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Acenda names inaugural chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
MLC Life Insurance has announced who will chair the insurer when it becomes Acenda. MLC Life Insurance, soon becoming Acenda through the merger with Resolution Life Australia, has appointed Craig Dunn to the position and will take effect upon the completion ...

PIMCO local managing director to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... Stewart was in the role for nearly 18 months before he moved on to become the chief executive of Allianz Australia Life Insurance. Mead will stay on until the end of the year. PIMCO also confirmed that Sam Watkins takes over from Mead as head of Australia. ...

UniSuper targets 'missing middle' with new digital advice offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... has formed a strategic partnership with Ignition Advice to provide its members with personal advice on superannuation, insurance, investments, and retirement options. The $149 billion industry fund said the partnership expands its financial advice offering ...

Multiple account bungle costs AustralianSuper $27m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... period, there were 90,788 affected members who incurred about $69 million in losses from multiple administration fees and insurance premiums and investment earnings. Between May and June 2023, AustralianSuper paid about $69 million to 90,000 affected ...

Alpencrest ramps up expansion, signs Aussie affiliate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... Nippon Life Global Investors Singapore for its emerging markets equities strategy and Chicago-based Elementum Advisors' insurance-linked securities. Alpencrest also helps distribute Azimut Alternative Capital's private equity GP stakes and New Mountain ...

Bragg accuses ASIC of secrecy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... are not getting their death benefits paid, they're being charged for multiple accounts, they're being charged insurance they don't want, and you're effectively saying that there's nothing further you can add. Are you worried that ...

Life insurers enhance domestic violence response

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... enterprise Flequity Ventures and the Independent Collective of Survivors, who advised on lived experiences with life insurance and financial safety by design, as well as 20 member companies from CALI's network to understand the full scheme of challenges. ...

Shift needed in retirement income advice: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... to loss", instead of questions on "reaction to portfolio losses". Further, similar to an investment philosophy and an insurance philosophy, a retirement philosophy should "link back to the types of strategies and products you will call on, so you aren't ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Rest is the latest fund to botch its handling of insurance - this time for incorrectly charging uninsured members for coverage - adding to a growing pile of industry failures. Rest's mishandling comes as other major superannuation funds have been caught ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The industry can now provide feedback on the proposed ban on the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance, with Treasury commencing consultation today. Treasury has opened consultation on the complete ban, which was announced in September ...