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New role builds Suncorp Marketplace momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
Suncorp's executive general manager of insurance operations will head Suncorp Marketplace - the cornerstone of the business' strategy for improving the distribution of Suncorp's brand and third-party products. Promoted to the role of chief program excellence ...

Global disruption fund locks in former CEOs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... Goyder, managing director of Wesfarmers Paul Bassat, co-founder of Seek and Square Peg Capital Sally Herman, director of Suncorp Group; and Jeffery Cole, research professor and director of the Centre for the Digital Future at USC Annenberg.

InFocus restructures to support growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... management for Heritage Bank Richard Herbst. Having also previously served as national manager of wealth management at Suncorp, Herbst will be responsible for Infocus' AFSL operations. Former BT Financial Group general manager VIC/TAS/ACT, Michael Corcoran ...

Suncorp appoints non-executive director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Suncorp has filled a board vacancy with the appointment of a new non-executive director. Joining Suncorp's board is Simon Machell. He is currently a non-executive director and chairman of the risk committee at Prudential Corporation Asia, and chairman ...

Nikko AM restructures fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... managing director Sam Hallinan said. He added the decision comes following the recent news that former parent company Suncorp decided to reshape its investment strategy and operating model. Global president and chief executive Takumi Shibata said: "We ...

Not our job to protect big insurers: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... to established players - and APRA isn't going to protect outdated business models from failing. APRA member and former Suncorp Life chief executive Geoff Summerhayes issued this warning at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference ...

Suncorp inches closer to NZ insurer takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Suncorp increased its stake in a leading New Zealand insurer to 19.9% following a takeover bid in February. Suncorp's bid for Tower Insurance occurred shortly after the latter entered into a scheme implementation agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings. ...

Life insurance ranks lowest in customer satisfaction

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... in terms of customer satisfaction at 75.7%. Insuranceline followed with 75.2%, then Asteron (74.4%), Real Insurance and Suncorp (both 71.7%). OnePath ranked the lowest at 64.2%. "Risk and life insurance continues to suffer from negative publicity including ...

Legg Mason hires marketing head from Hastings

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... Before that, she was head of marketing - platforms and investments at MLC and also held positions at Colonial First State, Suncorp and Skandia. Legg Mason Australia managing director Andy Sowerby said Nicholson is "the ideal person to lead and further ...

Suncorp begins life business optimisation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
Suncorp is implementing an optimisation program for its Australian life insurance business in a bid to improve competitiveness and achieve better customer outcomes. Announcing its half-year results today, Suncorp said it was rolling out the optimisation ...