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Leigh Watson caps four decades in industry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... industry to become more efficient and pass back some of these savings to customers," he said, adding that uncertainty of claims costs for disability products, both income protection and TPD, remains the biggest challenge for the industry. As for super ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... another exercise in damage control and said the misconduct of the eight staff in question still remains unclear. "PwC's claims of accountability and the purport of consequences for failing to meet appropriate standards of professional conduct offer a ...

Cbus informs members of premium changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... members were told, with the industry fund saying the increase for older members is driven by an uplift in the number of claims lodged by the cohort in recent years. "Each year we negotiate carefully with our insurer to make sure we're getting you the ...

More pension funds, insurers impacted by MOVEit mass-hack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... accessed in the hack. Law firms Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz and Console & Associates are already investigating claims on behalf of current and future CalPERS retirees whose information was stolen in the attack, while Console & Associates said ...

TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... secured another three years of "competitive rates" for death and TPD cover, it said. TelstraSuper head of insurance and claims Fiona La Greca described it as a great outcome for members. "As a profit-for-member fund, TelstraSuper is always looking for ...

Rainmaker MySuper index outdoes S&P ASX 200

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... $8.7 billion, it falls short of the $9.2 billion recorded in the pre-Covid era of 2019. On the other hand, group insurance claims paid in in 2021-22 dwindled by 7% to $4.5 billion, down from the record $4.9 billion in claims paid in 2018-19. Consequently ...

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... determination from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to be compensated up to $150,000. Consumers will be able to lodge claims for compensation from April 2024, with the first compensation payments to follow shortly thereafter. "This is a ...

Cyber breach claims CalPERS member data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
More than 750,000 retired members of one of the world's largest pension funds have had their personal information accessed in a cybersecurity breach. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is alerting its retired members and their ...

Zurich fills newly created executive role

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
Zurich Financial Services has appointed Matt Paterson as chief claims officer, Australia and New Zealand. Paterson will have enterprise-wide responsibilities for all claims teams and functions across Zurich's Retail Life, Group Life, and General Insurance ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... that marketing and advertising teams work with the legal and risk teams to ensure cohesion around sustainability-related claims," and "what assurances and processes can be put in place to ensure that the board is appropriately informed and confident ...