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HESTA appoints new insurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... insurer. As part of a regular review of its insurance arrangements, the $39 billion industry fund announced it will appoint AIA Australia as its insurer in 2018. The move will occur when HESTA's existing agreement with CommInsure expires. HESTA's member ...

Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... with a not-for-profit health fund and a financial services provider to launch a new combined life and health insurance brand. AIA Australia is joining forces with health fund GMHBA and South African company Discovery; the three will work under the new ...

AIA launches flexible premium structure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Life insurance specialist AIA Australia launched a new product feature that will help clients curb costly stepped premium increases for up to 15 years. Advisers will have greater flexibility in matching premium terms to their clients' needs, with the ...

Asteron Life rewards healthy lifestyles

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... life insurers are making changes to income protection products to include rewards for members who display healthy behaviour. AIA Vitality currently offers healthy members discounts on shopping, entertainment and travel purchases, and discounts on eligible ...

Can life and health insurers operate under one roof?

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... insurance companies to start offering health insurance products or enter into partnerships with health insurers, according to AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu. Speaking at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney ...

FSC awards life insurance standouts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... Financial Services Council recognised the best and brightest in the life insurance industry overnight at a gala dinner in Sydney. AIA head of retail risk, optimisation and compliance Kathleen Williams received the Young Achiever Award at the FSC Life ...

AIA launches digital life insurance advice tool

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
Life insurer AIA is partnering with digital financial advice provider SuperEd to develop an online tool for superannuation fund members. The online tool, which will be integrated into AIA's LIFEapp, will provide members with education and assistance ...

Life insurance industry rebuts need for greater reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... rehabilitation support to claimants. Also appearing for public hearings were representatives from MLC, BT Financial Group, AIA Australia and ANZ. In its submission to the Committee, MLC warned against further regulation of the industry, saying that it ...

Synchron vows to end yearly renewables

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
Synchron director Don Trapnell provided an update on his group's partnership with AIA Australia, announced just over a year ago, saying it will end "the industry's love affair with yearly renewable premium rates." Trapnell argued that Australia is the ...

AIA revamps income protection suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
AIA made multiple changes to its flagship income protection product series, Priority Protection. If AIA's health and wellness program, AIA Vitality, is attached, new customers will receive an initial 7.5% discount for all income protection and business ...