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Australian Food Super picks TAL for group insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... insurance arrangements to TAL. It marks the end of a five-year mandate with AIA, which took over as the fund's group life insurer in September 2019 from MetLife. Effective September 1, the mandate sits with TAL. Australian Food Super offers life insurance ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...

MLC Life appoints two C-suite executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... appointed a chief executive, individual business and a chief customer and strategy officer. Gerard Kerr joins the life insurer as chief executive, individual business, while Jane McGovern moves internally from chief risk officer to the role of chief ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... life insurance if affordability becomes an issue, the majority (92%) are satisfied with services received from their life insurer directly. Three in four Australians (75%) are also unaware of the mental health coverage option in life insurance, despite ...

AIA Australia names head of wellbeing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
The wellbeing team is now part of the life insurer's shared value partnership team, following a strategic decision to maximise support for customers. AIA Australia has announced the new wellbeing team structure and welcomed Lucy Hartley as head ...

Allianz Retire+ joins CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has welcomed Allianz Retire+ as its newest full member. Joining as the 20 th member, Allianz Retire+ chief executive Adrian Stewart said he believes the move will better serve the advancement of the life ...

MetLife refreshes two products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... by making adjustments that ensure our product remains competitive in a changing market," she said. In April, the life insurer rolled out menopause, fertility, and gender affirmation leave for employees, and extended its parental leave policy. Employees ...

TAL appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
TAL has appointed Fiona Macgregor as its new group chief executive and managing director, effective 1 October 2024. The appointment follows the promotion of TAL's current chief executive Brett Clark to the role of chief executive and managing director ...

HESTA nabs legalsuper executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... to that she was general manager, strategy and CEO office at AIA Australia. Knight spent around 17 years with the life insurer across both Australia and Hong Kong. She was also previously a solicitor with MinterEllison. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey ...

NEOS names retail, strategic sales leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
The life insurer has promoted two from within to the roles of head of retail sales and head of strategic sales, as it sets in motion expansion plans. Nathan Leonard is the insurer's new head of retail sales. He first joined NEOS when it launched in ...