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NEOS named Life Company of the Year

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... congratulating both NEOS and Zurich, Beddoes Institute chief executive Bill Nikolovski said: "We have seen the newer life insurance companies gain substantial traction in the marketplace recently, and it is clear why, when all the top performing insurers ...

Rising interest rates tank life insurer performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
While Australia's life insurance industry grew steadily in the last year to $17.9 billion, its profits copped a beating from rising interest rates. Plan For Life's latest research shows that inflows rose by 3.4% in the year to September 2022. TAL continues ...

CALI hires policy director from FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... driving solutions for - the other area which has most concerned members is an inability to support clients with life insurance strategy and implementation," Marshan wrote on his LinkedIn page. "So when the opportunity arose to help more Australians get ...

APRA preserves life insurance prudential standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
APRA will maintain four life insurance prudential standards following a brief consultation period. The prudential regulator flagged it was relatively satisfied with four prudential standards - Prudential Standard LPS 100 Solvency Standard; Prudential ...

Government introduces FAR, CSLR Bills

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... additional accountability measures for senior executives in prudentially regulated sectors, including superannuation, life insurance and banking and provides for penalties on those institutions." CHOICE also welcomed the introduction of the CSLR and ...

Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
New life insurance research shows that women who make cancer-related claims tend to be younger than men. A MetLife study found that females making cancer-related claims in the areas of death, income protection, terminal illness, TPD and trauma are younger ...

Poor financial literacy worsens underinsurance problem

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... looked at the impact of financial literacy on Australians' financial health and wellbeing in its annual Value of life insurance report. It found that young women have lower financial literacy compared to men, putting them at risk of financial instability. ...

ClearView offloads managed investments unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
ClearView will solely focus its efforts on life insurance after flagging that it found a buyer for its managed investments business as it also continues to review the future of its superannuation fund. Human Financial, an investment management and technology ...

Allianz Retire+ launches new retirement income solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... consistently been deprioritised and surpassed by more urgent issues concerning the industry," Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said. "That all changed in July last year, following the implementation of the Retirement Income ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... recommends. The final report also includes a recommendation to maintain the current commission and clawback rates on life insurance advice. Those providing this advice should obtain the client's informed consent before accepting a commission prior ...