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TWUSUPER selects CommInsure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... given the option of an extra unit of basic death cover, fix cover, and an elective 30 day waiting period for income protection cover. Most members also received an overall reduction in the cost per unit of the insurance.

LUCRF ups insurance stakes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... best suits them," said LUCRF Super chief executive, Greg Sword. LUCRF Super is in the midst of reviewing its income protection insurance to implement similar changes to this area of cover. The fund intends to announce the changes later this year.

Longevity puts focus on trauma insurance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... management industry this can present a real challenge. "Most planners have no trouble talking about death and income protection insurance, but not disability and trauma," said Jennifer Coleman, specialist risk adviser at Coleman and Du Chesne.

TFNs available online: ING

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... last year, Employer Super, underwent significant modifications to reduce product disclosure statements, extend income protection cover and cap fees.

Vision Super teams up with CommInsure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
Vision Super has partnered with CommInsure to provide a customised income protection insurance product for its members. The super fund will continue to provide death and disability cover to its members through an internal product. However, CommInsure ...

Property back to fair value

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... education trusts, particularly those that invest in child care centres as most trade at over 10 per cent yield with income protection, said Hannon.

Non-TFN tax attack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... superannuation funds may lose their Life, Total and Permanent Disability Benefits and even their Salary Continuance and Income Protection Benefits associated with their superannuation plans and, they will never be able to get the cover again," he said. ...

First State Super boosts insurance by two-thirds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... timeframe. Employer-sponsored members have the option to apply for a Start Up Bonus unit of cover that also includes income protection cover. New members will also be able to take up these special insurance offers within a specified time when joining ...

MLC offers income protection, split premiums

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... changes to contribution limits and the removal of Reasonable Benefits Limits. The changes include the addition of income protection in super for LCS up to 65 and connected benefits, which allows clients to purchase critical illness or total and permanent ...

When insurance matters

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... advice after which he received $4.6 million in benefits, including $1.5 million in trauma care and $460,000 in income protection, versus around $1 million before he received insurance advice. "Without the insurance put in place by the Bourkes, I would ...