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Life insurance premiums edge lower

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
Annual premiums from active life insurance policies fell 1.7% to $16.2 billion in the year to December 2024 - a $300 million decline from the previous year - according to DEXX&R. The market research firm's latest Life Analysis report showed total new ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... incumbent platforms losing market share to specialist platforms," it said. Challenger, meanwhile, stands out for its life insurance-led business model and longevity growth options. But the wealth manager "needs to lift returns." Morgan Stanley said Challenger ...

Frontier Advisors lands major mandate from asset management giant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... Frontier Advisors has won a mandate from Japan's $350 billion Nissay Asset Management, which is part of the Nippon Life Insurance Group. The mandate will allow Nissay to tap into Frontier's institutional intelligence to support its pension clients. ...

Acenda forms innovation function to create new insurance propositions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
Acenda, created pending the merger of MLC Life Insurance and Resolution Life Australasia, has formed an innovation function led by a Suncorp veteran. Acenda said the new division will initially focus on supporting the development of new insurance propositions ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... management, held on behalf of 7500 members. Meantime, MLC Insurance Only is used by about 97,000 members to fund life insurance premiums in a tax-effective structure. It also has superannuation accounts with funds under management totalling about $200 ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... insolvencies, enabling contributions to pension accounts, and banning the use of adverse genetic testing results in life insurance through the paper. "This federal election ASFA is calling for targeted and coordinated reforms that protect and build upon ...

DII drives life insurance disputes: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a bugbear for the life insurance industry and is the most highly disputed product among advised, non-advised and group insurance customers, APRA statistics show. In 2024, total DII disputes reached 1987 ...

Janus Henderson to take on $75bn fixed income portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Janus Henderson has entered a strategic partnership with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) to manage its $75 billion (US$45 billion) investment grade public fixed income portfolio. As part of the partnership, Guardian investment ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... and the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). Hamilton said: "Dai-ichi Life is a global leader in life insurance and we look forward to building a relationship that will benefit both our customers and shareholders. We welcome their significant ...

Count acquires Adelaide advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... business. Johnston Grocke was established in 1990 with Doug Johnston and director John Grocke, with a focus on life insurance. They have expanded the capabilities into financial planning and accounting as the business grew. Their services also include ...