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Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... mining and construction may be unable to attain life insurance, particularly for disability. "This is because group insurance schemes were designed to accommodate a broad spectrum of risk across the nation's policy holders, and a change to the default ...

Members abandon bank-aligned group insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
Latest Rainmaker group insurance research shows the share of superannuation fund members associated with a bank-aligned group insurer has halved in the last four years. The number of not-for-profit (NFP) superannuation members linked to a bank-aligned ...

ANZ adds to OnePath capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
ANZ is expanding its Australian group insurance offering with the launch of new digital tools for trustees and members. OnePath has added two tools providing members and trustees digital access to a centralised source of claims information. RiskWorks ...

Industry fund increases life insurance engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... set to benefit from greater control of their life insurance arrangements. Vision Super will roll out MLC Life's group insurance digital portal, LifeView, to its 100,000 strong membership. MLC Life chief customer officer Suzanne Smith said the LifeView ...

Former industry fund CEO moves to AMP

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... an $11 billion industry superannuation fund recently joined AMP in a role that will focus on new and existing group insurance clients. Former Local Government Super chief executive Peter Lambert moved to AMP in April. He joined the wealth manager as ...

MetLife makes senior hire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
The former head of group insurance product and strategy at MLC is now leading MetLife's group product division. MetLife appointed Stephen Sefton as head of group product, charged with expanding its group insurance product offering and capabilities. ...

GROW Super begins group insurance innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... partnering with one of the world's largest reinsurers to explore the potential for blockchain technology within group insurance. Entering a joint venture with Hannover Life Re Australasia, GROW will use R3's Corda blockchain infrastructure to deliver ...

FSC proposes genetics and insurance council

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... in claims was paid last year to an estimated 94% of working Australians who some level of life cover, she said. Group insurance sold through superannuation makes up about 70% of all covers.

FSC honours life insurance industry talent

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... the Ivy Ballroom, recognised three talented individuals and named outstanding products in the direct, retail and group insurance segments. TAL head of investments, retirement and new proposition Ashton Jones won the Young Achiever Award. TAL received ...

Successful implementation of super code critical

STEPHEN FAY, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... successful implementation of the code is critical to improving insurance offerings, particularly in regards to group insurance as it is the key market policy addressing under-insurance. Minto added that there may be further changes to the code in the ...