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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 ...

Life insurance losses drag AMP results

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... does not expect an increase in growth earnings in the short term. "We are seeing early signs of traction in income protection, but realistically we don't expect to see a significant improvement of rates until 2015," he said. AMP overall insurance business ...

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 ...

Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... to make a determination that they're unlikely ever to work again," Williamson said, adding that he believes income protection is a better model. The focus then is on bringing the member "back to work, back to wellness over a period of time." Owen said ...

Claims surge forces insurer to increase pricing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... insurer Beazley to increase the pricing of its offer in Australia. "There has been some adjustment," Australian Income Protection relationship manager Sandy MacLeod told Financial Standard. A UK-listed company, Beazley entered the Australian market by ...

AMP platforms soar, SMSFs dawdle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... taking the total number to 9,800. AMP's insurance business - including life, total and permanent disability, income protection and group - took $2.1 billion in premiums, up from $2 billion in the June quarter. As with many group insurers, AMP expects ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... in-force premiums increased 13% in the 12 months to 31 December 2012, adding that specifically within term, income protection and accident insurance, in-force premiums were up 15.1% over the period. In its June 2013 life insurance statistics, the Australian ...

Super funds need to clarify DisabilityCare to members

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... service provision, so it is very important for super funds to remind their members that it won't provide them with income protection support or total and permanent disability lump sums," Volpato said. "They still need these things to protect their income ...