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New role for Mercer chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... Australia chief executive Ben Walsh is set to join the executive leadership of one of the nation's largest life insurers. AIA Australia have appointed Walsh as chief life insurance officer, a newly created role that will see the long-time Mercer boss ...

CommInsure income protection off the menu

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
AIA Australia, which now owns CommInsure Life, has announced that CommInsure Protection products will cease accepting new business from 31 March 2020. AIA said the move to streamline its retail advised life risk business is the next step in its integration ...

AIA income protection premiums jump

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
Premiums for retail income protection policies with insurer AIA have climbed substantially over the last two years. One AIA Priority Protection policy sighted by Financial Standard had a 27% increase from 2018 to 2019 and then a 32% increase from 2019 ...

HESTA hikes default insurance cover

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... super may be the only personal insurance cover they have," the spokesperson said. HESTA's group insurance is provided by AIA Australia. TPD, which is not a part of the standard cover at HESTA, has remained unchanged after the review. HESTA is not ...

AMP adds competitors to platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... adding other insurers' products to its platform as it records a whopping drop in risk sales for 2019. AMP has partnered with AIA and TAL to expand the insurance products offered on its MyNorth platform. Both insurance offers are available for financial ...

Major life insurers continue to suffer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... year. Australia's life insurance industry continues to suffer the ill-effects of deteriorating conditions, with major players AIA, CommInsure, AMP, BT, Zurich and MLC all registering lower risk premium inflows across 2019, according to new Plan for Life ...

Class action accuses CFS of dodgy insurance fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... funds between 2014 and 2020. CBA acknowledged the filing of the class action in an ASX announcement. CommInsure was sold to AIA Australia, with the sale finalised in November 2019. "CBA and CFSIL are reviewing the claim and will provide any update as ...

Platform ends year with hiring spree

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... Parrott. Peck has over 30 years' experience in super, insurance and investment management and previously served on the board of AIA Australia. He's head of client development at Chant West and was previously general manager, Colonial First State Marketing. ...

Financial Standard Holiday Cooking Guide 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... incase sauce is too thick) and mix. Enjoy! Damien Mu's quick and mild chicken curry hit Damien Mu, chief executive of AIA Australia said: "While I am proud born and bred Aussie, I have a Sri Lankan heritage and this recipe was a family favourite. ...

MLC Life loses super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... MLC Life Insurance has this year won at least two super fund mandates: for the $6 billion Maritime Super where it replaced AIA Australia and the Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) scheme. OnePath Life was renewed as the insurer for Virgin Money Super in ...