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Rice Warner strengthens team

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... role at Rice Warner in providing advice to employers and superannuation funds regarding the design and financing of their death and disability benefits. Andrea was most recently a principal and client director at Aon's Sydney office, with responsibility ...

MySuper insurance widely misunderstood

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... showing members what their cover is and informing them as to what that TPD definition actually means - if it does reduce on death when they pay out then we need to make that extremely clear and empower them to make an informed decision around whether ...

MLC extends Rio Tinto insurance partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... circumstances in which a member will be treated as being eligible to be paid a TPD benefit. Insurance premium rates for death and TPD insurance cover will increase as a result of the partnership.

Industry fund inks MetLife mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... through to retirement age due to total and permanent disablement, or to provide support to members' families in the case of death. "We understand that insurance through superannuation is often the only cover people have, so default arrangements need ...

Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... employer in dealing with this challenge. Globally respondents underestimated the risk of disability, illness or the premature death of the primary income earner, with 38% of respondents believing there was a less than 10% chance of this happening to ...

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... research from other sources that a significant minority of retirees have, in recent years, run out of retirement savings before death. "The next step is to understand why? It could be intentional and a natural step as their income needs decline, such ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
An industry super fund dedicated to the electrical and communications industries is reducing its premiums for death and TPD insurance by about 15%. NESS Super said at a time when super fund insurance premiums are mostly rising, it is pleased to be bucking ...

Longevity driving interest in risk pooled products

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... to understand how the mortality credits are generated and what assumptions are being made. "More generous liquidity and death benefits will generally mean reduced mortality credits for those who are longer-lived. There will always be uncertainties, and ...

Time to review MySuper effectiveness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... more aggressive to conservative investment style through their working life. Latto added another area of discussion will be death and disability insurance cover, saying that although adviser commissions have been removed, this has not always meant a ...

Super insurance premiums rise again

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... reduced value for members, according to the latest research report from Rainmaker. On average, premium rates for the standard Death and TPD cover increased by 3% in the year to end of June. Adding to premium increases in the previous year, the total ...