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Life insurance claims revamped at industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... launched an online life insurance claim tool that enables quicker payments and helps identify return to work and rehabilitation services for members. Sunsuper and AIA Australia announced their new online "eClaims" management service and said it provides ...

Super and TPD definitions in the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... difference between 'unable' and 'unlikely' is that 'unlikely' means they [members] can get away from not going through rehabilitation, whereas 'unable' means if there's a potential for rehab then it gives you the opportunity to do so." Media Super is ...

Group insurers struggling with premium sustainability

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... experience, pleasingly good progress has also been made initially in the market through improved product definitions, rehabilitation and return to work programs and benefit design. "In addition, more is being done as we see insurers and funds working ...

Philanthropists donate $6.2m through Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... medical research, youth education and agricultural advancement, as well as technology-enabled community health and rehabilitation services. "These projects are often considered 'unsexy' and are overlooked for funding, but they are in fact vital to help ...

AIA renews commitment with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... estimated to cost around $160 million dollars a year in income protection and disability claims. "Occupational rehabilitation has been a huge focus for us as a business, and we've conducted significant trials in this space to establish the key principles ...

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 ...

Insurers worried about striking balance between claims and price

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... sustainability challenges was either educating members on life insurance products or the role employment can play in rehabilitation. To 40% of respondents, the greatest challenge to implementing a successful rehabilitation program through their insurer ...

Employee rehabilitation key to reduce claims costs: AIA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Rehabilitation for employees and early intervention could be the key drivers in reducing the claims costs experienced by superannuation funds, employers and employees in what remains a challenging life insurance market, according to insurer AIA Australia. ...

Vale Gwen Fletcher

JULIE BENNETT  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... United States Army in Sydney during World War II and, once the war was over, for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). She then went on to work for Liberal Federal Member of Parliament, John Howse, rubbing shoulders with ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... careful analysis of a number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, including tailings disposal, rehabilitation of land, carbon emissions and respect for indigenous rights. "BHP Billiton and Rio are leaders in the mining space. Compared ...