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Suncorp pays $1.4m remediation bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... corporate regulator imposed additional licence conditions on the Guardian Advice AFSL in 2015 after it found the life insurance advice being provided to retail clients was defective. ASIC was concerned Guardian Advice had failed to comply with its general ...

United front but no merger: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... on the back of the work the AFA has been doing with the FPA in recent months, including the joint taskforce on life insurance and lobbying Senator Jane Hume in Canberra. Consistent with that, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori attended the conference ...

Life insurance leaders fear for industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Some of the biggest names in Australia's life insurance sector have shared their biggest concerns for the future of the industry. Appearing on a panel at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers National Conference, Zurich chief distribution officer ...

Risk commissions must be retained: MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... Adelaide. MetLife head of retail sales Matt Lippiatt revealed three in five consumers and small business owners with life insurance purchased through a financial adviser believe removing life risk commissions would have a detrimental impact on Australians ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Superannuation members still do not realise they are entitled to life insurance via their super funds despite concerted effort to raise awareness, new research finds. MetLife's latest Insurance inside super report found 73% of Australians are aware ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... founder Clare Payne. The event will also feature a series of panel discussions on topics such as the future of the life insurance industry, the future of advice and an economic outlook. "We wanted to make the conference experience feel different from ...

CommInsure sale stalls, sold for discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The Commonwealth Bank will sell its life insurance business for $150 million less than originally agreed as the sale experiences delays and regulatory roadblocks. The banking group today announced its divestment of CommInsure Life to AIA Group is facing ...

Japanese insurer gets Treasury tick to up Challenger stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... expansion. Challenger Life started by providing provide Australian-dollar annuities to Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance Company (a subsidiary of MS&AD). In March this year, they entered a new agreement where Challenger stated to reinsure US-dollar ...

MetLife appoints head of CX

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... MetLife's super funds and partners to optimise the experience for its members and to help realise its vision of a life insurance experience that is efficient and caring. She has 20 years' experience across customer experience and operations in ...

PPS Mutual bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... manager at ING. "Steve is a valuable addition to the PPS Mutual team who brings extensive knowledge within the life insurance industry. This will be of great benefit in continuing to strengthen our partnerships with selected financial advisers in the ...