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Energy Super selects group insurer

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
$5.9 billion industry fund Energy Super has chosen who will provide its group salary continuance insurance. Effective from 5 September, MLC Life Insurance has won the contract in what the life company has described as "a significant announcement for ...

Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... confidence. In particular this includes gatekeeper culture driving poor culture within the financial advice, credit, insurance and superannuation sectors. Key target areas include reward and incentive structures, whistle-blower policy, conflicts of interest ...

Mark Dunsford attacks FSC over life reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has fired back at Life Insurance Customer Group member Mark Dunsford who claims the reforms contained in the Life Insurance Framework are designed purely to benefit life companies and banks. In ...

New Bentleys director to encourage growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... Bentleys' financial advisory division, Bentleys Wealth Advisors which is focused on providing superannuation and retirement, insurance, investment and SMSF advice.

LICG successful in triggering AFA EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... Act to propose an amendment to its constitution via an extraordinary general meeting (EGM). Spearheaded by the Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG), the AFA said the resolution contained in the member forms seeks to change the policymaking powers of ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... Victorian and Australian Capital Territory state governments. Langer notes the downgrade is of particular concern for insurance companies that are required to follow the Life and General Insurance Capital (LAGIC) Standards introduced by the Australian ...

MLC appoints product manager from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... relationship manager. Prior to that, she held multiple roles at AXA, including business development manager - group insurance, client relationship manager - group insurance and risk analyst. An MLC spokesperson told Financial Standard: "In another sign ...

MySuper insurance widely misunderstood

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
A lack of understanding around aspects of insurance within MySuper could lead to big problems down the track, according to a panel discussion at the recent Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA) annual conference. During a panel session entitled ...

CFS adds aged care annuity to FirstChoice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... 2015. The CarePlus annuity is an aged care solution that combines the benefits of a lifetime annuity with life risk insurance. The annuity is designed to provide an income stream to help meet the costs of aged care facilities.

Telstra Super appoints financial planning EGM

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... its 100,000 members by increasing accessibility to a broader range of financial advice topics including annuities and insurance outside of superannuation. It also launched an ongoing advice service which provides proactive assistance and review of a ...