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Cbus announces changes to admin fees, premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... increase or remain as is for all members aged 35 and over in all categories. The fund said the changes are a result of fewer claims from younger members and more claims from older members. "Insurance through Cbus protects our members and their families ...

MLC Life Insurance joins forces with Insignia Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
The new claims experience will provide members with greater choice in how they lodge and track their claim. It will also enable submissions to be assessed sooner. From today, MLC MasterKey and Plum Super members insured by MLC Life Insurance will be ...

ATO slammed for failing to collect billions in unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... ISA said: "The auditor has found the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) reluctance to 'proactively' investigated unpaid super claims has led to it collecting a dismal 15% of what Australian workers are owed." ISA continued stating: "The ATO themselves have ...

Reframing disability: A world-changing opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... yesterday, senior representatives of TAL and Rest emphasised the importance of supporting people with disability with a holistic claims experience. Explaining the common challenges customers experience, TAL chief claims officer Jenny Oliver said: "Customers ...

Cyber attacks scare directors: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... significant risk of cyber extortion. The concern is warranted; according to WTW there has been a 200% increase in ransomware claims notifications under cyber-insurance policies since 2019. "Ransomware has become a low investment, low risk and high reward ...

Caddick's husband chases payday

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... blue 2016 Audi R8 V10 and black 2016 Mercedes Benz CLA45 have already been sold, bringing in $360,000, which Koletti also claims an entitlement too. Koletti used to drive the Audi, which had personalised license plates advertising his DJ name. Finally ...

CBA dismisses rumours of crypto tie-up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is denouncing claims of a partnership with a cryptocurrency trading platform that came from an alleged false news article. The article, which claimed to be a report from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) news ...

APRA, ASIC publish life claims and disputes data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
APRA and ASIC have released the latest Life Insurance Claims and Disputes Statistics publication that presents key industry-level claims and dispute outcomes. The publication featured outcomes for 20 Australian life insurers writing direct business ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
While Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic began, there are still millions who remain unemployed or under-employed. Unemployment and under-employment are rife, with the latest Roy Morgan findings showing that ...

AustralianSuper drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... This allows us to minimise the impact of increases to insurance costs, or even decrease costs, depending on the number of claims paid in previous years," the fund said. AustralianSuper has seen fewer claims for death, TPD and income protection with a ...