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BT un-aligns group insurance, awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
Westpac's BT super has awarded a group insurance mandate, switching members away from Westpac Life Insurance Services. AIA Australia has been appointed as the new group insurer, with the change coming into effect from 1 July 2020. The change will impact ...

BT's transition not so super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
Some superannuation members are complaining of laggard customer service and reduced benefits, as BT transitions about 280,000 accounts to its new product. In November, BT said it would migrate members in BT Lifetime Super - Employer Plan (LSEP) and ...

Retail funds outperform, but industry funds dominate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Latest research shows retail super funds hit back in 2019, outperforming industry super funds across the year as impact of a tough final quarter in 2018 begins to fade. New analysis from Rainmaker published by SelectingSuper shows retail super funds ...

Life industry steps toward trust

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... framework. A memorandum of understanding signed by the two groups - whose members include the likes of AIA Australia, AMP Life, BT Life Insurance, ClearView, MLC Life Insurance, TAL Life, and Zurich - is set to ensure collaboration and dialogue between ...

Netwealth opens new office, grows team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... platform, insurance and operation teams. Most recently, he was senior sales manager in adviser distribution for platforms and BT Life. Prior to that, he was business development manager at the company for 11 years. Netwealth joint managing director Matt ...

NEOS unveils underwriting and sales team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... members of its underwriting and sales teams. Gemma Wheeler leads the underwriting and operations team. She joined from BT Life where she was a national new business and underwriting manager. Prior to that, she was the NSW state manager for underwriting ...

BTFG names insurers on expanded APL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
BT Financial Group advisers will see two insurers added to the BT life insurance approved product list from March, a threefold increase on the current APL. AIA Australia and TAL products will be available alongside BT Protection Plans, underwritten ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Australia's largest superannuation fund was named Fund of the Year at the annual Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards. Alongside industry leaders at a ceremony in Melbourne this morning, AustralianSuper was recognised for its standout performance in delivering ...

SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
Finalists for the 2017 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards have been announced ahead of the industry event on November 16 in Melbourne. The 2017 awards, highlighting Australia's top superannuation providers and industry leaders, represent a significant ...

Life insurers challenged by waning planner loyalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... year-on-year. ClearView received the award for overall satisfaction for the first time in the report's nine-year history, with BT Life and AIA Australia rounding out the top three. "It's exceedingly pleasing that the advisers we deal with have thought ...