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TAL urges trustees to review default insurance benefits

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
Super fund trustees should re-examine whether the levels of default life insurance cover offered by their funds meet member needs, according to specialist life insurer, TAL. APRA's proposed Prudential Standard SPS250 will require trustees to develop ...

New index launched to track super knowledge

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... done. "Alarmingly low levels of Australians (6 per cent) have taken up their super fund's offer to top up their default insurance cover in the past year, with only 55 per cent knowing they can increase their insurance coverage via super," he said.

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... demonstrate to clients the range of investments available to them through the Aon Master Trust. The introduction of default insurance for new personal super members, for example, will offer better protection to members by providing basic cover without ...

Perpetual Select Super to slash insurance premium by 40pc

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... by up to 40 per cent for 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 ...

HESTA improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... and death covers - all without an increase to the premiums charged to members. Currently, members with HESTA's default insurance generally have two units of death cover and two units of income protection cover which can provide a monthly disability income ...

Better insurance for WA LGSP

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
The $1.3 billion WA Local Government Super Plan has upgraded its insurance offering by providing automatic default insurance for all uninsured members. According to a statement on the fund's website, WA LGSP is seeking to address its members' underinsurance ...

Tax relief will drive insurance cover

... also be complemented by changes to the level of insurance cover in 'default' super funds. Jeffrey explains that default insurance cover levels were set in place ten or more years ago and may not have been reviewed since. Under current legislation, where ...

MTAA boosts insurance cover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... group insurance cover for its members after renewing its contract with MetLife Insurance. The super fund member default insurance cover includes total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. In addition, many members will have access to higher levels of ...

Aviva add medical advice to illness cover

... Australian's awareness of under insurance in the critical illness area, which is not covered by superannuation default insurance options or covered through workers compensation claims.
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