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Industry fund cuts life premiums, renews insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
An $11 billion industry superannuation is reducing its life and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance premiums for younger members by as much as 50%. MTAA Super recently renewed its long-standing partnership with MetLife to June 2020. The pair ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... modelling, text mining and natural language programming, along with social and predictive analytics that can add value in the insurance sector. ANZ Wealth chief underwriter Peter Tilocca said using a data-driven model provides the opportunity to create ...

ASIC bans ex-CBA adviser for five years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... product issued by CBA's subsidiary Colonial First State when it wasn't in their best interest to do so. She also churned insurance policies by asking clients to cancel existing ones and apply for personal insurance issued by CommInsure, and on several ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... This would include automation, self-employment, contractors and the 'gig economy' on tax revenue, superannuation, life insurance, and retirement savings. "The nature of employment is changing. The era of job certainty, regular hours, and little or no ...

SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... give SMSF members greater visibility and faster access to assets, in addition to bank accounts, term deposits, life insurance, managed investment schemes, investor directed portfolio services, securities and even peer-to-peer lending.

ASIC cancels AFSL, accepts EU

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... failed to make reasonable inquiries into the clients' relevant circumstances prior to providing advice; recommended insurance cover where clients were unable to afford the premiums; and failed to provide adequate product replacement disclosure when recommending ...

Offshore investment vehicles await passport arrival

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... can test financial services and products without the burden of an AFSL over a 24-month period. Superannuation and life insurance products; the issuance of consumer credit and non-cash payment products; and the provision of a crowd-funding service are ...

Citigroup takes action on pay inequality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... Express and MasterCard disclose gender and ethnicity wage data. Bank of New York Mellon, Reinsurance Group and Progressive Insurance were also asked to publish policies and goals in place to close the gap.

ClearView revamps life insurance platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
ClearView is rolling out a series of enhancements to its life insurance platform with the aim of increasing efficiencies in advice practices. The company's Adviser Quote Underwritinmg and Apply (AQUA) platform now includes integrated electronic quote ...

NSW government insurance arm appoints new chief after incumbent moves to QBE

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
The $30 billion insurance arm of the New South Wales government, icare, has appointed a new chief executive after the previous chief took on the top role at QBE Insurance. John Nagle will lead icare on an interim basis, having previously been group ...