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MLC tailors critical illness underwriting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... history," Crowe said. MLC has also strengthened its underwriting team by expanding its existing division and hiring more technical underwriting specialists and new state underwriting managers. Crowe said the field development underwriters included experts ...

Super veterans accept Industry Service Awards

... that shaped superannuation. He has been involved in formulating policy, developing legislation and providing high level technical advice over those years. His most recent role was the co-ordination of superannuation litigation within the Australian Tax ...

AUI expands retail arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... appointment, HortonAndrews spent six years at Aviva Australia where he was recently manager of superannuation product and technical. HortonAndrews was previously employed in the legal division at ASIC and worked as a barrister and solicitor at the Supreme ...

Skandia appoints new tech services head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
Skandia has appointed former Perpetual executive Damian Hearn as technical services manager. Hearn was previously technical services manager for Perpetual Private Clients, a role he held since 2004. He also spent time working at Asgard Wealth Solutions ...

Battle for advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
... shortage,". That is why he said the group has worked on providing advisers with state of the art tools, quality commercial and technical support and innovative services. And to top it all off, Securitor's fees will not change despite the increased support. ...

AFA sharpens technical skills

... event, the AFA National Conference, with the three-day event focusing on hands on, practical ideas for advisers and the technical side of running a planning business. "The conference will continue to stay close to our roots of practical education for ...

Lack of automation hikes costs

... transaction messaging done manually could cost as much as $25 due to faxing costs, stationery and customer service or technical staff costs. By contrast, the same transaction can be done electronically for as little as 12 cents. The Australian investment ...

To tailor or not to tailor

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... the client objective is. It's a very important part of the process." Michael Houlihan, manager of retail products and technical services at Vanguard, said what is straightforward in theory might not translate quite as seamlessly in practice. "In a lot ...

The long hot summer

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... Science Programme, temperatures across Australia will increase by around 1 oC by 2030. The Climate Change in Australia technical report 2007, predicts, on low greenhouse gas emissions, warming of between 1 AoC and 2.5 AoC is likely by around 2070, with ...

Reverse mortgages not thicker than blood

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... to lend funds to their children could face losing part of their pension on a technicality, said Louise Biti, head of technical services at Asteron. "Children in a great deal of debt may place pressure on their parents to take out a reverse mortgage in ...