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BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... innovation and service. TAL and CommInsure were runners up to BTFG for the main prize. TAL picked up two awards, the Term/TPD product of the year and Trauma product of the year. CommInsure were presented with the Investment Bond Award. Fox said financial ...

Zurich launches LIF support initiative

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... and more sustainability. So that's what we delivered, with a simpler pricing structure that was reflected in lower Term and TPD rates, and our new Income Protector range, which has a more sustainable design and pricing. "Our two-year rate certainty commitment ...

MLC takes axe to life insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... provider more competitive. New customers will see stepped premiums for life cover insurance and total and permanent disability (TPD) extension insurance fall by 15% when they reach age 45 on the MLC Insurance and MLC Insurance Super products. At age ...

Life insurers must address group risk schemes: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... week, the regulator outlined that although the group lump sum risk business - in particular total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance - had "significantly improved financial results in the year to June 2015", the group disability income business ...

Zurich cleans up at Plan For Life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... Life and Customer Service for Life Companies awards. Held in Sydney on October 27, the awards also recognised NobleOak Life (TPD Award), CommInsure (Trauma Standalone Award), AIA Australia (Trauma Rider Award), OnePath (Accident Cover Award) and TAL ...

FEATURE: Reshaping insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... "opt-in" offers that don't require a health check-up, tightening the definition of Total and Permanent Disablement, grading TPD payments on "severity", requiring further and more comprehensive "health questions", and excluding more "pre-existing conditions" ...

Super and TPD definitions in the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Debate around definitions for total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance claims through superannuation funds has again come under the spotlight. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event in Sydney this morning ...

Hostplus brings insurance fees down

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... From tomorrow Hostplus members will see a 3% insurance premium decrease across death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) products. The premium decrease follows negotiations and a recent partnership renewal between Hostplus and global life insurance ...

Early insurance claimants return to work faster

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... this data represents 43% of all "group insured lives" in Australia. The report also examined total and permanent disability (TPD) claims, concluding that musculoskeletal issues represent "approximately a third" of claims for all members in the research. ...

TAL, Zurich dominate life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... lowest premiums for 35 of the 64 insurance profiles in the report, and "maintaining their strong position in the standalone TPD field." Other winners included AMP for Term Life Insurance (along with TAL), OnePath for Trauma Insurance (also with TAL) ...