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Landmark advice reforms pass Senate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... Senate passing two significant reforms aimed at strengthening consumer confidence in the financial planning and life insurance sectors. Both pieces of legislation were passed unchallenged in the Senate during parliament yesterday. Professional Standards ...

Suncorp begins life business optimisation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
Suncorp is implementing an optimisation program for its Australian life insurance business in a bid to improve competitiveness and achieve better customer outcomes. Announcing its half-year results today, Suncorp said it was rolling out the optimisation ...

Partners Life appoints new chairman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... and managing director Naomi Ballantyne said Minto has been a prominent presence in Australia's and New Zealand's life insurance industries, saying: "His longevity and success in the life insurance industry, coupled with his reputation for leadership ...

MLC shakes up retail leadership team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
MLC Life Insurance boosted its retail advised business with multiple key appointments. The new retail advised insurance leadership team comprises Russell Hannah as general manager, retail advised insurance sales; Adrienne Cochrane, who joined from AMP ...

CareSuper names first of several hires

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... CareSuper chief executive Julie Lander said Hill's appointment reflects the fund's continued focus on improving its life insurance offering. "Recognising the importance of member insurances as an intrinsic feature of the fund's offering and trends in ...

Adviser appeals ASIC ban

EMMA RAPAPORT, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... Review Commission which found he had engaged in misleading, deceptive, dishonest and fraudulent conduct to obtain life insurance for a client who was otherwise unlikely to obtain it; and committed a serious breach of privacy involving a number of client ...

Zurich hire grows retail risk business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... distribution, life and investments, Kristine Brooks, and take responsibility for driving sales across Zurich's life insurance product range. "Peter brings to our business a wealth of skills and knowledge across business development, service and relationship ...

Fintechs unite for risk tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Two fintech firms have partnered to provide financial advisers with a life insurance software solution. Advice technology firm YTML (Your Technology Made Lite) was selected by software provider Omnium to act as its platform provider, offering advisers ...

MLC reveals new executive team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
MLC Life Insurance appointed six people to its bancassurance, digital and direct leadership team as part of its strategic partnership with Nippon Life. The new team comprises Tim Roso as head of digital; Glen Ryman as general manager data, analytics ...

ClearView hire aligns growth plan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... former BT Financial Group senior manager Jeffery Scott as head of product. Scott will drive the development of life insurance and wealth management solutions for financial advisers, and oversee the delivery of a new online quote and application engine. ...