Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 1 May 2018

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  • AMP adjusts product prices

  • ANZ OnePath adviser portal enhanced

  • Freedom to acquire life business

  • Boutique wealth manager signs to insurance offering

  • ASIC banning power increased

  • First Super supports action against AMP board

  • Class action against AMP to be investigated

  • AMP and banks advice failings may result in criminal charges

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 18 April 2018

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  • TAL offers life coaching for those with mental illness

  • CommInsure enhances digital underwriting

  • Adviser education course launched by Asteron

  • AIA pushes for insurers to fund mental health treatment

  • MLC launched new underwriting engine

  • Predictive underwriting offered to tradies by ANZ

  • Commonwealth partners with Bravura

  • CBA enters into undertaking

  • Trustee Partners acquires advice group

  • AMP admits serious misconducts

  • AMP admits serious misconduct, misleading ASIC

  • CBA and subsidiaries enter into EU with ASIC

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 4 April 2018

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  • CommInsure to rollout new underwriting engine and IP premium increase
  • Fee waiver campaign extended by AIA
  • Life Super Quotes Service launched by Riskinfo, RiskinfoNZ launched
    New practice management platform flagged by AMP
  • New super fund addresses Australian account erosion
  • Adviser builds new practice
  • SMSF admin business sold by OneVue
  • CBA to potentially sell Indonesian life business
  • Lifecycle default option launched by Industry fund
  • TAL to refund funeral insurance customers
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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 20 March 2018

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  • Macquarie acquires equities specialist
  • Prime Super unveils digital claims process
  • Atlas Wealth expands operations
  • MLC improves underwriting engine, launches virtual assistant
  • Few systematic issues identified in life insurance
  • WSU designs finance course to meet new standards
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Risk People as at 20 March 2018

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  • ClearView appointed state manager and heads
  • MetLife appoints two managers
  • Aon appoints new directors
  • AFCA inaugural chair named
  • Chief executive appointed at Decimal
  • Finalists for the 2018 Chant West Award announced
  • Life company of the year award winners announced
  • AILA unveil new awards
  • AMP retail sales head departs
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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 6 March 2018

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  • Macquarie offers OneCare
  • BTFG names expanded APL insurers
  • MTAA Super and MetLife from young members premiums
  • ANZ applies life insurance code
  • QBE sells operations to Zurich
  • TAL gender diversity recognised
  • CBL liquidators appointed
  • CBA lodges response to class action claims and amended AUSTRAC
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