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Spirit Super drops fees after merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... increased its income protection premiums in September 2020 by 7% ahead of the merger. MTAA attributed its February 2021 premium hike to COVID-19 and government reforms, and the February 2020 hike to Putting Members Interests First and Protecting Your ...

MetLife expands virtual health service

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... a new retail policy, MetLife will guarantee there will be no unexpected increases to the base rates of a client's premium.

Unlisted assets deliver modest returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... lowers volatility. The research house found that MySuper funds invested in unlisted assets did not deliver a performance premium. "This is demonstrated by the correlation matrix that shows that MySuper investment returns across the group to have very ...

Risk inflows stagnant, satisfaction varies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Risk premium inflows experienced marginal decreases in the 12 months to December 2020 as the gap in consumer satisfaction grows, new research shows. The latest data from Plan For Life showed total inflows increased 0.5% to $16.3 billion with just a ...

ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Listed financial services company ClearView Wealth has made a key appointment to its life insurance team. Nick Kulikov has been appointed to the newly created position of head of product and pricing. In the new role he will be responsible for ClearView's ...

MetLife announces suite of product changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... years of a new retail policy, MetLife will guarantee there will be no unexpected increases to the base rates of a client's premium. However, premiums may increase due to indexation (if applicable), customer-requested increases, age-based increases, a ...

Kin Group bids to takeover McPherson's

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... McPherson's via its subsidiary Gallin. Gallin is offering McPherson's (ASX: MCP) investors $1.34 per share, a 9.8% premium on the 24 March 2021 close price of $1.22. Gallin was incorporated specifically to acquire the MCP. Kin Group is the family ...

LGIAsuper overhauls insurance, closes product

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... cover will decrease while TPD cover will increase. From 1 May 2021, members declared blue collar will see their TPD cover premium increase from $1.32 to $1.52 weekly per unit. White collar members will have their TPD insurance premium increased from ...

Synchron demands clarity from insurers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... completely new policy? If so, will the policyholder have to have medical underwriting? Will they be forced onto a different premium structure? Will they lose a key benefit not available in the new policy?" Trapnell said he was alerted to the issue by ...

AustralianSuper introduces insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
AustralianSuper and its insurer TAL are making several changes to insurance premiums that will amend work-cover ratings and see some members pay lower premiums. Following its annual insurance review, Australia's largest superannuation fund, which ...