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AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... exploring ways of getting employees suffering from mental illness back into work, after a spike in total and permanent disability (TPD) claims has put serious pressure on the life insurance industry. The paper was produced with SuperFriend, a not-for-profit ...

CommInsure enhances adviser flexibility of life product

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... CommInsure's general manager of Retail Advice Tim Browne said. Clients can hold life cover and a total and permanent disability (TPD) cover inside their super, with linked Trauma or TPD riders sitting outside of super. The launching of the new feature ...

The life insurance sustainability challenge

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... $184 million to increase claims liabilities in Australia, predominantly tied to the group total and permanent disability (TPD) line of business and, to a lesser extent, group disability income. "The Australia market is the only one in which RGA has significant ...

TAL puts focus on super in latest offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013

UniSuper awarded MySuper licence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... from our investment management expertise, a low set of fees, and access to default Death and Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) insurance cover," he said. UniSuper expects its MySuper product to be up and running before January 1, 2014. With funds ...

AIA extends IP insurance to target baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... baby boomers work beyond the traditional retirement age. AIA will also include true level premiums to age 70 for life cover, TPD and crisis recovery benefits. These changes mean premiums will not rise as steeply. The new range of products is also aimed ...

UniSuper nearly ready to award $25m insurance contract

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... cost of insurance to their members. AustralianSuper will, increase the cost of its death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover by around 38%. REST, has increased the cost of its death cover by about 45% with TPD increasing by 30%.

CommInsure improves coverage for RBF members

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... the Tasmania-based Retirement Benefit Fund (RBF) CommInsure has made changes to existing death, total permanent disability (TPD) and income protection products for members of RBF's defined contribution scheme, the RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme. The ...

Dixon Advisory a fee for service success story

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... lowest possible ongoing premiums." This applies to personal insurance inside and outside superannuation, including life and TPD insurance and income protection, he said. Unlike other mortage brokers adopting similar approaches, Coates said rather than ...

TAL wins Life Company of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... Company of the Year for the second year in a row. As well as winning the overall Platinum Award, TAL also took away the Term/TPD Product Award and was a finalist for the Income Protection Product Award as well as the Service Quality Award. It was also ...