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Bravura hires product manager from BT

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... product management roles within the retail life product team. With more than 11 years' experience in the life insurance industry covering retail, group and direct life insurance, Loader has an extensive understanding of product development as well as ...

Bragg to leave FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... for FSC member funds," she added. "He was also instrumental in initiating the Trowbridge review into the life insurance industry and pushing for a competitive landscape for financial services. We wish him very well in his future career." Before joining ...

ClearView updates LifeSolutions suite, increases premiums

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... a small increase to large sum insured discounts for lump sum cover. In a statement Clearview said the life insurance industry had "consistently lost money on retail income protection" over the last 10 years, with total industry loss on income protection ...

TAL launches ad campaign as LIF top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... Sunday 24 July, hopes to raise the awareness of the TAL brand and build a sense of trust for the wider life insurance industry. "In recent times it has become very clear that the life insurance industry has some work to do in raising standards and practices ...

PROFILE: Metlife chief executive Deanne Stewart

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... change occurring and putting much more of a spotlight on that now than what I've seen previously." The life insurance industry certainly hasn't escaped brushes with scandal and Stewart believes that there are a number of things that impact conduct including ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... a hotly-contested election, he will prioritise continuing the Senate Economics References Committee's life insurance industry investigation. Speaking to Financial Standard, Williams said: "I'm very concerned about life insurance. If I'm re-elected, I ...

Life insurers must be more transparent: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... overall satisfaction and a NPS of 65. "We encourage all life insurance companies to participate in the Life Insurance Industry Performance Barometer policyholder and claimant studies in order to reassure the community of their commitment to transparent ...

Life insurance balancing APRA priorities with increased profit

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Despite the need to increase capital adequacy ratios, the life insurance industry has reported a steady increase in net profit, according to APRA's latest quarterly statistics for the sector. The main driver of profit, which increased overall by 16.9% ...

Asteron Life upgrades adviser facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Pending remuneration changes in the life insurance industry has led to Asteron Life launching its upgraded adviser service fee facility. The enhanced facility enables an automated collection and payment service for advice fees charged to clients, which ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... the Pioneer Award for "[demonstrating] an outstanding commitment to innovative thinking to transform the life insurance industry to meet the challenges of the next generation," was given to MLC chief underwriter and head of underwriting quality and standards ...