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ANZ sells NZ life insurance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... ANZ sold its Australian OnePath Life operations to Zurich late last year, making the latter Australia's largest retail life insurer. "From the outset, we've been focused on partnering with a high-quality organisation culturally aligned to ANZ ...

ANZ considering buy-back with life insurance paycheck

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... its life insurance business for $2.85 billion to Zurich in a move that will make the purchaser Australia's largest retail life insurer. The sale comprises two transactions, including $1 billion of upfront reinsurance commission from Zurich. At the time ...

MetLife makes senior hire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... our group product offering. Welcome Stephen." Sefton will report directly to Carey. Last month, MetLife expanded its retail life business with two new appointments. Casey Sugden was appointed as senior sales manager for Victoria and Tasmania, joining ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... knowledge and experience, and exercise their judgement, to recommend the best solution for clients from the 11 or so retail life insurers in the market." He added if the FSC does not act decisively to amend its standard in line with the PJC report, "the ...

FSC honours life insurance industry talent

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... innovation category awards: The Innovation in Direct Life Insurance Award for its MyLife product; and the Innovation In Retail Life Insurance Award for its mental health training program. AMP's mental health training helps employees and advisers engage ...

MetLife expands retail life business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
MetLife is ramping up its retail life insurance offering with two new appointments. Casey Sugden joins as senior sales manager for Victoria and Tasmania, tasked with leading adviser engagement and growing the regional sales team. Sugden was most recently ...

ANZ sells life insurance business for $2.85 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... has sold its life insurance business for $2.85 billion in a move that will make the purchaser Australia's largest retail life insurer. Completing what the bank described as a "simplification" of its wealth division, ANZ sold the business to Zurich. The ...

Vision Super names new life insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... fund has about $8.8 billion in funds under management. Separately, MLC Life recently announced base premium rates for retail life insurance policies will remain on hold until October next year. This affects MLC Insurance, MLC Insurance Super, Protectionfirst ...

MetLife pushes for the retail market with new hire

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
MetLife will launch its retail life insurance offer to advisers and brokers next year and has appointed a head of retail sales from AMP to facilitate this process. Matt Lippiatt joins MetLife from AMP, where he was national account manager. He has held ...

MLC fixes premiums for 12 months

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
MLC Life Insurance's base premium rates for retail life insurance policies will remain on hold until October next year. This affects MLC Insurance, MLC Insurance Super, Protectionfirst, Personal Protection Portfolio and Life Cover Super retail customers. ...