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Statewide Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
The $12 billion industry fund is upping insurance premiums from November. The fund, and its group insurer MetLife, communicated to members that from November a series of changes will be made to their insurance. These include an increase to premiums ...

CFS reduces premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Colonial First State is reducing insurance premiums in its super funds, in a move that should benefit 220,000 members. Members of FirstChoice Employer Super, Essential Super, FirstChoice Personal and FirstChoice Wholesale Personal super products will ...

AZ NGA takes stake in boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... self-licensed advisory firm with $300 million in funds under management, $2 million in annual in-force life insurance premiums and six financial advisers. The stake includes a cash component and capital funding for growth and future acquisitions. The ...

Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... in one of those occupations may be unable to claim for the default insurance for which they have been paying insurance premiums. It says the solution is to prohibit any terms in MySuper group life policies that would cause a claim to be declined in default ...

Cbus changes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
The industry superannuation fund has informed members the premiums they pay for death and total and permanent disablement cover is changing. Cbus has issued new premium prices across its manual, electech, non-manual and professional categories which ...

Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... in one of those occupations may be unable to claim for the default insurance for which they have been paying insurance premiums. It says the solution is to prohibit any terms in MySuper group life policies that would cause a claim to be declined in default ...

Government passes continuous disclosure changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... everyone's interest," he said. "We are hopeful that overtime these changes will also help to rebalance skyrocketing insurance premiums." On virtual AGMs, Armour said: "These modernisations will allow for ongoing accountability through visibility and ...

AMP sued over corporate super misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... announced in May in which ASIC alleges several AMP companies continued to charge financial advice fees and life insurance premiums to more than 2000 customers after they had passed away. AMP did have some reprieve earlier this month however, with the ...

Lying rife in life insurance applications

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... job (8%), alcohol consumption (7%), a pre-existing condition (6%) and hobbies such as extreme sports (4%). "Insurance premiums are based on the risk you represent. If you've previously lied about your circumstances when filling out your insurance application ...

BT Super for Life ups insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... BT last year switched from BT Life Insurance to AIA as the group insurer for its superannuation products. "Insurance premiums are regularly reviewed by our Insurer, taking into account factors such as the number and payment of claims to our members ...