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TAL continues insurance upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... the corporate market now provide approval-free worldwide cover with no location restrictions, no underwriting loadings premiums and illness included in interim cover. Additionally, permanent employees are provided greater death, total and permanent disability ...

Older people seek more financial advice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... because they're worried something might happen," he said. "They seek insurance and they use their super to fund their premiums because they are cash poor." Diggin said he had seen a tendency for older people to seek advice, and said it was an age category ...

VicSuper upgrades with AXA insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... see the fund's members receive new features, including an increase in their level of coverage by 33% and a reduction in premiums. Additionally, VicSuper members will now have access to AXA's Life Events cover, giving them a higher level of cover at significant ...

Asteron takes on CFS FirstChoice risk offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... now have choice between two risk providers through the CFS platform." Asteron advisers will have the choice of paying premiums through the Colonial First State platforms, FirstChoice and FirstWrap. Hawke said that despite the proposed ban on risk commissions ...

Telstra Super cuts insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The fund, insured by TOWER Australia, has cut income protection and death and TPD premiums by up to 40% and 25%, respectively, for eligible Telstra Super corporate plus members. Further changes, implemented on July ...

Omnium updates life quotes web tool

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Financial planners can now break down life insurance premiums for clients with Omnium's upgraded web-based quoting tool. Omnium's 'Australian Life Quotes' compares the cost of life insurance from different providers but has recently enhanced the software ...

Sunsuper overhauls insurance in favour of women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... receive premium discounts of up to 50%, while all members will get, on average, 38% more insurance cover per dollar of new premiums bought. "We're the only fund to have gender based rates. Woman have much lower mortality rates than men so in most funds ...

TPD insurance review closes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... arrangements for TPD insurance sold through super funds, a review that some funds believe could increase member insurance premiums. The rapid fire inquiry was called in June following concerns that administration and compliance requirements were unnecessarily ...

Insurers face up to harsh environment

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... has seen enough natural disasters take place in Australia and New Zealand since September 2010 to significantly ramp up premiums. Suncorp has placed a $5.8 billion property catastrophe reinsurance program for the financial year to June 30 2012, covering ...

Super funds urged to capitalise on Euro property yields

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011