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Kokoda revisited: The AFA journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... stories of 11 AFA members who raised more than $40,000 in completing the Kokoda Trail and increasing awareness of veteran suicide and PTSD. An AFA Foundation initiative saw the group trek 96 kilometres in seven days through some of the most rough and ...

New role builds Cbus momentum, Atkin joins SuperFriend

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... not-for-profit mental health foundation SuperFriend which strives to create mentally healthy workplaces to reduce the incidence of suicide and the impact of mental illness. The appointment, which was announced by SuperFriend chair Damian Hill at the ...

FoFA should also protect retail banking customers: FSU

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... "unreasonable sales goals" that prioritised selling products rather than servicing customers drove him to depression and attempt suicide. California-based Colin had to sell between 10 to 20 products per day and open new accounts "by all means necessary." ...

CBA executive recognised for mentee commitment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... support her for nine years now," FEW managing director Judith Beck said. "Given that 41% of these young women have attempted suicide or regularly self-harm, there is not a doubt in my mind that this year's recipient has saved her mentee's life and has ...

CommInsure under fire again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... May 2014, was denied a claim on her accidental death cover. The insurer rejected the claim, saying Outzen's death was a suicide, despite police and the coroner ruling it an accident. CBA issued a statement publicly apologising to the Outzen family this ...

Life insurers paid $6.9bn in claims in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... causes of claims were cancer, heart disease, mental health, musculoskeletal-related, neurological-related, accident and suicide. Over the last 10 calendar years the total from the retail companies has added up to almost $40 billion paid to policyholders. ...

Government releases draft life insurance regulations

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... apply. These include where a policy is automatically cancelled due to the age of the insured, where the insured commits suicide or where premium rebates are offered to encourage customers to take up policies. Existing arrangements will be grandfathered ...

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... because they were afraid of what happens after retirement," he explained, pointing to escalating rates of divorce and suicide in retiree demographics in Australia. "They're looking for value and meaning in their lives once they stop working, and we need ...

The social benefits of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... of primary school-age children about their financial situations, and encountered a mother whose partner had committed suicide due to financial hardship. "She was left to take care of her two children. She was in tears. He felt he'd failed as a husband ...

FEATURE: Reshaping insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
In a highly competitive market, group insurers are looking beyond lowering prices to attract large fund clients. In May, APRA issued a letter to Australian life insurers outlining the regulator's concerns about the group risk sector. If group insurers ...