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Insurance

Group risk premiums on the up: Rice Warner

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Australia's group life segment has begun increasing premium levels, Recent Rice Warner analysis shows.

Super insurance still worth billions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
The life insurance industry continues to profit from its superannuation policies despite the spike in group insurance claims, figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) show.

AIA Australia re-enters direct insurance market

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
AIA Australia has signed a deal with Bendigo Bank and it will provide direct insurance to its customers for five years.

BT Financial GM to take helm at MetLife

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Deanne Stewart, a senior manager at BT Financial Group will be joining MetLife Australia as its new CEO starting in mid-July.

Suncorp reacts to "deteriorating" situation in life risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Suncorp Life will conduct a $350 million write-down of intangible assets that will affect the company's net profit after tax for the 2014 financial year, but not its dividends.

Cbus insurance premiums jump to almost $15 a week

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Industry fund Cbus has almost doubled its life insurance premiums, becoming the latest super fund to do so in response to a spike in claims.

TAL maintains profits, amid record claims

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Despite record claims payouts life insurer TAL has maintained its profit levels for the 12 months to 31 March.

BT Life targets SMEs with insurance product

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
BT has launched an insurance solution that gives income protection to small businesses owners and key personnel.

Zurich moves on from group insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
Zurich Life has withdrawn from the group life insurance sector, acknowledging that it lacks the scale to penetrate the market.

Insurers upping risk to combat low yields

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
Global insurers are looking to increase risk to combat low yields, according to the third annual Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) survey of the sector.