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CommInsure wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
CommInsure will replace MetLife as group insurer for a multi-industry superannuation fund. It marks the first public mandate win for CommInsure since losing CareSuper, NGS Super and TWU Super in 2016. The insurer was also plagued by scandal around its ...

CommInsure update champions progress

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
In its latest update to the industry CommInsure is assuring good progress has been made on the independent reviews of declined retail advice and group life insurance claims. Citing concerns raised by media coverage in early 2016, the Commonwealth Bank ...

APRA marks New Year priorities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... these activities." The regulator said it is still continuing to consider the claims handling issues associated with CommInsure, and a further cross-industry thematic review regarding the sustainability of group life insurance within the superannuation ...

CFS adds aged care annuity to FirstChoice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... aged care at what is often a challenging time for families." CarePlus was added to FirstWrap following the launch of CommInsure and Challenger annuities on the platform in 2015. The CarePlus annuity is an aged care solution that combines the benefits ...

CBA posts record profit despite dip from wealth division

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... weather events and a 6% increase in inforce premiums due to higher renewals, partly offset by lower new business sales. CommInsure Investments saw net outflows of $1.06 billion to bring total assets to $12.27 billion in a period that saw the brand affected ...

TAL appoints GM Health Services

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
TAL has appointed an ex CommInsure executive as general manager health services in the hope of improving its customer experience through its medical and health capabilities. Sally Phillips will take on the newly created role and will be responsible ...

CommInsure appoints life product and strategy head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
CommInsure has appointed former senior executive, Frank Crapis, as head of life product and strategy. Crapis will replace Sally Phillips who was appointed to the role just four months earlier. CommInsure confirmed that the changes have been in motion ...

CBA result boosted by wealth division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... wealth management division contributed materially to the 4% rise in Commonwealth Bank's half-year cash profit, with CommInsure performing particularly well. Growth in insurance and funds management income of 17% and 6%, respectively, led to a 10% increase ...

Prime Super awards insurance mandate to CommInsure

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
... of everything we do. These new insurance arrangements deliver on the core values of the fund," Baird added. CommInsure general manager life product and distribution Craig Harrison said: "We look forward to working with Prime Super to deliver long term ...

CommInsure appoints life head from Macquarie

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
CommInsure has appointed a new head of life product and strategy. Sally Phillips will leave Macquarie Life, where she is divisional director and head of underwriting, claims and insurance proposition, to take on the role. Prior to Macquarie, she was ...