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Insurer names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... Life has named Sean McCormack as its new chief executive, just months after he was promoted to the role of chief life insurance officer at MLC Life. He will replace Lesley Mamelok who has been acting in the role and will now return to the role of chief ...

TAL group life lead in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... Gerard Kerr, who transitioned to the role on an interim basis shortly before joining ClearView as general manager - life insurance in October. The role was newly created at the time of Kerr's transition as part of Zurich's decision to restructure ...

CBA provides BoCommLife update

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has made progress on exiting life insurance after the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission approved the sale of its stake in BoCommLife. The bank will divest its 37.5% stake in BoCommLife to MS&AD Insurance ...

PPS Mutual transforms underwriting process

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... month. 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 ...

Advice group partners with insurance broker

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
Advice and accounting group Kelly+Partners has partnered with Austbrokers to exchange expertise, including life insurance broking. The two ASX-listed companies will set up a new operation called Austbrokers Kelly+Partners which will be owned 50% by ...

Finance is least ethical sector: Governance Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... independent superannuation funds at 28%, stock exchanges at 29% while investment banks scored 6% up from -10% and life insurance companies came in at 1%, up from -19%. Within the corporate sector, company secretaries are the most ethical occupation at ...

Life insurance performance plummets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The life insurance industry has continued to take a hit to profit, with risk products reporting significant losses. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) latest quarterly life insurance performance statistics paint a bleak picture ...

Investment Trends names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... than 30 years' experience in financial services, having commenced her career in 1988 as a product manager at MLC Life Insurance. She later joined Citi, before returning to MLC Life as general manager, marketing - a role she held from 1994 to 1996. After ...

ClearView streamlines underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... technology firm Omniscience announced in April that it has developed an underwriting function that accelerates life insurance decisions one thousand times or more. Omniscience co-founder and chief executive Sunil Rawat said: "Our customers, many of whom ...

AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... remains invested in coal companies which contradict its lifestyle brand. "AIA is one of the world's biggest life insurance companies and one of the largest corporations headquartered in Hong Kong," it said. Its ambitions match its size in that AIA ...