Archive

  • Australia's Suncorp considering sale of bank unit

    27 June 2022

    Divestment would be latest in long line of such divisions

  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia offloads non-life unit to Hollard

    21 June 2021

    M&A parties welcomed the deal - in contrast to CBA shareholders

  • Allianz expands Australian non-life work in A$725m deal

    02 December 2020

    Westpac's sale marks another bancassurer offloading underwriting

  • Australia's CommInsure receives cut fine for cold-call guilty plea

    28 November 2019

    Figures released on same day show Australian life after-tax profits to September fell 88%

  • Australia's CommInsure charged with unsolicited telesales

    07 October 2019

    The life insurer is charged with 87 hawking offences

  • AMP took life premiums from dead customers, Royal Commission hears

    17 September 2018

    Inquiry had summoned Australian insurer for a second time

  • Moody's welcomes Commonwealth Bank's life operation sale

    25 September 2017

    Rating agency highlights logic of banks following suit

  • AIA buys troubled CommInsure life unit from Commonwealth Bank

    21 September 2017

    The Australian bank is also considering options for stake in Chinese life venture, BoComm