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First Super appoints MetLife

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
First Super has appointed MetLife Insurance Limited as its group insurance provider after a recent review of its insurance arrangements. Marc Lieberman, chief executive officer at MetLife, said, "We are committed to bringing long-term value to our relationship ...

AIA partners with AGI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
AIA Australia has partnered with Australian Group Insurance to offer self managed super funds online access to insurance at wholesale rates. The SMSF Master Insurance Plan represents AIA Australia's first targeted offering to the SMSF sector, which ...

AIA Australia premiums rise 21%

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... contributing to AIA Group's total assets of US$115 billion. AIA Australia said it now holds the largest market share for group insurance, according to Plan for Life figures, with $830 million in-force and 24.3% market share. Peter Crewe, AIA Australia's ...

CommInsure secures Tasmanian public sector fund mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Tasmania's public sector super fund, Retirement Benefits Fund, has appointed CommInsure as its external group insurance provider. Since mid-January, 62,000 members of the fund's Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme (TAS) have been transitioned to the CBA-owned ...

OnePath wins LGsuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... our team has worked hard to expand the existing partnership. This appointment reflects the alignment between our group insurance strategy and LGsuper's business definition of value," said Robin Knight, acting general manager for insurance at OnePath. ...

Adviser numbers to remain stable post FOFA: Rice Warner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... go, where as the under the final policy, commissions on risk insurance is available quite broadly, except for group insurance on super." Linden also said industry comments didn't take into account an increase in the provision of scaled advice, but solely ...

PJC concedes FOFA amendment may be warranted

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... Superannuation Funds of Australia. "The issue that has been raised by our members is a structural issue of some group insurance where there is an individual relationship with the adviser," said Vamos. "It is a holistic relationship - it is effectively ...

Qantas Super taps MLC for insurance

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... directly concacted 30,000 Qantas employees to let them know about the new offer. The bank's general manager of Group Insurance Megan Beer also spoke of the need for super fund members to have adequate insurance cover. "Whilst superannuation funds provide ...

Adviser hiring blitz at Macquarie Private Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... Inglis have joined the Adelaide office and will focus on business owners and self-funded retirees and personal and group insurance advice respectively. Paris Magdalinos has joined the Melbourne office and will deliver direct equities advice while domestic ...

MLC internally promotes new group insurance GM

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... MLC has appointed its former head of finance for MLC Insurance, Megan Beer, to the role of general manager of group insurance. In her new role Beer will be responsible for leading the development and growth of the group insurance business. She is replacing ...