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MLC battles death taxes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... Andrew Howard. "This change to the taxation system means that it is now highly beneficial for employers to take out life and TPD insurance for their employees within a superannuation environment," said Howard. Holding the group policy within the superannuation ...

Under Aviva's umbrella

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... their clients," he said. Approximately 7,500 members so far have received automatic death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover, while another 1,000 whose advised occupation excludes them from receiving TPD cover were offered death covers. Looking ...

ING upgrades OneAnswer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... Australia's master trust, OneAnswer, has improved its insurance offering, increasing its total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover by $1 million to $3 million. As part of the upgrade, terminal illness benefits have increased by $1.5 million to $2.5 ...

MLC calculates super insurance

... Insurance Modeller, which enables advisers to contrast the after-tax cost of taking out Life or Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) cover, within or outside super. It can also test different tax scenarios, factor the impact of dependants and show the ...

OneCare works

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... year has been insurance platform OneCare, according to chief financial officer Ian Riley. The product, which bundles life, TPD, trauma, child, income, business expenses and living expenses insurance under the one umbrella, helped ING's market share rise ...

SPEC(Q) delivers electrifying returns

... in twelve months. Among the board's initiatives were doubling the benefits for members aged 35 to 55 under a new death and TPD insurance arrangement. The fund has also replaced its allocated and market linked pensions with two new account based options. ...

CommInsure in $1.2b insurance bonanza

... group launched more than 20 product enhancements to its retail life insurance range as well as premium reductions across Life, TPD and Trauma cover. "We will continue to improve our service and our products to meet and exceed the market's expectation," ...

AXA re-writes individual insurance

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... today launched a significant upgrade to its individual insurance products, offering a new Trauma Reinstatement option, reduced TPD waiting periods and increased TPD payouts. The trauma reinstatement option gives policy holders the chance to reinstate ...

AIG and netwealth ride again

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Independent platform provider netwealth has renewed its contract with AIG Life to provide life, TPD and salary continuance insurance to their Super Wrap - Personal Super and Employer Sponsored Super, adding a range of new features. Five major insurers ...

ING boosts life payments

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... life insurance benefits for employers and staff who have cover through their super, including a market-first rise in maximum TPD benefits and unlimited death benefits. The upgrade, to be introduced due to the new super changes on July 1, gives clients ...