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Mercer LifetimePlus now on MPS platform

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... risk of outliving savings is shared among a pool of other retirees, with no third-party shareholder and no insurance premiums. "Around 1000 Australians are moving into retirement every business day and we know that on average they will outlive their ...

Government proposes super portfolio disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... retirement savings. This would "ensure their savings are not unnecessarily eroded by multiple sets of fees and insurance premiums." "It doesn't make sense to force employees to save money in superannuation, but then leave key decisions about how it is ...

MLC takes axe to life insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
MLC has announced it is cutting premiums for two life insurance products by up to 15% as part of a reinvigoration aimed solely at attracting new customers. The premium cuts come into effect at the same time MLC is beginning its customer smartwatch fitness ...

Insurance premiums should be questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... government to ensure that things like stamp duty are removed from life insurance to make it more affordable." Life insurance premiums are one of the constant battles that face superannuation funds. Media Super deputy chief executive, Michael Rooney ...

AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... independent advice before drawing on their superannuation. AustralianSuper said there will be no change to members' insurance premiums until the next premium review.

Small funds winning group risk race

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Larger superannuation funds appear to have no scale benefit when it comes to getting a good deal on group insurance premiums, the latest study from Rainmaker shows. The Autumn 2015 Rainmaker Superannuation Benchmarking report analysed 15,408 risk options ...

Groups call for default super fund decoupling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... negotiate special discounts or special conditions on behalf of their staff and often subsidise fees or pay insurance premiums for their employees. "Some MySuper funds do not allow this structuring to occur and do not recognise the employer in the superannuation ...

Zenith rates Mercer LifetimePlus

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... about the implied cost of protection guarantees. The positive nature of MLP not being reliant on expensive insurance premiums (and not being subject to benefit risk), is somewhat offset by the fact that the concept will rely on necessary growth in the ...

Surging group premiums push insurer inflows up 12.9 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
Life insurance premiums jumped 12.9% during 2014 driven by group business, which has surged by 24%. The figures are contained in the latest analysis by insurance industry researcher Plan For Life for the 12 months to September 2014. According to the ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... frequency with which consumers change consumer policies - a phenomenon known as lapsing. As a result, the price of insurance premiums has skyrocketed in the past few months while profit has plunged, especially within group insurance. On top of that ...