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Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... has highlighted weakness in its insurance business resulting from 'above trend' lapse rates. At the start of August Suncorp Life reported a 75% fall in profits which the group attributed to increasing discount rates and National Australia Bank (NAB) ...

Suncorp Life set for overhaul after 76% profit plunge

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... business after net profit after tax dropped 76% in the past year and accounts now for less than 10% of Suncorp Group. Suncorp Life net profit after tax was $60 million, while its underlying profit was $120 million for the full year to June 30, 2013. ...

Suncorp Life profit to drop 75%

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Suncorp Life net profit after tax (NPAT) is expected to drop approximately 75% due to increasing discount rates and the poor performance of the life insurance division. The company made public a financial update of its preliminary results for financial ...

MetLife CEO to join Financial Services Council board

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Spring - group executive, wealth management, Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Geoff Summerhayes - chief executive Suncorp Life; and, Maria Wilton - managing director, Franklin Templeton Investments Australia. The FSC represents Australia's retail and ...

Suncorp Advice appoints practice development manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... offering quality life risk solutions to independent financial advisers. Our advice channel holds significant value to Suncorp Life, and that is evident in the recent growth this group has experienced," said Suncorp Advice executive manager Stephen Daly. ...

End voluntary contribution age limits: Suncorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Australian superannuation industry must remove age restrictions on voluntary contributions, said Suncorp Life CEO Geoff Summerhays. The super boss says that age barriers to contributions discriminate against older people who want to remain active ...

Suncorp Life combines life risk, super and investments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Suncorp Life has created a new product and services business unit by combining its life risk and superannuation and investments functions under one roof, which has also seen a reshuffle of management staff. Headed up by executive general manager Sean ...

Suncorp Life appoints new risk head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
Sean Carroll has been formally appointed as executive general manager of Suncorp Life Risk Australia after five months acting in the role. Carroll is moving across from New Zealand where he was executive general manager (EGM) for Suncorp Life's operations ...

Roadmap to life insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... Life Insurance Conference today. In the first session for the day in Sydney, Geoff Summerhayes, chief executive, Suncorp Life spoke to some 300 delegates about the future of life insurance in Australia and how financial advisers can support one another. ...

Insurer members adopt FSC flood model

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... adopted the same procedures with the Victorian bushfires last year. Other FSC members that are handling claims include Suncorp Life, Zurich Australia and General Reinsurance Life Australia. The FSC said it would act as the centralised contact point for ...