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Group risk premiums on the up: Rice Warner

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... analysis shows. The research and consulting business for the superannuation industry compared the average premiums for death and TPD cover for the 10 largest industry and public sector funds against the average premiums for the retail, adviser sold products ...

Cbus insurance premiums jump to almost $15 a week

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... paying $14.30 a week, compared with $7.80 previously. They will be getting the same death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. Cbus members are largely in the construction and related industries, putting them in the high risk insurance category. ...

Equip slashes insurance premiums

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
Equip has announced cuts to premiums for its death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover and its salary continuance cover. Equip's chief executive officer Danielle Press said the reductions were the result of thorough examination of the fund's ...

CommInsure launches tailored SMSF insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act (SIS Act), which come in to force on 1 July this year. One of its central features is 'Split TPD', whereby policyholders will have some SIS Act-compliant total and permanent disability (TPD) cover through their ...

NGS Super lifts premiums for older members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... launched on 1 July this year. The new deal involves significantly higher premiums and lower total and permanent disability (TPD) coverage for many members. However, death benefits and income replacement have significantly improved in many cases. Currently ...

Smaller funds don't need to merge: legalsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... its group insurance. "Despite many super funds recently announcing significant increases in insurance premiums for life & TPD insurance, legalsuper has successfully secured for its members a three year freeze on insurance premiums," he said, adding ...

AustralianSuper insurance premiums to rise by 35%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper will substantially increase its death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurance premiums due to rising policy costs. The 35% price hike is due to come in at the end of March and was confirmed by AustralianSuper group executive ...

CommInsure wins AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... award winners and finalists: Risk Insurance Results Overall Platinum Award: CommInsure Service Quality Award: Zurich Term/TPD Award: AMP Elevate Trauma Award: AMP Financial Services Income Protection Award: TAL Risk Product Innovation Award: AIA (Vitality ...

AMP Flexible Super adds new insurance and investment options

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... choices to its flagship retirement product, AMP Flexible Super. AMP said the new death and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance option, Super Protection, will offer allow customers to access insurance at a lower cost. "We know that for most ...

AFA Plan For Life - Life Company Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... achieves the highest combined scores across the product and service quality areas. Separate awards will be given for term and TPD, trauma, income protection, service quality, underwriting and new business services, claims services and business support. ...