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The life insurance sustainability challenge

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Australian retail and group insurance markets need a greater focus on risk selection so that insurers can return to sustainable long-term profitability, Alain NA(C)emeh, executive vice president, Australia and Canada at Reinurance Group of America (RGA) ...

StatewideSuper withdrawn from SelectingSuper assessment

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... information is publicly available. He said Rainmaker's research program encompasses investment performance, fees, group insurance, extra services, governance and product design. Their most recent report into super fund group insurance covered 14,200 ...

netwealth's advice group moves advice ops

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... adviser desire, the group have now inked deals with multiple insurers. The group has added to its AIA Australia group insurance arrangement with TAL. In May it was announced that netwealth's FUM had reached the the $4 billion mark, following a year-to-date ...

CFS FirstWrap regains platform top spot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... the platform which improved its score the most in 2012, deploying retail superannuation, retail insurance and group insurance in addition to SMSF enhancements. The report also found that spending on new development fell in 2012 overall, shrinking to ...

MetLife makes senior appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... insurance industry experience in Employee Benefits, Life and Superannuation business. "His considerable expertise in Group Insurance and in-depth knowledge of the Asian markets will assist us in building our Group business capabilities and help us in ...

Investment managers pocket $6.2 billion in super fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... managed super funds, with 33% of FUM and 8% of members draw the remaining 10%. This $20.1 billion figure includes group insurance commissions. The biggest slice of fees ($7.8 billion) goes to trustee offices and administration. The second largest portion ...

Most funds to offer default IP for MySuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... default income protection in their MySuper offers, according to a survey released at the recent AIA Australia Group Insurance Summit held in Sydney. Thirty-two executives from 26 retail and industry funds and related consultancies where surveyed on key ...

Metlife appoints head of group pricing

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... head of group pricing in Australia. Prior to his new role, he worked at Tal where he held the role as head of group insurance products and pricing. He is a qualified actuary, and has previously also held various senior positions with Zurich and KPMG ...

Changes sent packing

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... lower premiums and cash flow advantages - had brought the two closer together, he said, speaking at the recent Group Insurance Summit. "Group insurance used to be distinguished from retail offerings as a lower cost but simplified product, however greater ...

AMP launches group insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
AMP has launched AMP Group Insurance, a new offering that combines the best features of AMP and AXA's existing stand-alone group insurance products. While the AMP Group Insurance is now open to new business, the existing AMP and AXA-branded stand-alone ...