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Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... enterprise Flequity Ventures and the Independent Collective of Survivors, who advised on lived experiences with life insurance and financial safety by design, as well as 20 member companies from CALI's network to understand the full scheme of challenges. ...

Shift needed in retirement income advice: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... every new client." To reiterate the importance of shifting focus to advisers' philosophies, Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said retirement advice holds inherent "complexities and emotional challenges". "If advisers ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The industry can now provide feedback on the proposed ban on the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance, with Treasury commencing consultation today. Treasury has opened consultation on the complete ban, which was announced in September ...

MLC Life names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
Melissa Ammon is taking over as MLC Life Insurance's chief risk officer on a permanent basis. Ammon has been acting in the role since September 2024 when Jane McGovern was appointed chief customer and strategy officer. She first joined MLC Life in 2024 ...

Insignia exec appointed local chief of MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... largest market. MUFG called him a seasoned financial services executive with over 30 years of experience spanning life insurance, superannuation, retirement and banking. Lombardo's career includes stints at IOOF, National Australia Bank, Aviva and ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
MLC Life Insurance has hired an integration specialist to execute its merger with Resolution Life Australasia to create the country's third-largest life insurer. As the general manager of integration, Peter Moutsatsos will lead a dedicated team ...

Resolution Life completes NZ$410m life business transaction

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... and continue to operate under the Asteron Life brand and as a standalone New Zealand licensed and incorporated life insurance company, separated from the Resolution Life brand. The business will continue to be led by Grant Willis as chief executive and ...

Former AIA executive finds new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... cover direct and adviser distribution, manufacturers and reinsurers. He has over 25 years of experience in the life insurance sector specialising in the retail distribution of life insurance, investment and superannuation products. Tremethick worked ...

MUFG Pension & Market Services awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... implement TCS software, with the potential to utilise solutions such as the BFSI Platform, which caters to the life insurance, pension, and annuities industries. Mumbai-based TCS won a mandate from the ASX in 2023 to provide clearing and settlement services. ...

Adviser number growth shoots?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... insurance, Ramrakha said. He added that superannuation remains the primary source of insurance, and while total life insurance flows have remained relatively flat, risk inflows - which make up the majority of these flows - show no significant growth ...