim one, she said. "It is incumbent on trustees that members are not sacrificing earnings on insurance ...

Super industry wants tougher insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... account balance erosion. After 13 months of inactive contributions, funds will automatically cease charging income protection premiums; this also applies to death and total and permanent disability premiums, albeit for balances less than $6000. Association ...

TAL named top life insurer for 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... Bond of the Year; Annuity and Income Stream Innovation Product of the Year (CommInsure Retire Smarter); and the Income Protection Product of the Year (CommInsure Income Care Platinum Plan). Strategic Insight regional managing director Rael Solomon said ...

Industry fund and CommInsure unveil digital claims process

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... claims capability to benefit its 115,000 members. Prime Super members now have the ability to access claims for income protection, total and permanent disability, and terminal illness via Prime Super Member Online. The portal was developed in conjunction ...

Advisers reckoning with direct risk sales growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... products, term life policies have dominated in-force annual premiums (42%) over the last decade, followed by income protection (27%), trauma (14%) and TPD (10%). TPD recorded the fastest-growing segment, 8.1% over the past 10 years and 13.8% year-on-year. ...

ASIC bans former NAB, Westpac adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... products, such as inaccurate fee comparison tables, and convinced them their existing insurer did not offer income protection insurance when it did. Clients incidentally paid "substantially more" for new products than what they had previously paid and ...