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Suncorp Tower takeover denied by competition watchdog

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... up paying higher prices for insurance cover. "The merger would remove Tower as the only independent competitor to Vero and IAG with the scale, brand strength and experience to compete effectively across the breadth of personal insurance markets," Berry ...

Coles sheds life insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... continues to offer its other existing insurance products through WFI Insurance, backed by Australia's largest general insurer, IAG. "Coles remains committed to providing customers with great value on financial services and continues to distribute Coles ...

AMP appoints two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... AMP has appointed two new non-executive directors. Michael Wilkins is the former managing director and chief executive of IAG; he was also managing director of Promina Group and Tyndall Australia and has been a non-executive director of Maple-Brown Abbott ...

Flat markets impact IAG profit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
IAG has reported a 14.1% fall in profit as the insurer juggles the impact of lower returns and adverse weather events. IAG reported its FY16 net profit after tax of $625 million down from $728 million in 2015. A loss the group attributes to "a significantly ...

CFSGAM makes two senior appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... investment director. Prior to this he was a senior portfolio manager at Alliance Bernstein, head of investment strategy at IAG Asset Management and a principal asset consultant at Towers Perrin.

CommInsure portfolio exec leaves for MetLife

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... Prior to CommInsure, Torrington was a consultant at Biltmore Farms Inc. She has also held project management roles at NRMA and IAG. MetLife in Australia is a specialist provider of life insurance and retirement solutions. It partners with corporates ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... 2030, extending the terminal and airfield to allow 50% more flights. Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways owner IAG, recently dismissed the £2 billion valuation as "foolish".

BT appoints insurance GM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... chief financial and operating officer. She was also chief financial officer at Wesfarmers General Insurance, head of claims at IAG and a senior manager at KPMG. At BT, she will head up the both the company's general and life insurance business lines. ...

IAG appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
IAG has appointed the former chief executive of Deutsche Asset Management Australia as its new chair. Elizabeth Bryan has been a director of IAG since December 2014 and became deputy chair in June 2015. She is also the chair of Virgin Australia and ...

AMP Capital appoints multi-asset portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
AMP Capital has appointed a new portfolio manager to its multi-asset group. Darren Beesley joins the asset manager from IAG Asset Management where he was portfolio manager for the asset allocation team. Prior to that, he was with Perpetual as portfolio ...