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TAL welcomes new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... and I wish him and the team all the best for the next phase of TAL's development." Joiner is currently chair of QBE Insurance Group in Australia and New Zealand and independent chair of PEXA. He also sits on the board of Latitude Financial Services. ...

Retirees doing it tough: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... increasing health costs, with a modest couple having to budget at least $102.27 for healthcare costs weekly. Private health insurance premiums rose on average by 2.7 % from 1 April with some major insurers increasing premiums by more than 3%. Other items ...

Westpac offloads BT super funds to Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... members. BT members will also have access to Mercer's wider investment menu and will be able to retain their existing insurance arrangements. "Our new proposition will be offered to all members from day one. And, our ongoing commitment to improving our ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
The Anthony Albanese-led Labor government has been congratulated on its election victory by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. On the morning Albanese was sworn in as the 31 st prime minister ...

Schroders hires investment director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... Williams' other previous roles include investment writer at Magellan Financial Group, investment communications at QBE Insurance and investment specialist at AXA Investment Managers. Last month Adam Alexander and Ben Chan were hired to head Schroders' ...

Cbus executive named ESSSuper chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022
... expectations," she said. In joining, she replaces Puli who left at the beginning of the year to join MLC Life's group insurance business. Acting in the role since has been David Daley, ESSSuper's general manager, member engagement. "David has ...

Citi welcomes eight new hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... investment analyst Jacob Loi has joined Citi's technology team and Donna Fu, a senior associate at PwC has joined the insurance research team.

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
Superannuation funds must do a better job of communicating the value of group insurance, with research revealing just 25% of Australians understand what they're covered for, and many may not be adequately covered following recent reforms. MLC Life Insurance ...

Macquarie responds to term deposit scam

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... told Channel 9's A Current Affair that in early April she went to Macquarie to invest her late husband's $760,000 life insurance payout money in a 2.5% term deposit. Du Preez completed an online form with all of her personal information and was told ...

Integrity Life appoints chief technology officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... Commenting on his new position, Khurana shared some of his plans. "Integrity Life was established to transform the life insurance industry in Australia. We plan to use the latest, state of the art technology capabilities to make Integrity the most efficient ...