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Super, advice class actions dampen CBA results

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... alleges that CFSIL did not act in the best interests of members and breached its trustee duties when taking out group insurance policies obtained from Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited (CMLA). It is alleged that CFSIL entered and maintained ...

Zurich wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
A $30 billion superannuation fund chose Zurich to provide group insurance for its 250,000 members. Brighter Super members will see their insurance provider change to Zurich Financial Services Australia from 1 July 2023. Zurich replaces incumbent group ...

Members stick with dud super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... stapling process, including specific feedback as to how it's operating at the workplace level and in conjunction with group insurance. "We understood that there were going to be some consequences to the way the former government set stapling up and we ...

Aware Super deepens TAL relationship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... mandate with TAL, with the insurer to now provide cover to VicSuper members as well. To date, VicSuper members' group insurance has been provided by MetLife and Aware Super's by TAL. However, members have been informed that TAL will soon become the fund's ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... considered, including specific feedback as to how it's operating at the workplace level and in conjunction with group insurance, Jones said. "We are not going to be reopening the stapling issue. For too long we've had multiple accounts eroding ...

Maritime Super reappoints MLC Life as group insurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... to their new digital claims experience, to members in the second half of this year." MLC Life Insurance chief group insurance officer Mark Puli commented that the reappointment was an endorsement of the collaborative work done between both partners to ...

Integrity Life picks AGI as group life administrator

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... administrator. AGI combines a custom-built digital cloud solution and powerful administration technologies with group insurance specialists to deliver a customised and adaptable service model. "Since entering the Australian life insurance market in 2009 ...

NEOS Life appoints sales, culture leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... Royal Bank of Canada and MLC Life, as well as serving as head of acquisitions and client services within AMP's group insurance business. "He's passionate about the benefits life insurance provides to families and communities, and is keen to bring ...

Perpetual Private hires from MLC, MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... Westpac, BT Financial Group and MetLife in Australia and in the Middle East including retail, private wealth, advice, group insurance, medical insurance and holistic advice," Baker said. "Matt brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role ...

Natalie Cameron named AFCA lead ombudsman

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... initially as a lawyer, then as general counsel, before she became chief operating officer and subsequently chief group insurance officer. For two years, she was also the chief executive of AIA New Zealand.