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ASFA names acting chief, chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... Meanwhile, ASFA has reappointed Gary Dransfield as chair. Dransfield is currently a non-executive director of Hollard Insurance and the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). He has been both a board member and chair of the Insurance Council ...

Super funds offer merger update

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... their retirement savings elsewhere. As part of the merger, CBA Group Super said most members will see a decrease in insurance premiums across death, TPD, and salary continuance cover. Death and TPD premiums are expected to drop by an average of 26% ...

Risk sector grows 4%: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
The life insurance industry climbed 4% to $18.4 billion in the year to June 2023 despite the number of risk advisers fleeing the industry. The latest data from Plan For Life shows that TAL continues to hold the lion's share of the group insurance and ...

Inflation rises to 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... contributors to the price increase included housing (+6.6%), transport (+7.4%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+4.4%), and insurance and financial services (+8.8%). It said the annual increase for housing was lower than 7.3% in July and flagged that ...

CALI takes on Life Code

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
From tomorrow, the responsibility for the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) will transition from the Financial Services Council (FSC) to the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Launched last year, CALI is the brainchild of a collective ...

AIA welcomes new group partnerships lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... also previously worked with Roy Morgan, OnePath and Allianz. In the new role, Stavliotis will report to AIA chief group insurance officer Anthony Clough, who said: "George Stavliotis has extensive background in client management, both at reinsurers and ...

Project to tackle dwindling number of risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) also launched a program which aims to entice more women into the life insurance industry. The industry body said its inaugural ReCALIbrate program will provide $2000 in grants to support the attendance of ...

ClearView welcomes chief of staff

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... team." Last month, ClearView unveiled its FY23 results, and said its strategic decision to exclusively focus on the life insurance market had paid off, resulting in growth in both its in-force premiums and new business. As of 30 June 2023, the group ...

TAL launches new look Accelerated Protection range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... of updates that were effective September 8. The Accelerated Protection series includes four cover types, being life insurance, total and permanent disability, critical illness, and income protection. It also offers critical illness cover for children. ...

AustralianSuper sued over multiple accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... to a decade. In May, AustralianSuper announced it would be refunding close to $70 million in administration fees and insurance premiums to about 100,000 members whose multiple accounts had gone undetected. The average impacted member was to receive $650. ...