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FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... a planner, such as through government fees and charges, cost-recovery levies and increases to professional indemnity insurance premiums, and the impact they have on the affordability of advice.

Insurers halt some virus cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... would be identified and assessed through our normal underwriting process. This is consistent with how most of the life insurance industry has responded to the COVID-19 situation so far." MLC Life said there are no additional exclusions on new customers ...

Call for pause on default insurance changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
A prominent law firm is calling for upcoming changes to default insurance within superannuation to be postponed, as the COVID-19 pandemic increases the chance Australians will need to rely on the cover automatically provided by their super fund. Slater ...

ClearView rated stable

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... than operate a fully-outsourced CV-issued platform. As part of the deal, ClearView's primary superannuation life insurance portfolio will be transferred to the HUB24 Super Fund, though the portfolio will continue to be administered by ClearView. ...

HUB24 wins $1b mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... and provide increased opportunity to deliver ClearView's products to market." ClearView's primary superannuation life insurance portfolio will also be transferred to the HUB24 Super Fund. The portfolio will continue to be administered by ClearView. With ...

Moody's downgrades AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... Group, AMP Bank and AMP Life were all downgraded from A2 to A3 and remains under review for downgrade. AMP Life's insurance financial strength rating was downgraded to reflect the weaker profitability and elevated product risk of the wealth protection ...

UK asset manager acquires stake in retirement funder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... corporate growth. Legal & General has close to £1.2 trillion in assets under management. The company is also a provider of insurance, annuities and lifetime mortgages in the UK. "Legal & General's strategic investment shows when it comes to tackling ...

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
The tough times in Australia's life insurance sector have forced the provider to overhaul its pricing. ClearView has revised its pricing across its Life Solutions stepped and hybrid income protection products, as the insurer battles to remain profitable ...

Suncorp executive exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... incumbent will leave the group, effective March 27. Darren Abbruzzese, Suncorp's executive general manager digital, labs and insurance technology, will act as chief information officer while the group searches for a permanent replacement. Abbruzzese ...

APRA names new executive director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... Renee Roberts will take on the role, after previously holding a range of senior leadership roles in the banking and insurance sectors. Roberts will leave her position as chief operating officer at QBE, which she has held since June 2018. Prior to that ...