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Madigan Capital chair retires, transfers shares to co-owner

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... grandparent duties are high on the agenda." Wilson thanked Wood for his contributions. "Michael has embedded disciplined underwriting and active loan asset management into Madigan's DNA," Wilson said. "With the depth of talent across our team, strong ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... being suffered by family members. "These clinical results of family members will continue to be accessible through underwriting and will impact the availability and cost of life insurance. The genetic testing information protections will only directly ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... levels, credit terms are weaker, leverage is often higher, and there is less ability to perform the due diligence and underwriting involved with private credit. "Public markets offer liquidity but come with increased volatility that may often not be ...

PPS Mutual appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... up a career break to look after his family. Waller was previously the general manager of business partnerships and underwriting at Resolution Life Australasia for more than two years. He has also worked at AMP, Asteron Life, OnePath and ING Australia. ...

Estimated CSLR levy comes in at $127m for FY27

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... individual sub-sectors and reduces the risk of cross-industry disputes," Briggs said. "However, socialising the cost of underwriting investment losses is not a sustainable long-term solution for a scheme that is on track to have continued cost blow outs ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... focus is on ensuring the industry can collect and use data effectively, particularly in areas like mental health underwriting where transparency is essential." CALI is worried that safety nets are stretched far too thin, with many Australians concerned ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... could the Code promote compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and best practice in mental health underwriting?" There are also other subjects relating to family and domestic violence, First Nations customers, financial hardship, and more. ...

ART private equity lead heads for Middle East

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... equity lead just two months ago. In this role, he oversaw strategy, portfolio management, manager selection, and underwriting for direct and co-investments within the asset owner's private equity portfolio. Prior to ART, Murphy served as an associate ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Treasury opened consultation on draft legislation to ban life insurers' use of genetic test results in underwriting. The release of the draft legislation follows the government's announcement in September 2024 that it would implement a total ban, following ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... relation to mental health conditions, others are not. A critical issue raised from the inquiry is that insurers' underwriting processes are often to default to exclusions or denials when applicants disclose a mental health condition. Of the underwriting ...