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Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
More Australians are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for insurance advice, underscoring the need for the government to deliver on its advice reforms, the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said. Research by CALI found three in five Australians ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
For much of the past year or so, there has been a great deal of focus on the superannuation industry and its processing of insurance claims, largely owing to immense delays at some of the largest institutions. Stories have emerged of the likes of AustralianSuper ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is developing an industry action plan for mental health claims over the next 12 months, working with an expert panel from related fields to ensure claimants are assessed appropriately. The framework will ...

Annual ReCALIbrate recipients named

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
The 2025 recipients of the Council of Australian Life Insurers' (CALI) third annual ReCALIbrate program have been announced. The five beneficiaries are Whitsunday Wealth financial adviser Zoe Kennedy, Parachute Cover life insurance specialist Natalie ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... he said. "All up, today's result effectively kills any chance of a rate cut next week. But a cut in November - on Melbourne Cup day - is still a firm favourite assuming the September quarter CPI in late October confirms that annual trimmed mean inflation ...

Inflation hits highest level in over a year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... October," he said. "If annual trimmed mean inflation only holds steady at 2.7% in the September quarter report, a Melbourne Cup rate cut could be a long shot. My expectation that annual trimmed mean inflation will drop to 2.5% - or at worst 2.6% - however ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... coming months should eventually lift their animal spirits." Bassanese said he believes the next rate cut will come on Melbourne Cup Day in November, followed by further cuts in February and May 2026. Meanwhile, Schroders head of fixed income Kellie Wood ...

CALI launches review of Life Code

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has appointed Peter Kell to lead an independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code). The review will begin on 1 October 2025. The Life Code sets enforceable standards life insurers ...

Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
New research conducted by the peak body of life insurance indicated close to half of young Australians want financial advice on life insurance, but only one in 10 receive it. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said more Australians between ...