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Optimo introduces robo platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... to "make it work," he said. The tool can be customised by its user to reflect their own branding and offers a range of premium services, including a comprehensive paraplanning service. Bannister said that future versions of the technology will leverage ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
An industry super fund will reduce its insurance premiums by 6% and has pledged to lock the reductions until 2020. From 1 July 2017, Hostplus members will receive at least a 6% reduction to Death and Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) premiums. Hostplus ...

Aussie large cap funds underperforming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... competitive advantage; low debt and strong management teams. But quality companies failed to reward managers a return premium in the past year, which historically outperform the benchmark by 2.6% per annum over a 15-year period. Nguyen added such companies ...

Disengaged members vulnerable in super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
A review by ASIC into member experience with superannuation has highlighted a number of key vulnerabilities for consumers. The report, which mapped three stages of the superannuation lifecycle - joining a fund, participating in a fund, and changing ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... and encourages firms to become more innovative." Smart beta is another strategy that can add more than a 1.5% per annum premium as a result of mispricing effects, the report said, citing another study which found that "all alternative weighting strategies ...

Insurer must refund $330k

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... result, ASIC has placed conditions on Virginia Surety's Australian financial services licence. It must: Refund the life premium paid by affected customers plus interest; Engage an independent external compliance expert approved by ASIC, to review its ...

The changing face of underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... CHRONOS determines the prospect's life expectancy and prepares a range of individually tailored life insurance offers and premium amount options. Payment and receipt of policy can all be done via the platform, and photos are compared against a current ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
An overwhelming majority (84%) of Australians purchase life insurance based on the cost of premiums, according to life insurer NobleOak. What's concerning is that more than half of consumers (52%) buy life insurance or income protection cover online ...

ASIC launches LIF instrument

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... law, which extends to the direct sale and marketing of life insurance states commissions, will be capped at 60% of the premium in the first year of the policy from 1 January 2020, with a maximum trailing commission of 20% of the premium in all years. ...

AMP improves life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... in super to plans held outside superannuation. This enables having an agreed value income insurance while most of the premium can be paid from the member's super account. In another improvement, a new in-built 'buy back' feature allows customers to reinstate ...