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ANZ adds to OnePath capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
ANZ is expanding its Australian group insurance offering with the launch of new digital tools for trustees and members.

ANZ sells NZ life insurance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
ANZ has agreed to sell its OnePath Life New Zealand business to a US-based global insurer.

Life insurance data improving: Regulators

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
Latest life insurance claim data from APRA and ASIC found group and adviser distributed cover to experience higher claim submission rates.

Industry fund increases life insurance engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
A $9 billion industry superannuation fund will become the second fund to roll out MLC Life's digital portal for members.

CBA sells interests in Chinese insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Commonwealth Bank has offloaded its stake in a Chinese life insurance joint venture for $668 million.

Insurtechs must work with incumbents: EY

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
Australian insurtechs are more of a complementary addition to the existing insurance value chain than disruptors, according to a new study by Ernst & Young.

MLC Life enhances mental health offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The life insurer will extend its Best Doctors offering to allow customers access to a mental health service designed to provide a second medical opinion for diagnosis and treatment plans.

Mental health to transform life insurance: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
ANZ Wealth is making inroads with its newly launched mental health initiatives, including innovative and preventative programs aiming for the life insurer to play a more active role in the space.

ANZ considering buy-back with life insurance paycheck

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
ANZ's first paycheck from the December sale of its life insurance arm to Zurich has arrived and the bank is considering buying back up to $1.5 billion in shares, on top of its current buyback program.

Life insurance regulation needs government backing: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
An overwhelming number of people who work in life insurance believe the industry needs government backing so it can properly regulate.