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UniSuper selects new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... group insurer to UniSuper, with members to benefit from an enhanced offering, the fund said. UniSuper said its default insurance offering has been improved to provide greater death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover at the life stages members ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... welcome." "I would highlight though that the majority of the Dixon cost is being borne by the 10 largest lenders and general insurance; they're fronting up $241 million to support the compensation. I appreciate their position. We are acting in accordance ...

ART adds heavyweights to board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, including 10 years as deputy chair looking after superannuation and insurance before stepping down last year. For his part, Parkinson previously served as secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and ...

Overhaul of TPD structure, pricing needed: MLC Life

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... disability impacting their ability to work, and women are particularly at risk, according to new research by MLC Life Insurance. The research, conducted by Freshwater Strategy for MLC Life, comprised 1025 Australians via an online interview. It found ...

Major decline in group insurance coverage: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... insurance plays a critical role in the superannuation system, providing affordable and cost-effective cover that delivers real benefits for those whose working life is cut short by accident or illness and their families," said ASFA chief executive Mary ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... maintaining its leadership status in responsible investment. However, while the many internal optimisations, including insurance harmonisation, play a part, Piper noted that a growing number of Australians are "voting with their feet" in their investment ...

Mercer Super loses state leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... structural changes. Also, Mercer Super investment chief Corrin Collocott quit the firm after just nine months to join Insurance Australia Group. Carr's previous role as state leader meant spending a large portion of his time with clients, and he ...

Blackstone appoints co-chief investment officers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... promoted two of its senior executives to the newly created roles, while promoting one other to the position of global co-head of real estate. Blackstone said the appointments are reflective of the increasing breadth of investment strategies and the group's ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) shows the number of people receiving professional life insurance advice remains low, despite a third showing interest. The survey polled over 1000 Australian workers aged between 18 and 65 ...

Buffett outlines plans for Berkshire Hathaway

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... Douglas County Courthouse," he said. In May, Buffett named Berkshire vice chair Greg Abel, who heads the company's non-insurance businesses, as his likely successor.
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