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Death and TPD dominate Super Complaints Tribunal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... disputes made up 32.2% of complaints, while disability related disputes, including those over total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance, made up 21.4%. The majority of other complaints were put under the heading "administration", and related to ...

Rice Warner warns of massive TPD underinsurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Underinsurance in life, income protection and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover is costing the government more than $1.5 billion a year, according to a new report by Rice Warner. Insufficient TPD cover was by far the most costly to the government ...

AustSuper denies member exploitation of group insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... there is a concern that people already suffering from a condition that could lead to death or total and permanent disability (TPD) are being advised to join AustralianSuper with the specific intention of making a claim. But Silk said this was not the ...

Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... we've created that problem." Both Owen and Williamson discussed mental illness claims through total and permanent disability (TPD) schemes, questioning the appropriateness of paying a single lump sum for mental illness TPD. "I think it's very difficult ...

MLC named as insurer for Qantas's MySuper product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) requirement that all MySuper products offer death and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance on an opt-out basis. Both Qantas Super and MLC said that they were delighted to be working together.

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... the huge, unforeseen spike in claims that saw one re-insurer (RGA) withdraw from the group total and permanent disability (TPD) market altogether, she said funds must take stock. "We are concerned about past pricing levels and the approach to tenders ...

TPD insurance prices up 10%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance prices have gone up 10% in the last year, but the insurance market is still under pressure from increasing claim rates and failure to adapt products to social trends. A Rice Warner Wholesale Insurance Market ...

Life insurers sponsor mental illness awareness day

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... Standard we look at how the spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums. We also take a closer look at reporting season and continue ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...