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CommInsure appoints life product and strategy head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... years. Prior to this Crapis worked with CommInsure for over a decade, working as a product manager - retail and group insurance, executive manager wholesale products and head of industry fund - group insurance. He will report to general manager life ...

New insurance industry guidance on its way

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... that are too high. Some trustees have reacted to that by reducing cover," Humphreys said. He said Australia's group insurance market is not economically efficient because "we don't have many sellers and nowadays we don't have many buyers, although we ...

CommInsure portfolio exec leaves for MetLife

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
MetLife has hired a new executive manager group insurance from CommInsure. Annette Torrington worked for CommInsure since 2007, joining as product manager, wholesale life insurance. After that she was a senior product manager, industry fund segment ...

Up to 2.4m super members affected by CommInsure scandal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... income protection insurance through their funds. The researcher estimates CommInsure has a roughly 20% share of the group insurance market. CommInsure clients NGS Super and CareSuper have publically signalled they are reviewing their relationship with ...

Life insurance profits leap 31pct

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... increased profits come despite the fact that investment returns have dropped and following a period of rising group insurance premiums as insurers have warned about rising claims. Segregated by product type, net profit after tax for Risk products was ...

Life insurance claims revamped at industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... end-to-end claims process online as well as be tailored to the member's specific condition. AIA Australia chief group insurance officer Stephanie Phillips said eClaims was part of a broader initiative for the insurer, with the aim of intervening in claims ...

CommInsure appoints life head from Macquarie

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... revitalise our presence in the Retail Advice market while building on our strength and recent growth in Direct and Group Insurance," Harrison said. "Sally's experience and proven ability to deliver growth through innovation further strengthens the new ...

FEATURE: Reshaping insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... "pre-existing conditions" including occupational hazards, suicides and pandemics. Despite APRA's reservations, the group insurance industry seems to be performing relatively well: business in the sector grew by 15% to $5.5 billion in the year to June ...

TAL releases group insurance member tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
TAL has launched an online tool for group insurance members. The TAL "Click to Chat" service streamlines the insurance product underwriting process and allows members to speak online directly with TAL "tele-underwriters". "Members have different needs ...

ISA calls out banks over fee structures

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... vertically-integrated wealth management arms of the banks, including platform superannuation, funds management, financial advice, group insurance and asset consultancy. "Compulsory superannuation is a foundation of our retirement income system, it should ...