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Macquarie Life appoints national underwriting manager

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... Sydney, but will take on a national role leading Macquarie Life's underwriting team. Bertasso previously held roles with CommInsure, AMP and with global reinsurer, Swiss Re. "Marcello has a wealth of experience in the life insurance and reinsurance industries ...

CommInsure appoints UHG as service partner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
CommInsure has appointed Unified Healthcare Group as its medical information service partner for a four year period. Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) said it provides life insurance clients with a number of customised solutions including improving the ...

CommInsure launches underwriting platform

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
Nearly 900,000 members of industry funds CareSuper and HESTA now have access to CommInsure's online application and underwriting platform. CommInsure used learnings from its retail business with the aim of helping members to up their insurance cover ...

Challenger dominates annuity market

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... market at that time," said independent researcher, Plan for Life. Currently there are three annuity providers with CommInsure, BT and Challenger. "The GFC has definitely helped annuity sales, along with the secular shift in demand driven by retirement ...

Advisers need to get wise to insurance turn offs, CommInsure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... to switch Australians on to their insurance needs. That's according to Tim Browne, general manager, Retail Advice, CommInsure, who told advisers at Sydney's CommInsure roadshow that underinsurance is one of the biggest issues facing the industry. Browne ...

Guardian Advice appoints new WA state manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
A former CommInsure business development manager, Wes King, has been appointed the new state manager for Guardian Advice in Western Australia. King will be responsible for managing and growing the Asteron-aligned dealer group's advice network in the ...

FOFA reforms are a soft landing

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... will go up." "The problem is that it will be harder and more costly to access advice," Tim Browne, general manager, CommInsure added to the debate. "If we don't get it right, we will reflect on FOFA as something that didn't hit the mark."

Industry panel turns up FOFA heat

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... will go up." "The problem is that it will be harder and more costly to access advice," Tim Browne, general manager, CommInsure added to the debate. "If we don't get it right, we will reflect on FOFA as something that didn't hit the mark."

CareSuper cuts income protection premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
CareSuper has secured improved insurance premium rates for income protection cover through CommInsure. The $4.5 billion fund has listed its new prices on its website with all members earning over $16,000 per annum, eligible to apply. "Income protection ...

Zurich builds retail risk with new appt

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... the firm moves to capitalise on growth in the space. Kristen Lennis-Harvey, formerly a national account manager from CommInsure, has joined Zurich's retail risk team where she will be responsible for developing new strategies for existing accounts in ...