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Australian Ethical rejigs insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... has issued a significant event notice to its members outlining the changes to default death and total permanent disability (TPD) cover and fixed cover which includes death, TPD and income protection. The default death and TPD cover which was previously ...

Legalsuper appoints executive, increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... with State Trustees. The appointment comes as the fund notifies members of increases to insurance premiums across death and TPD, death only and salary continuance. From November 1, the cost of death and TPD cover will rise from $1.95 per unit per week ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... prefers not to have her last name published) who was surprised to find she was unable access a total and permanent disability ( TPD ) claim with CommInsure. When she had first gone to Johns she didn't know what TPD was at all, let alone that she ...

ERS sees Cbus members forfeit TPD cover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
Cbus has argued the Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme has been detrimental to many Cbus members, having withdrawn their entire balance and seeing the cancellation of their total permanent disability insurance. Speaking at the House of Representatives ...

Industry fund hikes premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... 43% from October. From October 1, members of Intrust Super's MySuper option will pay more for both life cover and life and TPD cover. For those members that hold both life and TPD protection, the cost will rise from $2.37 per unit per week to $3.38 - ...

Adviser demands answers from Media Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... His message to Griffin said one of Media Super's members, a client of Johns', was at risk of suicide after having a TPD claim through the fund (with group insurer Hannover Re ) declined. Following the declined TPD claim Johns sent a full appeal. ...

Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... new or existing," HESTA said. Additionally, the fund said it has removed the pandemic exclusion that was included in death, TPD and income protection cover. "Our insurer previously had the right to invoke a clause to exclude the payment of death benefits ...

Hostplus ups income protection premiums by 73%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... the premium rates that will apply from October. "The use of this payment has enabled us to maintain the current death and TPD premium rates and limit the increases to the non-default salary continuance premiums as much as possible," it said. The fund ...

Sunsuper announces investment, insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... changes to its investment fees and costs, transactional and operation costs and the definition of Total & Permanent Disability (TPD). Effective 1 July 2020, Sunsuper updated their fees and costs. Overall, the fees and costs for most options decreased ...

Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... financial technology Jane Hume said she supported reform on the handling of mental health claims. "Rather than having lump sum TPD claims, maybe there is a way life insurers could pay out for treatment rather than a lump sum? I have heard someone say ...