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Ten stories that defined the Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
Need a Royal Commission refresh? Here are the top stories you needed to know in 2018. Meller leaves AMP After a difficult appearance at the Royal Commission's hearings into financial advice, AMP's outgoing chief executive made a swift exit ...

$200k on the life-line for new Freedom chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
The employment contract of Freedom's new chief executive includes a $200,000 pay increase if he can secure the firm a life insurance licence. Former TAL general manager Sean Williamson began his tenure as chief executive of Freedom on 14 December. ...

Freedom ditches life insurance sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
Freedom Insurance Group announced it will stop selling life insurance products and alerted shareholders of the likelihood it will face a liquidity crisis next year. The board of the embattled insurer has decided to search for alternative business models ...

AFA shines spotlight on member service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... Mark Stubbings; TAL general manager of retail distribution Niall McConville; and CommInsure acting general manager life product and distribution Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur. "The AFA community awards are extended to people within our community who demonstrate ...

ClearView results up despite adviser earnings drop

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Diversified financial services firm ClearView increased underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) in its wealth management and life insurance arms during FY18, however financial advice earnings dropped. Releasing its FY18 results yesterday, ClearView said ...

Merged super funds save $30m for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... signatory of the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice and will drop TPD insurance premiums for life product members by an average of 20%. From 1 July 2018, Sunsuper will adopt a tiered cover approach to allow young people, low income ...

Industry fund signs super code, slashes premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... we had clear insight into the types of changes that would be coming in as part of the Code," he said. Sunsuper for life product members will also see a drop in TPD insurance premiums of 20%, on average. In combating the 'erosion' component of the code ...

CommInsure launches digital claims for super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... to fund members during the design and development, and we tested each prototype with members," CommInsure head of life product pricing and strategy Frank Crapis said. Digital claims will be available to all CommInsure super fund and group life partners. ...

FSC honours life insurance industry talent

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The Financial Services Council awarded its highest accolades to the life insurance industry's brightest stars at a gala dinner in Sydney overnight. The annual FSC Life Insurance Awards, held at the Ivy Ballroom, recognised three talented individuals ...

CommInsure strengthens income protection offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... further improved the medical definitions across its trauma and income protection offering. CommInsure' s head of life product and strategy, Frank Crapis said CommInsure has continued to conduct regular comprehensive reviews of its retail offering over ...