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TAL executive jumps to MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
MLC Life Insurance has announced a new addition to its leadership team, hiring from TAL. Kent Griffin has been appointed as the insurer's chief financial officer having held the same position at TAL since 2012. MLC Life said Kent will lead both the ...

Zurich appoints distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... state manager QLD; Vilma Attanasio, state manager SA/WA; and Matthew Backman as state manager VIC/TAS who has joined from MLC in Victoria. This team will report to Taggart. Commenting on the new-look team, Brooks said: "Zurich's continued strategy ...

AIA income protection premiums jump

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... about how much more customers have been required to pay for income protection over the last two years. Earlier this year, MLC Life owner Nippon Life reported to the Tokyo stock exchange that deteriorating conditions in the Australian life insurance industry ...

Former CBA, MLC executive joins reinsurer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
A former CommInsure and MLC executive has returned to Australia to lead local client solutions for a global reinsurer. Martyn Gilling has been appointed head of client solutions at Pacific Life Re Australia, in a role that will see him assume responsibility ...

Major life insurers continue to suffer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... industry continues to suffer the ill-effects of deteriorating conditions, with major players AIA, CommInsure, AMP, BT, Zurich and MLC all registering lower risk premium inflows across 2019, according to new Plan for Life data. The actuary and research ...

MLC Life chief steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
The chief executive and managing director of MLC Life has left the business and an interim replacement has been appointed. David Hackett has left MLC Life after almost four years in the top job. He has been replaced by chief of group and retail partners ...

MLC Wealth hires technology chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
MLC Wealth is expanding its executive leadership team with a new hire, responsible for transforming the business' technology and operations. Following an extensive search, Darren McKenzie has been appointed chief technology and operations officer of ...

MLC Life Insurance under review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... Australia's life insurance industry is facing deteriorating profitability in relation to income protection products, according to MLC Life Insurance owner Nippon Life. The Japan-based majority shareholder of MLC Life purchased the business off National ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... legislation was tabled later in the year and passed both houses of parliament on October 14. 6. NAB, Nippon lock heads over MLC In May, it was revealed NAB and Nippon were struggling with agree on spinning MLC off as a standalone entity. NAB confirmed ...

TAL loses group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
After 13 years, a $22 billion corporate superannuation fund is set to cut ties with TAL. From 1 July 2020, MLC Life will take over as group insurer for TelstraSuper. The fund said the decision to change insurers follows a comprehensive review of its ...