Maurice Blackburn principal, Peter Koutsoukis, has defended the role of lawyers in dealing with group insurance claims and pointed the finger at insurers’ claims handling...

Super fund members should look to their fund first on insurance claims rather than going straight to lawyers....

Aon Hewitt in New Zealand is in discussions with Link Market Services as it looks for options for its administration business in the local market....

Reinsurance cost savings could cushion impact of downturn in top-line growth for general insurers, research reveals. ...

The ATO has expressed surprise at the number of SMSFs offering transition to retirement pensions without the right paperwork in place....

The super industry needs to agree on a code of conduct covering funds, insurers and lawyers on the way TPD and other insurance claims are handled....

Life Insurer AIA Australia has extended its partnership with Mental Health Foundation SuperFriend to help educate and improve member and workplace mental health....

Former CommInsure managing director, Peter Beck, has won a 10-year legal battle with the Commonwealth Bank over his multi-million dollar defined benefit pension entitleme...

The Financial Services Council has urged for an end to the States reaping stamp duty from insurance within super....

Life and TPD cover in superannuation needs to be restructured to avoid Australians from holding unnecessary policies, Good Super chief executive, Andrew MacLeod, believes...

Munich Re releases more data suggesting design is part of the problem currently confronting disability products....