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Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... products. "The objective of sustainable product labelling is to ensure that investors have confidence in the sustainability claims made by product issuers, and to ensure that investors can confidently compare different products making sustainability ...

Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... partnership in 2013, Hostplus said its members have enjoyed lower premiums, improved insurance terms, and a more personalised claims experience from the life insurer. Hostplus currently provides more than 865,000 members with Death, Total and Permanent ...

Funeral insurer fined $4.75m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... said the penalty is a "strong deterrent" to anyone who tries to take advantage of Aboriginal consumers by making false claims. "It is one of ASIC's enduring priorities to tackle misconduct targeting First Nations people and our work in this case shows ...

Mental illness payouts balloon over $2.2bn: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... work permanently due to mental ill health than ever before with insurers paying out over $2.2 billion in mental health claims last year, according to new data from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). CALI said mental health is now the leading ...

Insignia finalises 1300 staff transfer to SS&C

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... disruption, ensuring continuity of service, operations and product knowledge. Meanwhile, Insignia will retain functions such as claims, complaints, product development, relationship management, marketing, member education and advice and guidance. The ...

ASFA publishes new service standards on claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
ASFA has released a new ASFA Service Standard - Claims Handling in Superannuation: Insurance and Health Related Claims, which it said is a significant step forward in improving member outcomes. ASFA said the new standard was made to guide superannuation ...

CSLR releases revised levy estimate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... for the financial advice sector is because of a delay in the processing of known complaints, not a reduction in expected claims. "Effectively this will push a significant additional cost into the 2026/27 year," she said. "Further, and most importantly ...

APRA expects 'no cutting corners' with CPS230

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... handing down a scathing review on the state of superannuation trustees failing to monitor or report on their death benefit claims handling processes from start to finish. All the while, many super funds boast that their ultra-low administration fees ...

ClearView welcomes underwriting head

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... head of underwriting, bringing over 20 years of experience in life insurance. Tilocca has led underwriting, operations and claims teams at Zurich, OnePath Life, RGA Australia, ANZ and ING. He was most recently the head of underwriting at NobleOak for ...

Bombora Advice appoints new chair, managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... distribution, and strategy. "Niall was responsible for numerous functions including sales, new business, underwriting, claims, and service - and played a role in helping to shape the future of financial advice in Australia," Handley said. "A passionate ...