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Green appointed CEO MetLife Korea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... chairman of MetLife Korea. Kim, whose stewardship saw MetLife Korea grow to become the number one ranked foreign life insurer in Korea, will, however, maintain his involvement with board of MetLife's philanthropic arm, MetLife Foundation Korea. The new ...

Research contradicts group risk claims crisis

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
Price hikes widely anticipated in the super fund group risk market have not manifested in any more than a small handful of funds. That is the finding of the 2014 Rainmaker superannuation group insurance survey of 14,834 risk options offered by 206 super ...

Asteron appoints key accounts and group risk manager

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... with the broader Suncorp Life group risk business. He most recently held a senior key accounts position with a major life insurer. "Daniel has broad expertise in multiple disciplines across life risk, asset management, platforms and banking," Vilo said ...

TAL maintains profits, amid record claims

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Despite record claims payouts life insurer TAL has maintained its profit levels for the 12 months to 31 March. Financial results released by TAL's Japanese parent, Dai-ichi Life, show net profit after tax (NPAT) was down 1% to $90 million, compared ...

TAL appoints new directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... skillset on the Board as TAL works hard to provide financial protection to even more Australians as the nation's largest life insurer."

MetLife to make 32 appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... $467 million and increased its share of the group risk market from 5.7% to 10.3%, making it the fourth-largest group life insurer in the country.

AIA Australia launches daily risk information for planners

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
Life insurer AIA Australia has launched a new administrative tool that will provide daily risk 'Datafeeds' for XPLAN to assist in the management of life insurance policies. The risk 'Datafeeds' contain application and policy information from AIA Australia. ...

Premium increases boost life risk inflows 11.5%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... Westpac grew by 19.1%. The Plan For Life data confirmed that TAL has taken over from AMP/AXA as Australia's biggest life insurer. TAL now owns 14.7% of the market share, ahead of AMP's 14.3%. In December 2012, AMP was at the forefront, with 15.4% of ...

Life insurers need more 'wise old heads': APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The life insurance industry needs more 'wise old heads' to provide an historical perspective and avoid falling into the same traps, according to Ian Laughlin, deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Laughlin said that ...

TAL takes over from AMP as biggest life insurer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
TAL has taken over from AMP/AXA as Australia's biggest life insurer after years of market dominance by the latter, research by DEXX&R has shown. The Life Analysis Report showed that TAL's in-force premiums for its total risk business had reached $1.87 ...