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AIA refreshes Vitality program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... Fitbit watch. One staff member, Hill said, has come off one out of three medications since joining the program. A life insurer, Mu added, should be there to support members' through "life's twists and turns", not only protecting them in times of need ...

MLC Life adapts to meet shifting expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... customers, Nippon Life - which owns 80% of MLC Life - has invested significantly in a technology overhaul for the life insurer to become more digitally focused and enable the delivery of customer-centric life insurance propositions. "Our new website ...

Insurer must refund $330k

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... need to," ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said. "The fact that Virginia Surety was selling this insurance without the life insurer's approval, indicates serious deficiencies with its compliance." "We have put all insurers in this market on notice that they ...

MLC appoints claims chief from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... be joining our executive and claims team as we move ahead with our goal of becoming the leading and most trusted life insurer in Australia. I'm pleased that we are attracting such great talent to our business, and I warmly welcome her to MLC Life Insurance." ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... An overwhelming majority (84%) of Australians purchase life insurance based on the cost of premiums, according to life insurer NobleOak. What's concerning is that more than half of consumers (52%) buy life insurance or income protection cover online ...

MLC launches claims processing platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
MLC Life Insurance launched a platform that it believes will process claims more efficiently. The life insurer has partnered with global claim management software provider ClaimVantage in an attempt to make claims quicker and simpler. MLC Life Insurance ...

MetLife raises bar on group insurance awareness

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Group life insurer MetLife launched a national campaign to ensure every working Australian is aware of built-in life insurance available through superannuation. Group insurance provides a "really good value base form of protection", but far too many ...

Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... orientated around a healthy lifestyle," Valena said. AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu added: "As a leading life insurer, we are excited to be joining with GMHBA and Discovery who are proven local and global health insurance experts respectively. ...

Revenue boost for life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
Life insurance companies reported a 146% boost in revenue, but failed to improve bottom line performance in the 12 months to March, according the latest APRA performance statistics. Life insurers' total revenue of $37.9 billion was driven mainly by ...

Asteron Life rewards healthy lifestyles

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
Asteron Life is rewarding financial adviser's clients who have a healthy lifestyle with the introduction of several life insurance discounts. Eligible clients will be provided up to 25% in savings by answering simple lifestyle questions. Asteron's head ...