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Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... products. Non-risk products posted a $700 million profit, up from a $600 million loss the previous fiscal year. KPMG actuarial partner Briallen Cummings said "the figures are mixed," noting variations in profitability across different segments of Australia's ...

TelstraSuper revamps strategy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... leader in investment strategy." Before arriving at UniSuper, Schneider was a partner at Deloitte, and the founder of Actuarial Solutions, the first actuarial consultancy in Botswana. Eight years ago, before joining TelstraSuper, he set up a software ...

Allianz Retire+ makes key appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... achieve financial security in their retirement." O'Sullivan brings over 40 years' experience in the superannuation and actuarial sectors, notably serving as chief executive of UniSuper. Under his management, the fund grew significantly, doubling its ...

DASH adds to leadership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... at KPMG and Rice Warner. DASH explained it's also hired a client success associate, quality assurance analyst and an actuarial business analyst. Its chief executive Andrew Whelan commented that getting the right people in the business is crucial. "We ...

Optimum Pensions urges super trustees to insure mortality risk

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... with inherent risks that trustees must consider, Optimum Pensions said. When actual lifespans of customers differ from actuarial assumptions, there is hidden variability in future income. The actuary must allocate excess or deficit in pool assets equitably ...

Allianz Retire+ bolsters executive team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... be vital in guiding the business to achieve our renewed objectives," Adrian Stewart said. "He brings 25 years of deep actuarial expertise and senior leadership." Meanwhile, Jasmine Jirele joins the board of Allianz Retire+ to provide global insight from ...

Actuary of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... automation in insurance." Actuaries Institute president Annette King said Dolman has built strong relationships beyond the actuarial community and is highly regarded by policymakers, regulators, academia, and other thought leaders. "Chris has played ...

The unintended consequences of the performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... and underperforming funds to consider their future sustainability and members' best interests. However, KPMG partner, actuarial and financial risk Platon Chris says the test now presents a challenge for APRA and trustees. One of the main reasons, he ...

VanEck hires five to team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... Lal joins from Macquarie Group where he worked as a senior associate in the treasury division. Before that, he was an actuarial associate at PwC. O'Connell's most recent role was at Bennelong Funds Management where he worked as a senior investment operations ...

BGL appoints head of ecosystem

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... and roadmaps for BGL's ecosystem, practice management integrations, digital signing, identity management (SSO), actuarial certificate service and BGL's workpapers. The head of ecosystem is also responsible for the developer experience (DX) for ...