What is a Target Market Determination?
A Target Market Determination (‘TMD’) is a document that explains which people particular financial products may be suitable for (the target market) and sets out any conditions around how financial products can be distributed to consumers.
Why do product issuers provide Target Market Determinations?
TMDs are compulsory for most financial products. TMDs are compulsory for most financial products.
Issuers and distributors of financial products must take reasonable steps that are likely to result in financial products reaching consumers in the target market defined by the product issuer. Canstar takes this responsibility seriously. As a distributor, we periodically review the TMDs of products we list on our website to help ensure our distribution channels are likely to result in the products reaching consumers within the relevant target market. This is one of the reasonable steps we take to comply with our obligations.
We recommend that you consider the TMD before making a purchase decision. Not all policies provide cover for common business purposes such as rideshare, delivery of goods and services, including food delivery, and taxi hire services. If you use your car for any of these purposes, check the insurance provider’s policy documentation carefully to ensure you are covered for your situation. Contact the product issuer directly for a copy of the TMD.