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New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... strengthen controls on social media content in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attacks. Last month the NZ Super Fund, Accident Compensation Corporation, Government Superannuation Fund, National Provident Fund and Kiwi Wealth partnered to call ...

Regulators name laggard life insurance providers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... discouraged the policyholder from lodging a claim that is not covered by the policy, they said, adding individual advised accident is an exception and has a low admittance rate.

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... combined assets of more than NZ$90 billion - have called on Facebook, Google and Twitter to take action. The NZ Super Fund, Accident Compensation Corporation, Government Superannuation Fund Authority, National Provident Fund and Kiwi Wealth have joined ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
"They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka. This song must be playing in UK prime minister Theresa May's head - it should as it did in mine - when a second round of voting in the House of Commons ...

Harder for insurers to dodge claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Insurers will find it tougher to dodge paying out claims if the Royal Commission's recommendation to amend insurance law is enacted. At the round six hearings of the Royal Commission, it was revealed that CommInsure used outdated medical definitions ...

Vale John Bogle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... of which sold more than one million copies. Bogle served on the boards of various corporations - including The General Accident Group of Insurance Companies and Meritor Financial Group - and held honorary doctorate degrees from various universities ...

Royal Commission tables life insurance policy questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
Numerous policy questions that arose from the life insurance round of the Royal Commission could shake up the direct life insurance segment and potentially ban conflicted remuneration in risk products. The document, released yesterday, questions the ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
CommInsure admitted it misled the Financial Ombudsman Service that was helping resolve a claimant's dispute by deliberately withholding medical information and delaying the process, the Royal Commission heard yesterday afternoon. Counsel assisting ...

ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The sixth round of the financial services Royal Commission heard ClearView's direct life insurance business breached anti-hawking provisions up to 303,000 times. The figure has ballooned from the 278,664 originally reported to the Commission, according ...

Life insurer undertakes strategic review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... procedures. The insurer said it has not set a timeline for when the review will be completed. Freedom deals in funeral, accident and life insurance, as well as income and loan protection. It is closely linked to boutique dealer group, Spectrum Wealth ...