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Super fund appoints new insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... provided cover for Catholic Super members since 2008. Meanwhile, since 2006 Equip's group insurance has been provided by Hannover Life Re, which is exiting the market. The appointment of MetLife follows a lengthy tender process focused on ensuring long-term ...

MLC Life wins group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... Superannuation Fund and several others after being awarded the mandate by OneSuper. Effective this month, the arrangement comes as Hannover Life Re exits the group insurance market to focus on reinsurance. Hannover Life Re will continue to act as reinsurer ...

Christian Super enhances insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... executive Ross Piper said the fund has always had a competitive insurance product and been able to work with its insurer, Hannover Life Re, to sharpen several elements of the product. "From a belief system world view, and you can't generalise, but you're ...

Data to improve TPD outcomes: ASIC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... trustees also need to enhance their data capability for insurance in superannuation. The nine insurers include AIA, AMP, Hannover, MetLife, MLC, QInsure, TAL, Westpac and Zurich which account for around 75% of the TPD market. "Important areas for improvement ...

Media Super ups fees, premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... by three basis points, death only by two basis points and additional TPD units by one. Media Super's group insurer is Hannover Re.

Colonial First State names head of insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... group pricing. He brings more than 20 years' experience in insurance, having also held senior roles with Swiss Re and Hannover Life Re Australasia. He also spent over five years at MLC working across group life, retail, and direct life insurance. Colonial ...

AMG Super rebrands divisions to cut costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... now, after consolidation of lower-balance accounts. The fund currently has a three-year agreement with its group insurer Hannover Life Re, which will continue to insure its members before its planned pull back from the superannuation group insurance ...

Hannover reverses out of group insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
More than 10 superannuation funds could soon be looking for a new group life insurer, as Hannover Re reverses out of the segment to focus on reinsurance. The German insurer currently has insurance mandates for large superannuation funds like Equipsuper ...

Corporate fund overhauls admin fees, premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... from the start of October income protection premiums will increase by an average of 7.5%. Mercy Super's group insurer is Hannover Re. "The experience with income protection claims has been higher than expected which has increased the cost of providing ...

Industry fund hikes premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... group insurance is provided by AIA Australia and has been for the last 12 months. Prior to this, the mandate sat with Hannover Life Re for 15 years. The super fund has also introduced a minimum account balance requirement for those looking to make a ...