Meredith Booth, Author at Investment Magazine

Insurance

Income protection clients need coaching more than therapy for chronic pain

A world-first “pain coach” trial between insurer AIA Australia and pain scientists including Professor Lorimer Mosley from the University of South Australia has produced some standout results.

Meredith BoothSeptember 14, 2020

Group Insurance Summit Digital 2020

Confidence in the system needed to make good insurance decisions

Confidence needs to be restored quickly so people think about their insurance before they withdraw super or keep insurance going if they need it - CEO's of two of the country's largest insurance providers have said.

Meredith BoothAugust 21, 2020

Group Insurance Summit Digital 2020

Pain coaching a “game changer” for life insurance industry: AIA Australia

Understanding an individual's "pain journey" can help when customers will get stuck in claims when they are dealing with chronic pain, Professor Lorimer Moseley, a pain scientist from University of South Australia explains.

Meredith BoothAugust 19, 2020

Group Insurance Summit Digital 2020

Super funds must anticipate the pandemic’s mental and chronic health side effects

Insurers and super funds say the Covid-19 pandemic will have physical, mental and financial impacts on Australians once the second wave subsides.

Meredith BoothAugust 18, 2020

Featured Homepage Posts

Better customer engagement is silver lining for insurers during Covid-19

Forced to embrace technology in the pandemic, insurers are shedding their paper-based systems for digital ones, says Equity Trustees head of insurance Princess Navarro.

Meredith BoothAugust 17, 2020

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Group Insurance Summit

Trustees keep a watching brief on rising insurance premiums

Already worsening claims experience, new regulations and Covid-19 impacts are combining to push group insurance premiums higher, but super trustees will watch and wait before taking action.

Meredith BoothAugust 6, 2020

FSC senior policy manager Nick Kerwin (Photo: Supplied)

Group Insurance Summit

Life insurers to seek reforms following mental health claims

Rising TPD claims in mental health are prompting life insurers to look for new ways to support customers, a topic to be high on the agenda at Investment Magazine's Group Insurance Summit this month

Meredith BoothAugust 5, 2020

Investment Strategy

Australia’s super industry should chase inflation-based returns

Superannuation funds are aiming at the wrong goal posts by focusing on short-term performance league tables, says Callidum Investment Research principal consultant Rob Prugue.

Meredith BoothJune 24, 2020

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