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AIA names regional chief executive for key markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... insurance in April 2024. He also chaired the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, Matilda International Hospital and City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong. He represents Asia Pacific on the Executive Council of the International Insurance Society, AIA noted. ...

Workplace mental ill-health can cost Australia $27bn: Report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Workplace mental health issues are directly costing the Australian economy $12 billion per annum in lost gross domestic product (GDP), with the cost set to rise by more than 125% over the next 15 years in excess of $27 billion a year. New research from ...

Life CCC spots 10.6k breaches in FY26

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... priority lays on the revised Life Code (Code), signifying issues emerging from the industry, including claims handling, mental health, vulnerability and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customers. The Council of Australian Life Insurers ...

Australian Unity names chief executive for home health

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... revenue, supporting more than 160,000 customers and building a more integrated healthcare business spanning home care, mental health and hospital-in-the-home services," Bowden said. "Growth came organically and through strategic acquisitions, grounded ...

AIA snags Acenda head of products

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
... premiums for total and permanent disability (TPD) via a new product TPD CORE, which requires additional assessment on mental health conditions and specified subjective conditions such as those associated with a client's experience of pain and fatigue ...

CALI outlines Life Code changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... Cupitt said. "There are four priority workstreams that we included in our response. The first covers some of the mental health recommendations, and again, these are important to get right. The extra process that we'll have will take into account ...

TAL launches new campaign focused on mental health

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... a spare ticket to attend an AFLW game with someone else. TAL said the campaign reflects its broader approach to mental health, which is evolving beyond paying claims to include stronger prevention, early support, recovery and care. "We know more frequent ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... couldn't be any more urgent. Millions of Australians remain underinsured at a time when economic uncertainty and mental health-related illnesses continue to rise. In the 12 months to June this year, life insurers paid nearly $6 billion across more ...

Australian Ethical, Bloomberg join ASFA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... of the broader superannuation ecosystem, from investment management and financial data to banking and workplace mental health. CFCH said its membership would provide an opportunity to contribute expertise around workplace mental health and psychosocial ...

AIA Australia rolls out TPD CORE

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... or any occupation cover. Where it differs from traditional TPD is the additional assessment criteria required for mental health conditions and specified subjective conditions such as those associated with a client's experience of pain and fatigue ...
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