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Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... Life Code, which kicked off on 1 October 2025. In response, he received 14 submissions in total. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) chief executive Christine Cupitt commented the independent review is an important part of the industry's ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... Securities and Investments Commission. This legislation will make a meaningful difference to people's lives." Australian life insurers welcomed the passage, saying the new law will give Australians more confidence about getting a genetic test, knowing ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... for insurance advice, underscoring the need for the government to deliver on its advice reforms, the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said. Research by CALI found three in five Australians trust financial advice received from AI-powered programs ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... the requirement to assess customer's individual circumstances from a report last year. Despite the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is now developing an industry action plan to address the exacerbating issue, DHCRC chief executive Annette Schmeide ...

Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... play life insurer that is well placed to deliver superior service and capture growth opportunities in a changing Australian life insurance market." "Our purpose remains clear: to make life insurance more accessible for Australians and their families ...

Zurich Financial Services to acquire ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... relationships and represents a clear opportunity to develop the customer experience and competitive offering in the Australian life insurance market."

PPS Mutual appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... chief financial officer and director between 2009 and 2013. He also co-founded specialist risk insurance business Australian Life Insurance Group. Prior to that, Pillemer worked at Westpac in senior roles. Pillemer said: "Having been part of PPS Mutual ...

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 ...