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Life insurance ripe for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... financial services, it says. Consolidation amongst smaller players, simplified product portfolios, analytically enhanced underwriting, aggressive pricing and token investments into lower cost channels are likely to manifest as short-term responses to ...

BT Financial Group wins Life Company of the Year

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... awards; and TAL was given the Service Quality award. Finally, Zurich won two Client Services Team awards for its underwriting and BDM/business support teams. Outgoing AFA chief executive Brad Fox said: "The AFA/SI Life Company of the Year Awards are ...

MLC Life Insurance upgrades underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The underwriting process for retail-advised life policies will be accelerated by the introduction of MLC Life Insurance's new tele-underwriting service. Halving the lengthy underwriting process, the new Fast Track service will benefit both financial ...

Fox warns against direct life insurance again

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... insurance directly has not transpired into a better claims experience - a situation that could be avoided with timely underwriting, Fox said. Fox pointed to a recent Roy Morgan survey that highlighted positive customer feedback when accessing direct ...

Synchron vows to end yearly renewables

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... capacity to meet their future needs in the sense that it will have guaranteed renewability, meaning no additional underwriting will be required to continue the policy." Synchron has clarified that the partnership will not result in a new type of insurance ...

MLC shakes up retail leadership team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... customer experience and retention; Christopher Ong as head of pricing and profitability; and Simon Dent as head of underwriting and new business. "I'm thrilled to be leading a team of highly skilled industry professionals with vast experience and expertise. ...

CommInsure wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... CommInsure with its bid was its many initiatives encouraging members to interact digitally, including online claiming and underwriting capabilities and a health and wellbeing program designed for NSF Super members. NSF Super chief executive Ian Morante ...

Real estate manager revamps Aussie presence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... experience in handling transaction and investment activities in the commercial real estate space, including acquisitions, underwriting and financing through to active asset management, redevelopment and disposals. Prior to his appointment, Tredwell spent ...

PIMCO enters private credit joint venture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn added: "We believe the combination of Solar Capital Partners' proven credit underwriting and relationships matched with PIMCO's global credit investment experience creates a superior ability in sourcing, evaluating ...

Banks balancing profit and capital adequacy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... the banks have either restructured or are restructuring their wealth businesses. Capital intensive life insurance underwriting and manufacturing operations have come under review, as banks look for ways to free up capital and improve returns," he said. ...