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AMP claims director exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... director since the merger of AMP and AXA Asia Pacific in 2011. He was responsible for the distribution of AMP's insurance, wealth management and banking products to financial advisers. Wyatt spent 25 years at AXA both in Australia and the UK, and ...

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 ...

IOOF executive takes new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... with the research team and broader Centrepoint community. "As an ASX-listed business that is not owned by a bank or insurance company and being a partner of choice for over 500 advice businesses, Centrepoint is uniquely placed to respond to the changes ...

EU to offer cross-border pension scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... the same standard features wherever they are sold. They would be offered by a broad range of providers, principally insurance companies, banks, occupational pension funds, investment firms and asset managers. EU households are among the highest savers ...

TAL expands Risk Academy offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... aims to up-skill advisers on the specifics of the medical condition so they can help their clients choose the right insurance cover for their situation at underwriting time and best support clients if they need to claim. "During the course we also discuss ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... having worked in Ireland, the UK and the Middle East before moving to Australia in 2001. Shorte has worked in banking, insurance, accounting and financial planning before establishing his own business in 2006. He frequently writes about SMSFs in simple ...

Raiz close to super product launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... customers, via their smartphones, can join Raiz Invest Super. They can also consolidate multiple funds, opt in or out of life insurance, and make voluntary contributions. The product helps address some of the key issues identified in the recent Productivity ...

Disability income insurance an ongoing concern: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a loss-making venture for life insurers as the prudential regulator undertakes a comprehensive review of its sustainability, pricing and the actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known ...

AMP sales director retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... sales director since the merger of AMP and AXA Asia Pacific in 2011. He was responsible for the distribution of AMP's insurance, wealth management and banking products to financial advisers. Wyatt spent 25 years at AXA both in Australia and the UK, and ...

Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... accessing super or deceased estates becomes an issue, Bowden said. The fourth round also heard about how life and funeral insurance providers mis-sold products to vulnerable members of remote communities, namely Select AFSL's sales practices following ...