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Hostplus freezes premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... of super funds have had to increase insurance premiums recently after legislative changes including the Protecting Your Super and Putting Members' Interests First packages saw the pool of insured accounts decrease. REI Super, Tasplan, legalsuper and ...

APRA highlights heatmaps success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... closed and transferred their members to better performing products." However, with the government's new Your Future, Your Super reforms heatmaps are likely to change. The new package of reforms includes an interactive comparison tool which allows members ...

Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is considering making changes to its MySuper Heatmap to reflect the reforms proposed by the government in the federal budget. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Online Chair ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... identify underperforming MySuper products. Hume was speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) event about the Your Super, Your Future package announced as part of the federal budget this week. FSC chief executive Sally Loane started the event by ...

REI Super ups insurance premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... COVID-19 on expected claims experience." In May 2019, REI Super increased life insurance premiums blaming the Protecting Your Super reforms. At the time, death and TPD for those assessed under standard rates increased from $1.42 to $1.66 per week; while ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... the reforms announced tonight will reduce waste in the system and save Australian workers $17.9 billion - ensuring your super works better for you," Frydenberg said. All said; the Morrison government is focused on boosting consumer and business confidence ...

No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
The Morrison government has been labelled cruel for considering postponing the legislated rise to the superannuation guarantee by those speaking at the ACTU Emergency Super Summit. Executive director at Per Capita, Emma Dawson said indication that a ...

Group risk inflows fall 15%

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... premium inflows fell 15% over the 12 months to June, with fresh legislation to blame. This includes the 'Protecting Your Super' legislation, which came into effect on 1 July 2019 (to protect super savings from unnecessary erosion by fees and insurance ...

Tasplan raises IP premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... members. It said it has fewer insured members covered by its group insurance policies after changes under Protecting Your Super and Putting Members' Interest First legislations. For example, a 40 year-old member with income protection (two-year benefit) ...

Legalsuper appoints executive, increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... insurance fees will also go up depending on age and gender. The fund said the increases are a result of the Protecting Your Super and Putting Members Interests First legislative changes. The fund also cites the Early Release of Superannuation scheme ...