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Murray inquiry should simplify investment tax structures

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... that we seem to be able to sell that capability is ourselves." Minter Ellison also discusses the challenges of the life insurance industry in its submission. Speaking about the difficulties that the life insurance is going through at the moment, Minter ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Australia's life insurance sector has experienced an increase in claims and policy lapses in the last few years. The confluence of factors pressuring the group and retail insurance market has created a perfect storm that has seen insurers' profits plummet. ...

CommInsure nabs ANZ head of insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
CommInsure has appointed former ANZ head of general and life insurance Craig Harrison as its new general manager of wholesale life. Harrison will return to the Commonwealth Bank Group after 11 years. He was formally an executive manage manager in the ...

International capital requirements could cripple insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... Leaders' Summit that will be held in Brisbane in November. GFIA chair and president of the Canadian Health and Life Insurance Association Frank Swedlove told journalists in Sydney that the proposal "does not encourage long term investment from taking ...

British govt to introduce pension choice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... take 25% of their retirement lump sum tax-free and even though three-quarters of retirees purchase annuities from life insurance companies, if they do withdraw the entirety of their lump sum it attracts a 55% tax rate. There are, however, provisions ...

Rice Warner overhauls structure, makes key appointments

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
Financial services consultancy Rice Warner has restructured its business into three key teams, life insurance, superannuation and investments and has added a digital consulting team. As part of the restructure the company has promoted Thierry Bareau ...

Government limits general advice exemption in FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... permit adviser commissions in insurance through super. Treasury will be conducting a consultation process on the life insurance sector in the coming months. "In order to ensure that the industry's regulatory environment is not subject to further change ...

ClearView appoints former MLC BDM of the Year

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... years, the majority of these as a financial planner at CBA and ANZ. For the past three years she has worked in life insurance distribution with CommInsure and more recently with MLC. Whilst at MLC she was awarded BDM of the Year in 2013. Simon Swanson ...

AFA Foundation appoints AIA exec as new chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... manager for Victoria and Tasmania. AFA chief executive announced Sciarrone's appointment at the AFA / Plan for Life Insurance Company of the Year Awards in Sydney last night.

Weatherhead to leave Rice Warner for AustralianSuper

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... set to join industry superannuation fund AustralianSuper in an insurance role. Richard Weatherhead who is head of life insurance at the independent consulting firm Rice Warner will depart to take up the position product manager, insurance at the nearly ...