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AXA introduces split insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... 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 the development of our North products, the need to address longevity risk is ...

Tower upgrades quoting systems

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... has upgraded its technology and underwriting processes based on risk adviser feedback, including broader trade income protection terms. Brett Clark, chief executive of Retail Life, Tower, said the insurer spoke to risk advisers for feedback on what upgrades ...

VicSuper upgrades with AXA insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
VicSuper has upgraded its insurance agreement with AXA Australia, building more group insurance and income protection into the offering for the super fund's 250,000 members. The new agreement between VicSuper and AXA will see the fund's members receive ...

IOOF tweaks platform risk insurance for super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... advice and management as of March 31, said it had collaborated with TAL Life Limited to change its group life and income protection for superannuation members. IOOF said it had extended the age at which members can apply for new death and total permanent ...

Telstra Super cuts insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Telstra Super 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 ...

Omnium updates life quotes web tool

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... how much of each premium is tied up in the different insurance categories such as life insurance, trauma or income protection. The financial planner can then customise their client's insurance coverage with ease. Advisers can also control a viewing list ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... $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, personal insurance is on the rise due to ...

HESTA forms new relationship with CommInsure

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
HESTA has partnered up with CommInsure to offer income protection to age 67, moving away from OnePath. Starting from next year, HESTA members will receive improved death benefits. The super fund said that under the new insurance offer, a 40 year old ...

Super funds bidding to stem insurance shortfall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... are looking at increasing default cover, around $175,000 is now the industry fund average, and often adding income protection to their product offering. There is also a move towards more online options and a focus on making the entire insurance process ...

Tower, Praemium tackle new frontier

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... provider on the platform. Tower products available will include life cover, permanent disability, critical illness, income protection, and business expenses cover. Tower will pay Praemium an undisclosed fee for Tower's access and integration into its ...