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MTAA withdraws insurance freebies

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... least six months and after that, the cover will continue until such time as a member's balance is insufficient to pay the premiums. But even if the balance account of a member's account falls to zero before the six months is up, insurance cover still ...

AIG Australia weathering US storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... independent insulated trust - show premium revenue across the company grew 65 per cent during 2008-09. Group insurance premiums jumped twice as fast at 122 per cent. "Our clients and partners were obviously concerned mainly with whether AIG Inc.'s issues ...

Zurich upgrades insurance suite

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... the price of death cover and reduced the premium for TPD insurance. However, Trauma and, separately, income replacement premiums were increased. The insurance suite now covers parents and carers by providing a monthly benefit when an adult carer/parent ...

ASSET Super launches TTR calculator

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... Asset TTR Calculator also takes into account inflation, investment earnings; age pension (if eligible), fees, insurance premiums, and investment strategy. "One of the key features of the Asset TTR calculator is that it's interactive at every stage, so ...

Insurance taxes should be slashed: NIBA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... the Victorian and New South Wales governments collect 75 per cent of the budget for their fire services from insurance premiums. On top of high insurance premiums, the total cost for someone requesting insurance includes GST, the fire services levy and ...

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... For example members under 25 will get $50,000 Basic cover for $0.66 per day - a 34 per cent decrease on their current premiums of $1 per day. Meanwhile, members between 25 and 49 used to pay $1 per day for $50,000 insurance, now they pay $1.32 for double ...

China could own America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG. Perhaps taxpayers could give themselves interest free loans and cheaper insurance premiums seeing that they virtually own these companies? Citigroup and Bank of America are next in line, then it'll be the carmakers ...

Planners champion risk advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... by funds under advice, planners continue to write as much or more life insurance, with most maintaining or increasing premiums written independant of the volatile investment markets," he said. But while the proportion of revenue derived from risk has ...

Telstra Super members gain rebate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Almost 30,000 Telstra Super members will receive a rebate on their group insurance premiums after lower than expected claim levels with the fund's insurer, TOWER Australia over the past three years. Telstra Super's deal with TOWER Australia means the ...

Insurance still tops: super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... made in recent years. Upgrades in February 2007 saw Death and TPD cover extended from age 60 to 65. In October 2005, premiums were reduced by 25 per cent while the level of cover increased. Meanwhile, the $1 billion industry fund Intrust Super is making ...