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Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... the proposal to ban life insurers' use of genetic testing results will have an adverse impact on the cost of life insurance and premiums for all Australians. In a submission, the association highlighted the potential "material impact on life insurance ...

CareSuper makes sweeping insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
CareSuper 'Category A' members will be hit with higher insurance costs come April 1. The $60 billion super fund said after three years of holding fees steady, a rise in claims have made increases necessary. "At CareSuper, everything we do is ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... retirement savings. It currently has 12 court cases underway related to the Shield and First Guardian matters. Poor insurance claims handling, significant outage resulting from the implementation of CHESS replacement, poor quality financial reporting ...

EQT to acquire Coller Capital to form new secondaries platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... Together, the two firms will be able to strengthen relationships and opportunities with institutional, private wealth, and insurance-related clients while creating a deeper global EQT platform across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and secondaries ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... December he criticised Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino's suggestion that the professional indemnity insurance (PII) sector be made to play a bigger role in making the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) sustainable. "Right now ...

bfinance names new managing director, insurance lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... the appointment of Ravi Rastogi in the newly created senior leadership role of managing director and global head of insurance. He will be based in the firm's London office. The investment consultancy firm said the shift underscores the increasing strategic ...

Legacy technology stagnates insurers' business progression: Clearwater Analytics

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... of small firms to 90% of the largest, Clearwater Analytics said. However, almost all (95%) said people working in the insurance industry are resistant to change and to adopting new operating models and systems, particularly in larger firms, where 86% ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... "They can pay as little as one basis point - sometimes even a fraction of one basis point." Different route The likes of insurance firms and public funds are finding other, and often cheaper, ways to gain exposure to ETFs. Insurance companies are under ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Seventy percent of buy-side firms, including asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies, are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in front offices, while more than half are scaling implementation. The 2026 Global InvestOps report from SimCorp ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... small superannuation fund sector, the SMSFA said. One of the other concerns is the total permanently disability (TPD) insurance proceeds via super, because like structured settlement contributions these proceeds usually represent large payments to provide ...