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Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... premiums for all Australians. In a submission, the association highlighted the potential "material impact on life insurance claims" the new legislation will have. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) ...

CareSuper makes sweeping insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... higher insurance costs come April 1. The $60 billion super fund said after three years of holding fees steady, a rise in claims have made increases necessary. "At CareSuper, everything we do is for our members, and that includes regularly reviewing our ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... local regulatory space in 2026. Operational failures among super trustees and administrators, such as delays in processing claims, inadequate support and services for customers, poor IT infrastructure and cyber resilience, all escalate risk of fraud ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... However, EQT blames ASIC for failing to warn the market and ETSL about Shield when it could have done so. This is despite claims that ETSL's due diligence process met industry standards and had a robust internal governance framework and internal policies ...

Advisers 'positioned to thrive' in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... said the kind of funding commitments required needs further clarification, particularly when Shield and First Guardian claims are factored in. Movement on the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package is also expected, though the delays have been ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... AustralianSuper announced last November that it would compensate around 7000 beneficiaries with $4.2 million for death benefit claims that exceeded the fund's internal target of four months from the date a claim was received. Iress sells superannuation ...

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... Shield and First Guardian but did not detail how much. The impairment is expected to include a provision for potential claims under the insurance excess payable under its professional indemnity insurance. It will also include impairment of intangible ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... conditions where recovery outcomes can vary significantly. Customers will also receive 20% of their sum insured each year for claims involving these conditions, provided they continue to meet the TPD criteria at annual review. TAL said the offering will ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... permits such factoring," he says. Most of the true lending to middle market companies, he says, sees the lenders having first claims on the assets ahead of other sources of finance. He says lending to mid-market private companies compares well with the ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Team Super, CFS, TAL

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... markets and development team. Perkins previously worked in Australia's superannuation sector at Hostplus, dealing with claims for health insurance brokers at the fund's Melbourne office. "It's an extremely exciting time to be joining the ...