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Cbus executive named ESSSuper chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022
... expectations," she said. In joining, she replaces Puli who left at the beginning of the year to join MLC Life's group insurance business. Acting in the role since has been David Daley, ESSSuper's general manager, member engagement. "David has ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
Superannuation funds must do a better job of communicating the value of group insurance, with research revealing just 25% of Australians understand what they're covered for, and many may not be adequately covered following recent reforms. MLC Life Insurance ...

AustralianSuper drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... members will still only pay what it costs to provide their insurance," AustralianSuper said. AustralianSuper's group insurance provider is TAL.

AIA appoints risk, transformation roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... exciting time for AIA and I'm thrilled to be leading this transformation," Thornton said. AIA recently won a group insurance mandate from AvSuper. The super fund's membership is currently covered by Hannover Life RE which is due to exit the market ...

AvSuper names insurer, premiums rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... premiums from next month, as it continues work to identify a merger partner. The $2.5 billion fund has awarded a group insurance mandate to AIA Australia. The fund's membership is currently covered by Hannover Life RE which is due to exit the market ...

Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... new group insurer ahead of Hannover Life RE exiting the market. Also effective April 1, AIA will take over the group insurance mandate for the fund. AIA will retain the existing insurance arrangements, with no changes to terms, conditions or premiums ...

AIST, MetLife tackle underinsurance issue

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have joined forces to raise awareness about the importance of group insurance in a bid to tackle the underinsurance problem. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck told Financial Standard that this partnership ...

MLC Life names head of fund partnerships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a head of fund partnerships for the group insurance business, most recently on the leadership team of an industry super fund. Chris Porter has taken on the role, reporting directly to general manager, fund partnerships ...

CBA Group Super overhauls service providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... Wellbeing, the insurer's new advice business. The change in financial advice provider has no impact on the group insurance arrangements between AIA and CBA Group Super. These mandates follow another that was awarded in December to Fulcrum Asset Management ...

Zurich expands group insurance leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Zurich Life & Investments will soon welcome its first head of digital and member engagement within the group insurance team, hiring from Aware Super. Ahmad Racheha has been appointed to the newly created role at Zurich, effective next month. Racheha ...