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Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... management sector. Estcourt has also been a consultant of AA Solutions since 2012 and is the chair of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Estcourt was previously an independent director at Innova Asset Management and chair of Austock Asset Management. ...

BT enhances LifeCENTRAL+

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... efficient process for the adviser," he said. In the last 10 years, BT's life insurance offering has introduced electronic medical certificates to simplify claims processes for claimants. Over the period, Craig said the tele-claims offering has also grown. ...

Advisers report burnout, breaking point: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... inaugural Wellbeing of Financial Advisers in Australia report reveals how work stress has prompted 33% of advisers to seek medical help. The authors, e-lab researcher Adam Fraser and Deakin Business School senior lecturer John Molineux, found among other ...

Actuaries Institute unveils IDII recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... management and risk appetite. Life insurers need to engage more effectively with GPs in claims management by requesting factual medical information from the doctors only and use assessments from occupational physicians, occupational therapists and the ...

Draft advice reforms not enough: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... any professional framework," he said. De Gori described it as the missing piece of the puzzle. "Similar to the legal, medical or architectural professions, the FPA strongly supports a model in which registration is the personal responsibility of each ...

PPS Mutual launches member offer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... PPS Mutual can now apply to add or increase life, total and permanent disability (TPD) or trauma cover without providing medical evidence. Under this offer, members can receive maximum life cover and TPD cover of up to $3 million, TPD and trauma cover ...

MSCI launches life sciences indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... which is in the business of acquiring pharmaceutical royalties in the life sciences industry, will provide information on medical conditions, clinical trials, therapies and technologies that may lead to breakthrough medical treatments. The series is ...

Bernie Madoff dies in prison

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... died in prison aged 82. Bernie Madoff had been serving his sentence at FMC Butner, an administrative security federal medical centre for male offenders located in North Carolina, at the time of his death. Madoff would not have been eligible for release ...

Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... spending on food (-4.2% in February from -2.2 percent in January), transport and communication (-13.0% from -3.5%) and medical care (-6.7% from -5.7%). This is a perfectly rational response given the persistent decline in wages. While they've improved ...

MetLife expands virtual health service

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... holistic health management via MetLife's 360Health program. Virtual services will include mental health assistance, expert medical opinions, GP support and nutrition assessments. MetLife is offering Teladoc's full suite of options, and will be offered ...