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Qantas Super taps MLC for insurance

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... through a new partnership between the fund and MLC. The options include voluntary Death and Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) cover of up to $750,000, as well as extra cover of up to $50,000 for 'life events' such as marraige or buying a house. Members ...

AIA Australia scoops Insurance Industry awards

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... the past, including outstanding value for Income Protection and Business Expenses Insurance, as well as best Term Life and TPD Risk insurance.

Boutique focus with new super product: Bendigo Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... the client's preferences. Bendigo Wealth has partnered with TAL Life to construct the group life insurance offer with death, TPD and income protection to age 65. Alexandra Tullio, head of wealth markets for Bendigo, said clients would be able to transfer ...

Zurich drops PMAR to speed up cover

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... flexibility. Zurich has dropped compulsory Practising Medical Attendant's Report (PMAR) for death cover up to $5 million, TPD cover up to $3 million and income replacement cover up to $15,000 per month, for all ages as the vast majority of applications ...

AXA introduces split insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... working beyond the age of 65. AXA Elevate will now provide level premiums to age 70 for life, total and permanent disability (TPD), trauma and income insurance, having already extended its income protection plans earlier this year. "As we have seen with ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Illustrating their reasoning, figures compiled by the RiskStore for 2010 reveal that last year 8,000 Australians claimed on their TPD and trauma retail insurance policies. But this is only 2% of the estimated 440,000 Australians who would be serviced ...

Tax rules set for TPD insurance deductibility

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... has said. The draft legislation, released yesterday, specifies how much of the premium for total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance can be claimed on tax. TPD insurance for "any" occupation is 100% tax deductible. This insures a member against ...

TAL continues insurance upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... illness included in interim cover. Additionally, permanent employees are provided greater death, total and permanent disability (TPD) and group salary continuance (GSC) insurance. Individuals can also apply online. Adam Fusca, head of TAL's corporate ...

IOOF tweaks platform risk insurance for super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... superannuation members. IOOF said it had extended the age at which members can apply for new death and total permanent disability (TPD) insurance cover through their superannuation from 65 to 70. It also said existing death and TPD insurance cover now ...

Telstra Super cuts insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... has made changes to its insurance design, reducing the price of income protection, death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The fund, insured by TOWER Australia, has cut income protection and death and TPD premiums by up to 40% and 25% ...