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TAL launches new campaign focused on mental health

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... of the increase. It accounts for roughly one in three total and permanent disability claims and one in five income protection claims, placing sustained pressure on insurers and government programs.

AIA Australia rolls out TPD CORE

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... claim time. TPD CORE officially launched for retail customers on August 31. It is designed to work alongside income protection cover, as well as wellbeing and recovery support through AIA Embrace. AIA said TPD CORE was developed for a "different era," ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... 2025, making them the number one cause of claims. Breaking this down further, mental health accounted for 25% of income protection claims for women and 19% for men. Mental-health claims also tend to occur earlier in members' lives compared to other ...

AIA Australia reveals stark gender divide in IP claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
New analysis from AIA Australia finds a stark difference among group insurance income protection claims when it comes to gender, with women leading mental illness and musculoskeletal-related claims. AIA's group claims experience for 2025 showed ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... months. Most recently, though, AustralianSuper's group insurer TAL said about 35% of the super fund's TPD, income protection and terminal illness have been initiated digitally. The median time to lodge a claim online has reduced to five business ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... ClearView Life Assurance provides a range of life insurance products to customers in Australia, including life, income protection, TPD and trauma insurance. ClearView primarily supplies these life insurance products under its ClearChoice brand and via ...

ART overhauls death and TPD insurance fees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... on average by 14.1% and 31.2% for male and female members respectively. In the case of a member opting-in for income protection, premium rates are decreasing on average by 16.6% for all members. However, if a member holds insurance cover through their ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... 12%. From July 1, members will pay less for the same level of death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection cover. On average, the cost of death cover will drop by 6%, while TPD cover will cost about 15% less. Depending on the benefit ...

Income support system cannot handle claims surge: CALI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... of the increase. It accounts for roughly one in three total and permanent disability claims and one in five income protection claims, placing sustained pressure on insurers and government programs. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said the system ...

Cbus members to see 46% increase in insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... cover premiums will increase between $0.19 cents and $10.24 per week. There will also be a 12% increase for some income protection categories, the first rise in five years. Cbus said a typical member - 30 years old and working in a manual occupation ...
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