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Omnium updates life quotes web tool

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... use the tool to view all different types of insurance including the basic insurance, trauma, total and permanent disability (TPD), income profit insurance and business expenses. "A lot of financial planners have a lot of traffic to their websites that ...

Sunsuper overhauls insurance in favour of women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... Members aged between 22 and 29, often considered to be overinsured, now receive $125,000 and $175,000 of standard death and TPD cover respectively. Standard cover is highest for those aged 30 to 33, who get $250,000 of death and TPD. Another aspect of ...

TPD insurance review closes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
Submissions have just closed on a Treasury inquiry into changing the tax deductibility arrangements for TPD insurance sold through super funds, a review that some funds believe could increase member insurance premiums. The rapid fire inquiry was called ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... Comparably, the level of life underinsurance is $3,073 billion on an income replacement basis while total and permanent disability (TPD) is $7,182 billion and income protection underinsurance is at $437 billion. In the new report from Rice Warner Actuaries ...

Macquarie breathes new Life into insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... clients when they need it inside and outside of superannuation, Macquarie said. FutureWise offers disability income, life and TPD cover that will now be made available through the Macquarie Wrap platform, while Macquarie Sumo, catering for high net worth ...

TWUSUPER upgrades member insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... TWUSUPER has strengthened its insurance package for members, offering increased death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover. As of May 28, the $2.4 billion fund will implement a raft of changes having negotiated a new package with existing ...

Financial planners to improve soft skills

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... training course offered by AXA. The Risk Learning Program has two main components, one that teaches advisers to discuss life, TPD and income protection insurance with compassion and sensitivity and one that gives product information for AXA's Elevate ...

Insurance bodies tackle longevity risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... Rosengren, AXA head of individual life insurance. Changes include having an additional benefit period option up to age 70 on Term, TPD, trauma and income protection products. "Risks have never been as great as they are today. People that are preparing ...

Asgard upgrades insurance for FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... feature. "We're particularly excited about providing Mortgage Acceptance Cover, which covers the borrower by offering Life and/or TPD cover of up to $500,000 for clients who apply within 30 days of receiving their home loan approval," said Kelly Power ...

Equipsuper launches 'clever' insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... automatically get salary continuance cover, although they can opt out. For existing members, Equipsuper will roll current death and TPD cover up to the next nearest higher multiple of their salary and prior to June 1 2011, may accept applications for ...