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ASX dismisses concern over AMP sale

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... its wealth protection businesses to UK firm Resolution Life. The $3.3 billion sale includes the wealth manager's life insurance business. According to the ASX, AMP's planned wealth protection divestment does not represent a disposal of the firm's main ...

Future Fund appoints to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... director of Crown Perth. Poynton has previously served as RBA's payment systems board, director of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation and a member of the Higher Education Endowment Fund advisory board. Future Fund's board of guardians will ...

MetLife welcomes new group product head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... Dean Mulheron will lead MetLife's group product design and oversee product development and strategy across the group insurance portfolio. Mulheron replaces Stephen Sefton who was appointed to the role in January and departed in June. Mulheron joins MetLife ...

ANZ launches underwriting engine to market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
ANZ's life insurance arm has released its predictive underwriting technology following a successful soft launch. The big data-powered underwriting engine will allow customers applying for OneCare insurance to complete personal statements 30% faster. ...

Cybercrime protection inadequate: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... conference highlighted the importance of cybersecurity. The head of cybersecurity, governance and consulting Ian Cameron at insurance company IAG said a mass data breach could be a scary possibility. The company knew it would have to answer to its board ...

Melbourne AFSL pays $9 million in fines

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... and act on financial advice from the firm. This advice typically recommended switching superannuation providers and insurance products, according to ASIC. "When consumers implemented the advice, significant advice fees were paid to Financial Circle directly ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... increase of $4 million year-on-year, and reflective of an increase in funds; solid growth in corporate super for life insurance and fewer general insurance claims. The result was partly offset by margin compression from price reductions and lower revenue ...

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
Majority of life insurance companies fear the availability of genetic testing to consumers will be more disadvantageous and complex, and will have a negative impact on their business, a new survey shows. Strategic Insights' survey of retail, direct ...

Advisers choose their own journey on BT hub

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... capability." These third parties provide services including research, compliance support, training, professional indemnity insurance and advice software support. BT Open's pricing framework means advisers only pay for the services they choose to ...

One-stop complaints shop opens

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... delivering free, fast and binding services for all financial complaints, whether they be related to banks, credit providers, insurance companies or superannuation funds," he said. "AFCA will have significantly higher monetary limits and compensation ...