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Count welcomes Rockhampton practice to network

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... the Count adviser network. TISLife, started in 2015, is run by managing director Andrew Thackeray and specialises in insurance advice. It officially joined the Count fold earlier this month. "Our view is that everyone has a need for insurance. You never ...

Longevity risk is big super's biggest failure: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... trustee to work out how much to have in the account-based pension, and how much to have in new offerings and longevity insurance style of products." After reviewing 15 super fund trustees, collectively representing the superannuation of over five million ...

CareSuper, Spirit Super mandate Iress ahead of merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... Acurity Online is a fully transactional online portal for superannuation members to view and maintain their super, manage insurance, trade shares, and consolidate and switch funds. Iress will also continue to provide enablement software for the merger ...

Former AFA president Dugald Mitchell remembered

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... tertiary level education." Mitchell was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994 for services to the life insurance industry and the community. In 2018, he received the Michael Murphy Award for his dedication to improving the financial advice ...

ClearView reset pays dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
ClearView's decision to target the life insurance market solely is paying off as it grows its in-force premiums during the 2023 financial year and new business pours in. ClearView's new business sales was driven solely by its ClearChoice products suite ...

Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... Court, both AMP and Munich Re declined to comment. In 2016, as part of its strategy to bolster its underperforming life insurance business, AMP Life executed a binding quote share agreement with Munich Re. The deal saw Munich Re reinsure half of AMP ...

AMP settles class action for $110m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... statement that it "makes no admission of liability". "The majority of the settlement amount will be met by available insurance proceeds," AMP said. "This settlement does not impact the current second tranche of capital return to shareholders and we remain ...

DB Results launches policy admin system

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
The tech company has developed the first cloud-native, low-code policy administration system (PAS) for the life insurance sector. The regulator-approved solution aims to meet the exacting needs of the insurance sector and can be custom-designed for ...

Frontier adds two consultants

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... worked at KRA Wealth Management as a financial adviser providing strategic advice across investments, superannuation, insurance, and retirement strategies. The second recruit, Yeukayi Kadzere, has landed at Frontier as a consultant in the firm's ...

ASIC renews leadership team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... leader, markets infrastructure Nathan Bourne has been promoted to senior executive leader, credit, banking, and general insurance. In his new role, Bourne will assume responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of regulated entities within the credit ...