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James Mawhinney files appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... solicitors and counsel acting for Mawhinney initially failed to object to the admission into evidence of reports that Roberts claims are incomplete, failed to cross-examine at trial the investors to test whether they were retail clients or unsophisticated ...

MLC Life appoints claims chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
MLC Life Insurance has appointed its new chief claims officer, who left QBE after more than 16 years with the insurer. On August 16, Andrew Beevors will take on the role of chief claims officer, reporting directly to chief executive Rodney Cook. Beevors ...

New chief operating officer at Zurich

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... officer of life and investments. Her new remit covers all aspects of operations, including customer service, underwriting, claims, technology and the integration of OnePath Life into Zurich. Bates has been with the executive team since August 2016, joining ...

PRI chief executive resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... executive between 2006 and 2013. In Reynolds' time with the PRI, it has grown from 1000 signatories to 4000. The PRI now claims to represent more than half the world's institutional assets. It also grew from a staff of 37 to 170 under Reynolds' leadership. ...

Life Code Compliance Committee chair named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... insurers were not taking their obligations under the Life Insurance Code of Practice seriously. The code found an increase in claims related complaints and claims handling timeframes. There were 19,483 complaints reported to life companies that subscribe ...

IFM Investors named in class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... worth of bitcoin was paid to a hacking group which the Federal Bureau of Investigations named Darkside. The class action claims that Colonial Pipeline Company failed to properly secure the infrastructure and left itself open to potential ransomware attacks. ...

BT enhances LifeCENTRAL+

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... he said. In the last 10 years, BT's life insurance offering has introduced electronic medical certificates to simplify claims processes for claimants. Over the period, Craig said the tele-claims offering has also grown. As most new claims across income ...

Licensee awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... known as YTML, has won a technology solution mandate from a recently launched dealer group. Dealer group Finchley & Kent claims that its advisers save up to 60% of their time on administrative work as a result of this new partnership. The solution is ...

Actuaries Institute unveils IDII recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... practices, pricing uncertainty, risk management and risk appetite. Life insurers need to engage more effectively with GPs in claims management by requesting factual medical information from the doctors only and use assessments from occupational physicians ...

ASIC takes action against Equiti

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... product advice provided or the choice of financial product recommended by Equiti FS advisers to retail clients. ASIC also claims that between 18 May 2015 and 13 February 2018, Equiti FS advisers gave financial advice that was not in their clients' best ...