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ClearView appoints head of life strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... cornerstone of the transformation program is the delivery of an integrated life insurance policy administration system, underwriting rules engine and adviser portal to coincide with the launch of a new life insurance offer in the second half of the year," ...

Life industry to launch framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
The life insurance industry is developing a Professional Standards Framework for all claims and underwriting professionals, with support from the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). The framework is being developed ...

Regulator frets over SPAC boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... SPACs are essentially shell companies with no operations, which offer securities for cash through a conventional underwriting to fund a future acquisition of a private company. The SEC is concerned that SPACs circumvent some investor protections because ...

Synchron appoints Queensland manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Prior to joining Challenger, Donohue was a senior business development manager at Asteron Life and a case manager in underwriting at ING. "I very much look forward to working with Synchron's Queensland advice firms," Donohue said. "Domiciled from ...

ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... important year for ClearView with key transformation projects underway including a new policy administration system, underwriting rules engine and adviser portal," ClearView general manager, life insurance Gerard Kerr said. "We are extremely fortunate ...

Synchron demands clarity from insurers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... new regime to force policyholders into a completely new policy? If so, will the policyholder have to have medical underwriting? Will they be forced onto a different premium structure? Will they lose a key benefit not available in the new policy?" Trapnell ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... through advertising their products," he said. The Beddoes Institute's Adviser Survey provided the research for the Underwriting Award and the BDM/Business Support Award which NEOS won and the Claims Award which went to OnePath. Beddoes Institute director ...

Aviva Investors appoints chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... overseeing 300 professionals working across funds management, asset management, development, transactions, origination, underwriting, research and business management. He joined Aviva Investors in 2018 as managing director, real estate and is a member ...

360 Capital fund buys stake in NZ manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... to a growing real estate investment platform and the opportunity to invest in direct real estate assets along with underwriting the growth of the PMG platform," TOT head of real assets James Storey said. "TOT remains well capitalised with no gearing ...

PPS Mutual offers new IP solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
PPS Mutual has launched an income protection underwriting offering for newly qualified professionals starting out in their career. The Professional Choice offer will enable newly qualified professionals to increase their monthly income protection benefit ...