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Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... bank distribution, Bank of Queensland's group executive people and corporate services and IAG's head of product and underwriting. In his new role at LGS, Musson will be responsible for the transformation and the change management strategies as the super ...

NEOS continues growth trajectory

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... mid-2018, life insurance start-up NEOS Life is making strides with the launch of a new product and expedited its underwriting decision times. NEOS managing director Brett Yardley said that most underwriting decisions finalised in three days, powered ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... plentiful (as the printing presses of the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE got going) and the flood of money was underwriting developed and emerging equity markets alike, creating a wealth effect that was spurring spending and lifting economic activity. ...

FSC revamps life insurer code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... the code in place since 2017. The second iteration of the code aims to lift the standards in product design, sales, underwriting, customer service, complaints and claims handling for the life insurers, FSC said. Key changes include getting life insurers ...

ANZ launches underwriting engine to market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
ANZ's life insurance arm has released its predictive underwriting technology following a successful soft launch. The big data-powered underwriting engine will allow customers applying for OneCare insurance to complete personal statements 30% faster. ...

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... face significant issues with privacy. About half of respondents said the proposed changes can result in selective underwriting. In addition to privacy and data security issues, top concerns include expectations that genetic testing will be made mandatory ...

NEOS unveils underwriting and sales team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
NEOS Life has formally announced the members of its underwriting and sales teams. Gemma Wheeler leads the underwriting and operations team. She joined from BT Life where she was a national new business and underwriting manager. Prior to that, she was ...

Raiz to launch group insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... developing customised group insurance products using machine learning algorithms developed by Swiss Re. A predictive underwriting model that aims to deliver a simpler underwriting experience for customers is in the works, Raiz said. The predictive modelling ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... encouraged to increase spending which, by extension, will support consumer spending (and domestic demand as whole), underwriting economic growth. But as I've eternally reminded gentle readers on this space, these seasonally adjusted stats are highly ...

Zurich launches new adviser portal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... for a more efficient online portal for advisers. The Zurich Adviser Portal gives advisers a single login to access underwriting quotes, track client application progress in real time and request updates to policy details like address and payment methods. ...