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Insurance, retirement product excellence recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... Insurance Award. MLC Life was the overall winner in the health and wellness category, also taking out the Physical and Mental Health Support Award, Innovation - Program Award and Program Coverage Award. TAL Life and MetLife were recipients in this category ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... Australia. There are so many challenges we must step into; a housing challenge, an energy transition challenge, a mental health challenge, a challenge with resilience to extreme weather events and more." "PwC as Australia's largest professional services ...

Advised Aussies better off on all fronts: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
Australians who seek financial advice measure better on all aspects of quality of life and better mental health, according to new research from the Financial Planning Association of Australia. The research, which was conducted by MYMAVINS, compared ...

Advisers given access to wellbeing service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... access to a panel of doctors for general, non-urgent queries, in-depth reviews of physical conditions by experts, a mental health clinic, fitness consultant and nutrition consultant. The initiative follows Deakin University's research that found 73% ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... where we see consumer harm from poor claims handling practices." In its review, ASIC also identified concerns around mental health claims and investigations. The review found 40% of non-disclosure investigations related to mental health non-disclosure. ...

MLC Life Insurance launches wellbeing service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... This is particularly helpful for people experiencing cancer, mental ill-health, and pain." Vivo offers access to mental health support, cancer and pain through its specialist care sector and assistance to get back on track after illness or injury through ...

Philanthropist fund unveils new NFP partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
Future Generation is on a mission to accelerate funding into the prevention of youth mental health issues, warning that Australia's current funding of mental healthcare is "not working". Comprising of 14 non-for-profit partners, the social investment ...

Darren Black appointed SuperFriend chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... Australia and the Australian Men's Health Forum. SuperFriend said Black is a respected leader in the not-for-profit and mental health space and is a pioneer in the transformations of organisations like Outward Bound Australia and NSW Police Citizens ...

Barwon adds to healthcare fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... precinct. On the west coast, Barwon purchased a two-level building at Joondalup in Perth's north and a community mental health facility at Butler, an outer suburb of Perth. Barwon's head of healthcare property and a partner Tom Patrick said he is pleased ...

Life Code update expands consumer protections

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... of the Life Insurance Code of Practice features more than 50 new consumer protections, including a ban on blanket mental health exclusions and greater limits on surveillance. The updated Code follows consultation with industry, consumer groups and regulators ...