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HUB24 wins $1b mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... and provide increased opportunity to deliver ClearView's products to market." ClearView's primary superannuation life insurance portfolio will also be transferred to the HUB24 Super Fund. The portfolio will continue to be administered by ClearView. With ...

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
The tough times in Australia's life insurance sector have forced the provider to overhaul its pricing. ClearView has revised its pricing across its Life Solutions stepped and hybrid income protection products, as the insurer battles to remain profitable ...

Life insurers are doing their best: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... report looked at cases dating back to June 2017 and found that timeframes for claim processing as outlined in the Life Insurance Code of Practice were not met. The review of 11 subscribers to the code's compliance came about after the LCCC received more ...

Life insurers breach own code consistently

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has called out the life insurance industry, saying insurers breached their Code of Practice hundreds of times in just six months. The Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC) conducted an investigation and found many insurers ...

Latest data reveals super admin problem

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... superannuation sector, 49.7% of those were to do with account administration for the six months to 31 December 2019. Group life insurance was the second largest issue, making up 37.6% of complaints, followed by death benefits distribution at 11.3% and ...

Life insurer chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
The founding chief executive of one of Australia's life insurance providers is retiring after more than 40 years in the industry. Integrity Life has announced its chief executive Chris Powell will retire in the middle of the year, appointing chief financial ...

Life commissions, referral fees still kosher: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... the Association of Financial Advisers' Roadshow event in Sydney provided financial advisers a clear message on life insurance commissions and referral fees, and took aim at a former FASEA board member in the process. AFA general manager of policy and ...

TAL executive jumps to MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
MLC Life Insurance has announced a new addition to its leadership team, hiring from TAL. Kent Griffin has been appointed as the insurer's chief financial officer having held the same position at TAL since 2012. MLC Life said Kent will lead both the ...

Queensland adviser barred from industry

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... Financial Options advisory business. Financial Options had previously held licences as a securities dealer and life insurance broker, and had been running since 1985. The cancellation comes after Financial Options' AFS licence was suspended in August ...

Consumers trust Google over advisers: NobleOak

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... product," it said. "Regulatory changes will continue to encourage consumers to do their own research and deal with Life Insurance companies directly." Of those surveyed, only 18% were confident the issues identified by the Royal Commission would be fixed ...