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Industry fund renews insurer, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
A $5.3 billion industry superannuation fund has renewed its group insurance mandate, reduced member premiums and removed automatic cover for members under 25. Media Super has reappointed Hannover Life Re as its group insurer from July 1. In doing so ...

MetLife names chief operating officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... Campbell spent 10 years at CBA and CommInsure, holding a variety of executive roles, which included overseeing the group insurance business. Campbell has also worked as a management consultant at Capgemini and EY. MetLife's acting chief executive ...

REIT trust manager steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... appointed a former Mirvac group risk manager as its new general counsel. Anna Kovarik served as AMP's head of group insurance from 2012 to 2014. She also previously served as general counsel at AMP Capital's now-defunct joint venture, AMP Capital ...

Specialist investment manager appoints former AMP senior leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
A former head of group insurance at AMP has joined an ASX-listed investment manager. Anna Kovarik has been appointed Centuria Capital's new general counsel, joining from Mirvac where she held the role of group risk manager. Kovarik served as AMP's ...

Queensland industry funds merge

HARRISON WORLEY AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... best possible member experience and provide financial security in their retirement." Currently AustSafe has a group insurance arrangement with CommInsure, which is set to be acquired by AIA - Sunsuper's group insurer.

Same insurance cover, different price: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
Group insurance remains cost effective and beneficial for members, but there's significant disparity among premium rates and the level of cover superannuation funds are offering, latest Rainmaker research reveals. The study of 15,000 insurance deals ...

New model boosts adviser engagement: MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... and give them a more individualised experience." Vision Super recently announced it will roll out MLC Life's group insurance digital portal, LifeView, to its 100,000 members. MLC Life chief customer officer Suzanne Smith said the LifeView platform ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... Productivity Commission deputy chair Karen Chester said the proposal is aiming to improve gaps in many areas including group insurance, and isn't ruling out the involvement of employers, industry funds and unions in establishing a solid best-in-show ...

Former Suncorp executive joins MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... MetLife Australia. In April, MetLife appointed Stephen Sefton as head of group product, charged with expanding its group insurance product offerings. Sefton was the former head of group insurance product and strategy at MLC. He was previously spent 14 ...

TAL bolsters senior leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... head of client relationship management. He joined MetLife in 2010 as an account manager. TAL general manager of group insurance Jenny Oliver said: "Both appointees have enjoyed tremendous success in their respective areas, and we're excited to bring ...