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MLC Life launches group insurance platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
MLC Life Insurance is positioning itself to directly challenge Australia's established group insurers, unveiling a group insurance digital platform for superannuation fund trustees, administrators and members. The latest instalment in MLC Life's $400 ...

Government gives super system further makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... prudential regulator (APRA) be responsible for making it easier for consumers to opt-out of automatic life and disability insurance policies provided through superannuation. Also central to the government's latest announcement is that superannuation ...

Two appointments for BTFG life business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
BT Financial Group made two executive hires for its life insurance business. Kim Cohen will drive product innovation and customer-focused solutions as the life insurance business' head of product. Cohen joined BTFG in 2008 as a life pricing actuarial ...

Advice licensees hit with $1500 levy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... entities, excluding assets that are an interest in another registrable superannuation entity operated by the trustee. Insurance sector : The definition of insurance product issuers has been expanded to include Australian financial services licensees ...

ANZ Wealth enhances life insurance process

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
ANZ Wealth launched a life insurance pre-assessment tool that reduces the application waiting time up to 48 hours. The OneCare Pre-Assessment Wizard aims to assist financial advisers understand the potential underwriting outcomes for certain medical ...

Bravura inks deal with $4.7bn insurer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... about $4.7 billion in assets under management, will now use Bravura's Sonata wealth management platform across its life insurance and pensions business for its million-plus policyholders. Going live with Sonata involved the migration of 47.6 million ...

Industry fund expands executive team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... experience with the appointment of two new executives to its senior leadership team. Former general manager of RACV Insurance, Paul Northey, will join CareSuper as executive manager - relationships and growth, responsible for fund growth and maximising ...

MetLife restructures US and UK operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
Global life insurer MetLife will cease to write individual insurance policies in the United States, having established a new firm to house its domestic retail life and annuity insurance divisions. MetLife received final regulatory approval from the ...

Looking ahead key to flipping bad money habits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... platform to help customers plan for 'regular' expenses such as monthly phone bills and also 'irregular' costs like car insurance. With money set aside for these kinds of expenses, customers can then manage their daily spending allowance and savings plan ...

Vamos returns as governance firm chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... financial services regulation - licensing and business operations at ASIC, head of legal and compliance at Tower Life and an insurance litigator with Phillips Fox. In a statement welcoming her to Regnan, the board said: "Pauline's distinguished career ...