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Socio-economics dictate insurance needs of young Aussies: Insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
One of Australia's largest group insurers believes it should be up to individual superannuation fund trustees to determine the minimum age for providing automatic default life insurance cover. In its submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee ...

Disability income insurance an ongoing concern: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a loss-making venture for life insurers as the prudential regulator undertakes a comprehensive review of its sustainability, pricing and the actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
The banking and financial services Royal Commission has unearthed the unethical practices and incentives of life insurers selling policies over the phone at the expense of the most vulnerable customers living in remote communities. ASIC Indigenous Outreach ...

Simple Fund 360 picks up AdviserLogic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... direct data feed product, DataLogic that has now grown to include dozens of platforms, fund managers, stock brokers and insurers," Gara said. "Adding BGL's Simple Fund 360 allows us to offer a comprehensive data set that we know our AFSL and adviser ...

Same insurance cover, different price: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... terms and conditions of insurance policies, which in turn influences premium movement. For example, in concert with their insurers there has been a convergence on a tight policy condition that applies to Total and Permanent Disability insurance that ...

Allianz Retire+ announces leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... Harris. Harris is a former partner at EY and has spent about 20 years working with financial institutions, primarily insurers. Meanwhile, BT Funds Management non-executive chair and iCare director David Plumb has been named inaugural chair of the board. ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... in establishing a solid best-in-show list everyone is happy with. Another issue the Commission wants to address is how insurers are pricing underwriting group policies. Campo noted how "careful" insurers are when constructing underwriting arrangements ...

Efficiency and transparency drive client satisfaction during life claims: Beddoes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... claims management are the strongest drivers of client satisfaction at claim time. The Beddoes report benchmarked life insurers across what it described as the "five core aspects of the claims journey" including: lodgement, assessment, payment, claims ...

TAL veterans launch new life insurance provider

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... with the best of the best. NEOS life insurance products are issued by NobleOak, one of Australia's longest standing insurers, and are reinsured by a subsidiary of one of the world's largest insurers, Pacific Life Re," NEOS said.

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
New research strongly backs the economic and health benefits of allowing life insurers to provide intervention and rehabilitation treatment for thousands of Australians each year. The study, conducted by the Financial Services Council with the help ...