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Freedom Insurance flags acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
On the back of reporting strong FY17 results, Freedom Insurance Group announced it is looking to strengthen its position in the life insurance market by expanding into new products and potential acquisitions. The life insurance products developer and ...

MBS Insurance welcomes two partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
Specialist risk advice practice MBS Insurance promoted two of its financial advisers to partners. Both Chris MacKenzie and Brent McCullough joined Sydney-headquartered MBS Insurance about five years ago. MacKenzie joined the firm as an insurance adviser ...

AIA pilots door-to-door claims program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... Australia clients so "they can get back to taking care of themselves during their illness." AIA Australia chief retail insurance officer Pina Sciarrone said: "At AIA we put the customer at the centre of everything we do. We understand the financial and ...

Complex operations leaving life customers confused

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
Operational complexities are holding life companies back from improving and modernising the life insurance industry, and leaving customers very confused as to exactly what they are insured for, a public hearing found. TAL group chief executive and managing ...

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
A new certification for the provision of value-based, ethical financial advice is now available to individual advisers delivering advice free from conflict or incentive. Launched by Certainty Advice Group, the certification is applicable to advisers ...

AFA launches conference program

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... executive Alexis George, AIA chief executive Damien Mu, MLC Life chief executive David Hackett, BT Life head of life insurance operations Scott Moffit and TAL chief operating officer Justin Delaney to discuss the future of life insurance. The AFA's suite ...

Life insurers post mixed performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
Group disability income insurance has turned a corner for life insurers, recording strong earnings after years of mediocre performance, APRA's FY17 life insurance statistics show. Group disability income insurance contributed $152 million of profit ...

ASIC links previously banned adviser to court proceedings

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... FS's misleading and deceptive representations. WRM is licensed to advise retail clients about, and deal in, life risk insurance and superannuation products. WRM has also authorised advisers, generally employed by WRM's corporate authorised representative ...

Annuity sales boost Challenger results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... sales, which include lifetime annuities and 20-year maturity from its Japanese business Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance or MS Private, accounted for 40% of life sales. In October 2016, Challenger entered into an annuity partnership with MS Private ...

ASIC and CBA discussing potential advice problem

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... employees millions of dollars. Hours after the bank was forced to refund more than $10 million for mis-sold consumer credit insurance to more than 65,000 customers, and chair Catherine Livingstone announced Ian Narev would retire from the top job by ...