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TAL intensifies mental health strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... reflect Greenberg's principles among its case managers, partners and medical professionals. General manager of group insurance Jenny Oliver said traumatic stress is often an unfortunate side effect of the working life for many Australians, especially ...

MLC Life adapts to meet shifting expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... transformation. We are keen to simplify and enhance the experiences we provide to our customers, advisers and group insurance partners," MLC Life head of digital Tim Roso said. Underpinning MLC Life's goal to think digitally about everything it does ...

MLC appoints claims chief from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... AIA New Zealand's chief executive, and before that, she held multiple roles at AIA Australia, including chief group insurance officer, chief operating officer and general counsel. She has also held legal positions at ASIC and Clayton Utz. In her new ...

MetLife raises bar on group insurance awareness

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... campaign to ensure every working Australian is aware of built-in life insurance available through superannuation. Group insurance provides a "really good value base form of protection", but far too many members just aren't aware of its value or that ...

Nominations for adviser award opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... in professionalism we see across the financial advice spectrum," he said. Asteron Life national key account and group insurance manager Daniel Waller said the award is an essential element in strengthening and developing the financial advice profession. ...

Coles sheds life insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... Essentials product was white-labelled by Coles. Coles' exit from direct selling of life insurance leaves superannuation group insurance as the overwhelmingly dominant insurance direct channel in the sector. Analysis by Rainmaker revealed the Coles insurance ...

Super insurance maintains active pricing: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... for younger ages and increasing rates for higher risk groups. It highlights the increasing competitiveness among group insurance and the importance to a super fund's overall offering. Rainmaker's analysis includes a summary of the rate and coverage movements ...

BTFG announces giant Panorama leap

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... entities, with benefits expected over FY17 and FY18. Cooper also confirmed BTFG life insurance also recently won the group insurance tender for its corporate super master trust. "We have a disciplined approach to how our [insurance] products are distributed ...

Proactive group releases life insurance guidance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... industry. A collection of life insurance and superannuation bodies have released the best practice guidelines for group insurance data. Made up of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Financial Services Council (FSC), the Industry ...

Super industry accepts group insurance needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... data standards to improve service to members 6) Undertaking independent research on the costs and benefits of group insurance within superannuation. "Addressing the issue of members with multiple instances of automatic insurance cover requires industry ...