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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 ...

ING revamps corporate and SME super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... sweeping changes to its corporate and small to medium size enterprises (SME) super products including extended income protection cover, capped fees and a user-friendly PDS. "The changes we have implemented are focussed on simplifying and demystifying ...

CommInsure in $1.2b insurance bonanza

... model called the Reward Cover Benefit. Since 2005, CommInsure has rewarded customers who have maintained their income protection cover for three years or more since 2002 with an extra $50,000 worth of bonus accidental life cover, then an incremental ...

DIY fund insurance more tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... dependants," Hamilton said. "New tax rules now also allow for a complying fund to claim a deduction for premiums on income protection policies where the benefit payment period is over two years, provided the payment cannot continue at the end of any ...

AMP loses share to banks in risk insurance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... job. AMP reported flat earnings and a fall in market share in its risk business, which includes life cover, income protection, trauma and disability insurance, and Mohl said there was some room for improvement there. AMP's Australian contemporary wealth ...

Statewide rolls out automatic insurance cover

... are genetically pre-disposed to certain illnesses. Among the new initiatives were that members get automatic income protection cover which will provide them with an income stream of up to 85 per cent of their pay for up to two years, if illness or injury ...

AIG builds major risk upgrade for AON

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... improvements announced recently, including discounted premiums, automatic continuation options and long-term income protection, we believe the Aon Master Trust offers some of the best insurance cover and options in the industry." Perhaps reflecting the ...