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FPA makes key policy and membership appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... to the role of policy manager. Diamantes previously headed the technical services divisions at institutions including Asteron Life, Midwinter Financial Services and Zurich. He has over 10 years' of policy experience and will focus on promoting the interests ...

ClearView appoints three new BDMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... Blanton has been appointed BDM NSW/ACT, Nick Dowling BDM VIC/TAS and Richard Monroe BDM QLD. Blanton joins ClearView from Asteron NSW where he was a senior BDM for the last six years specialising in life insurance. Blanton has been in the financial services ...

Life insurers paid $6.9bn in claims in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... average $27.6 million paid to Australians every working day in 2015. The numbers are aggregated from AIA Australia, AMP, Asteron/Suncorp, BT, ClearView, CommInsure, Hannover, Macquarie, MetLife, MLC, OnePath, TAL and Zurich. They do not include the 14 ...

Asteron Life upgrades adviser facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Pending remuneration changes in the life insurance industry has led to Asteron Life launching its upgraded adviser service fee facility. The enhanced facility enables an automated collection and payment service for advice fees charged to clients, which ...

LIF expected before parliament this week

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... competition and promote vertical integration in retail life insurance. At the same time, insurers such as AIA Australia and Asteron Life have been working closely with licensees to develop new insurance product models that better-align with the new framework ...

Asteron creates LIF-ready adviser commissions

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Asteron Life has announced a new selection of adviser commission options for its life insurance products. The new options are customised commission rates, new hybrid rates or wholesale rates for fee-for-service models. The customised rate includes a ...

Advice beats direct insurance for Aussie consumers

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... consumers prefer to purchase insurance policies through financial advisers rather than directly. This is the conclusion of Asteron Life's Attitude to Life Adviser Insights report, which surveyed 1,515 Australians across every state. It found that 90% ...

AFA gives Education, Michael Murphy awards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... Street Financial Services has been awarded the 2015 AFA Excellence in Education Award. The award, which is sponsored by Asteron Life, is now in its eighth year. It recognises advisers who are continually investing in themselves, their staff, their businesses ...

TAL appoints Macquarie and AMP vets

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... relationships with key regulators. Prior to TAL, she was head of product - legal at AMP. She has also held roles at Freehills and Asteron Life. "Anne is a very experienced senior wealth management lawyer and is highly regarded in the industry for both ...

Findex life insurance goes commission-free

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... Alliance moving to a hybrid commission model in April, Fortnum adopting hybrid and fee-for-service in May and Suncorp-owned Asteron Life considering "alternative" commissions structures at around the same time. While there is a clear push towards reducing ...