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Poor financial literacy failing young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... know if they are receiving the right SG contributions. Only a minority (10%) make extra contributions. In terms of life insurance, less than half (42%) would consider insurance if they found themselves unexpectedly unable to work. The survey also reveals ...

Aware Super adds government relations head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... relationships with federal and state governments to achieve positive policy outcomes. She previously worked at MLC Life Insurance as executive lead - relationship management group insurance and at Sunsuper as executive general manager strategy, education ...

Labor to push for YFYS stapling amendments

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... think they should make concessions in those areas because the real-life consequence on people will be excluded from life insurance cover," Jones told Financial Standard in an interview from the sidelines of the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds.. ...

Life insurers getting into rehab concerning: SCA

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... its demerits, says Super Consumers Australia director Xavier O'Halloran. Speaking at a panel on the future of life insurance in Australia, O' Halloran said while insurers getting into rehabilitation can help, but two key concerns remained. "Obviously ...

PPS Mutual launches member offer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... members. Members of all ages are no longer required to test for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV when applying for life insurance of up to $20 million, total and permanent disability of up to $5 million, trauma insurance of up to $2 million and income ...

Retirees freed from legacy products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... defined benefit schemes or public defined benefit will not be included in the product conversion. In addition, legacy life insurance products and managed investment schemes will also be rationalised with the government providing $2.5 million to establish ...

MLC Life hires general manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
MLC Life Insurance has appointed a new lead for its life insurance portfolio, overseeing product, pricing and retail. Bozenna Hinton started in her new role of general manager of product pricing and retail insurance proposition on May 3. Hinton is responsible ...

ClearView appoints head of life strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... business was acquired by Zurich. In her new role at ClearView, Falas will report to ClearView general manager, life insurance Gerard Ker r, who also joined ClearView after having worked at Zurich and ANZ. "The life insurance industry is undergoing enormous ...

Westpac profit climbs, executive leaves

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... Pacific, General Insurance and Lenders Mortgage Insurance. The remaining businesses to be sold include Westpac Life Insurance, Auto Finance and its superannuation, platforms and investments divisions (including BT). "We are strengthening our focus on ...

Disability income faces reckoning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... their act together and provide a solution by the end of the year - or else face another scenario similar to the Life Insurance Framework. "The Life Insurance Framework came about because the industry could not commit to unified action when we were being ...