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Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... are also experiencing a high level of natural disasters, both in Australia and in markets like the US, which pushes up claims inflation, reinsurance rates and ultimately insurance premiums." Further, McLean said a higher interest rate environment means ...

ClearView strengthens leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... operations, product and pricing, and technology. Joanne Faglioni, who originally joined ClearView in late 2021 as chief claims officer, has been promoted to group executive of operations. Faglioni is now responsible for overseeing and driving improvements ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... a risk at this stage," Yovanka Bylander, head of sustainability at TimesSquare Capital Management, said. In response to claims that ESG was confusing or unspecific, Bylander said the acronym simply means "extra special good". ESG investing is a holistic ...

ACCC publishes draft guidance on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... recent greenwashing internet sweep, which found 57% of businesses reviewed were making potentially misleading environmental claims. "As consumers become more environmentally conscious, businesses need to be honest and transparent when making environmental ...

Leigh Watson caps four decades in industry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... industry to become more efficient and pass back some of these savings to customers," he said, adding that uncertainty of claims costs for disability products, both income protection and TPD, remains the biggest challenge for the industry. As for super ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... another exercise in damage control and said the misconduct of the eight staff in question still remains unclear. "PwC's claims of accountability and the purport of consequences for failing to meet appropriate standards of professional conduct offer a ...

Cbus informs members of premium changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... members were told, with the industry fund saying the increase for older members is driven by an uplift in the number of claims lodged by the cohort in recent years. "Each year we negotiate carefully with our insurer to make sure we're getting you the ...

More pension funds, insurers impacted by MOVEit mass-hack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... accessed in the hack. Law firms Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz and Console & Associates are already investigating claims on behalf of current and future CalPERS retirees whose information was stolen in the attack, while Console & Associates said ...

TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... secured another three years of "competitive rates" for death and TPD cover, it said. TelstraSuper head of insurance and claims Fiona La Greca described it as a great outcome for members. "As a profit-for-member fund, TelstraSuper is always looking for ...

Rainmaker MySuper index outdoes S&P ASX 200

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... $8.7 billion, it falls short of the $9.2 billion recorded in the pre-Covid era of 2019. On the other hand, group insurance claims paid in in 2021-22 dwindled by 7% to $4.5 billion, down from the record $4.9 billion in claims paid in 2018-19. Consequently ...