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Insurance

ANZ launches underwriting engine to market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
ANZ's life insurance arm has released its predictive underwriting technology following a successful soft launch.

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
Majority of life insurance companies fear the availability of genetic testing to consumers will be more disadvantageous and complex, and will have a negative impact on their business, a new survey shows.

Productivity Commission counters group insurance research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
The Productivity Commission has taken a deeper dive into insurance inside superannuation and cast doubt into the sector's ability to help the Government alleviate social security payments.

Life insurer early intervention reforms dumped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Life insurance reforms proposed to provide better rehabilitation and early intervention treatment have been scrapped by the Federal Government.

AMP divests life business

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
AMP will exit life insurance in 2019, following a $3.3 billion sale of its wealth protection business. It will also divest its New Zealand wealth management and advice businesses via an IPO.

TAL slashes jobs, cuts outbound sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
At least 50 staff members at TAL have been made redundant as part of a wider move to scale back its direct life insurance business.

NobleOak wins best direct life insurer award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Strategic Insight has recognised NobleOak as the best direct life insurer in 2018.

BTFG enhances life cover application process, waives fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
BT Financial Group is making it easier for financial advisers and their clients to apply for life insurance.

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
MetLife has won a group insurance mandate from an $8.8 billion superannuation fund.

TAL refutes duty of good faith breaches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
TAL has refuted claims made by the Royal Commission that it systemically breached its duty of utmost good faith to policyholders when investigating claims.