Insurance

2 May

Insurance

Regional split on insurers’ concerns

A Goldman Sachs Asset Management survey has found that globally, ongoing monetary easing has replaced the European

12 March

Insurance

Risk market continues growth despite drop in new group business

Year-on-year growth has continued in the risk market despite a decline in new group risk business.

5 March

Insurance

Strong 2012 growth in group risk premiums

Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers have reported strong growth in group risk premium inflows in 2012.

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6 February

Insurance

Majority of Aussies still underinsured

Recent research by TAL found that 30 per cent of Australians have no form of personal insurance.

5 February

Insurance

Australian Ethical cuts insurance premiums

Demographics have proven key to slashing insurance premiums for Australian Ethical

11 January

Insurance

Risk insurance pricing set to converge

Pricing structures for the risk insurance market will begin to converge over the next 15 years, according to the

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Northern Trust

6 December

Insurance

Group insurance premiums under pressure

The insurance industry has warned of increased premiums for group insurance after the number of claims jumped in

29 November

Insurance

Early intervention needed on insurance claims

Early intervention is key to getting people back to work after an accident and in better supporting fund members

19 November

Insurance

MetLife moves to leverage employee benefits expertise

Group insurance within superannuation will remain a key focus for MetLife in Australia, but the company’s Maria

15 November

Insurance

Fiduciary duty forgotten in related party insurance arrangements

Super fund members in retail funds with binding insurance nominations are getting a raw deal, an Australian

13 November

Insurance

Insurers need scale to service super: APRA

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has pointed to the meagre profits that group risk insurance

16 October

Insurance

Latest MySuper tranche lacks insurance standards

Conditions around standard insurance options in MySuper products have not been clarified by MySuper tranche three

16 October

Insurance

New premium sales drive insurance growth

New premium sales in the life insurance risk market grew 29 per cent over the past 12 months, according to Plan

9 October

Insurance

NRMA expands into life insurance market

NRMA Insurance has pushed into the life insurance market under an alliance agreement with TAL.

27 September

Insurance

TAL provides insurance for SMSF admin platform

TAL has partnered with Bendigo Wealth to provide trustees that use Bendigo Wealth's new "one-stop-shop

12 September

Insurance

Medibank sticks with NAB Asset Servicing

Medibank has reappointed NAB Asset Servicing to provide custodial and investment administration services.

6 September

Insurance

Intermediaries favour Singapore, UK UFIs

New business from intermediaries licensed to conduct general insurance business to unauthorised foreign insurers

23 August

Insurance

Insurance profits steady despite revenue slump

APRA has released quarterly performance results for the life insurance industry, with revenue down to $20.7

23 August

Insurance

MySuper insurance standards rejigged

APRA deputy chairman Ross Jones, speaking at an ASFA luncheon, said APRA would allow superannuation funds to

21 August

Insurance

MetLife set to grow Australian presence

MetLife plans to grow its Australian presence by leveraging some of its existing relationships with global

21 August

Insurance

LAGIC costs clarified for insurers

Insurers are beginning to assess the cost of Life and General Insurance Capital standards as APRA begins to nut

19 June

Insurance

Insurance under superannuation threat

Auto-consolidation of default accounts under Stronger Super legislation could lead to more under-insured

1 May

Insurance

Counterparty risk not a barrier to annuities

Concerns that counterparty risk is acting as a barrier to the uptake in annuity products are misguided, according

15 March

Insurance

Five dominate group life insurance

The group life insurance market is growing but the market is dominated by just five players.

6 March

Insurance

MLC introduces new features to insurance offerings

MLC has announced a series of improvements to its MLC Insurance (Super) and MLC Insurance products that offer

19 January

Insurance

CareSuper rolls out InsuranceOnline

CareSuper has launched an online underwriting process that the fund claims will make insurance applications '

17 January

Insurance

MLC secures insurance deal with Qantas Super

Qantas Super has entered into an agreement with MLC Group Insurance to provide life and total and permanent

13 December

Insurance

CommInsure launches insurance tool

CareSuper and HESTA have adopted a new CommInsure online application and underwriting tool.

29 November

Insurance

RAC Insurance appoints NAB Asset Servicing

National Australia Bank Asset Servicing has been appointed to provide custodial services to RAC Insurance.

22 November

Insurance

Aon gives members chance to boost insurance

Aon Master Trust has given its members the opportunity to increase their death and total and permanent disablement

17 November

Insurance

Govt reforms aim to fix flood insurance

All home and contents policies will be required to include flood insurance with a standardised definition under

15 November

Insurance

Auto-consolidation could increase underinsurance

The auto-consolidation of superannuation accounts under the MySuper regime runs the risk of leaving some members

11 November

Insurance

Insurance definitions a pitfall for superannuation trustees

Insurance experts have warned superannuation fund trustees that the specific wording and definitions in their

10 November

Insurance

Russell proposes volatility management for insurers

Russell Investments has suggested that with a more integrated approach to asset liability management, insurance

8 November

Insurance

MLC appoints Megan Beer as GM of group insurance

MLC has appointed Megan Beer as general manager of group insurance, replacing Andrew Howard who is now MLC &

25 October

Insurance

Life insurance under threat from late contributions

Late payments of superannuation contributions by employers may be threatening the life insurance of tens of

20 October

Insurance

CSSA calls for insurance service fee for group insurance

Corporate superannuation specialists providing insurance services to employer groups should be able to charge an

29 September

Insurance

AvSuper adds to insurance offering

AvSuper has negotiated a new agreement with its insurer Hannover Life Re to give members access to additional

8 September

Insurance

Cbus renews insurance with Hannover Life Re

Industry super fund Cbus has renewed its insurance contract with Hannover Life Re, giving members improved total

1 September

Insurance

Wholesale insurance engagement pays off

A commitment by superannuation funds to engage and educate their members has set the wholesale insurance market up

30 August

Insurance

MetLife introduces telephone insurance claims service

MetLife has moved to further improve its offering in the group insurance arena, with the implementation of what it

21 July

Insurance

Stronger Super reforms risk increasing underinsurance gap

Both TAL and Maurice Blackburn lawyers have weighed in on the ongoing debate over superannuation account

21 July

Insurance

TAL upgrades corporate insurance

TAL has updated its group life and group salary continuance offerings for the standalone corporate market.

14 July

Insurance

AXA holds onto VicSuper insurance mandate

VicSuper has renewed its insurance mandate with AXA Australia, which has provided insurance cover to the fund for

14 July

Insurance

IOOF ups insurance for personal superannuation members

IOOF has enhanced its platform insurance offering in partnership with TAL Life, which will provide improvements to

12 July

Insurance

Telstra Super enhances insurance again

Telstra Super has announced yet another round of insurance enhancements as it aims to position itself among the

5 July

Insurance

Underinsurance problem reduces signficantly: Rice Warner

Insurers are seeing Australia's life insurance problem reduce significantly over the last few years, but a

5 July

Insurance

Sunsuper reveals new AIA insurance offering

AIA Australia has officially replaced Suncorp Life as the insurer for Sunsuper, with the launch of the new

28 June

Insurance

CommInsure picks up HESTA insurance mandate

CommInsure has picked up a significant new insurance mandate from industry super fund HESTA, with coverage from

17 May

Insurance

TWUSuper upgrades insurance

Transport industry super fund TWUSuper has upgraded its insurance offering.

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So true - our people are our greatest asset. Just as our investors and members are. We need to...

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Dave Peckitt

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Anonymous

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Axl

That's 'toe the party line'.

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