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MEDIA RELEASE Group Claims Experience 2015 “What makes us claim? Australian first Group Insurance Industry Statistics reveal unique insights”

  • On 15/09/2015
The quicker to claim, the speedier the return to work for 40 percent of Australians who seek insurance benefits from their Group (Superannuation) income protection policies. This is one of many unique insights into the underlying dynamics of Australia’s Group Risk Insurance sector, uncovered by new Rice Warner research. The Rice Warner Group Insurance 2010 […]
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Rice Warner White Paper submission: ‘For Richer, For Poorer – Retirement Incomes’

  • On 03/09/2015
In 2012 the Actuaries Institute published its ground-breaking report ‘Australia’s Longevity Tsunami – What Should We Do?’ which identified major financial implications for governments and individuals ignoring significant increases in life expectancy. This new report ‘For Richer, For Poorer – Retirement Incomes’ is a unique assessment of the superannuation system, comparing the nature and quantum […]
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For Richer, for Poorer

  • On 03/09/2015
Yesterday’s seminal analysis by the Actuaries Institute, “For Richer, for Poorer” outlines the relative wealth of working Australians from young workers through to those approaching retirement.  The White Paper explores the importance of superannuation as part of the wealth profile of Australians at retirement and the different financial risks facing fund members.  It was based […]
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Why partisan tinkering doesn’t solve Australia’s retirement savings gap

  • On 19/08/2015
David Murray’s Financial System Inquiry (FSI) indicated that a lack of clarity exists when it comes to the objective of superannuation.  It suggested the primary objective should be “to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension.”  It made a number of subsidiary objectives including to alleviate fiscal pressures on government from […]
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The Gap Between Group And Retail Risk Offers Continues To Narrow

  • On 06/08/2015
Recent market movements have continued a trend first raised by Rice Warner analysis revealing a narrowing between pricing levels of Australia’s retail and group life insurance sectors. First published just a few months ago Rice Warner research showed that the price differentials between the retail and group segment had significantly reduced during the prior eight months […]
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