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APRA to mandate independent certifications

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Prudential regulator APRA plans to go ahead with mandating independent certifications within group insurance as recommended by the financial services Royal Commission. In a letter to registrable superannuation entity licensees, APRA clarified its position ...

Zurich appoints head of product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Insurance giant Zurich has appointed a head of product into a newly created role within its group insurance business. "Jennifer Faglioni was recently appointed as head of product, one of three newly created senior roles in Darren Wickham's group insurance ...

Zurich, OnePath cover vaccine side-effects

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... receiving the vaccine. "We felt it was important to offer this additional COVID-19 vaccination coverage within our group insurance portfolio, as well as via our retail and direct lines, given that so many Australians access life insurance through their ...

Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
Occupational exclusions in group insurance are under the microscope as the federal government reviews their fairness and appropriateness. Senator Jane Hume has opened consultations for the review until October 14, aiming to find solutions to problems ...

Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council is consulting on solutions for group insurance cover for members working in hazardous occupations after stapling. FSC said if a MySuper product's default life insurance cover has occupations-based exclusions, a member ...

Westpac sells life insurance unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... said. Plan For Life figures show that TAL dominates the local life insurance market, holding a nearly 40% share of group insurance at $2.4 billion and 20% of the individual risk lump sum segment of $1.4 billion at the end of March 2021. "This acquisition ...

AIA appoints head of strategic partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... head of strategic partnerships, who will be responsible for its master trust clients. Harumi Hancox has worked in group insurance for 25 years, most recently as the head of group life consulting services at IFS Insurance Services. She has also worked ...

Your Future, Your Super passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... wrong insurance if they are stapled to another fund. Treasury proposed a review of exclusions in superannuation group insurance, but Cbus said this doesn't go far enough. "A Treasury review of unspecified outcome or timing will do nothing to mitigate ...

Cost of group insurance declines

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
Despite the spate of superannuation funds increasing the cost of cover, new Rainmaker analysis shows group insurance premiums fell by 7% to a four-year low of $8.7 billion. The research, conducted over 10 years, also revealed that not-for-profit (NFP) ...

Aware Super adds government relations head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... positive policy outcomes. She previously worked at MLC Life Insurance as executive lead - relationship management group insurance and at Sunsuper as executive general manager strategy, education and external relations. Forbes also spent several years ...