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FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... rightful place in the conversation and treatment pathways. Safety nets Unseen levels of mental-health claims in the group insurance industry stand tantamount to the crisis at hand. AIA Australia, an insurance partner for several super funds, recorded ...

CBA, Colonial First State settle class action for $249m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... Mutual Life Assurance Society (CMLA). Shine Lawyers alleged that CFSI as the superannuation provider, arranged group insurance policies with CommInsure that charged fees that were not in members' best interests. It also alleged that similar, cheaper ...

AIA Australia rejigs retail team, appoints new lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... of CBA with life insurance and wealth needs, as chief executive and managing director. Phillips was named chief group insurance officer in October 2015, having acted in the role a few months prior. Prior to this, she worked in multiple positions within ...

AIA Australia reveals stark gender divide in IP claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
New analysis from AIA Australia finds a stark difference among group insurance income protection claims when it comes to gender, with women leading mental illness and musculoskeletal-related claims. AIA's group claims experience for 2025 showed ...

Aware hikes fees for former TelstraSuper members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... call on the industry to take "decisive action" to address the sustainability challenge facing TPD insurance. In group insurance, APRA and ASIC encouraged insurers to maintain proactive and constructive engagement with trustees and be open to facilitating ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... manage problematic issues arising from total and permanent disability (TPD) products offered across the retail and group insurance channels, a recent roundtable heard. ASIC and APRA warned providers they need to take "decisive action" to address the ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... outcomes, improved performance measurement and better oversight of third-party providers, like administration and group insurance partners. To improve member experience, over the next two years, super funds said they will concentrate on shifting from ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... HESTA Personal Super member; they do not apply to those in corporate super plans. The reductions follow a renewed group insurance arrangement with AIA Australia and reflect the fund's ongoing commitment to providing value-for-money cover, it said. HESTA ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... 9851 compared to the same period in 2024. Of all the claim disputes lodged in the year, 56% of them related to group insurance inside superannuation. This was followed by individuals who received advice, accounting for 33% of the disputes made on claims. ...

CSC to increase TPD premiums for PSSap members by 43.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... current economic climate. Some even claim to have switched super funds already as a result. AustralianSuper, whose group insurance is provided by TAL, did not respond to requests for comment.
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