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MLC Life names chief underwriter, expands medical service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... and advisers. Separately, MLC Life announced it is expanding its Best Doctors service by providing customers access to medical advice or a second opinion from a global network of medical specialists at no additional cost regardless if a claim is made ...

Wealth arm projects Perpetual profit

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... said. "Fordham is now a leading referrer for Perpetual Private's strategic financial advice services. Additionally our medical education and advice business, The Private Practice, is reaching a wide audience of medical professionals and attracted 70 ...

Independent director joins Westpac board

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... is also a director of Stone & Chalk and a non-executive director of Genome.One, a subsidiary of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. She is also a member of the University of Technology Sydney Vice Chancellor's Industry Advisory Board, and the Federal ...

Life insurer surpasses code of conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... insurance code of conduct and calling others in the industry to follow suit. The life insurer is applying the code's minimum medical definitions for cancer, heart attack and stroke in trauma and critical illnesses to all new claims received on individual ...

CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... insurance arm, Sovereign, was also highlighted for a potential sale. Although CommInsure was cleared of allegations of medical misconduct and systemic claims handling issues by ASIC and Deloitte in March, CBA's announcement nonetheless follows a troubled ...

Technology and mergers threaten insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... insurance industry report conducted by financial services technology provider TAS, which canvassed 50 leaders from the life, medical and general insurance sector. Incumbents are facing the pressures of innovation, expressing uncertainty about how to ...

Class action on the cards for ASX healthcare firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... including major Australian fund managers, following a 37% fall in share price. William Roberts Lawyers has alleged that Sirtex Medical, which manufactures and distributes targeted radiation treatments for liver cancer, engaged in "misleading and deceptive ...

Direct life insurance review underway: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... cases can be as high as 50%, he added. The review involves understanding how insurers design products; how pre-existing medical conditions are treated; what happens at the point of sale; how consumers are targeted and what channels are being used, Saadat ...

ANZ Wealth enhances life insurance process

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... OneCare Pre-Assessment Wizard aims to assist financial advisers understand the potential underwriting outcomes for certain medical circumstances timely and efficiently. ANZ Wealth head of life insurance Gerard Kerr said advisers can ask clients a few ...

MLC Life partners to accelerate underwriting process

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... other factors, it can take a month to make a decision," Heyhoe said. The UnderwriteMe rules engine stores more than 6500 medical conditions, providing a wide range of data to assess potential risks. The engine also includes a pre-assessment tool that ...