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OnePath Life sued over utmost good faith duties breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
OnePath Life will face ASIC in Federal Court over failures while handling a mental health claim. In 2016 a customer took out an income protection policy with OnePath Life through an ANZ financial adviser based in Grafton, New South Wales. OnePath Life ...

Rest names new independent chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... Marshman is to be replaced by James Merlino, former Victorian deputy premier, minister for education and minister for mental health. Merlino stepped away from politics in June, having also previously held the portfolios of sport, recreation and youth ...

Bahamian firm joins Future Gen portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... commitment to invest 1% of net assets in its social investment partners who are focused on promoting wellbeing and preventing mental ill-health in young Australians. "Australians have been incredibly good to me, supporting me when I was setting up Holowesko ...

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 ...