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Budget Direct, NobleOak partner for life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... Supermarket giant Coles forayed into life insurance in 2014, partnering with MetLife, while Woolworths joined forces with Swiss Re and Heath Australia to supplement their group risk super fund distribution. Coles introduced "new affordable life insurance ...

ASIC sues former Freedom Insurance staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... other laws. The alleged conduct relates to the marketing and selling by Freedom Insurance of insurance products issued by Swiss Re Life and Health Australia, including final expenses cover (a type of life cover), accidental death cover and accidental ...

Disability income faces reckoning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... had "disastrous consequences" and many of these policies are still in force charging large premiums. The current chair of Swiss Re Life & Health Australia told insurers to get their act together and provide a solution by the end of the year - or else ...

ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... where he was chief risk officer for Australia and head of research. Prior to that, he was corporate actuarial manager at Swiss Re and chief actuary at ANZ Wealth. "Given my background and experience, I can bring the perspectives of risk management, product ...

Mercer adds investment, superannuation experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... investment and remuneration." Meanwhile, Jim Minto will join the board of Mercer Superannuation. Minto is currently the chair of Swiss Re and Partners Life, and sits on the boards of the National Disability Insurance Agency and Dai-ichi Life Asia Pacific. ...

Colonial First State names head of insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... months as head of 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 ...

AIA Australia appoints behavioural economics lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
The life insurer has appointed a head of behavioural economics and design, hiring from Swiss Re. Alison Mclean moved into the role on July 1 and is a part of the AIA Australia strategy team, which reports to AIA Australia's chief strategy officer ...

Former CBA, MLC executive joins reinsurer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... of group insurance at MLC, and is a former CommInsure chief pricing officer, life. He has also previously held roles with Swiss Reinsurance and Mercantile & General Reinsurance. "Following an extensive recruitment process, we are delighted to welcome ...

Swiss Re to manage Freedom remediation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
Swiss Re has agreed to take on the responsibility of designing and managing Freedom Insurance Group's customer remediation program. Freedom confirmed Swiss Re as the remediation manager, and Genus Life Insurance Services Pty Ltd as the third party to ...

QIC acquires European airport stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... and the Dutch pension fund investor take a 16.8% interest in the Brussels airport. The consortium also consists of Swiss Life. The seller is also Australian, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). The 60-year old airport is Belgium's largest ...