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Cbus changes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... security guards, doormen, bouncers and people employed in crowd control (unarmed). Claims will now be paid where a member's accident or illness is the result of self-inflicted harm or attempted suicide, participation in a criminal act, or service in ...

Top economist Don Stammer to fund UNE scholarship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... culmination of his links with UNE, which became part of his extended family after his father was struck in a fatal car accident on the day of his university graduation. Stammer's mother died of tuberculosis when he was five and the disastrous 1955 ...

Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... insurance. The majority (73%) of advised clients would think to call their advisers immediately in the event of an illness or accident, while nearly two thirds (63%) would contact their adviser if they lost their job. "Advisers have a long history of ...

GBST improves compliance checks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
GBST has upgraded its solution to make it easier for superannuation funds to identify members and meet Australian Tax Office tax obligations. GBST Digital now allows super funds to integrate ID verification in their systems without compromising the ...

VFMC adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... for Victorian public authorities. Clients include the Emergency Services and State Super, WorkSafe Victoria, Transport Accident Commission, and the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority. Last year, VFMC appointed Sarah Dunn as head of client and market ...

Risk inflows stagnant, satisfaction varies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Risk premium inflows experienced marginal decreases in the 12 months to December 2020 as the gap in consumer satisfaction grows, new research shows. The latest data from Plan For Life showed total inflows increased 0.5% to $16.3 billion with just a ...

AIA to launch income protection product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... adviser and industry feedback." IP CORE sits at the lower end of the cost spectrum, next to the basic Income Protection Accident Only/Super Income Protection Accident Only cover.

Pandemic batters life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... insurers also saw a 4.3% rise in the cost of claims to $15.3 billion (up from 1% and 4.1% in 2018 and 2019 respectively). Accident and mental illness claims appear to be two key drivers of increased claims, but KPMG predicts claims could be exacerbated ...

ClearView pushes ahead with SFT

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
The ASX-listed wealth and insurance company will complete the successor fund transfer of its risk-only superannuation products to HUB24, which is scheduled to take effect on October 31. ClearView will move its clients from its LifeSolutions Super and ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Life insurance claims paid out billions of dollars to Australians last year. However, the industry needs to focus on creating awareness for its members as it is faced with negative sentiment, specifically around group insurance, the FSC Life Insurance ...