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MLC revamps insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... Permanent Disability and Critical Illness cover together are now being rewarded with a 20% saving on income protection premiums. "Our new multi cover packaging means your clients could save on their insurance premiums without having to sacrifice their ...

Bendigo Wealth launches SMSF admin offer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... represents a tie-up with life insurer TAL enabling the option of cover from the Accelerated Protection product range with premiums deducted directly from the SMSF.

Strong premium growth countered by claims costs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
While Australia's insurers have seen stronger growth in premiums, they have also seen insurance profits impacted by net claims and reinsurance costs during the last financial year, according to KPMG. KPMG's General Insurance Survey 2012 found that gross ...

InsuranceLine launches Income Protection Plus

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... the time to answer detailed health and lifestyle questions in return for more features, including higher cover, lower premiums, shorter waiting periods and longer benefit periods The Time Saver on the other hand, is designed for those who want cover ...

Changes sent packing

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... including consumers' increased use of comparator websites and more advisers writing risk in superannuation - due to lower premiums and cash flow advantages - had brought the two closer together, he said, speaking at the recent Group Insurance Summit. ...

Remove insurance from super: Cassidy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... the hands of trustees, which Cassidy believes would be a further benefit, although funds could continue to collect the premiums to pass on to insurers. The economies of scale inherent in a national scheme would also have a positive impact on cost, Cassidy ...

APRA tweaks insurance in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... licensees to look at all aspects of insurance arrangements when selecting an insurer and not just the level of insurance premiums. Speaking at an Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday, Jones recognised the change from APRA's ...

Vision Super issues shortfall liability notices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... is campaigning to have payments to fund the shortfall exempted from Commonwealth contributions tax and state WorkCover premiums, in addition to having the scheme return to an exempt public sector superannuation scheme. The DB Plan was an exempt public ...

CUA launches low cost super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... with best practice benchmarks for retail super funds, noted Rainmaker. Insurance is available through CUA Super but the premiums will incur a 10% handling charge. CUA Super and CUA Pension are 'no advice' online application products and so CUA members ...

Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... less aggressive way of achieving returns, which gives you a guaranteed income." Some credit sectors are offering risk premiums much higher than their historical average, for example, US non-investment grade secured loans are currently around 6.0% over ...