Insurance Articles

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JAMES FERNYHOUGH , LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2013
In the wake of the group insurance crisis, super funds are one-by-one renegotiating their contracts with their life insurers. As a result, premiums are rising significantly, in many cases bringing them in line with retail premiums. This is causing some ... Read more
STEPHEN GRAHAM  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
According to recent Lifewise / NATSEM research, 95 per cent of Australian families don't have adequate insurance cover. This dramatic level of underinsurance provides a significant opportunity for financial advisers, especially when the client's superannuation ... Read more
PAUL TRIGG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
It wasn't too long ago when group life insurance was a small sector with just a handful of serious players. With the proliferation of group and industry super funds, the group risk market is today worth close to $2.4 billion - and rising. Paul Trigg ... Read more
Graeme Colley
GRAEME COLLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
Graeme Colley of the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) explores life insurance options for SMSF investors. Read more
Kevin Liu
KEVIN LIU , BRUCE ARNOLD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
This APRA working paper compares premiums paid by by super members to the benefits they receive. Read more
JON DE FRIES  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
Advisers working in business insurance have a lot to consider; not only deductibility of premiums, but also the implications of capital gains tax. In this paper, Jon de Fries examines the issue in regards to ownership, asset and revenue protection. Read more
Jeffrey Scott
JEFFREY SCOTT  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
In this time of fiscal responsibility, businesses need to weigh the costs and benefits of any expenditure. At the same time, employers want to retain good employees and accordingly, many employers are looking to provide life insurance benefits as incentives. ... Read more
MICHAEL ROGERS  |  MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007
Group Insurance has always been a tremendous platform for making insurance more accessible to more people, but increased competition and strong economic conditions have meant Group Insurers have had to re-asses their mantra and it is becoming commonplace ... Read more
JIM MINTO  |  MONDAY, 1 JAN 2007
The concept of "simple super" has significantly shifted the goal posts for consumers and for everyone in the industry. It has also helped eliminate some of the complexity which has built up around superannuation over the past 20 years. It ... Read more
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