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Major life insurers continue to suffer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... compared to the year before, while AMP (-8.9%), BT and Westpac (-6.9%), MLC (-4.5%) and Zurich (-3.2%) all followed suit. MetLife managed to buck the trend growing by 5%, while smaller player ClearView performed well to post 10.3% growth. TAL, the market ...

What people really think about life commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
New research from MetLife suggests that financial advisers should consider multiple payment structures to meet client needs. The MetLife Client-Adviser Relationship Report looked at what clients want from financial advice and life insurance. The research ...

MetLife appoints KPMG super director

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
A director of superannuation advisory at KPMG is set to join MetLife in a newly created role. Wendy Tse will join MetLife in April as chief of staff and external affairs. She will advise MetLife's clients on regulatory and government affairs, as well ...

Industry fund ups fees ahead of merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... to let them know that from 3 February 2020 insurance fees for death and total and permanent disablement will increase. MetLife is the group insurer for MTAA; it is also the group insurer for Tasplan - the $10 billion fund that MTAA will merge with in ...

Sunsuper head of corporate, insto sales departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... superannuation fund's head of corporate and institutional sales has left to head retail sales at a major life insurer. MetLife has appointed Meray El-Khoury as its head of retail sales effective this month. El-Khoury reports to chief distribution ...

Risk advisers a dying breed: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... start using a new insurer in the next 12 months, with the new, less established insurer brands such as NEOS, Integrity and MetLife leading in planner perceptions," Choi said. Investment Trends said the market was still competitive despite the takeovers ...

Super fund bumps up premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... risen by up to 21% for members of an industry superannuation fund. As of this month, First Super and its group insurer MetLife have bumped up the cost of death, TPD and voluntary income protection cover. According to the fund, the increase is a fixed ...

Industry fund hires new product lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... nine months in the role. She previously spent just under a year as senior product manager at ANZ and almost two years at MetLife in various roles. Woodrow worked for Perpetual for almost a decade in product management. NGS Super chief executive Laura ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... general manager of impact, communications and insights at SuperFriend, shared some of the work SuperFriend has planned with MetLife for the month. The two organisations will pilot a person-centred approach to claims management. "Gives the person going ...

Priced out: Advice affordability at risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... insurance and mortgage commissions go then advice will become unaffordable for ordinary Australians." This comes after MetLife research found 60% of advice clients believe the removal of life risk commissions would increase underinsurance. While the ...