45,581 claims were paid in 2021 from superannuation accounts with an average payout of $136,000 for Life and TPD claims plus $4,000 for Income Protection.
Source - Deloitte Access Economics - The Future of Life Insurance through Superannuation 2022
40% of Aussies who were unable to work, didn’t know they had Life cover and/or Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars through their superannuation fund.
Source – Metlife Insurance Inside Super Research Report 2018