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Zurich launches new TPD option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... their cover." The launch of the continuous care option comes as part of a broader suite of changes to TPD and Income Protection products across the Zurich and OnePath brands, including changes to assessment periods; improved rehabilitation offerings ...

Vision Super refreshes premium rates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... Super and insurance partner MLC will decrease premiums for death, total and permanent incapacity (TPD), and income protection from October 1. For Personal members, the death and TPD fixed cover for a 50-year-old will cost 7.1 cents for the general category ...

NGS Super to cut insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... increase in costs. On average, its members will see a 13.9% reduction in insurance premiums. The weekly cost of income protection cover will decrease by an average of 22.4%, while life insurance premiums will drop 11.5%. Total and permanent disablement ...

Cbus unleashes raft of fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... price increase has been unavoidable for some members, there is a decrease for others," Cbus said. In terms of income protection, most members will see premiums remain the same. However, for sole traders in a manual occupation with a two-year benefit ...

MetLife refreshes two products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... Smart Future Trust. Changes that affect both products include an additional 60-day waiting period option for income protection for all benefit periods and eligible occupations. The monthly income protection benefit calculation now includes bonuses, meaning ...

Hostplus rejigs Maritime Super insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... of mind" to members and their beneficiaries. Moreover, Hostplus increased the maximum benefit available under Income Protection cover from $20,000 to $30,000 per month. Income protection benefits have been improved so that, instead of receiving 50-75% ...

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... the ability for customers to hold trauma cover for longer by extending the expiry age to 70, up from age 65. Income protection waiting period definitions have also changed for all occupations. ClearView head of distribution and marketing Kathryn Williamson ...

Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... 800,000 Australians are interested in Total Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance, and 1.8 million are considering Income Protection insurance, the impact of a trusted brand cannot be understated," Guiamatsia said. Regarding client satisfaction and client ...

ESG professionals' salary guide revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... with seniority." Additional employee benefits reported by participants were salary sacrificing, extra leave, income protection, study costs being covered, share options, work phones, volunteer leave, a compressed work week and flexible hours.

UniSuper selects new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... birth, explaining that males are more likely to claim on death and TPD, while women are more likely to make income protection claims. As it stands, members' cover changes each year while their premiums stay the same. From June, both cover and premiums ...