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Savings boost for GenX and GenY

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... advantage of the government co-contribution when a client is eligible, having a tailored financial recovery in the event of death or serious illness, or making the correct pre-tax contributions into super from a young age so someone can reach their desired ...

Health Super members get insurance boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... cover from July. At present, accumulation members working with a registered employer are entitled to an automatic level of death, total permanent disablement (TPD) and income protection cover. However, if members terminate their employment and do not ...

Business cycle dating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... why it takes the Business Cycle Dating Committee a long, long time - 12 to 18 months - before it certifies the birth and death of recessions. The Committee officially announced that the US recession started in December 2007 on December 2008. They were ...

ESI Super ramps up member support

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... The service evolved several years ago as the fund sought to help members deal with major changes in their life such as the death of a partner or a debilitating accident. "We felt it was important to provide an offering like this, as members regard us ...

Prime Super boosts insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... funds under management at the end of September last year according to Rainmaker Information, is automatically increasing the death and TPD insurance cover for eligible members on 1 May. In addition, the fund has also restructured its scales so that members ...

Perpetual Select Super to slash insurance premium by 40pc

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... some members. Perpetual's decision to take on AIA allowed the plan to increase its default insurance cover for members. The death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover for members of employer default funds have increased across all age groups ...

Aussies to rely on govt when insurance falls short: survey

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... These misconceptions are a hefty price to uninsured Australians who find themselves in a financial rut when injuries or death occur. "If you look at Australians' attitudes to insurance in general, you see they are quite prepared to buy insurance when ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
One in five working Australian families will suffer the death of a parent or a serious health problem over the course of both parent's working lives, according to new research - but how that impacts their finances can depend on their insurance cover. ...

CareSuper ramps up insurance appeal

CARESUPER RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
The $3.2 billion CareSuper is doubling the death and TPD cover for members over 30, and basing its default cover for younger members on their lifecycle commitments. CareSuper, the 200,000 member industry fund for administrative and professional employees ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... reasons bears found when they dissected the US National Accounts. But we have to start somewhere right? Coming out of near death, the US economy must learn to walk again before it could run. It's now doing that. Wall Street's January close would no doubt ...