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CommInsure eyes deferred lifetime annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... comprehensive retirement income products (CIPRs). The life insurer, which is in the process of changing ownership from CBA to AIA, is the second-largest player in annuity products after Challenger. Most of CommInsure's annuity sales are from its fixed ...

MLC Life strengthens group insurance team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... business effective this month, focused on new superannuation funds. Wu was most recently technical partnership manager at AIA Australia. She has also held senior product roles with CommInsure and previously worked in dispute resolution for advice and ...

Life industry steps toward trust

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... professional standards framework. A memorandum of understanding signed by the two groups - whose members include the likes of AIA Australia, AMP Life, BT Life Insurance, ClearView, MLC Life Insurance, TAL Life, and Zurich - is set to ensure collaboration ...

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... Australian businesses of Australia's mental health crisis. The Shared Value Project - in partnership with SuperFriend, NAB, AIA and others - is calling on Australia's business community to adopt a new strategy for addressing mental health in ...

CommInsure charged over hawking

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... on November 19 at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. CommInsure was recently sold to Hong Kong-based insurance giant AIA, though delays in the deal's completion and regulatory roadblocks caused CBA to sell the business for $150 million less ...

Life insurance leaders fear for industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... officer Kristine Brooks, TAL group chief executive and managing director Brett Clark, MLC chief executive David Hackett and AIA chief executive Damien Mu discussed the future affordability of life insurance for consumers in the context of the current ...

CommInsure sale stalls, sold for discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... sale experiences delays and regulatory roadblocks. The banking group today announced its divestment of CommInsure Life to AIA Group is facing an "extended period of uncertainty" as a result of pending foreign regulatory approvals. It unveiled a revised ...

Government super fund changes insurance terms, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... government superannuation fund is making several changes to its premiums and policy terms following negotiations with its insurer AIA Australia. From 1 October 2019, members of GESB Super and West State Super will see changes to their TPD and salary ...

Member interests delay recommended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... superannuation funds," the committee said. Responding to the committee's endorsement of the proposed legislation, insurance giant AIA Australia said it was disappointed the committee "failed to defend the interests of millions of young and vulnerable ...

MetLife expands retail distribution team

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... newly-created role. Before moving to MetLife, Ashton was head of product at MLC Life. He has also previously held senior roles with AIA, AMP and AXA. He joins the team with more than 30 years' experience in the industry across licensees, insurance, underwriting ...