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AIA Australia re-enters direct insurance market

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... 2012 among Bendigo Bank customers was really low. A total of 56% did not have life cover and 69% did not have income protection. "By building a solution that removes some of the barriers to taking out life cover we believe that this is the ideal starting ...

BT Life targets SMEs with insurance product

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
BT has launched an insurance solution that gives income protection to small businesses owners and key personnel. The BT Key Person Income protects the revenue of small businesses if a key person experiences an injury or illness and cannot work. BT national ...

Defence Bank unveils pension product

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... from term deposits to a growth option, as well as having access to life, total and permanent disability and income protection insurance. " The establishment of Defence Bank Super follows the successful launch and consistent growth of the Defence Bank's ...

NGS Super lifts premiums for older members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... cover, and they can dial it down." As well as improved death benefits, it also provides for a longer period of income protection - a maximum of five years, as opposed the current two years. According to John Pedersen, NGS Super's product manager, this ...

MLC GM to chair community foundation, focuses on mental health

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... is a serious and growing issue facing society and the economy.A In our business, more than one third of new income protection claims are related to mental illness, with the most common conditions being depression and anxiety," she said. In the past five ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... of the fact that they have insurance through their superannuation fund. There have been jobs lost and so have income protection and disability claims, often by legal means. New products such as direct insurance and aggressive marketing campaigns on television ...

AustralianSuper insurance premiums to rise by 35%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... increasing the cost of its death and total and permanent disablement cover by around 38%, while the cost of income protection cover will increased by 25% Retail industry fund, REST increased the cost of its death cover by around 45%, with TPD increased ...

CommInsure wins AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... 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 Program) Investment Bond Award: CommInsure Annuity and Income Stream ...

Nine in 10 Australians can't get no insurance satisfaction: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... their insurance actually covers. "The most common situation is when clients believe that they have long term income protection within their super, but it usually only covers them for two years," he said. Clients also tend to be confused about the benefit ...

AFA Plan For Life - Life Company Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... 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. Plan For Life (PFL) has developed ...