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Life insurers must be more transparent: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... their journey so that life companies can develop tailored services and solutions that deliver better outcomes for people on claims. It's all about giving the consumer a voice and placing them at the centre of new and improved models of claims service ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
US jobless claims It may be that the very disappointing 38K increase in US employment in May was just noise, an aberration. This is the indication given by the latest data on jobless claims. Initial jobless claims decreased to 264,000 in the week ended ...

NAB responds to ASIC market manipulation allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... service, integrity and ethics and our values reflect this." Gall went on to say that NAB "[does] not agree with ASIC's claims which means they will now be settled by a court process. "As part of ASIC's investigation NAB has provided emails, instant chat ...

Group insurers at mercy of a handful of super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... Rainmaker said. "Many superannuation funds are deepening their relationship with their insurance partner in product design and claims management to the point where the super fund is not just the client but in effect almost a co-sponsor. Other funds are ...

ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... Commission's Issues Paper suggests an appropriate indicator for measuring and benchmarking insurance is the ratio of user costs to claims for bundled insurance. ASFA said there are some issues with this indicator at a fund level including the potential ...

Life insurance adviser group hits out at FSC priorities

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... place the interests of the consumer above self-interest. The LICG has repeatedly called on the FSC for evidence to back up claims that consumers will benefit from the proposals. To date the FSC has not responded with a reasoned reply," the LICG's statement ...

Lack of resources impacting ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... fallen by 6% from the period of 1 January to 30 June 2015 and by 11% from 1 July to 31 December 2014. In its report ASIC claims that the fall in approvals resulted from the combination of "a reduction in ASIC resources and staff able to assess applications ...

CommInsure appoints independent review expert

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
CommInsure has announced the appointment of its independent expert to review past life insurance claims. Deloitte will responsible for selecting a representative sample of denied CommInsure claims over the last five years, determining the validity of ...

Industry super fund establishes insurance company

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... also change as their life changes," Pennisi said. The move allows QSuper to work with its members throughout the entire claims process as well as meet its aim in helping people return to work where possible. "We know people who have the best physical ...

FIIG launches bond mobile app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... investors prices, yields and research on more than 300 bonds from corporate and government organisations. A function which FIIG claims was only previously available through financial data terminals. FIIG chief executive officer Mark Paton said the new ...