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Industry fund hikes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Insurance premiums will rise by as much as 60% from next week for members of a state-based industry superannuation fund. Insurance premiums paid by WA Super members will increase substantially from November 4 following a review by TAL, with the fund ...

AustralianSuper adds former PwC partner to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... Trustees Corporation (NSW) as director and chair of the audit committee. She was also the deputy chair of Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VIMA) where she also chaired the audit committee. Her private sector governance roles have included non-executive ...

Consumers trust super funds about as much as banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... sure they know what their super balance is, find lost super by using MyGov to consolidate into one fund and check their insurance level and understand the premiums they are paying, calculate how much super is needed for retirement by using the ASFA Super ...

OnePath introduces long-term premium projections

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... life, Gerard Kerr said OnePath will continue to invest in its products and enhancements as it takes a 'new path' to make insurance better. "OnePath Life is on a new path to increase the understanding, engagement, and interaction clients have with their ...

Berkshire to chase growth for InvestSMART

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... to look for growth options as its revenue from grandfathered commissions starts to dry up. Commissions on funds and insurance products accounted for more than 56% of InvestSMART's total income of $11.4 million last financial year. But the post-Hayne ...

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 ...

Senior lawyer drags AMP to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... legal preparation for the Royal Commission, its work for ASIC enforcement notices and handling advice complaints and insurance claims at different points in time. In a claim filed with the Federal Court on Tuesday, she says she was bullied and harassed ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
A relatively new advice association has picked up members at a rapid pace as it takes up the fight to retain life insurance commissions. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) now has over 4000 members after launching just a few months ago. ...

AMP Capital boosts Asia presence after record raise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... was a stronger demand for it in Asia than in Australia," Keary said. He said investors in the fund are pension funds, insurance companies and some sovereign wealth funds. "That's the ultimate, from my perspective, managing money on behalf of a country ...

Westpac takes $1 billion profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... changes to its operating divisions, with businesses previously relating to BT Financial Group having been reassigned. Insurance operations have been moved into an expanded Consumer division, Superannuation, Investments, Platforms and Private Wealth businesses ...