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Insurance

CommInsure wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
CommInsure will replace MetLife as group insurer for a multi-industry superannuation fund.

Rejected TPD claims deemed fair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
An independent review of 141 rejected TPD claims has cleared BT Financial Group of any wrongdoing.

AIA revamps income protection suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
AIA made multiple changes to its flagship income protection product series, Priority Protection.

Insurance in super must be maintained: AIA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Insurer AIA says communicating the importance and value of life insurance is vital for all Australians and the latest parliamentary inquiry is another opportunity to do so.

Life insurers complacent on Big Data

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The lack of urgency displayed by life insurers in relation to adopting Big Data is unsustainable, a new report suggests.

Individual risk sales flat for three years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Growth in life insurers' individual risk business was "virtually static" in the three years to 30 June 2016, research reveals.

Group insurance critical: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Insurance within superannuation is critical to curbing Australia's underinsurance problem, with group insurance giving more than nine out of 10 working Australians cover they wouldn't necessarily otherwise have.

CommInsure loses $4.5bn fund partner

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
CommInsure has lost another insurance contract, this time with a $4.5 billion industry superannuation fund.

Life insurance legacy faces more scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Australia's life insurance regulator is renewing calls to rationalise legacy products that have plagued the industry with poor consumer outcomes and operational complexities.

CommInsure sees adviser revamp

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
CommInsure has consulted with advisers nationwide to improve its product offering.