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Life insurers report another profitable quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... figures show. About $5.7 billion was generated in insurance revenue, marking a 3% rise from the December 2024 quarter. Life insurers managed to turn the $15 million after-tax loss into $332 million in net profit, partly driven by positive insurance service ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... bolstered by representatives from all aspects of the investment market. Asset managers, research and data providers, banks, insurers, and of course asset owners." In the ever-evolving landscape of regulation, geopolitical noise, tariffs and election ...

Zurich fined over false and misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... notices register. ASIC said insurance claims handling was a 2024 enforcement priority for the regulator, and failures by insurers to deal fairly and in good faith with customers is a 2025 enforcement priority. The priority also seeks to enhance public ...

PRI chief executive David Atkin to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... the Climate Council, Frontier Advisors and chair of SuperFriend - a not for profit that that brings industry funds and insurers together to achieve mentally healthy workplaces for their staff and members. The search for a new chief executive will be ...

TPD claim settlements take 'considerably longer': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... latest benchmarking data, a total of 43,000 claims were filed for death and TPD in the 12 months to June 2024 among group insurers. This was split across death claims (13,000) and TPD claims (30,000), with 69% of the total claims accepted by the insurers. ...

HCF Life fined $750k for misleading contract term

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... to engage in misleading conduct, "the contravening conduct should be regarded as objectively serious." He added that "insurers are now squarely on notice that contractual terms may mislead consumers if the operation of those terms is modified by, or ...

What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... government is sworn in does not stop. "APRA has an important mandate, financial stability and the regulation of the banks, insurers and the super funds and the protection of those interests... And you [are] constantly doing that, but it is important ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... which largely differ from product to product within the Smart Future Trust. The trust currently has mandates with several insurers, including AIA, MetLife and Zurich. Future Group is consolidating its insurance offerings from 10 to four and closing several ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... Guarantee scheme is lost, and a functioning private market may be severely and irreversibly impacted," Hall said. "LMI insurers have played an important role in the stability of the financial sector and the economy for 60 years and any policy that may ...

RainmakerLive rebrands to Rainmaker MarketPro

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... data sets are also available on the terminal. "Plan For Life's research has been a trusted source of information for insurers and investment managers since 1989," Page said. "Pooling our research and data together will provide even more data integration ...