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Regulators summon super giants, insurers over disability cover blowout

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 15, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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APRA and ASIC will convene talks with top superannuation funds and life insurers as surging mental health payouts push disability cover into a “death spiral”.

Regulators summon super giants, insurers over disability cover blowout

The nation’s biggest pension funds and life insurers will meet later this month to address major concerns about the decline in demand for total and permanent disability cover caused by rising premiums.

A roundtable organised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission with industry executives for November 25, wants to avoid a worst-case scenario where global life insurance providers potentially exit Australia, leaving superannuation fund members with more expensive insurance cover.

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