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Financial Standard's top stories of 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... team; and general manager, investment services at QSuper. 5. Insurance giant partners to combine life and health (24 May) AIA Australia joined forces with health fund GMHBA and South African company Discovery; the three will work under the new brand ...

Former AustralianSuper risk head joins AIA ahead of CommInsure acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
AustralianSuper's former head of investment performance, risk and exposure management has joined AIA Australia ahead of its expected CommInsure acquisition in 2018. AIA told Financial Standard that Daniel Craine has joined the insurer in a "project ...

AIA appoints regional head of IFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
AIA Australia will drive growth in the Asia region with the appointment of a new head of IFA distribution. Sam Tremethick, who first joined the life insurer in 2012 as national manager of strategic partnerships before accepting the role of IFA head ...

AIA announces two-year fee waiver

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
AIA Australia announced it is waiving fees on certain polices that can help improve lapse rates. The life insurer is waiving the policy fee for the first two years of new Priority Protection members. If applicable, it will also waive the AIA Vitality ...

AIA Vitality launches charitable option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
AIA Australia has introduced charitable giving as part of its AIA Vitality rewards program. Under AIA Vitality's Active Benefits incentive, members have an option to donate rewards earned to one of three charities: the Black Dog Institute, Cancer Council ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
The Commonwealth Bank has sold 100% of its Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses to AIA Group for $3.8 billion. The sale of CommInsure Life and Sovereign also includes a 20-year bancassurance partnership with AIA for the provision of ...

CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... as did TWUSUPER in December. In May this year, the largest non-CBA super fund with a CommInsure mandate, HESTA, appointed AIA Australia as its new insurance partner. Examining CBA's full-year results, CommInsure's insurance income dropped 13% to $438 ...

AIA grows health insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
AIA is expanding its Vitality health insurance offering with the launch of a new brand. MyOwn health insurance offers hospital and extras cover ranging from the basic package to the top level of cover for families. Actively engaged members may also ...

AIA refreshes Vitality program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
AIA Australia has enhanced its life insurance offering with the launch of OneLife, aiming to help members achieve healthier lifestyles via its Vitality program. OneLife is an online community that can help improve health literacy and support members ...

MLC appoints claims chief from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... Insurance is welcoming a new chief claims officer. Natalie Cameron will join MLC Life in July. She was previously AIA New Zealand's chief executive, and before that, she held multiple roles at AIA Australia, including chief group insurance officer, chief ...