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Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... could the Code promote compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and best practice in mental health underwriting?" There are also other subjects relating to family and domestic violence, First Nations customers, financial hardship, and more. ...

ART private equity lead heads for Middle East

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... equity lead just two months ago. In this role, he oversaw strategy, portfolio management, manager selection, and underwriting for direct and co-investments within the asset owner's private equity portfolio. Prior to ART, Murphy served as an associate ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Treasury opened consultation on draft legislation to ban life insurers' use of genetic test results in underwriting. The release of the draft legislation follows the government's announcement in September 2024 that it would implement a total ban, following ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... relation to mental health conditions, others are not. A critical issue raised from the inquiry is that insurers' underwriting processes are often to default to exclusions or denials when applicants disclose a mental health condition. Of the underwriting ...

Salter Brothers acquires Causeway AM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... demonstrated to us that we share similar values and culture. Importantly, we have a shared perspective on conservative underwriting practices and a laser focus on capital preservation across our portfolios, which means we are well-placed to provide a ...

Lederer Group bids for Elanor Commercial Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... subject to market conditions, final Responsible Entity Board approval, regulatory approvals and securing suitable underwriting support for the rights issue," Elanor said at the time. Within the broader business, Elanor recently announced it has ditched ...

Treasury launches consultation on CSLR breaching sub-sector levy caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... special levy, the minister "should have regard to the risk of entrenching further moral hazard into the scheme through underwriting investment losses, the financial sustainability and viability of sub-sectors, and spreading the cost as widely as possible ...

CALI launches review of Life Code

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... first established in 2016 and was last revised and updated in July 2023, incorporating several changes across sales, underwriting, premium disclosures, claims, mental health, vulnerable customers, sanctions, clarity on navigating the code, and the introduction ...

ClearView welcomes underwriting head

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
ClearView has hired from NobleOak to fill the position of head of underwriting. The life insurer also rolled out a slew of underwriting updates across its medical requirements and trauma definitions. Peter Tilocca has joined as the new head of underwriting ...

Bombora Advice appoints new chair, managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... insurance, distribution, and strategy. "Niall was responsible for numerous functions including sales, new business, underwriting, claims, and service - and played a role in helping to shape the future of financial advice in Australia," Handley said. ...