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Cbus members to see 46% increase in insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... seeing an increase in TPD claims, driven by a rise in mental health conditions. "In response to this, working with our insurer, AIA, CSC has implemented a mix of premium changes which includes an increase to TPD and five-year income protection premiums," ...

NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... support. It's the second year running that NEOS has taken home the honour. NEOS chief executive John de Zwart said the insurer is incredibly proud to receive the award again. "It's a powerful endorsement from advisers that our focus on service, underwriting ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The latest data by APRA found life insurance claims for regulated funds came to 117,219 for the 12 months ending December 2025, down 1.2% from 118,605 in the previous year. Together disability income insurance (DII) and total and permanent disablement ...

APRA warns super trustees over AI adoption

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has called on superannuation trustees, insurers and to significantly lift their approach to managing artificial intelligence (AI) risks, warning current practices are not keeping pace with rapid ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Challenger saw $11.7 billion leave its funds management business in the third quarter, of which $3.4 billion came from negative market movements driven by the Middle East conflict. The lion's share of $8 billion were net outflows while the balance of ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Regal Partners has appointed Peter Yates as the chair-elect and independent non-executive director of the board, effective today. Yates will still stand for election at Regal Partners' annual general meeting (AGM) on May 28, in a bid to assume the role ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... timeframe in clause 5.5 can be reduced to five business days, for example, while clause 5.50 can be redrafted to require the insurer to tell the claimant about their decision within 15 business days and within the relevant claims-handling timeframe. ...

CSC to increase TPD premiums for PSSap members by 43.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... seeing an increase in TPD claims, driven by a rise in mental health conditions. "In response to this, working with our insurer, AIA, CSC has implemented a mix of premium changes which includes an increase to TPD and five-year income protection premiums," ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

APRA launches 'advanced illiquidity premium' to capital framework reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
APRA has finalised its changes to longevity products' capital framework that will impact annuities and retirement income products, namely introducing the "advanced illiquidity premium" (AILP). After consulting with the industry, APRA released its ...