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Australia Post Super Scheme cuts premiums by 10%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... billion APSS informed members that there will be a few changes to investments, strategic asset allocations and group insurance. The fund's group insurer MetLife found fewer insurance claims than anticipated had been made by APSS members, resulting in ...

MLC Life wins group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
MLC Life has been handed a new group insurance mandate from a retail superannuation provider. Going forward, MLC Life will provide group insurance cover to members of GROW Super, Superhero, the Allan Gray Superannuation Fund and several others after ...

New leadership at Zurich Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
Zurich Life & Investments has made three senior leadership appointments to its group insurance team. Francis Burgess will join Zurich Life & Investments in the newly created role of head of pricing, group insurance. He joins from TAL, where he was head ...

APRA to mandate independent certifications

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Prudential regulator APRA plans to go ahead with mandating independent certifications within group insurance as recommended by the financial services Royal Commission. In a letter to registrable superannuation entity licensees, APRA clarified its position ...

Zurich appoints head of product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Insurance giant Zurich has appointed a head of product into a newly created role within its group insurance business. "Jennifer Faglioni was recently appointed as head of product, one of three newly created senior roles in Darren Wickham's group insurance ...

Zurich, OnePath cover vaccine side-effects

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... receiving the vaccine. "We felt it was important to offer this additional COVID-19 vaccination coverage within our group insurance portfolio, as well as via our retail and direct lines, given that so many Australians access life insurance through their ...

Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
Occupational exclusions in group insurance are under the microscope as the federal government reviews their fairness and appropriateness. Senator Jane Hume has opened consultations for the review until October 14, aiming to find solutions to problems ...

Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council is consulting on solutions for group insurance cover for members working in hazardous occupations after stapling. FSC said if a MySuper product's default life insurance cover has occupations-based exclusions, a member ...

Westpac sells life insurance unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... said. Plan For Life figures show that TAL dominates the local life insurance market, holding a nearly 40% share of group insurance at $2.4 billion and 20% of the individual risk lump sum segment of $1.4 billion at the end of March 2021. "This acquisition ...

AIA appoints head of strategic partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... head of strategic partnerships, who will be responsible for its master trust clients. Harumi Hancox has worked in group insurance for 25 years, most recently as the head of group life consulting services at IFS Insurance Services. She has also worked ...