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APRA, ASIC concerned over premium increases

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
APRA and ASIC have asked the chief executives of life insurers to explain the continuing increases to retail insurance premiums following complaints from consumers and reportable situations. In a joint letter, the regulators said they're concerned premium ...

OnePath Life sued over utmost good faith duties breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... informed the customer she did not need to disclose any information older than five years. The decision followed the life insurer investigating the customer's medical history, revealing more specific information about hospitalisation for mental health ...

MLC Life adds to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... significant change, including the acquisition of MLCL by Nippon Life and the transformation required to become a standalone life insurer," he said. "Sandra leaves MLCL well placed for future success." Meanwhile, Dubé said: "I'm very much looking forward ...

TAL launches Professional Year platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
The insurer has unveiled a new digital platform that promises to keep track of all Professional Year requirements and achievements. Developed by TAL's Risk Academy team, in collaboration with several licensees, PY Manager allows licensees, financial ...

CALI backed by industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has been backed by the industry with 19 life insurers and reinsurers joining its membership. CALI's membership now represents 99% of the life insurance industry and 100% of the reinsurance industry in Australia. ...

APRA reinforces capital call expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
New APRA chair John Lonsdale wrote to banks and general and life insurers to remind them of the prudential requirements for additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital instruments. "With global credit spreads widening significantly over the past 12 months ...

FSC adds to Life Insurance Code of Practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... domestic violence, as well as new protections in the genetics moratorium. The new guidelines set out 11 areas that each life insurer's policy might cover and were developed with consumer advocates. Specifically, from July next year, the new Life Code ...

CALI names chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has named Christine Cupitt as its inaugural chief executive. Cupitt, who will commence the role next January, joins after eight years at the Australian Banking Association (ABA) where she held various roles ...

Insurers are 'fishing' for non-disclosures: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
An ASIC review of individual disability income insurance claims has determined that more work is needed by insurers to ensure customers are protected from unfair practices. ASIC has longstanding concerns about the potential consumer harm resulting from ...

Pretium Partners lands down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... Jones Lang Lassale. Prior, she was the head of alternatives at Tongyang Life Insurance, Korea's fifth largest life insurer, and, earlier in her career, was hired as one of the founding members of the alternatives business, and its first dedicated ...