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AIA growth strategy spawns appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
An expansion of the executive lineup at AIA Australia has seen the appointment of a new chief financial officer and the creation of two key new roles. Formerly chief financial officer, Harry Efthimiou has taken on the newly created role of chief health ...

HESTA appoints new insurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... part of a regular review of its insurance arrangements, the $39 billion industry fund announced it will appoint AIA Australia as its insurer in 2018. The move will occur when HESTA's existing agreement with CommInsure expires. HESTA's member base of ...

Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... not-for-profit health fund and a financial services provider to launch a new combined life and health insurance brand. AIA Australia is joining forces with health fund GMHBA and South African company Discovery; the three will work under the new brand ...

AIA launches flexible premium structure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia launched a new product feature that will help clients curb costly stepped premium increases for up to 15 years. Advisers will have greater flexibility in matching premium terms to their clients' needs, with the ...

Can life and health insurers operate under one roof?

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... companies to start offering health insurance products or enter into partnerships with health insurers, according to AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu. Speaking at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, Mu said ...

AIA launches digital life insurance advice tool

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... Australians. The low level of engagement and understanding of life insurance is a key issue to address for the industry," AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said. "We want to support our partnering superannuation funds help their ...

Life insurance industry rebuts need for greater reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... rehabilitation support to claimants. Also appearing for public hearings were representatives from MLC, BT Financial Group, AIA Australia and ANZ. In its submission to the Committee, MLC warned against further regulation of the industry, saying that it ...

Synchron vows to end yearly renewables

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
Synchron director Don Trapnell provided an update on his group's partnership with AIA Australia, announced just over a year ago, saying it will end "the industry's love affair with yearly renewable premium rates." Trapnell argued that Australia is the ...

Insurance in super must be maintained: AIA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... AIA said life insurance inside superannuation plays a massive role in helping working Australians to access cover. AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu said the insurer "strongly supports the importance of tailored advice and acknowledges the significant ...

Life insurance satisfaction declines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... Allianz with 73.2%, down five percentage points. AMP ranked lowest for satisfaction with 66.1% and was just behind AIA Australia (66.6%) and OnePath (67.1%). Roy Morgan Research industry communications director Norman Morris said: "Satisfaction with ...