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AMP head of corporate pensions departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... and strategic management of our key partners across Superannuation & Investments and includes leading AMP Super's insurance strategy," Slapp said. Chand joined AMP on April 1 and brings over 15 years' experience across superannuation, insurance ...

Cbus names new chief technology officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... officer Mirella Robinson left the super fund in February 2024 to take on the chief technology officer role at MLC Life Insurance.

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... higher rates, putting them under even greater stress. "However this plays out, it should be expected that at some point insurance regulators will insist on more rigorous ratings or markdowns, which will likely lead to demands for more capital," Dimon ...

CSC to increase TPD premiums for PSSap members by 43.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... of Commonwealth Super Corporation's Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSap) are about to be hit with insurance premium increases of more than 40%. A recent review of the PSSap lifePLUS offering, underwritten by AIA Australia, found insurance ...

REI Super names new chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... taking over the helm from Claire Higgins this week. Peck brings more than 40 years' experience across superannuation, insurance and financial services, with expertise in governance, strategy, distribution and member engagement. He has served as deputy ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... include a ceiling to ensure the individual doesn't lose government and other entitlements, like National Disability Insurance Scheme funding. For the 2025-26 financial year, the Special Disability Trust (SDT) asset value limit - often referred to ...

APRA shuffles executive director lineup

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... Carmody. Meanwhile, Peter Diamond has been promoted from general manager of banking to executive director of general insurance and banking. He replaces Jane Magill who moved to become executive director of life and private health insurance and superannuation ...

Another former Venture Egg adviser slapped with four-year ban

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... template Statement of Advice (SOA), recommending clients switch super funds to Netwealth while retaining $10,000 for insurance purposes. Additionally, Hogan was found to have engaged in misleading and unprofessional conduct by knowingly having SOAs prepared ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... chance of an economic meltdown occurring in the US has increased with 53% highlighting their concerns in the 2026 Global Insurance Survey. This rose from 45% expecting a US recession within three years in 2025. An economic slowdown and geopolitical tensions ...