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CYBG revises Virgin Money offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... investors via an IPO. NAB flagged in late April it expects CYBG will increase its provisions for legacy payment protection insurance costs by £350 million ($642m). Under the agreement with NAB, CYBG expects to fully utilise the remaining undrawn capped ...

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 ...

Australian Unity Trustees signs tech partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... year, Bravura's Garradin won an administration platform mandate from Foresters Friendly Society, a funeral bond and insurance business. Bravura's wealth management platform Sonata has also won a number of mandates in recent months including from ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
Advocacy group Women in Super is calling on the Federal Government to re-examine its policy to end life insurance for Australians with low superannuation balances or accounts with little activity, suggesting it could be detrimental to women with dependents. ...

Macquarie expands healthcare investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... Australia, Germany and Asia. Crowell will also work closely with Macquarie Capital sector teams in technology, services and insurance, to both serve broad client needs across the healthcare sector. As at 31 March 2018, the wider Macquarie Group had assets ...

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 stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... only once, a 'best in show' shortlist of large default super funds, preserving choice and competition and significant insurance reforms are worthy ideas that should be considered to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of the superannuation system." ...

ANZ sells NZ life insurance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... points and 15 basis points respectively. The agreement also includes a 20-year partnership whereby Cigna will provide insurance policies for ANZ bank customers. "Under this agreement, ANZ will continue to provide life insurance to our customers but these ...

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
The Productivity Commission recommends an independent review of insurance in superannuation; that Australians enter default super once; and that super funds disclose trailing financial adviser commissions. These are a few of the 22 recommendations in ...

Powered by Lloyds and KPMG, insurtech offers cybersecurity insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... ransomware, malware and social engineering fraud. Edmund claims to be Australia's first dedicated digital cyber insurance provider or "insuretech" and will cater to small-medium enterprises. "Cyber insurance provides complementary protection - for ...