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Life insurers must address group risk schemes: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... incurred a loss for the year. Rainmaker Information said the general consensus from APRA for these losses included loose underwriting in group risk schemes through default cover approaches, automatic acceptance of increases in cover; and member awareness ...

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... capital intensive nature of wealth operations presents a challenge among some headwinds. "Expensive life insurance underwriting and manufacturing operations are likely to come under review, as banks look for ways to free up capital and improve returns," ...

Swiss Re to use artificial intelligence in underwriting

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Swiss Re has announced it will partner with IBM to make use of its Watson artificial intelligence technology. The first Swiss Re business line to use this "cognitive computing" service will be life and health reinsurance, and according to Swiss Re's ...

TAL releases group insurance member tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... launched an online tool for group insurance members. The TAL "Click to Chat" service streamlines the insurance product underwriting process and allows members to speak online directly with TAL "tele-underwriters". "Members have different needs and levels ...

AIA builds team to focus on adviser distribution

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... joins from Zurich Financial Services, where he was a business development manager. Clayton-Ford will become the state underwriting and operations manager for Western and South Australia. She has over 20 years' experience in underwriting and has held ...

Planners continue insurer switches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... insurers each - up from 3.7 in 2014. Investment Trends senior analyst, King Loong Choi, said a focus on improving underwriting by some insurers over the last year has made it "an essential component of success in the acquisition of new relationships" ...

Industry fund encourages members to claim insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... of its members worked in the high-risk energy and resources industry. Energy Super's insurers are MLC and Beazley Underwriting.

AustralianSuper builds in-house global equities team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... He added: "That opens up some direct investment opportunities that might be IPOs, taking significant placements or underwriting equity issues."

Big four prepared for APRA capital adequacy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... that the bank had already "taken a number of significant steps to boost our capital position, including partially underwriting the First Half 2015 dividend reinvestment plan and the recent sale of shares in BT Investment Management."

TAL to invest $150 million in adviser support

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... COIN; adviser-personalised insurance marketing collateral; and automatic client cover upgrades without additional underwriting. TAL has created a website, talscommitment.com.au, to "be transparent and held accountable to our commitments," according to ...