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Industry fund names new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... industry fund said it undertook a comprehensive review and tender process, which has resulted in OnePath losing the group insurance mandate that it has held for about a decade. The mandate was instead awarded to AIA, commencing January 1. Under the new ...

MLC Super overhauls fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... fees were reduced and commissions removed in the Access Pre Select Fund. Also on this date, commissions ceased in group insurance arrangements in MLC Wrap Super, MLC Wrap Investments, MLC Wrap Super Series 2 and MLC Wrap Investments Series 2. On November ...

ClearView adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... February 2021, accountable for the end-to-end life insurance business. Kerr is currently Zurich's head of group insurance, a role he shifted into just last month. Kerr transitioned to Zurich as part of its acquisition of the ANZ OnePath business ...

OnePath takes over group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
OnePath has won a group insurance mandate for a well-known football association, replacing Resolution Life. The AFL Players Association (AFLPA), which represents male, female and past player members, has appointed Zurich-owned OnePath to take over from ...

APRA, ASIC release life insurance stats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... 36.2 disputes per 100,000 lives insured. Westpac had the highest average with 53 disputes per 100,000 lives. In group insurance, the average dispute per100,000 lives insured was just 19 - but the numbers varied wildly between insurers. Asteron had 94.4 ...

BT cuts fees, premiums for super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... TPD cover for those with the Tailored Cover option will also decrease by 9.7%. Prior to switching to AIA, BT's group insurance mandate was with BT Life Insurance - the company's own, aligned life insurer.

MLC Life hires wealth and partnerships lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
MLC Life announced more changes to its group insurance team, hiring a former general manager of distribution from Integrity Life. Suzie Brown is the new general manager of MLC wealth and corporate partnerships. Brown will manage the partnership with ...

MLC Life restructures, appoints lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... experience over time." The changes also see the creation of a number of new roles, including Sean Williamson as chief group insurance officer. There has also been six general manager appointments to the team. Former head of policy administration systems ...

Zurich distribution chief joins boutique

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... is set to depart, taking on a new role with a boutique fund manager from December. The executive overseeing its group insurance proposition is also set to depart as the insurer restructures for efficiency. Kristine Brooks has been appointed head of Australian ...

Tasplan raises IP premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... and increase in insurance benefits being paid to members. It said it has fewer insured members covered by its group insurance policies after changes under Protecting Your Super and Putting Members' Interest First legislations. For example, a 40 year-old ...