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Group risk inflows slow at CommInsure, AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... the segment. AMP followed with a decline of 30.6%, reducing its market share from 6.1% the year before to 4.1%. AIA Australia and MetLife Insurance made the biggest gains in group risk premium inflows, recording 20.6% and 13% annual growth. Overall ...

Regulators name laggard life insurance providers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... months) and Westpac (three months) take the longest to process death claims within group insurance, while TAL and AIA Australia are the most efficient (four weeks each), according to the ASIC and APRA analysis. As for TPD claims in group insurance, Suncorp/Asteron ...

AIA Australia adds innovation lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
AIA Australia has announced the appointment of a new head of innovation, joining from HESTA. Kelly Smith will join AIA to oversee the development and implementation of innovation capability and culture across Australia and New Zealand. Smith has over ...

NEOS Life expands to the west coast

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
Retail life insurance provider NEOS Life is expanding in Western Australia with the help of three former AIA Australia staff. Reon Botha will lead the Western Australian sales team as state manager. He joined from AIA Australia where he was a senior ...

TAL and Zurich lead inflows, CommInsure lags: Strategic Insights

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... and OnePath (5.7%) recorded well above-average percentage increases in annual inflows, Strategic Insights said. AIA Australia ($1.9bn), TAL ($1.7bn) and MetLife ($721m) hold the biggest market share of the group insurance sector. Strategic Insights provides ...

Planning firm among healthiest Australian workplaces

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... AIA awarding the professional services giant as the most improved large organisation. Commenting on the survey, AIA Australia chief Damien Mu said corporates needed to lead efforts in improving workplace wellbeing. "We believe that promoting employee ...

Life insurer early intervention reforms dumped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... the FSC believes that the PJC has not given due consideration to early intervention on its own merit," she said. AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said while the report recognises the important role of early intervention and rehabilitation ...

Advisers divided over health programs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... rankings for the second year in a row, while also leading the field in another six out of 12 categories measured. AIA Australia and TAL were ranked second and third respectively.

MetLife revamps relationship management and underwriting teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... insurer as state managers for New South Wales and ACT, and Queensland respectively. Towell was in a similar role at AIA Australia as state manager of NSW and ACT prior to joining MetLife. Also from AIA Australia, White worked as a senior client development ...

Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... low balances would supress retirement savings and cost the economy $2.46 billion annually, latest research from AIA Australia shows. Treasurer Scott Morrison announced in this year's Budget that superannuation funds will move from the default life insurance ...