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

  • Resolution Life founder predicts 10 or fewer life firms for Australia

    14 November 2019

    Clive Cowdery foresees three dominating

  • Australia's CommInsure charged with unsolicited telesales

    07 October 2019

    The life insurer is charged with 87 hawking offences

  • Australian bank cancels life unit M&A

    10 December 2018

    Prospective buyer Freedom Insurance Group faces regulator probe

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

    17 September 2018

    Inquiry had summoned Australian insurer for a second time

  • Mitsui Sumitomo takes CBA's stake in BoCommLife

    23 May 2018

    M&A extends trend among Japanese groups

  • Suncorp profit falls as fate of life business remains uncertain

    15 February 2018

    Melbourne hailstorms and strategic investments incur costs

  • Dominance of Australian bancassurers' life units shown in industry data

    14 December 2017

    Net profit of ANZ's OnePath Life nearly tops the list

  • Zurich pays $2.2bn for Australian life insurer

    12 December 2017

    Purchase of OnePath Life from ANZ marks latest exit by local bank from life business