Archive

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

    21 June 2021

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Commonwealth Bank forced to refund AUD$10m to customers

    14 August 2017

    Australian regulator points to insurance products sold that customers could not claim