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TAL bolsters senior leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... market development, while Cathy Collison was appointed head of Cbus. The life insurer recently began rolling out new mental health coaching programs for staff. The programs - which will be delivered to TAL's frontline claim managers and people leaders ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... Year (Digital): Bell Direct - Look into mFunds | Desktop Broker + Bell Potter Research Finalists: SuperFriend - Mental Health Awareness Campaign Macquarie - Guide To Series - Liquid Alternatives BlackRock - iShares Smart Beta ETFs AIA - eClaims and Claims ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... urging the government to lift legislative barriers that restrict life insurers from funding medical treatments for mental health conditions. The health care system has to keep up with one of the fastest growing issues confronting many Australians and ...

New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... products and advice, adding: "This new body will be to financial literacy and capability, what beyondblue has been to mental health." It is expected that this body will be the largest of its kind in Australia, with the Government intending to seek deductible ...

TAL bolsters mental health capabilities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
TAL has commenced rolling out new mental health coaching programs for staff. The programs - which will be delivered to TAL's frontline claim managers and people leaders - are designed to improve customer and employee mental health. Claims managers will ...

MLC Life enhances mental health offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The life insurer will extend its Best Doctors offering to allow customers access to a mental health service designed to provide a second medical opinion for diagnosis and treatment plans. The new service, Mental Health Navigator, will connect customers ...

Activist LIC appoints new director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... Leadership Award in the Active Core Sector. Snowden also previously served as non-executive director at national mental health charity SANE Australia. Snowden is the latest former Wilson Asset Management stalwart to join Sandon, with current director ...

Mental health to transform life insurance: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
ANZ Wealth is making inroads with its newly launched mental health initiatives, including innovative and preventative programs aiming for the life insurer to play a more active role in the space. According to ANZ Wealth head of mental health and wellness ...

AIA Australia spearheads mental health law reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... AIA Australia is urging the Federal Government to allow life insurers to fund early intervention and treatment for mental health conditions. AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said the legislative barriers that restrict life insurers ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... recommendations - particularly around claims handling, medical definitions, customer communication timeframes and mental health - are either already included in the FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice or will be adopted in the second iteration. ASFA ...