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TAL to provide mental healthcare program via partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... consecutive years, with over 11,000 Australians making claims in relation in 2024-25 alone. It comes as the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is developing an industry action plan for mental health claims to ensure claimants are assessed app ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... insurers paid out a total of $2.2 billion in mental health claims, according to modelling from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) using APRA data. Mental health is the fastest-growing cause of claims, according to APRA. The Australian Institute ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... the Life Code can improve consumer benefits and insurers' conduct. The review was initiated by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) in July and is being led by former ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. The consultation paper delves into Life Code ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is developing an industry action plan for mental health claims over the next 12 months, working with an expert panel from related fields to ensure claimants are assessed appropriately. The framework will ...

Annual ReCALIbrate recipients named

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
The 2025 recipients of the Council of Australian Life Insurers' (CALI) third annual ReCALIbrate program have been announced. The five beneficiaries are Whitsunday Wealth financial adviser Zoe Kennedy, Parachute Cover life insurance specialist Natalie ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... meaningful protection that gives Australians the confidence to take life on." Recent data from the Council of Australian Life Insurers highlighted that mental illness payouts have ballooned to over $2.2 billion in the past year, positioning mental health ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... and hindering people with mental health conditions from securing life insurance. It comes after the Council of Australian Life Insurers signalled a review of the Life Code, commencing on October 1, following the increase in payouts for mental illness. ...

CALI launches review of Life Code

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has appointed Peter Kell to lead an independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code). The review will begin on 1 October 2025. The Life Code sets enforceable standards life insurers ...

Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... half of young Australians want financial advice on life insurance, but only one in 10 receive it. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said more Australians between the age of 18 and 34 are considering life insurance due to change in financial ...

Mental illness payouts balloon over $2.2bn: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... insurers paying out over $2.2 billion in mental health claims last year, according to new data from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). CALI said mental health is now the leading cause of total and permanent disability (TPD) claims, making ...