Insurance

27 August

Insurance

Retain AALs says specialist panel

Automatic acceptance limits may have created headaches for some funds and insurers but they are a necessary part

18 August

Insurance

Lawyers bite back on group insurance

Maurice Blackburn principal, Peter Koutsoukis, has defended the role of lawyers in dealing with group insurance

18 August

Insurance

Fund CEO laments members using lawyers

Super fund members should look to their fund first on insurance claims rather than going straight to lawyers.

2021-01-29 00:30:00

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4 August

Insurance

Aon Hewitt in talks with Link

Aon Hewitt in New Zealand is in discussions with Link Market Services as it looks for options for its

30 July

Insurance

Insurers going against the grain

Reinsurance cost savings could cushion impact of downturn in top-line growth for general insurers, research

23 July

Insurance

Code of conduct needed on TPD

The super industry needs to agree on a code of conduct covering funds, insurers and lawyers on the way TPD and

2020-11-24 22:30:00

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Beyond the digital frontier

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23 July

Insurance

SMSFs facing issues with TTRs

The ATO has expressed surprise at the number of SMSFs offering transition to retirement pensions without the right

14 July

Insurance

Former CommInsure MD wins multi-million dollar court battle

Former CommInsure managing director, Peter Beck, has won a 10-year legal battle with the Commonwealth Bank over

14 July

Insurance

AIA continues SuperFriendship

Life Insurer AIA Australia has extended its partnership with Mental Health Foundation SuperFriend to help educate

7 July

Insurance

End stamp duty on insurance within super

The Financial Services Council has urged for an end to the States reaping stamp duty from insurance within super.

2 July

Insurance

Super insurance redesign required

Life and TPD cover in superannuation needs to be restructured to avoid Australians from holding unnecessary

25 June

Insurance

Some progress but insurance gap remains

The superannuation industry has made a start but Australians remain under-insured according to new analysis from

25 June

Insurance

Design at core of insurance issues

Munich Re releases more data suggesting design is part of the problem currently confronting disability products.

23 June

Insurance

APRA wants insurers to self-regulate on disclosure

APRA has written to insurers pointing to some laggards on disclosure but urging a self-regulatory approach.

16 June

Insurance

Don't break super insurance nexus

Actuarial firm Rice Warner has urged against preventing retirees from accessing insurance within superannuation.

16 June

Insurance

Group risk shows growth

The latest DEXX&R data confirms a resumption of solid growth in some elements of group.

9 June

Insurance

Is TPD within super sustainable?

Superannuation fund executives are considering exiting the provision of TPD in the face of rising costs driven by

26 May

Insurance

85-90 per cent of super insurance claims are paid out

The majority of insurance claims made through a super fund are paid out and rarely need legal input, ASFA reports.

19 May

Insurance

APRA warning on hard line insurers

APRA warns struggling group insurers against simply taking a harder line on claims to overcome their profitability

19 May

Insurance

TAL posts solid growth and increases claims payouts

Life insurance specialist TAL posts a 12 per cent increase in underlying profit after tax and hits record high

16 April

Insurance

Troubling signs in disability insurance

New analysis confirms the challenges confronting disability insurance products in Australia.

Many Australians forced into early retirement

16 April

Insurance

Involuntary retirement and disability discrimination addressed by Human Rights Commission

Employment discrimination inquiry has been welcomed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST)

14 April

Insurance

Group insurance knowledge deficit

Few super fund members understand the insurance cover they receive via super and the situation has not improved in

9 April

Insurance

Opportunities for super funds from Trowbridge

Rice Warner principal, Michael Rice, has pointed to possible opportunities for super funds resulting from

2 April

Insurance

Protect against longevity risk - Challenger

Challenger urges that super funds should offer a range of comprehensive income products.

31 March

Insurance

Rethink TPD definitions says Furlan

Former Superannaution Complaints Tribunal chair, Jocelyn Furlan, says the TPD regime is broken and needs a rethink.

17 March

Insurance

Gen Y insurance coverage increasing as baby boomers slide

Latest TAL index finds Australians are still underinsured

12 March

Insurance

Super insurance should be tied to Tax File No: analyst

TPD life and income protection insurance policies tied to superannuation should be tied to Australians' tax

5 March

Insurance

APRA identifies industry fund market power

APRA deputy chairman, Ian Laughlin, has identified the market power of industry funds and how it has influenced

3 March

Insurance

Group insurers look ahead

Damon Taylor writes that while Australia's major group insurers may have faced some challenging times through

24 February

Insurance

Scale now key to group insurance

New Rice Warner analysis points to a group insurance market dominated by those capable of handling fewer but

24 February

Insurance

Women still falling behind on financial protection

Despite development in women’s rights and opportunities Australian women are still behind men when it comes to

17 February

Insurance

Risk products on positive territory: APRA

APRA's quarterly life insurance data showed the group risk market showed huge improvement in the December

6 January

Insurance

APRA points to group life structural issues

APRA warns that some group life insurers have still not addressed key structural issues.

11 December

Insurance

Clients likely to opt for disability income cover inside super

Australians are likely to look for a lower cost basic disability income insurance product inside their

4 December

Insurance

Consumers lacking basic life insurance literacy

Consumers lack awareness on the details of their employer’s default super funds and how much life insurance they

27 November

Insurance

Insurers pursuing product innovation

New analysis suggests group insurers are revamping their products to relieve pricing pressure.

11 November

Insurance

Employers in dark over insurance premiums

Many Australian businesses are ill-prepared for impending increases in the employee insurance premiums.

5 November

Insurance

Insurance cover confidence misled: TAL

Almost half of Australians (45 per cent) believe they have adequate life insurance cover if they or their partner

4 November

Insurance

Fund members hit by lack of underwriting in group life

APRA claims superannuation fund members have been hit by rapid increases in group risk insurance costs due to

4 November

Insurance

MetLife looks beyond super with group life cover

Life Insurance giant, MetLife Insurance Ltd, is looking to improve access to its group life cover for small to

30 October

Insurance

APRA urges clarity on claims philosophy

APRA’s new Prudential Practicde Guide urges clarity by insurers on their claims philosophy.

22 October

Insurance

Premium disclosure a sore spot in super

Insurance is the worst disclosed area of superannuation, with insurance premium disclosure making it very

21 October

Insurance

Huge gap between high-end and low-end insurance

There is a huge disparity between the cheapest insurance and the most expensive, with some super funds having

15 October

Insurance

REST head rubbishes MySuper insurance risk claim

Damian Hill rebukes claims switching to MySuper products will lead to members losing significant amounts of

9 October

Insurance

ASIC claims life insurance advice flawed

Professional associations relating to financial advice have produced mixed responses to a report which states that

9 October

Insurance

Aussie business risks “uninsurable”

The risk management sector does not currently have the solution to address catastrophic threats facing Australian

9 October

Insurance

The ROI of investing in mental health

How can employers, insurers and super funds work together to improve the mental health situation of Australian

30 September

Insurance

Educate members on insurance products

New research points to need for insurers to ensure fund members understand the products they’re accessing via

25 September

Insurance

Better data leads to better price outcomes

Improving data quality is key to better servicing members. So how can the industry achieve this?

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So true - our people are our greatest asset. Just as our investors and members are. We need to...

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Dave Peckitt

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Axl

That's 'toe the party line'.

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