What is income protection insurance and why is it important?
Income protection insurance policies pay a benefit which is equivalent to a percentage of your wages should you ever become sick or injured and unable to work.
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05 February 2019 -
TPD claims and procedural fairness letters
21 January 2019 If you are in the process of making a TPD or income protection claim, you may have been sent what’s called a ‘procedural fairness’ letter. The term ‘procedural fairness’ might lead you to believe that...
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Protecting your super Bill kicked over to February 2019
13 December 2018 A casualty of the tumultuous last sitting days of Federal Parliament was the failure to pass the “Protecting Your Superannuation Package” Bill, but a sensible compromise is still needed.
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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is now operational
13 November 2018 AFCA deals with new superannuation, life and general insurance, financial advice and banking complaints go to AFCA, as do existing complaints. The one exception is...
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Superannuation, insurance and bankruptcy
06 November 2018 We are often asked whether superannuation money and/or disability insurance benefits are available for distributions amongst creditors in the event of bankruptcy.
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“Protecting Your Super Package” Bill – we have issues with some of the submissions
31 October 2018 The Federal Government has introduced a bill into the Senate, “Protecting Your Super”. It puts default insurance through super at risk for vulnerable communities.
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