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Part-time staff insurance made easier

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
Financial planners with part-time employed clients can now get income protection and TPD cover easier with Asteron's new "5 Hours" definition. Asteron unveilled its new "5 Hours" definition last month, in addition to its flagship "10 Hours" definition. ...

AGEST Super upgrades insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... certain criteria will automatically receive or can apply for death and total and permanent disability (TPD) and income protection cover from the fund. The fund's insurance premiums have not changed as a result of the enhancement. CommInsure provides ...

GFC drives insurance awareness: AXA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... insurance industry has been working hard over the past few years to break down the barriers and make life and income protection insurance more accessible to more Australians," he said. "Our involvement in Lifewise, a public awareness campaign to help ...

Finsuper members flock to new insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... to $800,000 for death and total & permanent disablement (TPD) insurance. The automatic acceptance limits for income protection for up to 20 units or $10,000 per month have also been increased to a maximum of 85 per cent of the worker's salary. The insurance ...

MLC improves Business Super insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... extending the insurable age, adding automatic death, total and permanent disability (TPD) cover and refining income protection definitions. The enhanced insurance means members can access new income protection options. The life insurance component has ...

AXA upgrades insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... Rosengren, the latest initiative involves updating the mandatory medical underwriting requirements for life, income protection and total and permanent disability plans by raising the level of cover for which blood screens and other medical exams are ...

Clients duck for income cover

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Australians are taking out income protection in droves as uncertainty from the economic slowdown hits home. Professional Investment Services managing director Grahame Evans said figures from the latest Risk Distribution Monitor Survey showed the level ...

Advisers award top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... TOWER Australia for the Life Cover and TPD and Premium Rates, CommInsure for Trauma Insurance, AIG Life for Income Protection, Zurich Australia for Service Quality and Asteron for Product Features. In annuities, Challenger snapped the Short Term Annuities ...

Spec Super goes public

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... In addition, members that meet a 'white collar' definition will also receive a 30 per cent premium discount. Income protection has also been enhanced to cover 'pre-existing sickness' in some cases for those between 65 and 70 years of age. Henricks said ...

Insurance still tops: super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... members. Insured members for death and TPD purposes will be provided with increased covers, while members with income protection cover will also receive more options, the details of which are yet to be announced. Premiums are expected to increase following ...