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AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... doesn't want to have to worry about customers taking them to court. "AMP charged dead superannuation customers for life insurance, knowing there was no longer any life to insure. Then they were accused of lying to the ASIC. And this was just the tip ...

AMP Life awards mandate post acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... AMP Life super funds are held by more than 340,000 Australians. AMP announced the completion of the sale of its life insurance business to Resolution Life today. "The appointment to AMP Life confirms Equity Trustees as the leading provider of independent ...

ClearView announces board changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... ClearView board as an independent non-executive director on 25 November 2019 and has over 30 years' experience in life insurance and wealth management. He is currently a director of Platypus Asset Management and was head of business development at RGA ...

Life insurers disregard code of practice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... Life Code Compliance Committee has said that life insurers appear not to be taking their obligations under the Life Insurance Code of Practice seriously. The code came into effect in 2017, with the independent committee now publishing its second annual ...

Life insurers fork out more for mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... work, according to new analysis. The latest edition of KPMG and the Financial Services Council's five year study on life insurance claims shows Australian life insurance companies are paying out record amounts in disability claims. Accidents sit atop ...

SuperFriend refreshes leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... Schroder in April. Kerlin joins the organisation alongside Zurich and OnePath head of mental health and wellness in life insurance Maria Falas and LUCRF Super executive manager distribution Chris Deakin. Falas and Deakin join the expert advisory committee ...

Life insurance salary guide for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
A new salary guide has outlined what those in the life insurance industry can expect to get paid this year, as it's revealed many claims assessors are looking to move sideways due to a perceived lack of career growth. Profusion Group's June 2020 insurance ...

Life insurance activity rises: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... research from MetLife found one in four Australians, or 28%, have undertaken some form of activity with regard to life insurance since the outbreak of COVID-19. Additionally, that number increased to 40% for people aged 18-34. MetLife said the "activity" ...

Hundreds of billions ripped from super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... worth about $7.5 billion, and losing $4.3 billion in assets held overseas. The data reads similarly bleak for the life insurance industry, with firms taking a collective hit of $18 billion to total unconsolidated assets during the quarter, landing on ...

MLC Life names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... executive of Cook's calibre join. "I am thrilled with the opportunity to lead an iconic company, which MLC Life insurance is. These are challenging times for all Australians and their life insurers," he said. "With the continued support of Nippon ...