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Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... insolvencies, enabling contributions to pension accounts, and banning the use of adverse genetic testing results in life insurance through the paper. "This federal election ASFA is calling for targeted and coordinated reforms that protect and build upon ...

DII drives life insurance disputes: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a bugbear for the life insurance industry and is the most highly disputed product among advised, non-advised and group insurance customers, APRA statistics show. In 2024, total DII disputes reached 1987 ...

Janus Henderson to take on $75bn fixed income portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Janus Henderson has entered a strategic partnership with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) to manage its $75 billion (US$45 billion) investment grade public fixed income portfolio. As part of the partnership, Guardian investment ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... and the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). Hamilton said: "Dai-ichi Life is a global leader in life insurance and we look forward to building a relationship that will benefit both our customers and shareholders. We welcome their significant ...

Count acquires Adelaide advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... business. Johnston Grocke was established in 1990 with Doug Johnston and director John Grocke, with a focus on life insurance. They have expanded the capabilities into financial planning and accounting as the business grew. Their services also include ...

iExtend appoints chief operating officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... last year, iExtend has further cemented its place in the financial services industry as a provider of choice to life insurance policyholders who have decided to either cancel or reduce their cover and have experienced a health change," Sarkis said. "We ...

RainmakerLive rebrands to Rainmaker MarketPro

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... access to Rainmaker MarketPro to access data and reports as part of Rainmaker's wider research report library. Life insurance, retirement solutions and managed funds data sets are also available on the terminal. "Plan For Life's research has ...

Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Breaches of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (the Code) increased for a fourth consecutive year, with life insurers reporting 14,670 instances of non-compliance, a 19% increase from the previous period. The Code, the industry's north star for good ...

AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... structure, dedicated management team, and a range of specialist capabilities in aged care, estate planning and life insurance advice that are on offer will steer the business forward. "As a small business, Rob and I do a bit of everything. We run the ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
MLC Life has recruited a new general manager to help drive growth in the individual life insurance segment. Imran Lalani has been appointed general manager of emerging individual markets. He joins MLC Life Insurance with extensive experience in leadership ...