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Group insured, advised clients better off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... admittance rates for individual advised clients were generally higher than for those without an adviser. Advised client death claims were admitted on 96% of occasions, while non-advised death claims sat at 88%. Similarly, total permanent disability admittance ...

Industry funds up premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... into gear. GuildSuper and Childcare Super, which are part of the $1.7 billion Guild Retirement Fund, have made changes to death and TPD cover, as well as investment fees. It joins the ranks of AustralianSuper, REI Super and LUCRF Super that have recently ...

LUCRF Super ups premiums for older members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... "substantially" reducing premiums for younger members at the expense of members aged 50 and over. LUCRF Super is changing death and TPD, and death insurance cover from July 1 as part of the new Protecting Your Super legislative reforms. The changes will ...

Wills and BDBN raise adviser interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The complexities of binding death benefit nominations and wills piqued the interest of many at the quarterly Challenger and Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Australian Unity head of technical services Yvonne Chu raised the question of what ...

Advisers losing female clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... financial security and saved to buy her first house at 21 - becoming a financial adviser by 25. However, after her husband's death she found herself under-insured and in debt. The experience inspired her to build her business, DLP Life Design, with the ...

Super figures point to NSW victory

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... categories: MySuper products among the top 10 funds in the country Lifecycle products among the top 10 Average fees Default death and TPD insurance premiums Default income protection premiums Starting with the number of MySuper products ranking inside ...

Prime Super drops admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... members to brace for higher costs as a result of the PYSP. New and existing REI Super members can expect to pay more for death and TPD cover from 1 July 2019, while AustralianSuper members paid more for life insurance as of 1 June 2019.

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... premiums as a result of the Protecting Your Super Package reforms. New and existing REI Super members will pay more for death and TPD cover from 1 July 2019. They join the ranks of AustralianSuper members, who will pay more for life insurance from 1 ...

ASIC names new default super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... of $10 billion unless they could demonstrate an ability to reach that milestone by July 2021. The ability to provide TPD, death and income protection insurance cover was also a requirement. As at January this year, just 28 of the 82 super funds offering ...

MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... mandate from a $6 billion superannuation fund. It will replace AIA Australia. Maritime Super members will be covered for death, TPD and income protection insurance under a new agreement with MLC Life that's effective from 1 July 2019. AIA Australia ...