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Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... led the local life insurance market with $2.3 billion, followed by AIA with $1.8 billion and MLC with $1.4 billion, while Swiss Re stood out as the top-earning reinsurer, generating $825 million. Meanwhile, direct premiums rose by 4.1% to $17.9 billion ...

AIA welcomes new group partnerships lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... AIA's client development team, overseeing the insurer's current group partners, and leading contract renewals. He joins from Swiss Re where he served as vice president, client management since 2016. Other previous roles include director, business development ...

Credit Suisse fined $575m by regulators

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... had insufficiently addressed concerns previously raised by the PRA." The coordinated effort also involved action by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). During its enforcement proceedings, FINMA found Credit Suisse had seriously ...

Leigh Watson caps four decades in industry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... Leigh Watson feels it's time to step back from full-time work and spend more time with family and friends. Watson left Swiss Re on June 30 after nine years as the head of life & health reinsurance for Australia & New Zealand. Before that, he worked ...

UBS throws $4.8bn lifeline to Credit Suisse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
UBS has agreed to acquire the embattled Credit Suisse for $4.8 billion. As part of the deal, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will provide an additional $160 billion (CHF 100 billion)) in liquidity assistance to support the merge. UBS plans to appoint ...

ASX shifts slightly on Credit Suisse, First Republic

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... flat before dipping again at the time of writing. Felsman explained global markets did have a positive night following the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) announcement that it would throw a US$54 billion lifeline to Credit Suisse. "That helped ease fears ...

CALI backed by industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... AIA Australia, ClearView, Hannover Re, Integrity Life, MLC Life Insurance, NobleOak, QInsure, Resolution Life Australasia, Swiss Re, Zurich Financial Services, Challenger, General Reinsurance Life, HCF Life, MetLife Australia, Munich Re, Pacific Life ...

Allianz Retire+ bolsters executive team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... retirement income solutions on platform," he said. With over 25 years clocked in financial services, Weir has held roles at Swiss RE in Zurich and GE Insurance, London before relocating to Australia for decade tenure at AXA/AMP. He was the general manager ...

ASIC response to Freedom Insurance saga continues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... appointing liquidators in February 2020. The policies distributed by Freedom were issued by AIA Australia, NobleOak Life, Swiss Re Life and Health Australia and ClearView Life Assurance. ASIC has been working on the Freedom case since, having implemented ...

Insurers to get new advocacy body

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... MLC Life, Munich Re, NobleOak, Pacific Life Re, QInsure, RGA Reinsurance, Resolution Life Australasia, SCOR Life & Health, Swiss Re, TAL and Zurich Financial Services. "The Council of Australian Life Insurers will be the progressive voice of life insurance ...
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