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Young people want more from their life insurance: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Young consumers are overlooking life insurance as delayed traditional milestones make it feel less relevant, according to a report by Capgemini Research Institute and LIMRA. The World Life Insurance Report 2026, based on a survey of 6000 people aged ...

PPS Mutual appoints new chair

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
Specialist insurance company PPS Mutual has announced Anthony Asher as the new chair of its board of directors. Asher brings 51 years of experience in the global life insurance industry. His career spans across the financial services sector, academia ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has found many insurers are still using blanket mental health exclusions despite being required to assess customers' individual circumstances. Releasing its report on life insurers' compliance ...

Aware Super makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... account keeping fee of $52 per year. In addition, for Future Saver products, Aware Super will bring in a new insurance premium waiver. From 3 November 2025, members may be able to have their insurance premium waived due to employer-approved parental ...

NGS Super moves to make admin fees more equitable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
About 80% of NGS Super members will benefit from fee savings when it transfers its administration function to Grow Inc. next month. As reported by Financial Standard, after a lengthy delay NGS Super is getting ready to transfer administrators. The move ...

Samuel Terry bids for Eildon again

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... cents per share for the ASX-listed company. Samuel Terry, which owns 63.08% of Eildon, said the latest offer marks a 13.4% premium to the last close price on August 29. Samuel Terry is the trustee for the Samuel Terry Absolute Return Active Fund, which ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... Tinto plans. The cost of TPD cover will be lower by 2.8%. Defined benefit members with voluntary cover will also see a premium reduction for any TPD cover they may have. For Equip Super accumulation members and excluding Toyota plan members, premiums ...

Mercer Super sued over 'longstanding and systemic' failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
Mercer Super allegedly failed to report seven investigations it undertook into serious member services failures, including one into premiums charged to dead members being refunded incorrectly. Lodged with the Federal Court today, the proceedings allege ...

InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... Compliance Committee, Infrastructure Specialist Asset Management and Income Asset Management. The committee aims to provide "premium oversight, enhance coordination, and reinforce governance excellence" across the group's three AFSLs, which includes ...

CALI launches review of Life Code

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... established in 2016 and was last revised and updated in July 2023, incorporating several changes across sales, underwriting, premium disclosures, claims, mental health, vulnerable customers, sanctions, clarity on navigating the code, and the introduction ...