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Major decline in group insurance coverage: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... (PYS) and Putting Members Interests First (PMIF) policies have contributed to a substantial reduction in superannuation insurance coverage for death benefits; a 36% reduction from June 2018 to June 2023. A comparable decline was observed in the coverage ...

Australian Ethical rejigs insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Australian Ethical has made a raft of changes to the terms and conditions in its superannuation insurance offering. The ethical super fund has issued a significant event notice to its members outlining the changes to default death and total permanent ...

Raiz to launch group insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... said. Raiz managing director George Lucas said this "will be a first in Australia." Highly personalised superannuation insurance product solutions through the Raiz app will be as simple as answering a few easy questions, Lucas said. "A superannuation ...

Older Aussies failing to account for longevity risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... stream in retirement is required, with around 56% of respondents in support of two potential options; superannuation insurance and compulsory saving at retirement. Report author John McCallum said even if people want to plan, there is limited availability ...

MLC offers insurance rollover to external funds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... new rollover offer may be driven by the fact that, currently, the group is not a major player in the superannuation insurance market - it lags behind insurers with much higher penetration in the industry fund sector such as AIA Australia, TAL Life, OnePath ...

AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... superannuants to consider the effect that early access to their superannuation could have on their existing superannuation insurance policies. "People with a terminal illness suffer financial hardship because they are typically forced to stop working. ...

Super insurance still worth billions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... profits after tax of $2.7 billion, $1.5 billion of which was attributable to superannuation businesses. The superannuation insurance industry saw profit margins emerging from in-force business of $920 million. This was up $224 million on the figure projected ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... edition of Financial Standard, we look at best practice post-FOFA fee disclosure, SuperStream readiness, superannuation insurance and profile First Super's chief executive Bill Watson. You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial ...

Minister faces down advisers over opt-in, risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... prevent best advice being given. "If the swing point of whether or not advice is given to a client to take superannuation insurance is the commission in the superannuation, then is that in the best interests of your customer?" he said. Minister Shorten ...

No easy fit for health insurance: super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... which have partnered with health insurers include OAMPS Super (which partnered with MBF), Maritime Super (Superannuation Insurance Services), Telstra Super (HCF) and Auscoal Super (Westfund Health Insurance).
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