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AMP launches new insurance product

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... transfers. Standard cover provides eligible MyNorth and North Super members with death or death and total permanent disablement (TPD) insurance following a limited underwriting process involving health and lifestyle questions. Cover is structured on ...

AIA snags Acenda head of products

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... organisation as part of the restructure. The life insurer is also now offering lower premiums for total and permanent disability (TPD) via a new product TPD CORE, which requires additional assessment on mental health conditions and specified subjective ...

AIA Australia rolls out TPD CORE

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
AIA Australia has launched TPD CORE, a new retail product that charges lower premiums and provides clearer claim assessment criteria for total and permanent disability (TPD). Some of TPD CORE's key features include a five-year rate guarantee, a ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... super funds, recorded mental-health conditions comprised nearly one in three group insurance total and permanent disability (TPD) claims in 2025, making them the number one cause of claims. Breaking this down further, mental health accounted for 25% ...

AIA Australia reveals stark gender divide in IP claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... claims increased to $555 million in 2025, up from $516 million compared to the prior year. Total and permanent disability (TPD) continued to be a significant cost driver, with $583 million paid in 2025, compared with $622 million in 2024. While slightly ...

HESTA follows Cbus on death benefit nomination changes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... delayed death benefit payments to members. Some members were impacted by delays to death and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) claims processing, having to wait more than 90 days.

Cbus rolls out death benefit nomination changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... against it by ASIC in relation to delayed death benefit payments to members. Some members were impacted by delays to death and TPD claims processing, having to wait more than 90 days. ASIC alleged the number of impacted members was closer to 10,000 - ...

BUSSQ ups insurance cover, costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
BUSSQ has increased the amount of default death and TPD insurance cover for eligible members aged 21 to 40, also increasing fees to match. The fund said insurance remains a core part of its commitment to help members protect themselves and their families ...

Aware hikes fees for former TelstraSuper members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... "Following the review, there will be an increase in premium rates for death cover, and death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover. This change only affects your insurance premium - your insurance cover level remains the same." From 1 September ...

Older Australians drive majority of super complaints: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... delay, delay in following instructions and service-related issues the top issues members faced. Total and permanent disability (TPD) was the second highest reason super funds provided remediation at $2.9 million. The major issue in this category was ...
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