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TAL restructures retail arm, announces job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... making major changes to its retail business that will make some jobs redundant after reviewing its recent acquisition of Asteron, Suncorp's Australian life insurance business. Realigning the retail businesses will consequently reduce headcount across ...

Regulators name laggard life insurance providers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... most efficient (four weeks each), according to the ASIC and APRA analysis. As for TPD claims in group insurance, Suncorp/Asteron takes the longest to process claims at 9.7 months, followed by Westpac at 8.5 months and AIA Australia at seven months. Disability ...

NEOS continues recruitment drive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... spent more than eight years at Suncorp in a similar role and prior to that held senior underwriting positions at TAL and Asteron life. He will focus on improving the efficiency of NEOS's application process through his knowledge of underwriting analytics. ...

Education excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... personal development which results in enhanced skills," AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said. The award is supported by Asteron Life, with head of life intermediaries Daniel Waller saying: "For 11 years, Asteron Life has proudly supported this award. ...

Suncorp suppressed tax benefits to super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... Limited (SPSL). Late yesterday afternoon, Pinto established that Suncorp has two trusts: Suncorp Master Trust (previously Asteron Life Superannuation Fund) and the Suncorp Pooled Superannuation Trust. Suncorp Life and Superannuation Ltd (SLSL) provides ...

MetLife expands retail life business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... direct life and group life partners. Her past experience includes working as an adviser sales implementation manager at Asteron Life and a national manager of business management at NAB. Head of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said Sugden and Howard will ...

Synchron appoints state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... in 2000 and spent the next eight years in sales and business development management roles with AIG, AIA Australia and Asteron. Synchron director Don Trapnell said Wallis spent his working life in financial services and has an intimate understanding of ...

Suncorp appoints new wealth and life intermediaries head in executive reshuffle

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... been appointed permanently to the role. He has more than 28 years' experience in the financial services industry, joining Asteron Life in July 2014 as a national key account and group insurance manager. Suncorp has also consolidated three business units ...

MetLife pushes for the retail market with new hire

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... the IFA market, sales operations manager and business development manager. Prior to AMP, he held roles at CB Financial, Asteron Life and CBA. MetLife chief distribution officer Chesne Stafford said: "Matt has a great combination of experience working ...

Adviser tops the class for education excellence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... get advice." He said completing professional education was a step the industry has to take to address this disconnect. Asteron Life head of wealth and life intermediaries Daniel Waller, who presented the award on behalf of the AFA, said Ward "has a real ...