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Suncorp CEO rewarded for profit growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... Suncorp paid out $538 million in natural hazard claims in the year, $27 million lower than its allowances. Its life insurance division made a loss of $84 million, due to $176 million in writedowns to recognise losses on some of its products. Suncorp ...

CommInsure nabs Asteron head of underwriting

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Commonwealth Bank spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard. Kraszula will be responsible for delivering CommInsure life insurance products and services to clients through both independent and bank-aligned financial advisers. According to the job ...

FSC bids to lead retirement income debate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... preservation ages should be aligned with life expectancy, the assets test and access to the Age Pension, the role of life insurance in decreasing the welfare burden, and whether or not 12% will be enough to provide for growing life expectancies. "The ...

Integrate next-gen insurance policies into NDIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Life insurance isn't yet seen as part of the national public policy framework for solving Australia's disability and healthcare challenges but maybe it should be. That was the question posed by FSC chief economist James Bond to a panel of insurance ...

Simplify your products, life insurers told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The struggling life insurance industry should focus on developing simpler products if it wants to avoid a repeat of its recent woes, according to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member Ian Laughlin. While acknowledging the industry ...

FSC Conference: Follow the biopsychosocial model, life companies told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
The future of the life insurance industry depends on the deeper understanding and implementation of the biopsychosocial model, life company executives have heard. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) annual conference, Robin Chase of the ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... Athletics Australia and St Vincent's Health." "Jan had a successful executive career in banking, capital markets and life insurance with Westpac, BT Financial Group, County NatWest, Citigroup and Mercantile Mutual. She has gained valuable experience ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... Americas that global insurer MetLife has become concerned that middle class people don't have the same attitude to life insurance of former generations. Arresting the problem requires new strategies that embrace new distribution points to supplement ...

AIA reports 23% growth in new business

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... execution of our growth strategy, the prudent management of our balance sheet and the resilience of our portfolio of life insurance operations in diversified markets across the Asia-Pacific region," AIA Group chief executive and president Mark Tucker ...

Advisers eye opportunity in identity theft protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... volume of sensitive personal financial and health data often required in establishing investment instruments and life insurance policies, and it wouldn't surprise me to see some sort of regulatory interest, and possibly action, in this area." "A digit ...