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ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
ClearView has made changes to its ClearChoice product series, including the launch of trauma options, and is closing its ClearChoice Super Rollover product. The first trauma option, Trauma Extras covers customers for less severe events such as fractures ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Representatives from the Super Members Council (SMC) met with assistant treasurer Stephen Jones to explore strategies for bolstering customer service. Industry super funds, in collaboration with the SMC, initiated a roundtable discussion last week with ...

Vale Jason Milosevski

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... through, explaining the important role income protection cover was playing for him and his family during this time, and that trauma and life cover would thereafter, Pillemer said. Pillemer described Milosevski as the "gold standard" who enriched the ...

Advisers boost client portfolios 5.9%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... help clients achieve life-long goals and celebrate personal milestones, as well as help them in challenging times such as trauma, illness, financial crises, job loss, and death. The 1.2% value add to asset allocation as an example, could see a client's ...

Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... study found that females making cancer-related claims in the areas of death, income protection, terminal illness, TPD and trauma are younger by one to four years on average compared to men. In terms of mental health cases, the average age for women claiming ...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it: Graham

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
Speaking at the Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney this week, Assured Support managing director Sean Graham said that the Quality of Advice Review is disappointing for advisers who have worked hard to build the foundations of an advanced ...

Insurance, retirement product excellence recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... Award. TAL Life was the winner of the Overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, also taking home the Term Life Award, Trauma Rider Award and Innovation Product Award. NobleOak Life received the TPD Award, Income Protection Award, Customer Service ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... better times, helping clients to achieve life-long goals, while in challenging circumstances, adding value through cases of trauma, illness, financial crises, estate planning, and death. The report shows that an adviser's contribution to the success ...

FICAP raises over $120k for charity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... "Children with a parent in prison are the invisible victims of crime. They experience significant psychological and emotional trauma, isolation, bullying, poverty, homelessness and fragmentation of care, education and family support," she said. "The ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... further $328.2 million will be spent to expand and establish early intervention programs. This includes $127.8 million for trauma-informed national counselling services to support victim-survivors of domestic violence, including children impacted by ...