ThreeSixty Research Market Update – October 2013

SEPTEMBER MARKET PERFORMANCE   The Pulse Europe, Japan and China continuing to gain traction Election of Coalition Government and Lower Interest Rates improving Australian Business and Consumer Confidence Australian residential housing shows further upward momentum Global economies In global economies last month, manufacturing data continued to show signs of improvement. The improved data out the…

Personal Insurance in Super – Its your choice?

Did you know that tailored personal insurance super structuring can give you a greater choice and affordability of your life Insurance and Income Protection? If you have known about this before yet have doubts about the possible benefits, then now is the time you consider it seriously. In the past, you only had the choice…

Changes on MLC Insurance Offerings

After changes made in March and May, MLC Insurance of the National Australia Bank has made more changes in its offerings and has introduced RiskFirst Rapid.   The product aims to…   –         Address needs for further income protection premium savings –         Allow quick coverage   On top of this, an additional 20% savings on…

Default Income Protection for MySuper

During Sydney’s AIA Australian Group Insurance Summit, result of polled 32 executives from 26 retail and industry funds and related consultancies was disclosed. It showed that over 50% of Australian superannuation funds will offer default income protection for MySuper. Representatives from BT Financial Group, REST Industry Super, Rice Warner Actuaries and Chant West responded differently…