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Hiking life premiums is short-term thinking: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... according to a new ANZ whitepaper. ANZ Wealth's Life insurance: The case for change report said life insurers are lifting premiums as a result of legacy products designed about 20 years ago, which only provides short-term relief and doesn't address longer-term ...

AustralianSuper moves to opt-in insurance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... made the move after extensive analysis of member experience and feedback on the impact of automatic default insurance premiums on the erosion of account balances of young people. "People under 25 starting out in the workforce need to begin building a ...

The risk of under-insurance is real: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... billion. Clare also said insurance through super provides better and less expensive cover than policies held outside super. "Premiums for a given level of cover are lower across age categories between 30 to 60 years, for both genders," he said. For women ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... under-insured. "With insurance processes increasingly gravitating to mobile platforms, and insurers' ability to lower premiums thanks to improved efficiencies in distribution, risk pricing and product development, insurtech has the potential to structurally ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... not doing enough to prevent the growing problem of employees owning multiple superannuation funds and life insurance premiums is equivalent to theft, according to today's life insurance parliamentary inquiry. Senate Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations ...

Underwriting expert joins ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... Colonial. Page said underwriters traditionally focused solely on accurately assessing risk to ensure appropriate, sustainable premiums for customers; adviser-facing responsibilities that include managing clients' expectations and explaining complex decisions ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... policy. Premium adjustment mechanisms are an arrangement between super funds and insurers to return a portion of group risk premiums payable to the fund when the amount of claims are less than anticipated. In some cases, payments are returned to the ...

ANZ revamps life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... are back to work for up to six months, the insurer will provide additional payments. Kerr said in an environment where premiums for income protection and trauma products will potentiality rise in the near-term, it is important for customers to have these ...

Improved distribution strengthens ClearView result

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... and ClearView Financial Advice increased to 243. The group's funds under management and advice totaled $8.9 billion and premiums under advice reached $236 million, of which $70 million is in LifeSolutions. ClearView said during FY17 the advice business ...

Freedom Insurance flags acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... sales growth, chief executive and managing director Keith Cohen said the strong performance was a result of in-force premiums, declining lead generation costs and customer retention. This was also underpinned by expanded lead acquisition, effective marketing ...