Who we are

We support Australians to make informed choices about their future and help them live in a healthy, confident and secure way over their lifetime.

Our members’ products and services give people peace of mind when making important decisions and provide a financial safety net during life’s biggest challenges.

We advocate for national policy settings that expand Australians’ access to the life insurance protection that suits them when they need it most.

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Our mission

Our mission is to ensure Australians view life insurance and the industry as accessible, understandable and trusted.

We do this by supporting our members to deliver the protection and certainty Australians need on their best and worst days.

We do this as the leading voice of life insurance in Australia.

Our team

Christine Cupitt, CEO photo profile

Christine is the former Chief of Policy and Strategy at the Australian Banking Association (ABA) where she led the industry’s response and submissions to the banking Royal Commission. She was instrumental in subsequent changes to the Banking Code of Practice and provided considered industry guidance that helped shape the banking sector of today. She also led the banking industry’s policy response and regulatory program for COVID 19 as well as the development of the ABA’s climate change and net zero transition program.

She also worked at AMP from 2007 to 2013 across product and financial advice, including three years with Hillross Financial Services. 

Christine is a co-founder of the debt relief charity, Way Forward Debt Solutions, and a Vincent Fairfax Fellow.

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Marija specialises in training executives and their teams to better connect with their audience through storytelling that inspires and lands with maximum impact. She has a finely tuned political nous, an impressive list of connections and believes in making messaging clear and understandable no matter how complex the topic.

Olivia

Olivia has provided strategic advice and support to senior leaders as a former NSW Government policy adviser and former lead for NSW and ACT Government interactions at PEXA. She is passionate about government relations and the pursuit of stronger engagement to develop deeper understanding about Government and to find new ways for public and private sector organisations to collaborate. 

 

 

 

Our shared purpose

Our shared purpose across all CALI members is to help Australians and their families have peace of mind about their future so they can live in the most healthy, confident and secure way.

Our board

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Damien Mu

Co-Chair

CEO & MD, AIA Australia

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Kent Griffin

Co-Chair

CEO & MD, MLC Life Insurance

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Nadine Gooderick

Director, CALI

CEO, ClearView Wealth Limited

Sean McCormack Director photo profile

Sean McCormack

Director

CEO, Integrity Life

Richard Nunn Director photo profile

Richard Nunn

Director

CEO, MetLife Australia

Fiona Macgregor

Director

CEO & MD, TAL

Anton Kapel

Director

CEO Life and Solutions, Challenger

Tim Tez Director photo profile

Tim Tez

Director

CEO Australasia, Resolution Life

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Justin Delaney

Director

CEO, Zurich Australia & NZ

Nicolas Carro

Director

CEO Life, Munich Re

Our members

Our partners

CALI Life Partners

Our Life Partners share the industry’s mission to make life insurance accessible, understandable and trusted. They are companies that support Australian life insurers to help Australians and their families have peace of mind about their future so they can live in the most healthy, confident and secure way.