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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 ...

What is holding Aussie robo advisers back?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... example]," Dunnin said. Rainmaker research also found that most robo advisers in Australia were not set up to offer life insurance advice or to be used by self-managed super funds. "These portfolios are assembled under managed discretionary account authorisations ...

NEOS Life partners with insurance tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... API-driven architecture and proven local track record has seen Ebix OneOffice successfully implemented at four new local life insurance sites over the past six years." It is a complete solution that provides speed to market with reduced risk, he added. ...

Zurich chief to depart, successor named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... acquisition of OnePath Life. Zurich regional chief executive for Asia Pacific Jack Howell said: "Our Australian life insurance operations are now our largest regional revenue contributor and underpin our growth aspirations throughout Asia Pacific." He ...

AustralianSuper eyes $1.48bn in Indian infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... are the Indian government, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Temasek, HDFC Group, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance and Axis Bank. The master fund invests in core infrastructure equity with focus on India's transportation, energy and ...

MLC Life appoints new executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a new executive, focused on driving new business in group insurance, from Freedom Insurance Group. Sean Williamson, most recently chief executive of the embattled Freedom Insurance Group, will join MLC Life this month ...

More scrutiny for super fund, insurance firm chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Top executives of superannuation funds and life insurance companies could soon face another inquiry that has traditionally put the blowtorch on the chiefs of the four major banks. The Coalition has asked that the House of Representatives Standing Committee ...

Unfair contract terms extended to insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... insurance contract will be able to bring a claim under the new regime. For example, death benefit nominees under a life insurance policy or individuals covered under certain group insurance policies can likely bring actions under the UCT in relation ...

Imminent launch for start-up super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... say in where their savings are invested. Investment options include ETFs and direct shares. The fund also offers life insurance that members can cancel any time. Operating within a managed accounts solution provides transparent and competitive fees ...