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New insurance industry guidance on its way

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
Superannuation trustees will soon be able to access a document that provides all the information required to fully and better understand their fund's insurance business. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds yesterday, Industry Funds ...

Risk sales were flat in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
Overall life/risk insurance product sales were flat throughout 2015, according to DEXX&R research. DEXX&R's Life Analysis Report is based on the data provided for all business from Australian life insurance companies, and reveals that individual sales ...

PGI appoints institutional sales director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... matches that of Principal Global Investors." Commenting on his appointment, Gaffney said, "Principal Global Investors is a premium manager with an excellent global reputation and I am very pleased to be making this move. I look forward to working with ...

CommInsure portfolio exec leaves for MetLife

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
MetLife has hired a new executive manager group insurance from CommInsure. Annette Torrington worked for CommInsure since 2007, joining as product manager, wholesale life insurance. After that she was a senior product manager, industry fund segment ...

Narev apologetic in face of CommInsure allegations

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev has issued a statement of apology in the face of fresh allegations of unethical conduct within the financial services giant, this time within its insurance arm. A joint Four Corners and Fairfax investigation ...

Hyperion named Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... Global Property Securities Undiscovered Manager Category, Australia Winner: Carnegie WorldWide Equity Trust Finalists: OC Premium Small Companies, T. Rowe Price Dynamic Global Bond

Zurich buys Macquarie Life

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Macquarie Group has entered into an agreement to sell its Macquarie Life insurance business to Zurich Australia. The deal will see Zurich's in force premiums go from $370 million to roughly $610 million, effectively increasing the size of the life business ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... second highest paid executive received an average of $1.6 million. Halliday said chief executives deserve to be paid a premium for running a listed company in Australia as every facet of their role is crucial to investors. "We recognise the challenge ...

AIA profit boosted by Asian insurance demand

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
AIA has released its global interim 2016 results, showing an operating after-tax profit boost of 16% to US$3.2 billion ($4.4 billion). This reflects a 26% growth in the value of new business to US$2.2 billion and a 14% growth in annualised new premiums ...

Parametric launches liquid alternative strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
Parametric Portfolio Associates has added a new Liquid Alternative strategy to its suite of Volatility Risk Premium (VRP) strategies. The Parametric Liquid Alternative strategy is designed to give investors a diversifying risk premium that targets risk-adjusted ...