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Super governance at top of APRA agenda

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... review have been addressed, and identify where further improvements in practices are still needed." In general and life insurance, APRA is conducting stress testing with a focus on "prudential soundness" following period of underperformance in the industry. ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... services in Australia, and there are significant numbers of women in the C-Suite in financial services companies like insurance. When it comes to schooling I am dismayed by the fact that maths is no longer compulsory and needs to be reinstated if we ...

New insurance industry guidance on its way

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... be able to access a document that provides all the information required to fully and better understand their fund's insurance business. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds yesterday, Industry Funds Forum (IFF) project officer Francis ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
The Financial Services Council has announced the winners of its 2016 Life Insurance Awards. Six awards were presented - the first, the Pioneer Award for "[demonstrating] an outstanding commitment to innovative thinking to transform the life insurance ...

Risk sales were flat in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
Overall life/risk insurance product sales were flat throughout 2015, according to DEXX&R research. DEXX&R's Life Analysis Report is based on the data provided for all business from Australian life insurance companies, and reveals that individual sales ...

ANZ appoints PwC for OnePath compliance review

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... its OnePath businesses. ASIC raised concerns following ANZ breach reports in 2013 to 2015 regarding life and general insurance, superannuation and funds management activities within OnePath, which resulted in roughly $4.5 million in compensation and ...

AXA IM sees inflows double

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... million in the Global Equity SmartBeta ESG strategy. The company also brought on Avant this year as a new client. The insurance firm has invested $65 million into AXA IM's SmartBeta credit strategy. Looking ahead, the global asset manager remains focused ...

AFA calls out ISA on claims blame

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... Advisers chief executive Brad Fox has dismissed Industry Super Australia's calls to connect adviser remuneration with insurance claim decisions. Arguing that linking the two is "like blaming a petrol station for a driver who chooses to speed," Fox said ...

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
Up to 2.4 million superannuation members could be impacted by the allegations which have rocked insurance company CommInsure, according to Rainmaker Information estimates. A joint investigation by Fairfax the ABC's 4 Corners alleged the company pressured ...