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Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... their transparent disclosure of underlying companies, also meet the moment in terms of enhanced regulatory attention to claims of greenwashing. Liddell pointed to an announcement by ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard this week that false claims of environmental ...

CSLR legislation tabled, advice sector responds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... fact the companies funding the scheme take responsibility for the quality of their advice and do not contribute to unpaid claims. "To avoid incentivising unnecessary risk taking by unscrupulous firms, it is necessary to place sensible limits on the extent ...

ClearView Wealth appoints rehabilitation manager

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... employability, and identification and management of occupational rehabilitation cases. She will report to ClearView chief claims officer Joanne Faglioni. "We're always looking for ways to add value for our customers and advisers. A key area of focus ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
An ASIC review of individual disability income insurance claims has determined that more work is needed by insurers to ensure customers are protected from unfair practices. ASIC has longstanding concerns about the potential consumer harm resulting from ...

ASIC issues warning over brokers' high-risk offers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... clients." In the case of possibly misleading statements about cost, Press said: "We are concerned that 'zero brokerage' claims may not be true to label where the service is 'bundled' with other products or services that effectively subsidise brokerage ...

MobiSuper, licensee to pay $250k penalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... The phone calls in question took place in October and November 2017. The Court also found that MobiSuper made misleading claims about being able to save fees by opening a MobiSuper account and having other existing super accounts rolled into it, and ...

Maritime Super reappoints MLC Life as group insurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... 2019." "We look forward to rolling out their Vivo health, wellness and recovery service, in addition to their new digital claims experience, to members in the second half of this year." MLC Life Insurance chief group insurance officer Mark Puli commented ...

MLC Life Insurance launches wellbeing service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... can access services now, while fund members will get access over the second half of this year. MLC Life Insurance chief claims officer Andrew Beevors said offering more support to customers irrespective of whether they claim reinforces the value of life ...

Integrity Life picks AGI as group life administrator

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... AGI, with Integrity Life's existing group portfolio to transition in phases. Integrity Life's distribution, underwriting, claims, product and pricing operations continue to be managed in-house.

Commonwealth Bank profit nears $10bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... million - a decrease of $72 million or 50% from the prior year. Commonwealth Bank said the result was driven by higher claims experience net of reinsurance recoveries, due to increased weather-related claims and higher average claims size driven by supply ...