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Rod Myer

Radical changes in disability income protection means it’s time to review insurance cover

Now is the time to review your insurance with an adviser. Photo:Getty

Australians are being told to review their insurance cover after protection was dramatically cut by the regulator in October.

Reductions in income protection insurance payouts and a tightening of who’s eligible to make a claim were created by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) in response to losses by major insurers, said Mark Kachor, managing director of insurance research group DEXX&R.

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