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FSC proposes genetics and insurance council

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... platform to provide the critical safety net we give to Australians for many years into the future." Some $9.5 billion in claims was paid last year to an estimated 94% of working Australians who some level of life cover, she said. Group insurance sold ...

TAL named top life insurer for 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... of the Year. Earlier in the night TAL won the Service Quality Award which covers new business and underwriting services, claims services and business support services. The insurer also picked up the Trauma Product of the Year for its TAL Life Critical ...

Industry fund and CommInsure unveil digital claims process

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
A $3.5 billion industry superannuation fund has launched an end-to-end online insurance claims capability to benefit its 115,000 members. Prime Super members now have the ability to access claims for income protection, total and permanent disability ...

Successful implementation of super code critical

STEPHEN FAY, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... went on to say that it had the potential to stop funds seeking to meet the other goals within the code, for example on claims dispute resolution timeframes. In implementing the code, Minto said there was a number of pain points that would need to be ...

MetLife expands retail life business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... level of default cover remains unchanged. The firms are also working together to integrate with administrators to reduce claims processing timeframes, and deliver improved member experience via tele-claims and paperless ID solutions.

Australia's first OTC trading desk for digital currencies opens

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... Independent Reserve will go live with Australia's first OTC digital currency trading desk on Monday, 19 March. The exchange claims to be giving digital currency investors the facilities they have while trading other asset classes. "Digital currency markets ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... investment strategies to tackle climate change-related risks. "Climate change means insurance firms will be hit with increasing claims related to extreme weather. Fossil fuel companies could lose value as the world implements the Paris Agreement on climate ...

Wearables driving life insurance engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... of millions of people around the world, but it's "completely separate" and not used for underwriting. Underwriting and claims do not have any access to that data as the member's life insurance policy is in place well before Vitality kicks in, he said. ...

CBA denies majority of latest AUSTRAC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... further 53 allegations. The bank said it has submitted more than 19 million reports to AUSTRAC over the period covered by its claims right until the end of 2017. Referring to the class action commenced by Zonia Holdings on 9 October 2017, CBA said it ...

BTFG names insurers on expanded APL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... process that required independent input from Deloitte. The two insurers met a range of selection criteria such as service and claims experience, technology, quality of product offering and client benefit, she said. "We are confident these products meet ...