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Mental illness payouts balloon over $2.2bn: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... claims for mental health increasing by 732% for those in their 30s over the past decade. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said Australia's financial safety net, not just life insurance, is reaching a "tipping point". "Every year we see a growing ...

Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... Australians with financial confidence in retirement." The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) chief executive Christine Cupitt commented that with Australians living longer, they are spending more time in retirement and need access to stable and ...

Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... as 20 member companies from CALI's network to understand the full scheme of challenges. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said it could be "overwhelming" for those who are suffering from domestic or financial abuse to signal for help. "This is a ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... for good" from mental ill-health has decreased from 49 years a decade ago to 46 years now. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said the unprecedented number of people exiting the workforce permanently in the prime of their working life has "huge implications ...

Delaying DBFO imposes 'generational' consequences

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... getting the right advice to secure their financial future and look after their loved ones," CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said. "Without these reforms, millions of Australians and their families will be left behind in financial limbo." According ...

FAAA announces 2024 awards finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... the community it serves and that it provides opportunities for more women to participate, CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said. "Women in risk advice are essential role models in our industry. They give customers the option to talk to someone who ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... underwriting, including Canada in 2017. Responding to the news, Council of Australian Life Insurers chief executive Christine Cupitt said the association fully supports the ban. "Australia's life insurers have never wanted to do anything to discourage ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... Australians. They need someone to talk to about their financial future now more than ever," CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said. "Australia's safety nets are stretched far too thin, and people are increasingly worried about falling through the ...

Allianz Retire+ joins CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... advocate for policy reform and drive positive change for all Australians," Stewart said. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt reiterated the importance of the group's work and that of its members in providing Australians with "peace of mind on their ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... from their life insurance provider or obtaining guidance through their superannuation fund. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said this finding shows a severe gap in the quality of advice Australians get about their life insurance. "We believe people ...