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Link vows to fight class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... fund's collapse, causing ordinary investors loss and damage, Michalowska said. The firm law firm received over 11,000 claimants. It will issue proceedings on a rolling basis for all clients and consolidate the claims under a group litigation order, where ...

Zurich appoints head of product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... claims. She brings her deep expertise about how products apply in practice and the impact this has on the lives of our claimants." In July this year, Zurich appointed Justin Delaney as chief executive of the Australian and New Zealand business - creating ...

CSLR raises concern among advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... million and the creation of a capital reserve fund of $5 million. The maximum amount that can be paid out by the CSLR to claimants is $150,000. "The AFA has previously agreed to the introduction of a CSLR, however that support was on the basis that it ...

BT enhances LifeCENTRAL+

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... years, BT's life insurance offering has introduced electronic medical certificates to simplify claims processes for claimants. Over the period, Craig said the tele-claims offering has also grown. As most new claims across income protection, trauma, life ...

Vision Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... the following: dressing, toileting, getting in and out of bed and a chair, bathing, feeding. From the new year, TPD claimants will have to prove they cannot perform two of the following: walking more than 200 metres on a level surface or bending to pick ...

ClearView flags future with HUB24

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... the company said. "Ultimately, there must be greater attention and resources allocated to rehabilitation and helping claimants safely return to work," ClearView said.

Insurers must shape up on mental health: TAL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... TAL has released new research on mental health conditions - revealing the true cost and lack of support available to claimants. TAL, which is the group insurer for some of Australia's biggest super funds, produced a comprehensive white paper on mental ...

Pension funds sue Allianz Global Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... during the severe market rout in late February and March. While the losses were disappointing, the allegations made by claimants are legally and factually flawed, and we will defend ourselves vigorously against them. "The claimants are professional investors ...

Facebook, Google face crypto class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... JPB Liberty is seeking to raise funding for the case from venture capitalists, litigation funders and investors, with claimants to receive 70% of any settlement and funders a 30% cut. The law firm will absorb the costs if the case is unsuccessful. Companies ...

Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... dangerous precedent," Snowden said. "It is a very slippery slope from there into prescribing appropriate treatment for claimants with other medical conditions where a 'high' portion of the claims are made." Snowden said people were right to be ...