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Mercer unveils longevity insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... said that many UK annuity providers charge as much as 2%. However, that cost puts the risk on the shoulders of the life company, whereas with Lifetime Plus the risk remains on the member. When asked what he saw as the main risk, Knox said: "What we don't ...

Challenger adds firepower to annuities business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... group's chief executive Brian Benari told Financial Standard that virtually all the proceeds will be injected into the life company in a bid to capitalise on booming sales and what the company sees as a vast and growing annuity opportunity. Total annuity ...

Simplify your products, life insurers told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... why. Does the customer really understand it? Do they really want it?" He said the industry's focus on awards such as Life Company of the Year may be having a negative impact by driving complexity in products, as well as poor underwriting decisions. However ...

FSC Conference: Follow the biopsychosocial model, life companies told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... the life insurance industry depends on the deeper understanding and implementation of the biopsychosocial model, life company executives have heard. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) annual conference, Robin Chase of the Royal Australasian ...

MetLife head of retirement products departs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... months. MetLife confirmed that Arora had left, but gave no reason for his sudden departure. A spokesperson for the life company also gave no reason for the product's discontinuation, other than it was dropped for "strategic reasons". The decision to ...

Standard Life Investments to buy UK fund manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... Investments form a 'strategic alliance' with Standard Life Investments providing asset management services to Phoenix's life company subsidiaries. The combined business will offer a full range of investment solutions, including active management for ...

Weatherhead to leave Rice Warner for AustralianSuper

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... heads the life and health practice at Rice Warner where his primary focus is on advice to financial institution and life company clients in areas such as product development, market research, insurance and superannuation needs, distribution strategy ...

CommInsure wins AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
CommInsure has won the AFA / PFL Life Insurance Company of the Year Platinum award, as well as the Investment Bond award. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) awarded insurance companies at the black-tie event held in ...

AFA Plan For Life - Life Company Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
The annual AFA / Plan for Life - Life Company Awards was created to award the best life companies of the year in eight different categories. The 9th edition of the event will take place in Sydney on March 12 and recognises the life companies' product ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... executive vice president for RGA's Australian and Canadian businesses. Jim Minto, chief executive of Australia's largest life company TAL, told Financial Standard that life companies have loosened their definitions and coverage too much and price rises ...