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Early insurance claimants return to work faster

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
Income protection claimants in group policies within superannuation are more likely to return to work within a year, according to Rice Warner research. Specifically, if income protection claimants notify of an illness or disability within the first ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... were initially purchased. A failure to do so may constitute a breach of fiduciary duty." The case started because the claimants thought the trustees of the Edison International defined contribution pension plan "acted imprudently by offering six higher ...

AustralianSuper narrows income protection definition

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... your waiting period will start again," AustralianSuper said in a letter to members. Before, the definition called for claimants to be totally disabled for at least 14 days out of the first 19 days of their waiting period. At the same time, AustralianSuper ...

MetLife to roll out rehab program for disability claimants

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
MetLife Australia is trialling a rehabilitation program for disability claimants with physical and psychological disorders. The Reactivate Program was developed by enRich Training & Development chief executive Ian Stephens and is designed to, in a MetLife ...

Guardian and Asteron help launch pro bono adviser service

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... many more on 'standby' from Guardian Advice depending on needs," he said. A website ( www.claimsaid.com.au )A provides claimants with the ability to submit an online request for assistance. The request will then be forwarded to the most suitable adviser ...

CBA whistleblower casts doubts over compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... about the integrity and fairness of the process." Morris pointed out that in the past, the first point of contact for claimants were CBA staff who were not qualified financial planners. "What I've seen before is that CBA staff dealing with compensation ...

Employee rehabilitation key to reduce claims costs: AIA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... results for superfunds, businesses and employees. The principles which focus on claims management include empowering claimants, supporting the right intervention at the right time and emphasising screening as part of a strategic claims management process. ...

S&P denied appeal over landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... Courts. At the conclusion of that court action Justice Stephen Rares rejected all three arguments, stating that the claimants "had an arguable case" and that S&P was "indeed subject to Australian jurisdiction." Justice Rares held that, in attempting ...

Court rules against S&P in Lehmann Brothers class action

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... products sold by Lehman Brothers in the lead up to the global financial crisis. The Federal Court ruled in favour of the claimants in September 2012, but S&P tried to set the claim aside last year. The ratings agency argued that the claim was an abuse ...

WealthSure faces restructure after Court case

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... $679,059 in claims and legal fees of about $172,868. The group has committed to make additional payments to several claimants in the next two months, totaling $130,000. The payments have been made by WealthSure directly because the company has not been ...