TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY

Life/Risk

Amid suggestions by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority that the Activities of Daily Living regime is “very tough”, the major insurers have flagged key changes ...

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Life/Risk

Those who seek their own coverage cannot assume they will end up with a product in their best interests, according to a law firm....

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Life/Risk

The conditions attaching to some total and permanent disability insurance products sold inside superannuation made them tantamount to junk, according to consumer group, C...

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Life/Risk

Superannuation members’ insurance cover could lapse if there is no money in the account to pay the premiums after being drained for early access, a law firm warns....

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Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council has released ground-breaking new data revealing the impact of mental health on TPD claims....

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Superannuation

The standardisation of group insurance terms and conditions could help achieve some of the Banking Royal Commission’s recommendations, a leading insurance law firm has sa...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has issued a discussion paper canvassing lifting the minimum default levels of insurance inside superannuation as well as including total and perma...

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Life/Risk

Life/risk insurer, ClearView has announced new premium pricing in the face of claims experience and the economic environment....

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Life/Risk

Plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn has labelled the Financial Services Council’s failed bid to have life/risk insurers allowed involvement in worker rehabilitation as ...

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