SuperFriend wins funding for call centre pilot
03 September 2018
Life insurance and superannuation workplace mental health group SuperFriend has received $428,911 from the Victorian Government to run a pilot program for call centre staff…
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OneCare joins HUB24 super platform
03 September 2018
ANZ-owned OnePath’s OneCare life insurance products are now available on investment and superannuation platform HUB24…
TAL gives advisers a hand with back injuries
03 September 2018
TAL has extended its musculoskeletal underwriting education program to focus on spinal problems following neck pain…
Industry profit falls flat
27 August 2018
Life insurance industry profits were flat at $2.1 million for the year to June 30, according to latest figures from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
ClearView life business makes gains
27 August 2018
ClearView has reported a 102% jump in net after-tax profit to $26.5 million for the year to June 30…
AIA sees results from its growth strategy
27 August 2018
AIA has reported a 17% jump in the value of new business to $US1.9 billion for the six months to June 30…
Mentor role awaits older advisers
27 August 2018
Older advisers leaving the industry still have a role to play as mentors and supervisors, according to Mentor Education Group…
Ex-Credit Suisse exec takes reins at AMP
27 August 2018
AMP has appointed former Credit Suisse senior executive Francesco De Ferrari as CEO, effective from December 1…
Intervention power puts approved product lists at risk
27 August 2018
Product intervention powers for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission may see approved product lists shrink, the Association of Financial Advisers says…
Centrepoint slumps to loss
27 August 2018
Centrepoint Alliance has reported a net after-tax loss of $6.3 million for the year to June 30, down from a $6.5 million profit the previous year…
TAL forms mental health partnership
27 August 2018
TAL will work with Orygen, a non-profit youth mental health researcher, to raise community awareness of the illness…
Mortgage Choice planners deliver growth
27 August 2018
Mortgage Choice’s financial planning arm more than doubled its net profit to $362,000 in the year to June 30…
YBR snubs ‘opportunistic’ takeover bid
27 August 2018
Yellow Brick Road Holdings has rejected a takeover bid from Ron Brierley’s Mercantile OFM, arguing it undervalues the company…
Hayne piles pressure on business models
20 August 2018
Australian life insurers will face increased pressure to change their business models amid fallout from the Hayne royal commission, KPMG says…
Senators back super reforms
20 August 2018
A Senate committee reviewing the Turnbull Government’s planned reform of life cover in superannuation has backed the measures…
Australian growth attracts Japanese insurers
20 August 2018
Australia’s life insurance market remains highly attractive for Japanese buyers, Fitch Ratings says in a report on Dai-ichi’s purchase of the Suncorp life business…
Challenger makes gains outside annuities
20 August 2018
Challenger’s annuity sales were unchanged at $4 billion last financial year, while total life sales increased 12% to $5.6 billion…
TAL names customer ops GM
20 August 2018
TAL has appointed Matt Paterson as GM Customer Operations and Underwriting following the departure of David Campbell…
TAL hails Suncorp life purchase, distribution deal
13 August 2018
TAL Dai-ichi will acquire Suncorp’s Australian life insurance business for about $725 million, in a deal that includes a 20-year distribution alliance…
‘Grudge’ buyers quick to dump life insurers
13 August 2018
About 242,000 customers switched life insurance providers in the year to June, with another 766,000 investigating other providers for a better deal, a study shows…