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Centrepoint pulls out of NEOS Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
Centrepoint Alliance will no longer back life insurance startup NEOS Life, requesting its investment be repaid in full sooner than originally agreed to. In line with its recent strategy refresh, a review of Centrepoint's assets and interests determined ...

Challenger bolsters exec lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... having started in 2003. He has served as Challenger's chief investment officer and the chief executive of its life insurance business in the past. Prior to joining Challenger, Howes worked at Bankers Trust and Macquarie.

CBA stashes cash for compliance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... is in addition to its remediation provisions for Credit Card Plus, Personal Loan Protection and Home Loan Protection insurance. Finally CBA will put $55 million towards transaction and separation costs in relation to the sale of CommInsure Life, largely ...

Ignition lifts off in Ireland

HARRISON WORLEY AND MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... bank's customers with financial wellness and saving, as well as more traditional wealth functions such as investment and insurance advice. For Bank of Ireland, Ignition's hybrid model - which allows integration between the platform and the bank's ...

Complainants most satisfied with life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Complaints staff of life insurance companies are the most helpful when it comes to resolving customer disputes, ASIC has found. The regulator documented consumers' complaints journey across financial services and life insurance to find staff of ...

Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
Australians do not want to subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study. The FSC recently released results of its consumer survey conducted in July this year. The survey ...

APRA takes action against IOOF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... assess the various options available to it. ANZ clarified it was still working towards separating OnePath's life insurance business from its pensions and investments arm, and the planned sale of the life arm to Zurich would not be affected. "Given ...

Freedom ditches life insurance sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
Freedom Insurance Group announced it will stop selling life insurance products and alerted shareholders of the likelihood it will face a liquidity crisis next year. The board of the embattled insurer has decided to search for alternative business models ...

AFCA receives 500 super complaints in first month

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... predecessors. AFCA said 8% of the complaints it received so far were to do with superannuation, while credit and general insurance topped the list, contributing to 45% and 21% of complaints each. But according to the authority's chief executive and chief ...

Two senior hires at Integrity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... of change finance for the last two years, and prior to this worked at CBA, Westpac and Zurich. Integrity offers group insurance, but will launch its retail product early next year. It is currently conducting the pilot of its retail products and proprietary ...