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Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... strikes. Australians must be able to rely on the insurance sector to provide high-quality policies and respond quickly when claims are made," Wilson said. "Given the widespread misconduct in the insurance sector identified by the Hayne Royal Commission ...

Industry fund redeploys executives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... seventh change in role Buttigieg has seen in his almost 12 years at the fund, having originally joined in mid-2008 as a claims manager and member services officer. Meanwhile, the fund's head of marketing and brand Astrid Dare has been promoted to the ...

Risk advisers under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
This week's joint report from ASIC and APRA into life insurance and claims handling found superior consumer outcomes for group life insurance, leading a prolific law firm to suggest risk advisers add little to no value. Maurice Blackburn superannuation ...

Mayfair 101 pushes on

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... firm said it will transform Mission Beach and Dunk Island into tourist attractions. The Mayfair Australian Property Bond claims to offer investors the ability to earn fixed rates of return in exchange for direct registered first mortgage security over ...

ERS at risk of significant delays: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... applicants may not satisfy the eligibility criteria for early access to super. ISA warned the high number of ineligible claims undermines the policy and could slow down the processing for legitimate claimants. In an update, the ATO said to be eligible ...

SuperFriend bolsters support offerings as demand peaks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... interactive and inclusive, and cover psychological first aid, workplace mental health fundamentals, and specific training for claims management. "During times of massive change and uncertainty, frontline staff routinely interact with people who are frustrated ...

Court restricts Mayfair advertising

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and investment in its products is not covered by the Australian Government's Financial Claims Scheme (colloquially known as the 'Government Bank Guarantee' which covers deposits up to A$250,000 per depositor, per ...

MLC Life executive joins AFCA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Heather Gray who takes on the role of lead ombudsman for superannuation. Cameron, who joined MLC Life in June 2017 as chief claims officer before being appointed chief of customer operations in February 2019 will link with the authority in June. She ...

Liquid and ready: Cbus

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... daily crediting rates. "Cbus is in a strong position with liquidity and we believe we are able to pay all member hardship claims." A Cbus spokesperson said the fund currently has a large amount of liquid assets, which it has been reviewing and managing ...

COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Health and Finance Integrated and founder of ClaimRight William Johns is deeply familiar with Centrelink. ClaimRight is a claims administration technology company that is designed to streamline Centrelink and NDIS claims. He hopes a silver lining from ...