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Risk inflows hit $17.6bn last year: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
Risk inflows grew 5.5% in 2021, with MetLife, NobleOak and QInsure seeing the greatest growth. Latest stats from Plan for Life show life insurance risk inflows increased from $16.7 billion in 2020 to $17.6 billion at 2021 end. MetLife, QInsure and NobleOak ...

HUB24 appoints first chief growth officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
HUB24 has appointed Chesne Stafford to the newly created role of chief growth officer. Currently MetLife's chief customer and marketing officer, Stafford will lead HUB24's distribution and marketing functions and work with the broader team to leverage ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... Challenger was crowned the Overall Annuity Provider of the Year winner, and also won the Long-Term Income Stream category. MetLife's Protect Life Cover Plan won the Term/TPD category, while PPS Mutual took out the award for Risk Product Innovation. The ...

Hostplus, Statewide provide merger details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... $281.89 a year. The cost of insurance cover will also increase marginally for Statewide members, despite both funds sharing MetLife as group insurer and the policy terms being retained. Under the example provided, a 40-year-old member with four units ...

Budget Direct, NobleOak partner for life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... Budget Direct customers are accustomed to." Supermarket giant Coles forayed into life insurance in 2014, partnering with MetLife, while Woolworths joined forces with Swiss Re and Heath Australia to supplement their group risk super fund distribution. ...

AIST, MetLife tackle underinsurance issue

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
MetLife and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have joined forces to raise awareness about the importance of group insurance in a bid to tackle the underinsurance problem. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck told Financial Standard ...

UniSuper adds three executives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
The $110 billion superannuation fund has strengthened its C-suite with three newly created roles, hiring from MetLife, Sunsuper and Link Group. The new appointments include a chief member and advice officer, chief marketing and growth officer and chief ...

Zurich makes key health appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... wellbeing app LiveWell. Prior to that, Pierce was health communications manager at TAL and health and wellbeing specialist at MetLife. Monday and Pierce will report to Zurich head of health services Sally Phillips. "Bill and Stephanie join us to take ...

Super fund appoints new insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... an end to some longstanding arrangements. Effective 1 July 2022, members of Equip and Catholic Super will be covered by MetLife Australia. It marks the end of lengthy relationships for both funds and their existing insurers. TAL has provided cover for ...

Industry fund cuts premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... protection and 3.3% for death and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance. "We continuously work with our insurer MetLife and have negotiated on your behalf to reduce premiums for this important insurance coverage," the fund told members. The ...