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Macquarie-backed IDA sets up $150m credit warehouse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... financial officer Jeremy Urbach said the new facility will enhance IDA's flexibility to continue originating and underwriting quality senior credit facilities. He added it will strengthen the financial infrastructure of the business and enhance the underlying ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... limit monthly subscriptions multiple times rather than dilute returns to existing shareholders or compromise our underwriting standards. It is a key driver of HLEND's strong relative returns and sound risk management." A business development company ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... medical authority for four years. According to the committee, the unnamed insurer collected medical information during underwriting without obtaining consent between March 2020 and March 2024 using the prescribed authority wording as required under clause ...

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 ...