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Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... years since the two pieces of legislation took effect, ASFA estimated about 5000 Australians per year died without life insurance cover, resulting in their families missing out on nearly $700 million in death benefits. Furthermore, some 11,000 individuals ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... supercomputing infrastructure in collaboration with several academic institutions to explore "early signal intelligence" in life insurance claims and disputes, a necessary step in using quantum capabilities safely and responsibly, Longo said. Overall ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... advice software provider 18 months ago from Insignia Financial, where he served as general manager of master trust and insurance products. In that role, he oversaw MySuper, retail superannuation and investment products across brands including MLC, Plum ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... has used its pre-Budget submission to call for clearer, fairer tax settings on total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance payouts for members under 60 years of age. Cbus said such reforms could save workers and their families thousands of dollars ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... a granular level, WGEA highlighted organisations that dragged the pay gap in financial services, superannuation and insurance based on average total remuneration. They are namely Goldman Sachs, IFM Investors, Bell Potter Securities, Evans and Partners ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
A new digital platform named Pathways will be developed by TAL, the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), University of Sydney, and Workcom to improve the experience of making an income protection claims for mental health reasons. The ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer for collecting customers' medical information without valid medical authority for four years. According to the committee, the unnamed insurer collected medical information ...

Schroders nabs Oaktree exec to lead Asia sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... credit alternatives platform, which covers securitised and asset-based finance, real estate debt, infrastructure debt and insurance-linked securities. She brings 17 years of experience in consulting, investment and capital raising in private markets. ...

Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... "disciplined strategic simplification and transformation" as the driver of the growth. Underlying NPAT for the life insurance business was up 59% at a margin of 11.2% (up 3.2%) to $24.1 million. Gross premium revenue was $215.6 million, a 13% increase ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... demand for our service, and with a new Banking Code now in force, and major reforms underway across general and life insurance, this is a pivotal moment for the financial services sector to lift standards and deliver more consistent, accessible and customer-focused ...