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Midwinter scores AIA mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
Midwinter's financial advice software has been chosen to underpin AIA's recently established advice business. The Sydney-based financial advice software company will support all aspects of AIA's Financial Wellbeing business, enabling efficient advice ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... Income Protection categories. NEOS Life took home four awards for Service Quality, Trauma, Underwriting and Business Support. AIA Australia also swept four categories: Claims, Short-Term Income Stream, Annuity Innovation, and Investment Bond. Challenger ...

CareSuper risk chief departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... VicSuper's risk team when the merger to create Aware Super took place. Nguyen has also previously held roles with Mercer, IAG, AIA and PwC.

AIA appoints risk, transformation roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
AIA Australia made two executive appointments as it embarks on a transformation initiative. Gerry Schipper was promoted to chief risk officer, having been with AIA since 2010 when he joined as the head of group internal audit. Prior to AIA, Schipper ...

AvSuper names insurer, premiums rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... next month, as it continues work to identify a merger partner. The $2.5 billion fund has awarded a group insurance mandate to AIA Australia. The fund's membership is currently covered by Hannover Life RE which is due to exit the market this year. AIA ...

Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... Meanwhile, AMG Super has also appointed a new group insurer ahead of Hannover Life RE exiting the market. Also effective April 1, AIA will take over the group insurance mandate for the fund. AIA will retain the existing insurance arrangements, with no ...

Advisers call out regulation backflip

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... like the safe harbour provision can potentially be removed. Many in the audience could see through the smoke and mirrors. AIA Financial Services chief executive and managing director Pina Sciarrone told the event that it is incumbent upon the industry ...

Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... minister for superannuation, financial services, and digital economy Jane Hume made some timely promises on day one of the AIA Adviser Summit in the lead up to the federal election, which is slated to take place before the end of May. Hume proposed introducing ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... advice industry and putting in place principles-based measures that can remove things like the safe harbour provision at the AIA Adviser Summit 2022. Hume is using the upcoming Quality of Advice Review to make this possible. "We want to make sure that ...

AIA sells super, investments business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
AIA is offloading its $8 billion superannuation and investments business to Resolution Life. In an announcement today, AIA said the sale will allow the insurer to focus on its core business of life and health insurance and wellbeing services. AIA came ...