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Australian Unity restructures for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... retail, wealth and capital markets, and independent and assisted living. The retail business will comprise private health insurance, banking, and general insurance and broking. Current general manager, life and super Matt Walsh has been promoted to lead ...

Terrible tax policies of the last 25 years

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... abandonment of the indexation of excise on petroleum products - Howard/Costello, 2001 The introduction of a 30% private health insurance tax rebate - Howard/Costello, 1999 The change in the capital gains tax regime from taxing real capital gains at full ...

Life insurance ranks lowest in customer satisfaction

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... than the other major types of insurance that Roy Morgan measures, including motor vehicle, household and private health insurance."

Life insurance satisfaction declines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... than the other major types of insurance that Roy Morgan measures, including motor vehicle, household and private health insurance." "Risk and life insurance have suffered from some negative publicity lately, due to issues such as non-payment of benefits ...

Industry can expect significant cyber-attacks: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... regulated entities and four significant service providers, covering all APRA-regulated industries except private health insurance. Over half of the participants - comprising 20 regulated entities and one service provider, APRA clarified - had experienced ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... (-1.5%). The increase of 4.2% for medical and hospital services was driven by the annual increase in Private Health Insurance (PHI) premiums, which rise on 1 April every year. The increase of 5.9% for automotive fuel follows three consecutive quarterly ...

Australian Unity sees steady profit growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... has been focused on growing revenues and developing diverse income streams outside of the traditional private health insurance business for a number of years now and we continue to see the benefits of this strategy."

APRA shakes up executive team, addresses super conflicts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... outlining APRA's current objectives. He discussed lending standards for housing, FSI recommendations, private health insurance and conflicts of interest in superannuation. On the final point, Byres noted that while there have been improvements in superannuation ...

Research houses give Medibank IPO approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... 3.8 million members and a 29.1% market share. Its core business is the underwriting and distribution of private health insurance (PHI) products (i.e. Hospital and Extra's cover) through its two brands, Medibank and ahm. Upon listing, it will rank within ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... family. Current family assistance rates will be kept at the same level for two years. Thresholds for the Private Health Insurance Rebate and most Medicare fees will also be paused. Surprisingly, around three-quarters of families receiving family assistance ...