Colonial First State has appointed Adrian Fortescue as its head of insurance, which commenced on 1 March.
Fortescue joined from Munich Re Australia and had over 20 years of financial services and health management experience.
CFS head of superannuation, Kylie Turner said: “CFS plays an important role for members who hold insurance through their superannuation accounts.
“Last year we supported over 1,400 members paying out $179 million in insurance benefits to support individuals and families in their time of need.”
With the merger between Mine Super and TWUSuper in its late stages, the head of the soon-to-be combined fund is the latest to join ASFA’s board.
The fund has announced new additions to its trustee board.
Brighter Super has confirmed an executive search is underway to succeed its long-serving chief financial officer Garnett Hollier.
The research house has hired an experienced product specialist for its Australasian team.