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Hostplus adds investment options, makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... deliver even better protection for members. This means from 1 October 2024, all Hostplus members with automatic Death and TPD insurance cover will pay lower premiums with an average cost saving of 13% across all age groups," it said. "What's more ...

Cbus unleashes raft of fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... per year. In addition, Cbus made several changes to its insurance fees. For many members fees per unit of either death or TPD cover have dropped, while others will see rises between $0.04 and $0.15 per unit of cover. "Each year we negotiate carefully ...

Group insurance cheaper by 25%: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... insurance members ranged from $92 for a 40-year-old to up to $450 for a 60-year-old. Insurance premiums for standard death and TPD cover rose for most age groups in 2023-24, which on average increased $48 per annum or 15% for members aged 30 and over. ...

Adviser queries jump 40%: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... superannuation contributions and home ownership issues, whereas over one in 10 related to the transfer balance cap, means testing or TPD benefit tax issues. Similarly, one in 10 queries received involved dealing with a death benefit, treatment of assets ...

MetLife refreshes two products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... again in their business due to injury or illness, now has a $10,000 death benefit added to total and permanent disability (TPD). MetLife chief insurance officer Meray El-Khoury said key changes to income protection and lump sum cover that deliver better ...

Hostplus rejigs Maritime Super insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... terms of membership, according to Rainmaker Information. To improve members' ability to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance, Hostplus will raise the age limit for making a claim from 65 to 67. It will also change the definition from ...

MIESF adjusts insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) will increase total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance premiums by 5.4%, effective July 1. MIESF said that while it has a history of providing good value insurance products at competitive rates ...

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... increase the amount payable under trauma for catastrophic events. "These options can also potentially be used in place of TPD, for example, in situations where certainty through objective definitions is desirable or where any or own occupation definitions ...

AustralianSuper announces insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... (default) cover early (before their super account balance reaches $6000) transfer Death and/or Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) cover from another super fund or insurer increase Death and/or TPD cover due to a Life Event have age-based or age-based ...

Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... assistance with policy cancellation. "In a market where 800,000 Australians are interested in Total Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance, and 1.8 million are considering Income Protection insurance, the impact of a trusted brand cannot be understated," ...