APRA life/risk data short on death benefit detail
16 April 2025The latest APRA data covering life insurance claims has not named or shamed the super funds who have fallen short on death benefits.
The latest APRA data covering life insurance claims has not named or shamed the super funds who have fallen short on death benefits.
Financial Newswire’s life/risk expert, Col Fullagar tells the tale of how Princess Partial bested the evil CEO, King Ka Ching on TPD.
ASIC is continuing its crack-down on insurance claims handling, this time initiating action against general insurer, Hollard.
Major life insurer TAL, owned by Dai Ichi Life, has taken a 15.1% stake in Challenger in a move seen as lifting its annuities reach.
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Life/risk columnist, Col Fullagar, laments that 12 years after he wrote a damning assessment of claims handling, too little has changed.
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