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NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
The insurers were recognised for excellence in adviser service and product innovation. At an event in Sydney last night, NEOS took home the 2026 Life Insurance Award for Excellence in Adviser Service, presented by Financial Standard. NEOS was selected ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The latest data by APRA found life insurance claims for regulated funds came to 117,219 for the 12 months ending December 2025, down 1.2% from 118,605 in the previous year. Together disability income insurance (DII) and total and permanent disablement ...

IFM expands UK presence with acquisitions

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
IFM Investors will obtain 100% ownership of UK-based Nala Renewables and Briggs Equipment UK through two separate transactions. Currently visiting the UK with several superannuation funds, IFM Investors announced the acquisitions to further enhance ...

Generation Life reports cyber attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
Generation Life is the victim of a cyber incident that involved a bad actor attempting unauthorised access via its third-party service provider, which has now been "contained". "At this stage, there has been no evidence of impact on Generation Life's ...

Australian Unity adds Betashares ETFs to bond offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Australian Unity will include 11 Betashares ETFs on its Lifeplan Investment Bond menu, the first time ETFs have been accessible via its investment bond range. The 11 Betashares ETFs added to the menu invest across growth and defensive assets, spanning ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Challenger saw $11.7 billion leave its funds management business in the third quarter, of which $3.4 billion came from negative market movements driven by the Middle East conflict. The lion's share of $8 billion were net outflows while the balance of ...

Tribeca Financial appoints strategic partnerships lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Tribeca Financial has appointed a new head of strategic partnerships, who hailed from Industry Fund Services (IFS). Damien Foley joins Melbourne-based Tribeca Financial where he is responsible for developing executing strategic partnerships with key ...

Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Despite a slight improvement in retirement sentiment, Challenger believes better access of financial education among older Australians, particularly regarding lifetime income stream strategies, will be beneficial to retirees. The third annual Challenger ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Regal Partners has appointed Peter Yates as the chair-elect and independent non-executive director of the board, effective today. Yates will still stand for election at Regal Partners' annual general meeting (AGM) on May 28, in a bid to assume the role ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
The Life Insurance Code of Practice should be strengthened to reflect the growing mental health crisis, better support vulnerable customers and improve the claims-handling process. These are the key themes that emerged in the newly published Life Insurance ...