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The risk of under-insurance is real: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... the level of social security benefits payable due to a lack of coverage. Currently, under-insurance in relation to death, TPD and income protection costs the government more than $1 billion annually in additional social security payments." ASFA analysis ...

Cbus slashes insurance premiums

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... Cbus has signed a new insurance deal with TAL that will see premiums decrease substantially. Premiums per unit of death and TPD cover for most members will go down by 25%, while for 15 to 44-year-old manual labour members; cover per unit of TPD will ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... 2020. From 1 July 2017, Hostplus members will receive at least a 6% reduction to Death and Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) premiums. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said this saving is the second consecutive insurance discount the fund has ...

AMP improves life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... 'buy back' feature allows customers to reinstate linked life insurance cover 12 months after a total permanent and death (TPD) claim without providing additional medical information. Customers can also apply for a TPD sum insured higher than their life ...

Zurich revamps life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... since acquiring Macquarie Life. The insurer announced it will reduce rates for term, and total and permanent disablement (TPD) products, make a SmartValue bundling discount available, and enhance its flagship Wealth Protection suite. For TPD, a new non-occupation ...

GROW Super opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN, STEPHEN FAY  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... employer superannuation through its MySuper option which is a white label of LESF MySuper - meaning it offers group death, TPD and income protection insurance and can accept Super Guarantee contributions. Hannover is their insurance partner. Another ...

AIA launches flexible premium structure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... director Don Trapnell, to test and develop the new feature. The premium structure is available on life cover as well as linked TPD and/or crisis recovery benefits, including where benefits are taken out through AIA's Superannuation PLUS or Maximiser. ...

Asteron Life rewards healthy lifestyles

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... advisers protect their customers." How does it work? The new healthy life option will save new customers 10% on stepped life and TPD covers. The healthy plus option can save customers an additional 10% on stepped life cover. If bundled with income protection ...

Super insurance maintains active pricing: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... cover per dollar of weekly premiums for a 40-year-old white collar worker. On average across all insurance types - death, TPD and income protection - the average cover value increased for members. "A greater proportion of funds (38%) increased cover ...

BT Financial Group wins Life Company of the Year

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... Award for its Income Protection Plus Plan and the Client Services Team award for its claims division. OnePath won the Term/TPD and Trauma awards; CommInsure won for Risk Product Innovation, Annuity and Income Stream Innovation, and Investment Bond Results ...