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Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... provider." Danger in China, Will Robinson. In its bid to choke off inflation, Beijing might be strangling its economy to death. The Wall Street Journal reported that, "In a statement issued late Monday, the State Council, China's cabinet, said it will ...

Tower wins First State Super, ousts MetLife

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... OnePath, after signing a landmark deal with the $20 billion First State Super. Effective next month, Tower will provide death, disablement and income protection insurance for First State Super's 380,000 fund members. According to an ASX statement, annual ...

AIA signs record number of corporate funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... insurance market share in the not for profit super funds and master trust sectors. The firm also controls 23 per cent of the death/TPD market. The group adopted the 'AIA Australia' brand name in June last year, replacing the 'AIG' brand which made global ...

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... Sure, they need to tighten their budgets but not at the current rate and speed that they're now strangling themselves to death. Who pays for their debts then? That's Ireland's lesson for you. The poster child of deficit cutting.

HIP appoints MLC as insurer, boosts cover

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... benefits for members. According to a letter from chairman Anthony Wallace, MLC's appointment coincides with increases in death cover units for members. "All HIP members will be able to increase their death cover up to a total of 4 units without the need ...

Telstra Super raises insurance cover

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... per week with no medical information required. The fund's decision is the second this year after offering a free increase 'death cover' and is part of its focus on expanding the suite of life insurance and disability benefits available to members. In ...

MLC and HIP partner in insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... Health Industry Plan (HIP) to develop group insurance enhancements for the fund's members, including a 20 per cent rise in death cover benefits. The new partnership will see HIP members receive an increase of death cover of up to a total of 4 units without ...

Maritime restructures asset classes, doubles insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... accumulation plus and accumulation basic members have enjoyed a boost to their insurance cover. Maritime Super doubled the death insurance cover for its members, who automatically received the updated cover on 1 October. According to Rainmaker Information ...

Advisers in clean bill of health

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... advisers. Financial advisers are more likely to mention heart disease or heart attack as one of the top three causes of death for Australian men and women when compared to respondents from the general community. Although, financial advisers are less ...

Military Super CEO resigns, AGEST chief takes over

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... MilitarySuper was established by the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991. It replaced the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) Scheme for new entrants to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on 1 October 1991, following government ...