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TAL big winner in AFA annual awards

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
TAL has taken out the Association of Financial Advisers / Plan for Life's 2011 Life Company of the Year Award. Announced in an awards ceremony yesterday, TAL beat finalists CommInsure and AXA for the overall product and service category, with Brett ...

Life insurance up 11.5% to $10.2bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... year, climbing 11.5% from $9.1 billion to $10.2 billion with AIA Australia taking the lion's share, according to Plan For Life data. Plan For Life recorded 11.5% growth for the 12 months to September 2011, with AIA Australia taking 33% of inflows with ...

Challenger dominates annuity market

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... annuity with sales of the retirement product closing in on $2 billion for this year alone, according to research by Plan For Life, with Challenger dominating the space. According to the latest figures, the total number of Australian annuity sales is ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... of locally managed funds at June 30 last year. According to research by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Plan For Life, $32.1 billion was being managed by Australian-based fund managers for overseas investors, with 73% coming Asian Pacific. What's ...

Life insurance sales close in on $10bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... Zurich and AIA recording the three highest inflows. Group risk had a rougher year with mixed results. According to Plan For Life research released today, all of the main risk market players reported higher inflows including TAL with 19.2% growth, Zurich ...

Platforms and wraps lead growth in turbulent times

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... grew by $26.7 billion in the 12 months to June 30, with platforms and wraps the main beneficiaries. According to Plan For Life, the 6.6% gain for the 2010-2011 year took total funds under management to $428.4 billion, although that could have been higher ...

ANZ launches new life cover for over 50s

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... increase of 10.4% over the $8.6 billion collected in the year to March 2010, according to actuarial research firm Plan For Life.

Fund flows push life risk market to $9.5b

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... to March, an increase of 10.4% over the $8.6 billion collected in the year to March 2010, actuarial research firm Plan For Life said in a report on life insurance risk premium inflows and sales released yesterday. National Australia Bank / MLC Group ...

Super insurance commission ban not what it seems

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... figure is, it's only 15% of total estimated life insurance commission revenue, as according insurance researcher Plan For Life, life insurance risk premiums were $9.4 billion last year implying that a 30% commission ratio equates to $2.8 billion. The ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... managed fund inflows fell, along with master fund products according to data from managed fund research company Plan For Life. Alan Shield, director of banking research and analysis firm RFi, said investors were behaving as though in a storm and looking ...