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Administrators appointed to iProsperity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... Barry Wight, Jeremy Nipps and Alan Walker of Cor Cordis have been appointed to i-Prosperity Pty Ltd, iProsperity Underwriting, iProsperity Australia, iProsperity Group Holdings, i-Prosperity Group, iProsperity Holding Group, G&H Partners Co, Cornerstone ...

Life insurance salary guide for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... provide thorough training and support, the return in investment can take as little as three to six months." As for underwriting, the profession is seeing a rapid change of pace due in large to automation and technology. Profusion identified work/life ...

Insurer invokes financial hardship policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... consideration of alternate methods of information collection to ease the burden on our health system, maintaining standard underwriting guidelines for all applicants, and no blanket COVID-19 exclusions," Mamelok said. "Integrity Life remains open for ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... debating its fourth fiscal stimulus package - worth around US$2 trillion -- and the Fed has pulled out all the stops in underwriting whatever (they be junk bonds or whatnots) to ensure liquidity keeps flowing. Equity market investors can justify the ...

Risk advisers under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... including insurers paying trailing commissions that result in poor product selection and claim disputes caused by underwriting complications." Kennen went so far as to say that the financial advice industry will have to justify how consumers could be ...

TAL hits back at rumour mill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... claim for COVID-19. New customers purchasing TAL policies will be covered in line with their policy and individual underwriting terms." "However, at the time of taking out a policy, those customers who have recently travelled abroad, or are showing symptoms ...

Chief economist update: A whole new world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... aggregate demand. This worked during the GFC, but it appears, not this time. Most governments all over the world are underwriting rents, mortgages, business costs, wages, etc. Sure, this would limit the downdraft from the virtual freezing in economic ...

Insurers halt some virus cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... claim for COVID-19.New customers purchasing TAL policies will be covered in line with their policy and individual underwriting terms." "However, at the time of taking out a policy, those customers who have recently travelled abroad, or are showing symptoms ...

Life insurer chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... operational momentum, an established market presence, modern, adaptable technology and truly customer and adviser focused underwriting and claims processes." Prior to joining Integrity Life, Powell served as interim chief executive of PHAROS Financial ...

Goldman Sachs $1b corruption bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... Commission (SEC) alleged that bribes to Malaysian officials enabled Goldman Sachs to obtain lucrative business, including underwriting a US$6.5 billion bond offering for 1MDB. The profit hit comes as the bank recently revamped its reporting structure ...