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Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The current travails of the group insurance market may be just the beginning, with a "major blow-up" potentially around the corner, according to WA Super's general manager, client services, Paul Owen. "I've heard the words 'perfect storm' bandied around ...

Insurance profit falls 25% in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
Insurance companies' results for the twelve months to September 30, 2013, reflect the struggle that the industry is going through at the moment, with a 26.5% fall in net profit after tax in the last 12 months. The net profit after tax stood at $2.2 ...

Jenny Brown named FS Smileys Scholar of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013

MLC named as insurer for Qantas's MySuper product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... Corporate super fund Qantas Super has appointed MLC as its group insurer following a "comprehensive review of the fund's insurance arrangements". Since 2011, Qantas has offered its members voluntary insurance through MLC. However, the new partnership ...

AMP appoints SMSF managing director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013

Investec launches banking products for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... includes the ability to borrow up to 90% for residential mortgages and 85% for investment loans with no lenders mortgage insurance, and up to 70% for commercial property within a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Investec also offers credit cards, a savings ...

HOSTPLUS direct investing option sees $9 million take-up

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013

TAL's profits take a beating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... period last year. This hefty fall in profits demonstrates the severity of the crisis currently plaguing the group life insurance market. TAL chief executive Jim Minto said that the entire industry was in a "period of adjustment." "The reporting season ...

Claims surge forces insurer to increase pricing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... Income Protection, which now operates under Beazley's umbrella. Through Australian Income Protection, Beazley provides insurance services to three superannuation funds in Australia. "There needs to be a pricing adjustment to make sure that the policies ...

AUST(Q) Super and AustralianSuper to merge in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... said. "This merger will give AUST(Q) Super members access to AustralianSuper's lower costs and range of investment, insurance and pension options," Silk said. AustralianSuper is expecting to further strengthen its presence in Queensland through this ...