Insurance
AIA and CommInsure join forces
AIA has partnered with Commonwealth Bank’s life insurance business to operate as one entity as it waits for its purchase of CommInsure Life to be completed.
Elizabeth FryNovember 1, 2019
comminsure
Insurance
TAL to provide life insurance to Rest members
Rest, the $51 billion superannuation fund, has awarded a group insurance mandate to TAL ending a 15-year relationship with AIA Australia.
Elizabeth FryMay 6, 2019
Royal Commission
HESTA admits it fell below ‘community standards’
The fund’s chief executive states in a royal commission submission that an engagement with CommInsure led to bad outcomes for some members.
Alice UribeNovember 7, 2018
Insurance
Tasplan slams reform plan after insurer switch
The super fund’s COO said its data showed opt-in insurance for young and low-balance members would not serve everyone’s best interests.
Ben HurleyNovember 5, 2018
Royal Commission
CommInsure used outdated definitions to reject claims
CommInsure's Helen Troup admits to the Hayne Inquiry it was motivated by "commercial considerations" in not updating medical definitions.
Ben HurleySeptember 12, 2018
Fiduciary Investors Symposium
Active? Passive? Or door No. 3?
Traditional approaches to choosing an investment style are frequently giving way to more holistic or hybrid styles.
Jean-Paul PelosiMay 31, 2018
Investment Strategy
CBA sells CommInsure to AIA, says Annabel Spring to leave
The Commonwealth Bank has sold CommInsure to AIA and announced a series of other sweeping changes, including the possible exit of CFSGAM.
Kate CowlingSeptember 21, 2017
Opinion
Rethinking group insurance
The year ahead will reveal whether the Insurance in Superannuation Industry Working Group can produce genuine reform.
Sally RoseJanuary 5, 2017