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CareSuper, Spirit Super mandate Iress ahead of merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... Acurity Online is a fully transactional online portal for superannuation members to view and maintain their super, manage insurance, trade shares, and consolidate and switch funds. Iress will also continue to provide enablement software for the merger ...

Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... Court, both AMP and Munich Re declined to comment. In 2016, as part of its strategy to bolster its underperforming life insurance business, AMP Life executed a binding quote share agreement with Munich Re. The deal saw Munich Re reinsure half of AMP ...

Industry fund cuts insurance costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
An industry super fund has announced a reduction in weekly insurance premiums for death, terminal illness, TPD, and income protection cover. First Super reduced the weekly cost of its default insurance cover, prompted by fewer than expected claims in ...

AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... stewardship and ESG integration, previously worked at Railpen, Aberdeen Standard Investments, and the UK's Co-operative Insurance Society. She also founded the 100% Club and will now direct AustralianSuper's ESG initiatives in Europe. Coming ...

NGS Super continues leadership shake-up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... Meanwhile, Minney joins NGS following stints as chief compliance officer at Allianz and having held other compliance roles at Insurance Australia Group. She has also served as chief risk officer at Suncorp. On her appointment, Previtera said: "Given ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... Investments (LPPI) and Hostplus. Moreover, the fund expanded its investor base, attracting new participants like Samsung Life Insurance from Korea and other European investors. Federated Hermes chief investment officer Peter Gale said the successful ...

Young people 'locked out' of superannuation: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... superannuation system was established in 1992, under 18s were negotiated into the legislation because it was feared fees and insurance would erode smaller super balances. However, fees for lower account balances are capped and insurance isn't automatically ...

Life, funeral insurers cop $14m fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... accidental injury insurance. Howden will also have to pay $100,000 in penalties. Select sold the products issued by St Andrew's Life Insurance under the brand names Let's Insure and FlexiSure. Parent company Bank of Queensland sold St Andrew's to Farmcove ...

Rainmaker MySuper index outdoes S&P ASX 200

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... the Retail MySuper Index's -0.9%, achieving an outperformance margin of 1.9 percentage points. Meanwhile, group insurance premiums processed through APRA-regulated funds witnessed an uptick of 4% in 2021-22. Although this pushes the total premiums ...

Allianz Retire+ makes key appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... relationship manager is Robert Coulter, previously head of clients, APAC at Ignition Advice. Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said: "Robert brings over two decades of experience working with financial planners and dealer ...