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NAB appoints research veteran to head retirement arm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... the "time was right" to restructure the group following the demerger of Clydesdale and the selling down of its life insurance business to Nippon Life. He explained: "We have had a very clear plan over the last two years and have taken the action required ...

AFA returning to its roots

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... negative sentiment from government, mainstream media and consumer groups, that we need legislative change like the Life Insurance Framework and professional standards reform to provide that shift in perception," he said.

AIA revamps income protection suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
... their insurance on a daily basis through the AIA Vitality program, they are over 50% less likely to lapse on their life insurance policies," AIA chief retail insurance officer Pina Sciarrone said.

Insurance in super must be maintained: AIA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Insurer AIA says communicating the importance and value of life insurance is vital for all Australians and the latest parliamentary inquiry is another opportunity to do so. Reaffirming its support for life insurance within superannuation, AIA said life ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... Australia, behind AustralianSuper, which recently surpassed $100 billion in FUM. The move follows NAB selling its life insurance business, under the MLC brand, to Nippon Life; in doing so, the bank separated its investments, life insurance and superannuation ...

Life insurers complacent on Big Data

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... relation to adopting Big Data is unsustainable, a new report suggests. The MLC/Financial Services Council Big Data in Life Insurance report is based on data analysis and in-depth interviews with C-suite employees at 13 life insurance providers, two general ...

Centrepoint driving adviser efficiencies

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... of back office solutions to its advisers in the New Year. The package will include para-planning, para-lending, life insurance health screening and varied administrative support options, including outsourcing particular functions to ongoing dedicated ...

ASIC approves world-first fintech exemptions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... its FSI commitments on technology neutral regulation for the financial sector and facilitating rationalisation of life insurance and managed investment scheme legacy products."

ASIC bans life insurance adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... maintained nor understood the "duties and obligations imposed on" and "high standards expected of" a provider of life insurance advice. Mohammed was said to have failed to make reasonable inquiries into clients' financial objectives and conduct investigations ...

Group insurance critical: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... Australians cover they wouldn't necessarily otherwise have. Submitting to the Parliamentary Joint Committee inquiry into life insurance, the Financial Services Council highlighted the role superannuation plays in providing an affordable level of insurance ...