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Trustee firm, super fund in hot water

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... superannuation, insurance products and services were also made in the promotion of the fund, ASIC alleges. The group insurance available through mobiSuper is provided by TAL. According to ASIC, Mobi offered an obligation-free 'lost super' search ...

Zurich secures mandate from $8b super fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
Zurich has been awarded a group insurance mandate from an industry super fund worth $8 billion. The mandate was awarded by Queensland-based Energy Super and is the first given to the insurer since it acquired OnePath Life in June this year. Head of ...

MLC Life strengthens group insurance team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
MLC Life has added a head of new fund partnerships to its growing group insurance capabilities. Emily Wu has joined MLC Life's group insurance business effective this month, focused on new superannuation funds. Wu was most recently technical partnership ...

Integrity Life focuses on SMEs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... way of protecting their greatest asset - their employees," Integrity Life managing director Chris Powell said. Group insurance has traditionally been unavailable for SMEs with less than 20 staff due to the generally high cost of insurers. The company ...

MLC Life appoints group insurance executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
MLC Life Insurance has appointed an executive lead to its group insurance business, recruiting from NSW Treasury. Andrea Forbes has joined MLC Life as executive lead - relationship management, group insurance. She joins from NSW Treasury where she was ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Superannuation members still do not realise they are entitled to life insurance via their super funds despite concerted effort to raise awareness, new research finds. MetLife's latest Insurance inside super report found 73% of Australians are aware ...

MLC Life appoints new executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a new executive, focused on driving new business in group insurance, from Freedom Insurance Group. Sean Williamson, most recently chief executive of the embattled Freedom Insurance Group, will join MLC Life this month ...

Unfair contract terms extended to insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... regime. For example, death benefit nominees under a life insurance policy or individuals covered under certain group insurance policies can likely bring actions under the UCT in relation to contracts covered by the regime, the explanatory memorandum ...

Member interests delay recommended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... inquiry a major opportunity to "protect the interests of the nation's most vulnerable people and the integrity of group insurance", and slammed the implementation delay. "The industry is already going through major changes to implementing Protecting ...

Super body opposes member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... protection and life cover as "totally unacceptable" given most Australian's only hold those policies through group insurance. Also taking the opportunity to smash the bill's proposed implementation deadline, WIS said rushing through the bill ...