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Direct insurance not a competitor of retail: Zurich

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013

... insurance is cheaper than retail insurance is misleading," Dunkerley said after the release yesterday of research by Plan For Life that suggested that direct insurance is starting to compete for retail market share, with similar and cheaper products. ...

Direct insurance races for advised market share

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013

... market share, right behind non-aligned dealers, which hold 36.1% market share, according to the early results of a Plan For Life analysis of the direct insurance market in 2013. Aligned dealers and insurance issued by banks fall far behind from the two ...

Planners race to plug gap in aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013

... insurance bonds or term deposits. Challenger holds about 95% of all lifetime annuities of the market, according to Plan for Life data, and it saw its annuities product line increase sales by 55% to $1.98 billion last year. Challenger chief executive ...

Major reshuffle in insurance league tables

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 15 APR 2013

While AMP retained its top-ranking in the recent Plan for Life research, the numbers suggest big swings in market share and the top ten list.. The research focused on the life insurance risk market inflows and sales during 2012 and revealed that MLC ...

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MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013

... couple of ESG investment advocates interviewed for the report. The edition also features the award winners of the AFA/Plan for Life Awards and the new products to come out of insurance. The featured profile is Linda Elkins, executive general manager ...

CommInsure expands income protection

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013

... Protection prize in the Life Company of the Year Awards held by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life. "We identify income protection as one of the most important insurance needs, this is why we are providing financial support ...

TAL wins Life Company of the Year

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013

TAL has been named the Plan For Life (PFL)/Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2012 Life Company of the Year for the second year in a row. As well as winning the overall Platinum Award, TAL also took away the Term/TPD Product Award and was a finalist ...

Strong result for AIA

BEN COLLINS | THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013

... annualised new premiums and an 89% increase in net profit, which is up to $3.02 billion. According to the September 2012 Plan for Life market overview report, AIA Australia achieved 9.7% annual growth, maintaining its position as the number one group ...

Bendigo to offer Challenger annuities in new deal

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012

... Challenger's Liquid Lifetime Annuity was named by Rainmaker as 'best innovation of the year' in 2011 and awarded the AFA/Plan for Life 'income stream - innovation' award in 2010. Rommel Hacopian, general manager for key accounts and platforms at Challenger ...

One-stop admin and investment shops target SMSFs

MARK STORY | TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012

... likely to turn from accountants to institutions that can offer a truly one-stop shop. Interestingly, new research by Plan For Life (Actuaries & Researchers) reveals that retail managers that have sold a combination of investment and administration services ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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