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Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... processed more quickly," Sullivan says. "However, delays may occur if additional investigation is required or if legal or beneficiary issues arise." Sullivan says time is needed to confirm the death certificate, validate the policy, and ensure the correct ...

MUFG 'sincerely apologises' to Cbus over claim delays

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... all stakeholders to collectively improve the experience that members receive. Certain challenges, such as binding beneficiary nominations etc., are definitely required to ease and expedite the claims process." Cbus last renewed its partnership with MUFG ...

Cbus vows faster death benefit payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... more than 90 days to receive a death benefit, Cbus is vowing to pay them faster. Where members have not nominated a beneficiary, Cbus said benefit payments will be paid to the surviving current spouse. If there is no surviving current spouse, surviving ...

Aware Super launches new features for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... switching, management of client contributions, tracking of action requests, withdrawal benefit quotes, non-lapsing binding beneficiary nominations and viewing client Centrelink payment schedules. Aware Super group executive member growth Steve Travis ...

Alvia scoops up majority stake in ice cream cone maker

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... that the demand for comfort, nostalgia, and small luxuries continues to rise, and that ice cream cones remain a key beneficiary of this enduring trend. Alvia Private Capital partner David Browne said the investment in Altimate marks a "significant milestone" ...

Aussies need help to navigate the great wealth transfer: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... Generation X set to be the winner throughout. Generation X, aged between 44 and 59, are likely to be the "greatest beneficiary" of the great wealth transfer, with over one-third (35%) expecting to inherit over $500,000. Comparatively, only 20% of Millennials ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... mitigate risks and reliance on a singular market. Due to the impact of the pandemic, Southeast Asia has been a "large beneficiary" of the strategy. Moreover, Australia has underperformed in direct investment towards the region in recent years, Moore ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... reflect the time taken by insurers-not the full journey from when a fund receives a claim to when a payout reaches a beneficiary.

ASIC bans adviser fraudster found with child abuse material

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... to go to his brother, who was unaware of the entitlement and died a few years later, making his wife the rightful beneficiary. A complaint was eventually made to police, leading to Cubilla's arrest. When officers raided his home, however, they seized ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... his administration's commitment to "drill baby, drill". "The energy sector will undoubtedly be the most immediate beneficiary of this sweeping policy shift," Green said. "Companies involved in oil and gas exploration, extraction, and infrastructure stand ...