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FSC finalises life insurance APL guidelines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... Insurance Code of Practice, along with a new set of standardised medical definitions, in July. The new definitions for cancer, heart attack and stroke in trauma and critical illness policies were developed via consultation with medical professionals ...

CommInsure life insurance ads misleading: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... statements" on some of CommInsure websites relating to the extent customers were entitled trauma cover if they suffered a heart attack, the regulator said. "The statements may have led a policyholder to believe they would be entitled to a lump sum payment ...

Vision Super creates head technology role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... default life insurance to the fund's 10,000 members, with Rowe stating: "We're a values-based fund. Our members are at the heart of everything we do. We wanted great value insurance premiums for our members, and we got that. We also wanted a seamless ...

Government caves to banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... prosperous banking sector isn't via piecemeal reform, committees or self-regulation, but a Royal Commission that "goes to the heart of poor culture." Citi analysts expressed a "no buy ratings across the major banks." The banks have clearly been a focus ...

Philanthropy at the heart of planning profession

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Nineteen Financial Planning Association members from across Australia completed a grueling seven-day, 726-kilometre fundraising ride in Hobart last week in the lead up to the 2017 FPA Professionals Congress and to help those in need. This year ten FPA ...

Mercer assists super fund members experiencing domestic violence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... financial hardship, and Mercer is here to help take the first step," he said. "Our clients and their members are at the heart of everything we do. The small actions we take today can help in creating better lives for all Australians and, importantly ...

Vision Super names new life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... and return to work if they do get sick or have an accident," he said. "We're a values-based fund. Our members are at the heart of everything we do. We wanted great value insurance premiums for our members, and we got that. We also wanted a seamless online ...

The BOJ's boring Halloween

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
Halloween 2017 may have produced some palpitations as kids (and the kids at heart) went trick or treating, but for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) 'twas a fairly ho-hum event. At the conclusion of its 30-31 October policy meeting, the Japanese central served ...

MLC Life enhances benefits, boosts savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... benefit payable when the terminal illness will lead to death within 24 months instead of 12 months; signs and symptoms of a heart attack now being accepted as proof that a heart attack has occurred; and no set time limits for benefits to be paid for ...

AIA Vitality launches charitable option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... physiological and psychological impacts." Citing the World Health Organisation, Smith said cancer, diabetes, respiratory and heart disease are responsible for 90% of the deaths in Australia. "As a life insurer, we see the impacts of this on our claims. ...