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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 ...

Is risk advice at risk?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... between 30 and 60, compared to 24.7% who use a financial adviser. Further, the purchasing of life insurance or income protection online or via mobile devices rose 35% from 2016. Meanwhile, Synchron is calling for the government to include streamlined ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... Advice (SOAs). He claimed to have considered his clients' circumstances in relation to the waiting periods for income protection policies. The law enforcement agency looked at several of Leake's client files from Wealthsure Financial Services Pty Ltd ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... decrease life insurance premiums by 14% for death cover; 6% for total and permanent disability (TPD); and 20% for income protection. According to AustralianSuper group executive of membership Rose Kerlin, the fund provides insurance to 1.4 million of ...

Advice firm enters insurance market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... personal risk insurance offering. New and existing clients of Hewison Private Wealth can now obtain life, TPD, income protection and trauma insurance, free from commissions. Clients that take out policies will pay an annual fee-for-service comprising ...