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UBS appoints new sector heads for equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... last 10 years, covering diversified financials. Prior to this, he spent a decade working for insurers QBE and Swiss Reinsurance. He is also an associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. "Together with Shreyas Patel, this team will have 32 ...

Suncorp wealth business down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... in ongoing operations for FY20 as a result of COVID-19. Suncorp has been battered by extreme weather events, high reinsurance costs and low investment returns after the most recent bushfires and market volatility. In the wealth business, funds under ...

Australian Ethical divests Mercer parent company

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... also its super fund. In addition to Mercer, Marsh & McLennan is the parent company for insurance broking firm Marsh, reinsurance company Guy Carpenter, and strategy consultant Oliver Wyman. Despite the divestment, Australian Ethical said it continues ...

Insurtech investments down 54% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... three days of Q1 saw almost the same amount of money raised as the last three weeks of Q1." WTW divides insurance/reinsurance businesses into four main areas of focus: auto, property, commercial, and life, accident and health. This quarter, property ...

Wealth manager appoints new head of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... dubbed "extremely difficult market conditions". Facing higher expected income protection claims costs, "substantial" reinsurance cost increases and the full impact of the most recent reduction in interest rates, ClearView managing director Simon Swanson ...

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... profitable in "extremely difficult market conditions". Facing higher expected income protection claims costs, "substantial" reinsurance cost increases and the full impact of the most recent reduction in interest rates, ClearView managing director Simon ...

Former CBA, MLC executive joins reinsurer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... to Tyson Johnston, general manager of the firm's local division, who welcomed the appointment. Gilling joins from Reinsurance Group of America where he was vice president of business development, based in Toronto, Canada. Before relocating Gilling served ...

Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... each have a 30% share of the losses so far, while QBE has 10%. They argue however, that insurers will be protected by reinsurance cover and stop-loss, making the crisis more manageable on their bottom lines. UBS said smoke haze will drag on retail and ...

New chief for Willis Re Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
Willis Tower Watson's reinsurance business, Willis Re, has appointed a new chief executive for its Australian arm. John Philipsz will fill the position, effective 1 January 2020, after serving as deputy chief executive since 2018. Prior to that, Philipsz ...

Insurers halt sales to fire-affected areas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... number of insurance payouts as a result of the devastating bushfires that have ravaged the country. Suncorp reported a reinsurance protection program with enhanced natural hazard protection in FY20, with the insurer saying it will not know the full extent ...