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Your Future, Your Super passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... wrong insurance if they are stapled to another fund. Treasury proposed a review of exclusions in superannuation group insurance, but Cbus said this doesn't go far enough. "A Treasury review of unspecified outcome or timing will do nothing to mitigate ...

Cost of group insurance declines

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
Despite the spate of superannuation funds increasing the cost of cover, new Rainmaker analysis shows group insurance premiums fell by 7% to a four-year low of $8.7 billion. The research, conducted over 10 years, also revealed that not-for-profit (NFP) ...

Aware Super adds government relations head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... positive policy outcomes. She previously worked at MLC Life Insurance as executive lead - relationship management group insurance and at Sunsuper as executive general manager strategy, education and external relations. Forbes also spent several years ...

Statewide not contesting ASIC allegations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... $10.8 billion industry fund will not contest ASIC's March allegations against the fund regarding administration of group insurance policies. O n March 4, the corporate regulator commenced civil penalty proceedings against Statewide alleging it had been ...

Defined benefit fund in SFT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... was deemed to be in the best interests of members. The insurer of the fund will change. Currently, TAL provides group insurance for FMIC. In the new plan, insurance will be provided through AIA Australia. Members were assured that there would be no changes ...

Spirit Super drops fees after merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... product from lifecycle to single-strategy, and both funds raised their insurance premiums. MTAA increased its group insurance premiums twice; and Tasplan increased its income protection premiums in September 2020 by 7% ahead of the merger. MTAA attributed ...

Rice Warner acquired by Deloitte

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... facilitated numerous successful fund mergers, and are a versatile business with strengths in areas as diverse as group insurance, financial advice and retirement. I am proud of what we have all achieved, and am pleased that the team will stay together ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... insurance, communications and more. Funds are benchmarked against 3500 investment choices, 2000 fee options and 15,000 group insurance choices. The ratings also now consider risk-adjusted performance in the main default investment choices. This year ...

AustralianSuper introduces insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... will become White Collar. The Professional work rating will not change. The prudential regulator is slamming the group insurance sector for delivering poor member outcomes off the back of a hoard of super funds - Living Super, HESTA, MTAA Super and LUCRF ...

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
The prudential regulator has lambasted the group insurance sector for several practices it deems disagreeable, casting doubt over the future viability of insurance provided via superannuation. APRA recently wrote to superannuation funds and life insurers ...