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Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... were most prepared to give up alcohol, tobacco and new clothing, and least prepared to give up dining out and health insurance.

ANZ streamlines OnePath's OneCare Express

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
ANZ has updated the application process for its electronic insurance application tool OneCare Express to make it faster and more intuitive for advisers and their clients. ANZ head of life insurance Gerard Kerr said that a new underwriting engine cuts ...

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... issued a discussion paper announcing a review into the period before which monies held in inactive bank accounts and life insurance policies are transferred to the government. In releasing the discussion paper this week, Finance minister Senator Mathias ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... the strong recovery of equity markets over the last few years has created investment gains for institutions, such as insurance companies and pension funds, that have long-term liabilities to policy holders and future retirees. To better match their future ...

BT Financial GM to take helm at MetLife

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Deanne Stewart, a senior manager at BT Financial Group will be joining MetLife Australia as its new CEO starting in mid-July. Stewart will also be joining the group's Asia Leadership team reporting directly to Dr. Nirmala Menon, senior vice president ...

Suncorp reacts to "deteriorating" situation in life risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... assets that will affect the company's net profit after tax for the 2014 financial year, but not its dividends. The life insurance business told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it has revised "claims and lapse assumptions" as part of its ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... cents higher at $81.82. Suncorp dropped 29.5 cents to $13.39 after it flagged $500 million in write-downs in its life insurance business. In the resources sector, Rio Tinto was 55 cents higher at $61.50 after striking a deal with the African government ...

APRA announces draft 2014-15 supervisory levies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... According to the discussion paper, these super fundA levies are more than twice the 'per FUM' rate of levies imposed on life insurance companies reflecting the more complex compliance on superannuation compared to traditional insurance with their statutory ...

Cbus insurance premiums jump to almost $15 a week

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Industry fund Cbus has almost doubled its life insurance premiums, becoming the latest super fund to do so in response to a spike in claims. Following renegotiations with group insurer Hannover Life Re of Australasia, Cbus members on the default option ...

Baby boomers account for four in five dollars under advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... today. The report shows that an increasing number of planners are turning to guaranteed income products such as longevity insurance and annuities. Thirty-two per cent of planners say they recommended annuities in the 12 months to December 2013, up from ...