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Zurich launches Android app

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... 79% owning smartphones, 24% used Android based devices. Marc Fabris, national manager, sales strategies and research, life risk said, "The significant take-up of iPhones was the key reason behind our launch last year of Zurich LifeXpress mobile. "Although ...

MacMillan wins AFA Adviser of the Year

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... manager sales and marketing for Zurich Retail Risk, Marc Fabris, national manager sales strategy and research for Zurich Life Risk and Graham Peatey, managing director for Encore Group.

Suncorp Life appoints new risk head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
Sean Carroll has been formally appointed as executive general manager of Suncorp Life Risk Australia after five months acting in the role. Carroll is moving across from New Zealand where he was executive general manager (EGM) for Suncorp Life's operations ...

ANZ launches new life cover for over 50s

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... commissions for selling risk insurance within superannuation may see the trend to direct sales becoming more prevalent. Life risk premium inflows increased to $9.5 billion in the year to March, an increase of 10.4% over the $8.6 billion collected in ...

Fund flows push life risk market to $9.5b

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Life risk insurance is enjoying steady growth and group risk sales have jumped as large deals change hands, latest figures show. Risk premium inflows increased to $9.5 billion in the year to March, an increase of 10.4% over the $8.6 billion collected ...

Asteron takes on CFS FirstChoice risk offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Life risk advice provider, Asteron, has stepped up its relationship with Colonial First State, partnering with the FirstChoice platform to bring additional insurance options to its advisers. Effective from July 18, Asteron advisers will have access ...

Risk advisers embrace social media

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
Life risk advisers from Brisbane are the most prolific users of Twitter, with 11 per cent using the social media site, and a high 41 per cent are active on LinkedIn, a survey found. Zurich Life polled 700 life risk advisers at a recent national product ...

Millennium3 recruits PIS exec

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... Millennium3, has named former Professional Investment Services (PIS) group manager of risk, Winton Aslin, as its new life risk executive director. In his new role, Aslin will be responsible for the growth of the life business and use the recently developed ...

TOWER, CommInsure tie as top insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... is refreshing to see the public policy debates acknowledge the importance of not only our chronic underinsurance in a life risk sense but also in a longevity sense," said Richard Willis, chief risk officer, Challenger Onepath placed as a finalist in ...

Zurich poaches IUS Life team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... the company an opportunity to look at having the capability in-house. Morgan said that they've established a strong life risk business and are now looking to grow their group risk division, with the help of Collins and the team. He said that their strategy ...