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Christian Super enhances insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... Ross Piper said the fund has always had a competitive insurance product and been able to work with its insurer, Hannover Life Re, to sharpen several elements of the product. "From a belief system world view, and you can't generalise, but you're less ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... stressed that two core capabilities in insurance - claims management and underwriting - are lacking on the boards of major life insurers, likely leading to poor claims experience. "Irrespective of their domain skills, directors need to have the capability ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... Synchron director Don Trapnell said these proposals make sense but called into question the trustworthiness of the FSC after the Life Insurance Framework (LIF), which the FSC played a key part in. "However, and this is perhaps more of a problem than ...

Students opt for healthcare over finance: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
A survey by the CFA Institute shows that more university students and new graduates want to work in healthcare and science than in finance. Out of the 1000 respondents who took part in the global survey, more Australians see themselves working in healthcare ...

FPA reveals 2021 award finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia unveiled its shortlist of finalists for the upcoming FPA Awards. The ninth annual FPA Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of financial planners, paraplanners, university students and FPA professional ...

EISS Super answers tough questions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
After a period of media scrutiny following its failure of the inaugural APRA performance test, EISS Super has faced a parliamentary committee, facing tough questions over the test result and its sponsorship deals. Liberal MP Jason Falinski led the questioning ...

FSC to ban occupational exclusions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... an enforceable standard that will prohibit the use of exclusions and restrictive disability definitions in default group life insurance for those who are in high-risk occupations. The standard will apply to FSC superannuation and life insurance members ...

Lifecycle now MySuper mainstream: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
The share of funds under management held in lifecycle MySuper options has almost doubled in the last eight years as single strategy products drop off, but member balances at age 65 still don't quite stack up. This is one of Rainmaker Information's latest ...

PFAN appoints chair, deputy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... previously general manager, marketing at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). She was senior marketing manager at NEOS Life and head of retail marketing at TAL Life. The board members include Paul Harding-Davis, Brad Fox, Kate Humphries and Niall ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Challenger Life has updated its annuities offering with a range of market-linked options in an attempt to overcome longevity risk and provide financial advisers with more retirement solutions. Ahead of the legislation of the Retirement Income Covenant ...