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Future of life insurance in doubt: APRA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority released its look-back at 2019, making special mention of tough times for the life insurance industry and questioning its sustainability. "Australia's life insurance sector faced deteriorating conditions over ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. The report, produced in partnership with Marsh & McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group, draws on a survey of nearly 800 Forum members, as well as 200 members of the Forum's younger generation community ...

Insurers halt sales to fire-affected areas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
Two of the nation's largest insurers have temporarily halted sales of insurance policies to fire-affected areas in New South Wales and Victoria. Suncorp and IAG have put a temporary embargo on areas across both states in a move to stop people from panic-buying ...

MLC Wealth hires technology chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... of MLC Wealth, effective March 2020. McKenzie was most recently chief operating officer, UK and international at RSA Insurance, based in London. In his new role, McKenzie will report to MLC Group chief technology and operations officer Patrick Wright ...

FPA supports tightening insurance claims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia said in a submission to Treasury that it supports bringing insurance claims handling under the definition of financial services. The submission, in response to Treasury's exposure draft legislation and ...

Latitude Financial joins banks on AFCA complaints list

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... about financial services institution in the country, followed by ANZ and NAB. Also making the top 10, were insurers AAI, Insurance Australia and QBE Insurance, as well as Westpac, Citigroup, and PayPal. Consumer finance group Latitude received 975 complaints ...

Free advice for bushfire victims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... three month waiver form paying AMP life, total and permanent disability, trauma, income protection and business expenses insurance premiums. The package also includes the earl release of superannuation funds to help with expenses, but only for those ...

Industry fund ups fees ahead of merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
A $13 billion industry superannuation fund has increased its insurance fees ahead of merging later this year. MTAA Super wrote to members in a significant event notice to let them know that from 3 February 2020 insurance fees for death and total and ...

ASIC claims to support robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... discuss proposed models for robo-advice covering risk profiling and investment advice, superannuation strategies, life insurance, self-managed super fund establishment and holistic advice. "Different types of digital advice models face different challenges ...

Platform ends year with hiring spree

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... Aracon added two directors to its board - Geoff Peck and Vincent 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 ...