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MetLife pushes for the retail market with new hire

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... Stafford said. Stafford also highlighted MetLife's experience with group and corporate schemes, saying the insurer's "strong claims philosophy" will carry across to its upcoming retail offering. "We have the support of our global MetLife network, coupled ...

Advisers underrated at claim time

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... difference." "In recent times there has been considerable negative commentary around life insurers and their approach to claims. Much of this overlooks the role that advisers can play, and in many cases do play, in ensuring that the claims process meets ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... sessions. Financial Standard will specifically provide live news reporting on the following focus sessions: Best Practice Claims Management Guidelines presentation (Session 1); how to engage with legacy clients using digital solutions and social media ...

We cannot underestimate humans: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... Generation 2.0 and 3.0 - they'll be more sophisticated, more polished and they'll be more to the centre." Fuelling populist claims is a disparity in wealth and technology being "massively deflationary" Sicilia said. He questions why the Reserve Bank ...

Risk advice firm partners to launch claims service

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
A specialist risk advice group has partnered with a third party life insurance claims administrator to launch a claims handling service for policyholders. Australian Financial Risk Management (AFRM) and Gallagher Bassett (GB) unveiled AFRM Claims Advocacy ...

CommInsure executive joins AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... as senior manager, insurance governance. Vicky Galanis joins AMP from CommInsure, where she was executive manager - life claims. Prior to that, she was head of individual insurance claims at AXA. Galanis was also a committee member with insurer-funded ...

MetLife tracker enhances claims experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... MetLife Australia has enlisted an industry super fund to help launch a digital tracker aiming to add value to members' claims experience. The digital claims tracker updates customers on the progress of claims in real time via desktops, tablets and mobile ...

CBA climate risk court case abandoned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... CBA must now implement a robust policy." The bank welcomed EJA's decision to drop the proceedings, though oppose EJA's claims that its decision to now disclose climate risks is in response to the legal action. In a statement, CBA labelled the claims ...

Hiking life premiums is short-term thinking: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... on individual disability policies, including $427 million in the year to March 2017. Coupled with rising mental health claims and a low-return environment, there have been reduced investment returns on the premium pool, and hence it has pushed premiums ...

AustralianSuper moves to opt-in insurance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... our assumptions of what people need at various stages in their life," she said. "AustralianSuper's experience is that for claims paid for members under 25, only 10% are paid to financially dependent spouses or partners and children." AustralianSuper ...