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Three new faces join SuperFriend board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... and also has experience in academia, research management, innovation in health and disability services delivery and insurance medicine. Wallis also joins the board as an independent director. He founded an international not-for-profit mental health campaign ...

ASIC catches illegal dual licensees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... AFS licensee cannot be the authorised representative of another AFS licensee - with the only exceptions being general insurance underwriting agents and brokers operating under a binder given by an insurer. The regulator said in circumstances where an ...

Super funds grapple with PYSP deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... to retirement or pension phase products; and Implementation of second-order impacts, such as increases in group life insurance premiums. These challenges highlight the importance of thorough industry consultation in the drafting of legislation, common ...

Insurtechs improve life insurance inefficiencies: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... three-in-four (72%) insurtechs are collaborating with incumbents, representing a whopping 75% increase from 2018. Life insurance firms that took part in the survey partner with insurtechs to help with product and distribution innovation, marketing and ...

Communication fails to keep member interests at heart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... information in a balanced and factual way that is not misleading and/or deceptive - particularly in relation to initial insurance cancellation notices. "Such communication should support those members who receive and read the information to make an informed ...

ASFA chief joins Irish software provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined a Dublin-based provider of software to the life insurance sector. FINEOS announced Martin Fahy will join its board as non-executive director. Currently chief executive of ASFA ...

TAL restructures retail arm, announces job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... that will make some jobs redundant after reviewing its recent acquisition of Asteron, Suncorp's Australian life insurance business. Realigning the retail businesses will consequently reduce headcount across both the TAL and Asteron brands and introduce ...

Life insurers prioritise customer service over tech

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... technology and innovation, and instead will focus on improving customers' experience in 2019, a new report finds. The 2018-19 Insurance Industry Report compiled by technology services provider TAS found customer experience will drive the transformation ...

Financial advice drags BTFG results

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... $64 million lower than the second half of 2018. The decline was due to the exit of Hastings ($180m), higher general insurance claims for major weather events ($66m), lower margins from the decision to reprice certain platform fees ($8m) and discontinuing ...

ANZ serious on cost cuts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... terms. The reduction in business costs is expected to come from selling Asian retail services, the sale of its life insurance business to Zurich, completing the sale of its pensions and investments business to IOOF, reducing product offering and restructuring ...