Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1001 - 1010 of 2326 results for "life insurance"

Super funds that embrace change will prevail: DST

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... combination of challenges and remedies that have created the opportunity of a lifetime for superannuation funds and life insurance companies," DST director product management Sam Higgie said. "All players in the super industry can materially and positively ...

FSC and FOS appoint former ASX chief risk officer

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... and Financial Ombudsman Service named the chair of the committee tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Life Insurance Code of Practice. Anne Brown joins the Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC) while also serving as a member of ASIC's markets ...

Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
The majority of people canvassed in Financial Standard's weekly poll reveal they have life insurance via their superannuation fund. About 60% of respondents said life insurance was available via their employer or super fund. Almost one-in-three (32%) ...

Sydney advice firm launches insurance joint venture

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
One of the senior members at a Sydney wealth management firm will lead its new life insurance business following the establishment of a joint venture. HLB Mann Judd Sydney has appointed Andrew Kennedy to lead HLB Insurance Services, which will operate ...

ASIC shines spotlight on insurance advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... Among the 200 financial planning client files reviewed by ASIC, 10% were considered to have serious concerns over life insurance arrangements. The corporate regulator most concerned about financial advice that led to clients changing life insurance arrangements ...

Online Aussie consumer giant enters life insurance market

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
One of Australia's leading online consumer brands is entering the life insurance industry via a distribution partnership. Under the agreement with life insurance distributor Greenstone Financial Services, Kogan.com (Kogan) will offer life insurance ...

Topdocs enhances platform with extended partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... for BGL, Topdocs and our mutual clients." BGL's extended partnership follows on from the company enhancing its life insurance solution in November via SMSF admin software Simple Fund 360 in November. BGL appointed AIA Australia as the underwriter and ...

MetLife awards $11bn custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... processing timeframes, and deliver improved member experience via tele-claims and paperless ID solutions. The local life insurance market grew 2.4% to $16.2 billion in the year to September, latest statistics from Strategic Insight show. The group insurance ...

KPMG names insurance and wealth lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... Malaysia and Indonesia since 2011. Thomas successfully led a significant transformation of Prudential's Malaysian life insurance operations. He also helped mature businesses find new avenues of growth through advice-based distribution models and partnerships ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... One bitcoin was equivalent to $14,464 at publication time. This week, we want to know how did you purchase your life insurance policy ?