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TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... updated the Accelerated Protection offering with the launch of the TPD Support Option, specifically for certain mental health, chronic fatigue and functional conditions where recovery outcomes can vary significantly. Customers will also receive 20% of ...

1659 First Guardian, Shield complaints reach AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... observed the fragile state of the people coming to the CSLR, who typically experience sleepless nights and had their mental health significantly impacted. "The circumstances that seem to be repeated [among complainants] is they take advice to take their ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... society, and are continuing to change in terms of demographics, the age, how society handles things like disability and mental health and everything we're grappling with. "As they continue to change, we need to continue to review regulations to make ...

TAL to provide mental healthcare program via partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... TAL is collaborating with SANE, a digital mental healthcare platform for eligible super fund members dealing with mental health issues. The collaboration combines SANE's expertise and its clinical and lived experience insights, with TAL's investment ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... most compelling one for me is that two-thirds, or 64%, of advised Australians report a positive impact on their mental health, and we know there is a real connection between mental health and financial confidence." As the executive responsible for AMP's ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... failed in the performance of his duties, citing the pressure of being an auditor having an adverse impact on his mental health. The CADB decision notes that O'Shea "had determined that he would not take up the role of auditor again, even if the proposed ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... another trend that's emerged in the insurance space that is also worthy of the spotlight - the rapid jump in mental health claims and how long they can take to be settled. In calendar year 2024, Australian insurers paid out a total of $2.2 billion ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... communicate with customers, especially during claims. The recent rise in total permanent disability (TPD) claims for mental health has positioned the topic as the first of many key considerations in the consultation. Last week, CALI stated that it is ...

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 ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... benefit, Total Permanent Disability (TPD) Severity, in response to a significant surge in claims, particularly for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions. According to the life insurer, there was a 166% increase in retail TPD claims for musculoskeletal ...