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Insurers must shape up on mental health: TAL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... main cause of making of making a mental health claim. Mental health claims are also much larger than other claim types. For TPD the average amount paid for mental health claims is almost 65% higher than the other claim. In income protection, mental health ...

Life insurers recognised for innovation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... For direct life insurance, NobleOak Life won the Overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award for 2020. It also won the TPD Award (My Protection Plan - TPD Option Rider), the Customer Service Award for Life Companies and the Income Protection Award ...

QInsure ramps up claims technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... Claims in September 2019, which integrated and automated the workflow for claims across life, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection. Some of the functionalities included calculating payments automatically. Another is the Financial ...

APRA, ASIC release life insurance stats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... the latest data on life insurance claims and disputes, demonstrating the difference financial advisers make when it comes to TPD and trauma claims. ASIC's MoneySmart life insurance claims comparison tool has been updated with the latest data. The tool ...

Industry fund hikes income protection premiums

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... review of insurance arrangements - including the level of insured benefits, premiums, and terms and conditions - for death, TPD and income protection cover will be undertaken ahead of the new financial year and is expected to be effective from 1 July ...

ClearView pushes ahead with SFT

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... as normal," ClearView wrote. LifeSolutions Super holds policies such as accidental death, total and permanent disability (TPD), accidental TPD, income protection and income protection plus, for ClearView Retirement Plan members. Super Rollover enables ...

BT cuts fees, premiums for super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... arrangements to ensure they continue to meet the needs of our members," BT said. BT Super members with essential cover for death and TPD will enjoy a premium decrease of 8.4%. Those with BT Super Lifetime Insurance death and TPD cover will have a decrease ...

REI Super ups insurance premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... legislation. Insurance premiums for REI Super members eligible for standard rates on death and total and permanent disability (TPD) will increase from $1.66 a week to $2.12 a week. Death only cover for those members will increase from 86 cents a week ...

Corporate fund overhauls admin fees, premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
A $1.5 billion corporate superannuation fund has reduced death, total and permanent disability (TPD) premiums and administration fees - but income protection premiums will rise. Mercy Super reduced admin fees for super accounts from $1.10 a week plus ...

Tasplan raises IP premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... cost minus tax deduction of up to 15% of the premium. Its group insurer for IP, death as well as total permanent disability (TPD) cover is MetLife. Tasplan is due for 1 April 2021 merger with MTAA Super, creating a $22 billion fund. In January, MTAA ...