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TAL veterans launch new life insurance provider

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... through 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. The business is led by managing director Brett ...

Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... AIA Australia said it has paid $84 million on 1200 claims for members under 25 since 2015, noting the rate of income protection, and total and permanent disability claims is about the same for people aged 20 and 30. It also paid more than $75 million ...

Life insurers should fund medical rehabilitation: MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... rehabilitation. When a customer is unable to work for health reasons, life insurers take on the liability through income protection (IP) products (including Group Salary Continuance products) and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) products, MLC said ...

Mental health to transform life insurance: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... Australians. Mental health and wellness issues are transforming the insurance sector, with more than 23% of income protection claims now involving a mental health condition, she said. "Our sector must evolve so it can meet the changing expectations of ...

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 ...