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TAL maintains life insurance market lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... albeit now at a much more modest pace than in the past. All life insurers reported increases in inflows except for CommInsure, which saw risk premiums decline by 11.4% year-on-year to $1.6 billion; Suncorp reported minimal change of -0.4%. Zurich recorded ...

CommInsure adds new annuity strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
Financial advisers are now better equipped to help retiree clients ensure they won't run out of money with CommInsure expanding its range of retirement savings strategies through collaboration with a US academic. A new strategy, called Staggered Annuitisation ...

CommInsure executive joins AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
A former CommInsure executive has joined AMP as senior manager, insurance governance. Vicky Galanis joins AMP from CommInsure, where she was executive manager - life claims. Prior to that, she was head of individual insurance claims at AXA. Galanis ...

CBA mulls CFSGAM IPO, head of wealth departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... Spring, will leave the bank in December. She will continue to lead the wealth management businesses, the divestiture of CommInsure, and the strategic review of CFSGAM until the end of this year. Spring joined CBA in 2009 as head of strategy and communications ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... has sold 100% of its Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses to AIA Group for $3.8 billion. The sale of CommInsure Life and Sovereign also includes a 20-year bancassurance partnership with AIA for the provision of life insurance products ...

CommInsure strengthens income protection offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
As per CommInsure's commitment to regularly review its offering, the life insurer launched a new income protection product and enhanced its existing TPD and trauma products. The new Income Protection Platinum product comes with a broader set of definitions ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Irons suggested establishing an industry database of multiple accounts that's transparent enough to curb this problem. CommInsure managing director Helen Troup, one of four Commonwealth Bank representatives to front the hearing today, said it is up to ...

Annuity sales soar as deferred products loom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... role as the largest account-based pension provider, along with our industry leading partnerships with Challenger and CommInsure, has provided us with unique insights into adviser considerations when developing retirement income strategies. We have access ...

Executives must think beyond the technical

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... role is challenging for financial services executives who overlook the broader soft skills to be effective leaders. CommInsure chief financial officer and chief actuary Jennifer Lang says executives may enjoy success in excelling in exams and deeply ...

CBA chief executive will stand down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... products that provide little or no benefit, and banks should have processes in place that ensure this," Kell said. CBA and CommInsure identified and reported this issue to ASIC. CBA's annual report, published today, showed Narev's remuneration for the ...