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MLC Life enhances benefits, boosts savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
A greater number of MLC Life Insurance retail advice clients can now access multi-cover discounts. By extending its eligibility criteria for such savings, MLC Insurance and MLC Insurance (Super) customers are being rewarded for making an important financial ...

New industry body to launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
A new industry association looking to build upon Australia's insurance innovation ecosystem will be formally established this week. National not-for-profit organisation Insurtech Australia will focus on representing insurtech startups, insurers, reinsurers ...

BEAR should apply to insurance bosses: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
The Banking and Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) should be widened to executives of life insurance companies, the latest spot poll results shows. All of the respondents gave a resounding 'yes', with 67% strongly agreeing and 33% agreeing that ...

SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... been assessed by the Rainmaker research team based on consistency of performance across their menu range, price value, insurance value across their policy range, features and overall quality to members. The awards will be held at the RACV Club in Melbourne ...

BEAR closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... extended to the wider financial services sector. This week's Financial Standard spot poll asks if BEAR should apply to life insurance companies. Vote here.

Midwinter partners with business management platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... AdviceOS, with PractiFI software. PractiFI is designed to automate business administration for the advice, super and insurance industries. Midwinter said the two platforms will "seamlessly integrate" with PractiFI's advice-specific CRM, preventing duplicate ...

Wills should be reviewed, not refuted: EQT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... plans whenever they experience a significant financial event. Major acquisitions or losses, including inheritance or insurance payouts, business dealings and investments, employment entitlements and superannuation arrangements can all have a major impact ...

AIA Vitality launches charitable option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... healthiest nations in the world," Smith said. AIA Group recently acquired Commonwealth Bank's Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses for $3.8 billion, positioning it to be one of the largest life insurers in Asia Pacific.

Elders boosts Victorian presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... wider Elders network and community culture as we develop a diverse mix of mutual referral relationships across general insurance, rural services, agri-finance and real estate," Dwyer said.

Board changes at Crestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... audit and risk committee, and has served on the board of law firm Freehills and Commonwealth Bank's life and general insurance companies. Chief operating officer Michelle Inns will step down as a director following Crestone's annual general meeting in ...