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Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... also currently the head of legal, risk and compliance at Sequoia. InterPrac currently has a professional indemnity (PI) insurance policy worth $20 million covering the failures of Shield and First Guardian. Sequoia said it believes the "InterPrac PI ...

BNP Paribas AM to turbocharge $2.6tn AUM by 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... and operating expenses will be flat over the period. BNP Paribas AM comprises asset management, wealth management and insurance. The majority or 66% of its total assets of nearly $4 trillion come from the asset management business. Across strategies ...

FAAA urges inclusion of advisers on occupational shortage list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... investments, debt management, and first-home purchases, while families and small business owners look for support on cashflow, insurance, and succession planning." Further, Abood said the process for new entrants is long and arduous, typically taking ...

First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... negotiated a mandate with a new group insurer that will see most of its members pay less for their cover. From April 1, group insurance for First Super members will be provided by TAL. The mandate sat with MetLife for the past 14 years, having been appointed ...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Asset Partners Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... consulting capabilities in Australia," AJG chair and chief executive J. Patrick Gallagher Jr. said. NYSE-listed AJG offers insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services. AJG's network of corresponding brokers and consultants currently ...

'We've let our members down': Watson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... members down in terms of poor service," Watson said. "Firstly, we've got the claims handling matters that have arisen with insurance claims not being paid promptly. Secondly, members are finding it really difficult to get through on the phone to some ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Former Acenda employees are slamming the life insurer for slashing jobs without proper consultation following the merger, which have mostly impacted past MLC Life staff. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), since Resolution Life Australia and ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
More Australians are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for insurance advice, underscoring the need for the government to deliver on its advice reforms, the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said. Research by CALI found three in five Australians ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... "fairer and stronger" when they were in government by getting rid of fees on low balances and abolished the mandatory life insurance uptake for those that did not need it. "As you can see, none of those reforms that were introduced by the Coalition had ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption included US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (OBDC ...