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Consumers turning to the internet for advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... insurance, signalling a need for the industry to respond to rapidly changing consumer demands. CANSTAR's latest Direct Life Insurance Star Ratings report found that almost 50% of Australian's would be happy to buy life insurance online and one third ...

Zurich cleans up at Plan For Life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
Zurich has won in three categories at Plan For Life's 2015 Direct Life Insurance awards. Aside from the overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, Zurich also picked up the Term Life and Customer Service for Life Companies awards. Held in Sydney ...

Profit up and new products for ClearView

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... insurance capabaility which they said is beginning to yield results. "The significant investment in the direct life insurance business has shown signs of early success and momentum through the financial year, with new business premiums increasing by ...

Virgin Money cops fine for misleading direct insurance ads

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... notice carrying a penalty of $10,200. The fines related to the promotion of Virgin Money's Quick & Easy direct life insurance product, which appeared on television up until May 2013, and online up until March 2014. ASIC was concerned that the advertising ...

Research house launches direct ratings system

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... financial products without going through an adviser. The Life Assurance Star Ratings identifies over 50 direct life insurance products and rates them reflecting aspects of the customer experience such as the accessibility of the product, the additional ...

FSC awards life insurance companies

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... business and claims Tracey Crowe won the Leadership award. The Young Achiever award was handed to ANZ Wealth direct life insurance product manager Rajasree Variyar and Zurich Life & Investments research program was given the 'Big Thinking' award. BT ...

Direct insurance taints consumer views on life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
Bad experiences with direct life insurance companies are tainting consumers' views of life insurance in general, according to Synchron director John Prossor. Prossor said that instead of turning to advice insurance after a bad experience with direct ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... structure has encouraged advisers to churn clients, which can't be sustained long-term." Rice Warner's recent Direct Life Insurance Report has highlighted that despite strong sales of life products in Australia, in-force premiums increased 13% in the ...

Direct insurance sales grow on consumer confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Australia's direct life insurance market has shown significant growth over the last year at the expense of the traditional advice sales channel, according to Rice Warner. Rice Warner's latest Direct Life Insurance Market Report showed direct insurance ...

TAL appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... officer at Tyndall Investment Management. Clarke recently co-authored a joint report with Plan for Life, Direct Life Insurance in Australia: Racing onto the Radar, which predicted that - complementing strong growth in advised channels - 40% of the Australian ...