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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 ...

Introducing life cycle insurance: REST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... members are given the choice of a basic package of death, total and permanent disablement (TPD) and long-term income protection cover. But they can also choose to mix these depending on their needs and budgets. However unveiling the new product was not ...

Catholic Super enhances insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... value of each unit of basic death cover only and, separately, death and TPD cover at no extra cost. The fund's income protection cover default benefit periods increased by three years to five years and the default waiting period has been cut by 30 days ...

Aviva grants free child life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... critical illness. The Child Income Benefit and Child Support Benefit are available under parents' policies for income protection and critical illness. This means Aviva will pay up to $25,000 in income protection via the Child Income Benefit. The benefit ...

ASIC suspends WA AFSL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... Wealth Management provides services across property, shares, managed funds, estate planning, tax planning and income protection.