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DII drives life insurance disputes: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... its sustainability, profitability, pricing and actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known as income protection insurance, DII replaces policyholders' income in the event they are unable to work due to illness or injury. APRA said ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... Productivity Commission, a low-income, blue-collar worker paying for death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection insurance could retire with $85,000 - or 14% less - than if they had no insurance. In an extreme case, the retirement ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... underwriters, because he'd lost all trust in the people he was dealing with at Rest. Although they said the income protection claimant process would be expedited, those words rang hollow to him. The case manager at TAL was "incredible," he said, immediately ...

TAL changes underwriting limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... underwriting limits that reduces medical test requirements for new life, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection insurance applications. For life and TPD, customers aged 49 and younger can apply for up to $2 million in cover without ...

Australian Food Super picks TAL for group insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... mandate sits with TAL. Australian Food Super offers life insurance, total and permanent disablement (TPD), and income protection cover. In July, TAL took over the mandate for income protection, which was previously offered by Windsor Income Protection ...

Zurich launches new TPD option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... their cover." The launch of the continuous care option comes as part of a broader suite of changes to TPD and Income Protection products across the Zurich and OnePath brands, including changes to assessment periods; improved rehabilitation offerings ...

Vision Super refreshes premium rates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... Super and insurance partner MLC will decrease premiums for death, total and permanent incapacity (TPD), and income protection from October 1. For Personal members, the death and TPD fixed cover for a 50-year-old will cost 7.1 cents for the general category ...

NGS Super to cut insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... increase in costs. On average, its members will see a 13.9% reduction in insurance premiums. The weekly cost of income protection cover will decrease by an average of 22.4%, while life insurance premiums will drop 11.5%. Total and permanent disablement ...

Cbus unleashes raft of fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... price increase has been unavoidable for some members, there is a decrease for others," Cbus said. In terms of income protection, most members will see premiums remain the same. However, for sole traders in a manual occupation with a two-year benefit ...

MetLife refreshes two products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... Smart Future Trust. Changes that affect both products include an additional 60-day waiting period option for income protection for all benefit periods and eligible occupations. The monthly income protection benefit calculation now includes bonuses, meaning ...
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