Advisers have made their insurance choices – award finalists announced

In what represents the first indicator of life insurance products which are gaining traction under the new Australian Prudential Regulation Authority regime, the finalists have been identified in the Financial Newswire/Dexx&r Adviser Choice Risk Awards.

The Dexx&r analysis of which products have gelled with advisers represents the first analysis since the new APRA regime was introduced earlier this year.

The winners of each category will be announced in April at a function hosted by Financial Newswire.

The following represent the finalists in each category:

Term and TPD

MLC Insurance – Life Cover and TPD Rider

Onepath – OneCare, Life Cover and TPD Rider

Integrity Life – Here for You, Life & TPD Rider

Trauma

TAL – Accelerated Protection, Critical Illness

OnePath – OneCare Trauma Premier

MLC Insurance – Critical Illness Plus

Disability Income

AIA – Priority Protection Income Protection Core

Metlife – Protect Income Cover

ClearView – ClearChoice Income Protection Flex

Business Overheads

MLC Insurance – Business Expense Platinum

AIA  – Priority Protection Business Expense

OnePath – OneCare Business Expense Cover

Inside Super

Individual Inside Super Term and TPD Rider

ClearView – ClearChoice, Life & TPD Super

Zurich – Protection Plus Super

OnePath – OneCare, Life Cover & TPD Rider Super

Individual Inside Super Disability Income

Metlife – Protect Income Cover Super

AIA – Priority Protection Income Protection Core Super

ClearView – Clearchoice Income Protection Flex Super

Public Offer Super Funds (Group) Term & TPD Benefits

UniSuper – Personal Superannuation (TAL)

Aware Super – Personal Superannuation (TAL)

Spirit Super – Personal Plan (Metlife)

Public Offer Super Funds (Group) Disability Income

Perpetual – Select Super Plan (AIA Australia)

Aware Super – Personal Superannuation (TAL)

UniSuper – Personal Superannuation (TAL)