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ANZ appoints chief underwriter

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... roles at the Reinsurance Group of America, including director business development and vice president, underwriting and claims. He was also chief underwriter at ING from 2002 to 2006. "Over the past few months, Peter has provided important strategic ...

MLC appoints claims chief from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
MLC Life Insurance is welcoming a new chief claims officer. Natalie Cameron will join MLC Life in July. She was previously AIA New Zealand's chief executive, and before that, she held multiple roles at AIA Australia, including chief group insurance ...

Fiduciary rule introduced in United States

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... conflicts of interest and to disclose any possible conflicts to investors. However, between now and 1 January 2018, any claims made against advisers will not be pursued by the Department of Labor if they are seen to be acting in good faith to adhere ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... survey of more than 1000 consumers found the cost of premiums trumps other key factors such as product features (63%), claims reputation (55%) and service levels (33%). Consumers are also more likely to switch to new providers based on lower premiums ...

Review life insurance ahead of super reforms: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... payments in the form of an income stream can still be valuable, especially when holding insurance inside super to retain any claims proceeds given the tax concessions available, Leong noted. However, the amount that can be used to commence a pension ...

Kinetic Super improves insurance offering

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... reduction in income protection premiums Ability to claim on terminal illness cover extended from 12 to 24 months Improved claims process for an improved member experience "Providing positive retirement outcomes for our members and supporting the recruitment ...

Australians failing to act on increased retirement cost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... have much greater super balances to support a reasonable retirement," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. HSBC also claims Australians are third most concerned globally about the rising cost of healthcare, but only 32% of working age Australians are ...

MLC launches claims processing platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
MLC Life Insurance launched a platform that it believes will process claims more efficiently. The life insurer has partnered with global claim management software provider ClaimVantage in an attempt to make claims quicker and simpler. MLC Life Insurance ...

HESTA appoints new insurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... Super before signing Nationwide Superannuation Fund (NSF Super) in 2017. CommInsure was also plagued by scandal around its claims processing in 2016 although it was cleared of medical misconduct. HESTA said in coming to its decision it conducted an extensive ...

Default retirement products not good enough: Milliman

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... saying that default options won't be good enough with CIPRs. "While a 'safe harbour' is proposed to protect trustees from claims that a CIPR was not in the best interest of an individual member, the reputational damage could be more extreme," Gebler ...