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Mental health an insurance issue

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... of financial planners polled in a recent survey saw clients with a history of mental illness gain access to income protection insurance, AMP said today. Of the 189 financial planners who responded to the AMP Planner Protection Poll, just 35 per cent ...

Insurance bodies tackle longevity risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... 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 for retirement are starting to think ...

Advisers compare insurance on smartphones

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... compare life insurance of all types including: business expenses, total and permanent disability, trauma and income protection. Omnium said it had become a benchmark for the life insurance industry as it was the first time the technology had been developed ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... us that although women make up 45 per cent of the Australian workforce, only 12 per cent of TOWER Australia income protection claims come from women," said Brett Clark, chief executive officer Retail Life of TOWER Australia. "These statistics have significant ...

BT Life fast tracks claims

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
BT Life has taken more steps to process income protection claims faster through its award-winning tele-claims service. Since launching tele-claims in March 2010, BT Life Insurance has seen almost 25 per cent of all income protection claims paid without ...

StatewideSuper upgrades insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
StatewideSuper has upgraded its income protection and death and total permanent disability (TPD) insurance cover for all existing members. The new upgrades will provide members with higher default cover and the option to take advantage of occupation ...

AIA rolls out service-focused insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... included a new Maximiser benefit to make structuring life insurance with superannuation easier with an increase in income protection monthly benefit limits up to $60,000 also offered. The addition of nine more health and well being questions will increase ...

Telstra Super upgrades insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) cover now available to those facing specified life events. Members with income protection will now be able to customise their cover benefit and waiting periods to suit their needs. Additionally, certain events will ...

Queensland funds offer members help

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... life-altering events such as the floods - are also available. ESI Super and SPEC Super are also focusing on income protection and death and TPD insurance, particularly for those working in the energy sector who face substantial workloads in potentially-dangerous ...

Disability trust comes with caveat

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... for a disability trust through life insurance," said Collins. "On the living side, if the income earner had income protection or critical illness insurance then they are also financially protected." However, an adviser must be aware of how any accounts ...