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CareSuper makes sweeping insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... registered de facto relationships as well as married spouses." Additionally, members will be able to apply for income protection cover for up to 87% of their current income, including up to 12% super contributions, up from 85%, including 10% superannuation. ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... option to its flagship retail product and implemented additional support for self-employed customers around income protection. The integrations follow TAL's partnership with SANE to provide mental healthcare programs last month. The life insurer has ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... factor. "If you receive automatic cover or apply for and are approved for voluntary death and/or TPD cover or income protection cover with Spaceship Super, detailed insurance costs and cover amounts will be provided in your Confirmation of Insurance ...

TAL to provide mental healthcare program via partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... deliver innovative health services at scale. Under the partnership, eligible superannuation fund members on income protection or total and permanent disability (TPD) claims will be able to participate in a 20-week peer recovery pilot program. The program ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... waiting period specified in the policy. Meanwhile, a decision will usually be handed down within two months for income protection claims. For most Australians, any life cover they hold is usually through their superannuation fund account, which creates ...

BUSSQ streamlines product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... cover. Meantime, Premium Choice housed eight investment options and included different insurance types, including income protection. As of October 1, BUSSQ has combined both products into one - BUSSQ Super. All members can now access the additional investment ...

Australian Ethical aligns Christian Super members' cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... voluntary unitised death and TPD cover, this will become fixed cover. Australian Ethical added that all members with income protection cover will retain their cover, however it will become fixed on 1 December 2025, and the cost of cover may increase ...

Australian Food Super to transition to age-based premiums

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... manual workers or office workers. For manual workers of all ages, the annual premium to date for life, TPD and income protection cover, was $530.40. From November 1, members between the ages of 33 and 45 will only pay $455. However, members over 46 years ...

Brighter Super to add 68k new members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... to continue to access risk only insurance benefits through superannuation, including death, disablement, and income protection." "Brighter Super has a strong track record in supporting insurance-only super structures and brings deep expertise to this ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... may have. For Equip Super accumulation members and excluding Toyota plan members, premiums will decrease for income protection cover by 2.8%. Toyota employer plan members will have their premiums reduce for TPD and income protection, while automatic ...