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Advice association shutters

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... shrinking adviser base, further rationalisation must happen," he said. First formed in 2015 as the Life Insurance Customer Group, the group aimed to give life insurance advisers "a voice in the Life Insurance Framework debate". As part of its efforts ...

BT Super for Life ups insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
BT Super for Life will increase the cost of its standard life insurance cover by 13.1% from August 1. The standard cover includes death and TPD. As an example, a 34-year-old male member of BT Super for Life previously paid $11.41 each month for one ...

CBA offloads general insurance arm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... letter to CommInsure policyholders to inform them of the intended transfer by way of a scheme under Part 9 of the Life Insurance Act The bank said it expects the ultimate completion of the divestment will occur via a statutory asset transfer in the second ...

Premiums to increase at ESSSuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
The $31 billion government fund has informed members that their life insurance premiums will be increasing. ESSSuper, the government fund for the emergency services based in Melbourne, informed members in its accumulation plan that the cost of death ...

Westpac profit climbs, executive leaves

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... Pacific, General Insurance and Lenders Mortgage Insurance. The remaining businesses to be sold include Westpac Life Insurance, Auto Finance and its superannuation, platforms and investments divisions (including BT). "We are strengthening our focus on ...

Westpac settles life insurance class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Westpac has settled a class action relating to life insurance sold through its financial advice network. The class action was brought against Westpac Group by Shine Lawyers in 2017. It claimed that between 2011 and 2017, customers who received financial ...

How advisers can capture young risk clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... is possible for financial advisers to attract young clients and convince them about the benefits of advice and life insurance using new strategies. Integrity Life's The fight for future markets report upends the notion that Millennials completely ...

Risk inflows stagnant, satisfaction varies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Life said. The latest statistics come as Roy Morgan released its latest customer satisfaction report for risk and life insurance. Allianz topped the list with a satisfaction rating of 87.3%, averaged over the 12 months to February 2021 followed by Medibank ...

ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Listed financial services company ClearView Wealth has made a key appointment to its life insurance team. Nick Kulikov has been appointed to the newly created position of head of product and pricing. In the new role he will be responsible for ClearView's ...

Integrity names distribution GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... join Integrity as he is an outstanding addition to the business," McCormack said. McCormack left his role as chief life insurance officer at MLC on February 26 to lead Integrity Life. He succeeded Chris Powell, who helped launch the firm and retired ...