ANZ lets advisers access mental health portal
25 June 2018
ANZ has commissioned a mental health and wellness portal for advisers, to help with their personal and professional lives…
Life Insurance
NEOS Life aims to set ‘new standard’
25 June 2018
New entrant NEOS Life will initially distribute its retail products through a select group of adviser partners, as it aims to distinguish itself from established life insurers…
TAL sets up underwriting education scheme
25 June 2018
TAL has introduced an education program to help advisers and clients better understand the underwriting process…
APRA weighs in on worker rehab reforms
18 June 2018
The prudential regulator has told policymakers to exercise “care” in any legislative changes that give life insurers a role in worker rehabilitation…
Digital platform speeds MLC underwriting process
18 June 2018
MLC Life has reported an increase in policy issue rates since the launch of a digital underwriting platform less than two months ago…
TAL makes pricing, client appointments
18 June 2018
TAL has appointed Joseph Daley as GM Pricing and Nick White as Head of Clients and Strategic Management within its group insurance business…
Honan Life builds on accounting, planning links
18 June 2018
Honan Life Insurance Group says it is developing strategic relationships with accountancy and planning practices following its launch earlier this year…
Asteron appoints head of distribution
18 June 2018
Asteron Life has appointed Graham Hill as EM Life Distribution…
Swiss Re, ALUCA open return-to-work award
18 June 2018
Applications are open for this year’s Swiss Re and Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims Association return-to-work award…
TAL’s AI underwriting tool wins global prize
18 June 2018
TAL has won a global award for its WunderWriter tool, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to audit underwriting cases…
AIA questions group cover opt-in
12 June 2018
AIA warns an insurance in superannuation opt-in model for young people would provide minimal additional savings, but could have devastating implications in the event of injury or illness…
Income protection king of the ‘zombie’ policies
12 June 2018
Income protection cover has been labelled poor value and the “chief culprit” in superannuation members being unable to make claims…
AMP wants lawsuits consolidated as more firms join fray
12 June 2018
Slater & Gordon and Maurice Blackburn are the latest law firms to file a class action against AMP, which has called for a consolidation of the lawsuits it faces over alleged financial misconduct…
FSC spruiks $1 billion saving through rehab role
12 June 2018
Life insurer funding of illness and injury recovery programs could save the Government $1.2 billion in healthcare costs over the next two decades, an industry study shows…
Integrity sells stake to Japanese insurer
12 June 2018
Japan’s Daido Life has acquired a 14.9% stake in Integrity Life for $13 million…
AMP begins rebuilding board
12 June 2018
John O’Sullivan has been appointed to the AMP board as a non-executive director…
FPA conference open for registration
12 June 2018
Registrations are open for the Financial Planning Association Professionals Congress, from November 21-23 at the International Convention Centre in Sydney…
Group cover code ‘well short’ of best practice
04 June 2018
The Productivity Commission has outlined room for improvement in the voluntary code of practice for providing insurance within superannuation…
ANZ offloads OnePath NZ
04 June 2018
ANZ will sell its OnePath New Zealand life business to specialist insurer Cigna for $NZ700 million…
NobleOak secures Canstar direct value hat-trick
04 June 2018
NobleOak has won the Canstar direct life insurance outstanding value award for the third year running…