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Midwinter hires from Integrity Life

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... over three years at AMP in solution architecture roles and was manager of strategy and modernisation, Australian underwriting at Wesfarmers Insurance. Commenting on the appointment Hamilton said: "I am excited to join the Midwinter team to build on the ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... earlier this year during which a panellist stressed that two core capabilities in insurance - claims management and underwriting - are lacking on the boards of major life insurers, likely leading to poor claims experience. "Irrespective of their domain ...

ClearView launches risk product suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... insurance platform in October, which will include a new adviser and customer portal, policy administration system and underwriting rules engine. General manager of transformation Nadine Gooderick said the new platform is a major milestone in ClearView's ...

Aware Super builds out affordable housing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... housing for more than three years and during that time we have refined our approach from purchasing excess stock to underwriting shovel ready projects to now building and developing units ourselves." The fund already has an interest in the build-to-rent ...

CFS reduces premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... following a highly competitive tender process. AIA demonstrated significant uplifts in proposed service, technology, underwriting and claims management capabilities when compared with the other proposals we received," CFS Superannuation chief executive ...

Zurich appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... Delaney's appointment unifies the operation of Zurich's various insurance businesses in the region. Sean Walker, chief underwriting officer of general insurance in Australia and New Zealand, will support Delaney in the management of the general insurance ...

New chief operating officer at Zurich

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... operating officer of life and investments. Her new remit covers all aspects of operations, including customer service, underwriting, claims, technology and the integration of OnePath Life into Zurich. Bates has been with the executive team since August ...

PEXA to IPO in June

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... will list on the ASX towards the end of June after fielding offers from private equity firms. Link has signed an underwriting agreement for the initial public offering of PEXA, valuing the platform at $3.3 billion. On listing, Link will receive a minimum ...

PPS Mutual launches member offer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
Mutual life insurer PPS Mutual has launched a timesaving underwriting offer for existing members to add cover to their policy. Members who have a current income protection policy with PPS Mutual can now apply to add or increase life, total and permanent ...

MLC Life hires general manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... commercial performance of the retail and direct businesses. Her career to date spans customer retention, claims and underwriting insights, pricing, analytics and portfolio management, working at firms that include Commonwealth Bank, RGA and Munich Re. ...