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Insurers COVID-19 response slammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... Originally, this moratorium was in place until September but it has now been extended until the end of 2020. But, Maurice Blackburn insurance and financial services law principal Josh Mennen said the FSC's extension doesn't go far enough. "It's ...

Litigation funding fight heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... Party of creating a desirable legislative environment for litigation funders to operate. Mathias said since 1999 Maurice Blackburn has donated approximately $1.64 million to the Australian Labor Party, while Slater and Gordon also donated over $600,000. ...

AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... class action from Slater and Gordon, over excessive fees allegedly charged to AMP Super members, and one from Maurice Blackburn over, also over super fees. Shine Lawyers is investigating the possibility of a class action against AMP over alleged wrongful ...

AMP Life sale nears completion, new execs appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... board on matters relating to interest of NZ policyholders. Resolution Life New Zealand's board will be chaired by Anne Blackburn, Resolution said in a statement.

Calls for super funds, government to collaborate on energy security

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... net oil import mandated by International Energy Agency rules. Former deputy chair of Australia's Air Force John Blackburn, who now works as a consultant, called for the government to secure its energy reserves since 2011. He authored three reports ...

Risk advisers under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... outcomes for group life insurance, leading a prolific law firm to suggest risk advisers add little to no value. Maurice Blackburn superannuation and insurance principal Josh Mennen said the report did not find favourably for life insurance policies recommended ...

ASIC drags CFS to court over MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... and/or higher fees in an effort to maintain revenue. Elkins is named in a class action on the matter filed by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, which alleges CFS' implementation of the MySuper reforms was slow and the fund breached its duties to members. ...

Life insurers are doing their best: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... code's compliance came about after the LCCC received more than 700 alleged breaches of the code from law firm Maurice Blackburn. "The report is silent on the positive changes made by the life insurance sector," the FSC said in a statement. It noted that ...

MLC changes super fees, adds menu

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... million in illegitimate fees. The MLC MasterKey Business Super and Personal Super are facing a class action from Maurice Blackburn on behalf of 330,000 customers. The class action alleges MasterKey Business Super and Personal Super default members were ...

Life insurers breach own code consistently

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has called out the life insurance industry, saying insurers breached their Code of Practice hundreds of times in just six months. The Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC) conducted an investigation and found many insurers ...