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Munich Re Australasia MD and global CEO step down

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... April 2017, at the same time as the group's annual general meeting. Wenning currently manages Munich Re's global life reinsurance business. Commenting on his upcoming role, Wenning said, "I would like to say that I am greatly honoured by the trust the ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... sponsored by Australian Medico-Legal Group, went to BT Financial Group claims consultant Rhiannon Wilson, while the RGA ReInsurance-sponsored Consumer Innovation Award - for "excellence in the use of emerging technology to engage with consumers" - was ...

Club Plus Super increases women on trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... and investment. She is currently the chairman of Whitehelm Capital; a member of the federal government's Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation; and the first independent and female director of the Fire Brigades Employees' Credit Union. She is a former ...

Swiss Re to use artificial intelligence in underwriting

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... intelligence technology. The first Swiss Re business line to use this "cognitive computing" service will be life and health reinsurance, and according to Swiss Re's statement this will enable the insurer to "identify and act on emerging trends." The ...

Willis Re appoints global chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
Global risk advisory firm and reinsurance broker Willis Group has appointed the global chair of its reinsurance division, Willis Re. In addition to his current roles as chair of Willis Re North America and president of Willis Re, Paddy Jago will now ...

Most life insurance consumers open to genetic testing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... life insurance, research found. A recent survey of 134 insurance employees and their personal contacts by global life reinsurance service provider Gen Re suggests that the majority (85%) of people are open to genetic testing, mostly because of its potential ...

NAB appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... the bank was looking to reduce its exposure to life insurance, it has released c. $500 million of CET1 capital via a reinsurance arrangement with "a major global insurer". As a result, NAB expects a reduction in NAB Wealth cash earnings (currently up ...

Life company profits flat

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... in APRA's last set of figures were MetLife (-$50 million) and Swiss Re Life (-$137 million), along with reinsurers Reinsurance Group of America (-$71 million) and Munich Reinsurance Company (-$56 million).

Towers Watson shakes up manager research teams

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... fund stream, will take head up the newly created "Diversifying Strategies" stream, which includes macro hedge funds, reinsurance, systematic hedge fund strategies, multi-strategy/multi-asset funds, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, timber and ...

FSC appoints AMP exec to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... investment, pensions and platforms business portfolio. Prior to joining AMP, Blight-Johnston was managing director of RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia and before that was chief financial officer and appointed actuary for Asteron Life. She was previously ...