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Expansion strategy boosts Sequoia results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... professional services division, which provides licensed services to financial advisers, as well as SMSF solutions, general insurance broking and legal document establishment services to accountants and stockbrokers, continues to grow in profitability ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... reframed is also in the firing line The ALRC asks if the definition of 'retail clients' should be applied to general insurance products, superannuation products, retirement savings account products, and traditional trustee company services. While the ...

ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... penalty proceedings against Westpac for widespread compliance failures in its banking, wealth, superannuation and general insurance businesses. The six matters filed relate to charging fees to deceased customers; distributing duplicate insurance policies ...

Sequoia buys general insurance book

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
The ASX-listed wealth group is expanding its offering, obtaining a new general insurance AFSL and acquiring the customer book of a brokerage firm. Sequoia Financial Group has acquired the customer book of Tag Insurance Brokers, its associated business ...

AFCA appoints senior ombudsmen

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... ombudsmen, investments and advice. The role of senior ombudsmen, life insurance went to Andrew Weinmann and that of general insurance went to Chris Liamos. Finally, Brenda Staggs is now senior ombudsmen, financial difficulty, Louise McAuliffe is senior ...

APRA expands life insurance data reporting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... quarterly statistical reports. The prudential regulator said it will release more of the life insurance and general insurance data it collects in a bid to promote greater transparency and efficiency, support competition, and facilitate innovative uses ...

Westpac sells life insurance unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... mortgage insurance, Westpac Pacific, auto finance and New Zealand life insurance businesses, and separated its general insurance and vendor finance businesses.

Commonwealth FP under review, partially offloaded

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... $2.1 billion in cash and $240 million in dividends payments. In June, CBA also announced the sale CommInsure General Insurance to the Hollard Group. The sale agreement includes a 15-year strategic alliance that provides Hollard with the distribution ...

Zurich appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... Justin Delaney has been appointed to the position, with responsibility for Zurich's life and investments and general insurance businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Former chief executive of the general insurance business, Tim Plant, is departing ...

CBA offloads general insurance arm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Commonwealth Bank has announced the sale of CommInsure General Insurance to the Hollard Group after divesting CommInsure Life and BoCommLife. Announced this morning, the sale agreement includes a 15-year strategic alliance that provides Hollard with ...