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NEOS Life expands to the west coast

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... a principle underwriter and life underwriter. NEOS recently completed several hires to build its distribution and underwriting teams across the country. This includes appointing Charl du Plooy as the head of sales, and state managers Nathan Leonard (NSW/ACT) ...

MLC Life welcomes board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... he said. The life insurer's $500 million investment has seen progress such as the launch of LifeView and its new underwriting rules engine, the Digital Underwriting Platform. Both capabilities make it easier for customers to manage their cover online. ...

Member outreach boosts post-merger integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... actuarial work to ensure complete benefits are intact and funding levels are right, Brooks pointed out. Employers underwriting these schemes carry the investment risk associated with them and, as the defined benefit demographic ages, the investment horizon ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... customised group insurance products using machine learning algorithms developed by Swiss Re. The use of predictive underwriting aims to deliver a simpler underwriting experience for customers is currently in the works. In July, it launched superannuation ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... bank distribution, Bank of Queensland's group executive people and corporate services and IAG's head of product and underwriting. In his new role at LGS, Musson will be responsible for the transformation and the change management strategies as the super ...

NEOS continues growth trajectory

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... mid-2018, life insurance start-up NEOS Life is making strides with the launch of a new product and expedited its underwriting decision times. NEOS managing director Brett Yardley said that most underwriting decisions finalised in three days, powered ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... plentiful (as the printing presses of the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE got going) and the flood of money was underwriting developed and emerging equity markets alike, creating a wealth effect that was spurring spending and lifting economic activity. ...

FSC revamps life insurer code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... the code in place since 2017. The second iteration of the code aims to lift the standards in product design, sales, underwriting, customer service, complaints and claims handling for the life insurers, FSC said. Key changes include getting life insurers ...

ANZ launches underwriting engine to market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
ANZ's life insurance arm has released its predictive underwriting technology following a successful soft launch. The big data-powered underwriting engine will allow customers applying for OneCare insurance to complete personal statements 30% faster. ...

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... face significant issues with privacy. About half of respondents said the proposed changes can result in selective underwriting. In addition to privacy and data security issues, top concerns include expectations that genetic testing will be made mandatory ...