Cba Motoring On
The Age
Tuesday November 20, 2007
COMMONWEALTH Bank has entered the highly competitive motor insurance business, part of a sustained attack by major banks leading domestic and international insurers.
Commonwealth Bank, already the country's largest life insurer, will take on the likes of Insurance Australia Group with its NRMA brand, and Suncorp, which this year picked up AAMI through its $7.9 billion acquisition of Promina. CommInsure, the bank's insurance division, has severed a previous tie-up with Allianz, its one-time motor partner, and will underwrite its own car policies as it seeks to tap the 3 million bank customers who already have either home or life cover with the bank. It is already the fifth-largest home insurer and is looking to seize quickly the same spot in the motor market after last week's low-key launch.
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