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Tasmanian super funds seek insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... Scheme (TASSS) are expected to open tender this month. The contract is to provide life and income protection insurance (death, permanent incapacity, terminal illness and temporary incapacity cover) for an eight-year period, expected to start July 2020. ...

Workplace deaths missing from ESG reports: ACSI

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Companies should disclose workplace safety issues and fatalities in their ESG reporting to improve transparency and identify systemic risks, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). That was a key takeaway from the council's ...

Unfair contract terms extended to insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... changes, third-party beneficiaries of an insurance contract will be able to bring a claim under the new regime. For example, death benefit nominees under a life insurance policy or individuals covered under certain group insurance policies can likely ...

ATO clarifies SMSF death benefit income streams

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The Australian Tax Office has released a new explanatory note on death benefit income streams, which a self-managed superannuation fund specialist has labelled as "confusing". The ATO said SMSFs recently raised a number of questions around the interaction ...

NFP funds dominate group insurance market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... Rainmaker said. However, the claims experience varies widely depending on the group risk provider. For example, the average death claim processing time is one month but some insurers can take eight months to pay. TPD claims are processed in six months ...

Industry fund to increase premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... Protecting Your Super changes after recently reducing costs for members. From 1 August 2019, EISS Super members will pay more for death and TPD cover, and death only cover by 7.7%. Salary continuance insurance and temporary salary continuance premiums ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... industry stakeholders. "Our opposition to nuclear dates back to the Second World War when our members witnessed first-hand the death and destruction that comes with this form of power, and more recent disasters in Fukushima and Chernobyl only reinforce ...

MLC Super updates TPD cover, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... about their insurance premiums. Depending on their age and cover, some members will see premiums drop by $5.55 per month. Death cover will reduce by 10.3% per month; TPD will drop by 9.3% per month; while income protection will reduce by 24.6% per mo ...

Super fund introduces further group insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... July 1 changes, which will see some members pay more for cover. CareSuper is moving from a unit-based cover for standard death and TPD insurance to an age-based cover from 1 August 2019, where members will be allocated a dollar amount of cover based ...

Industry funds consider $22bn merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... to be ready for today. We can't wait to welcome Tasplan members to the MetLife family." The mandate includes default death and TPD cover to all eligible members, with opt-in income protection cover for Basic members and as default for Basic Plus ...