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Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... even short interruptions can send shockwaves through markets. When the United States and Israel struck Iranian targets, insurers withdrew war-risk cover and freight rates surged to historic highs," De Mello said. "This combination has turned a long-imagined ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... and when." It comes as mental illness-related payouts have increased to over $2.2 billion in 2024, and the discovery of insurers continuing to use blanket mental health exclusions despite the requirement to assess customer's individual circumstances ...

Metrics hires Allianz deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... analyst at BT Financial Group and as a credit analyst at Macquarie Bank. Allianz is one of Australia's largest general insurers, with an investment portfolio of around $10 billion.

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... product access and revenue stability across the broader advice market. "In recent times we have seen five platforms and two insurers remove access to new business for advisers operating under InterPrac," he said. "Adviser resignations and decisions by ...

Acenda completes C-suite with fresh appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... strengthen the development of our people experience and culture as we work towards becoming one of Australia's leading life insurers." Earlier this month Acenda also announced the appointments of a chief growth officer and chief product officer. Formerly ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... There, he led the specialist team providing guidance on investment risk, asset-liability mismatch, and liquidity risk for insurers and super funds. During his time at APRA, Roodt helped develop key parts of Australia's investment prudential framework ...

JANA named implemented consultant for TasBuild

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... record of offering strategic, long-term investment solutions to a range of clients across superannuation, endowments, insurers and statutory funds.

ISS MI acquires Family Office Access

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... acquired Family Office Access in a move that expands and strengthens its data and analytics offerings to wealth managers, insurers and advisers. Family Office Access provides a trove of family office research, and helps clients looking to raise capital ...

JANA hires from Russell Investments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... partnering with potential clients in the NFP and liability-aware sectors. This includes general, life and private health insurers, plus long service leave and redundancy trusts. In this role, Lonergan will work with organisations to help meet their investment ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... in recent years. The proposed bill is set to amend the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 to establish a ban which prohibits insurers from using certain information about an individual's genetic testing to inform the offer of life insurance cover, or the terms ...