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Broking firms back Suncorp update

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... approximately $80 million. The strategy involves focussing on independent financial adviser (IFA) market principally with Asteron and through direct distribution channels through GIO, APIA and AAMI. The group continues to provide group insurance business. ...

Guardian launches wrap platform

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... platform is a white label version of Colonial First State FirstWrap that provides investment options with risk insurance, Asteron Lifeguard. "Many of our advisers have clients with money to invest and having reached their concessional contribution limit ...

Suncorp names exec manager of life risk

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... delivering results to our independent financial adviser channel, building on our established capability and supporting Asteron general manager, Jordan Hawke's, leadership in the IFA market." Bellis starts his role next month and reports to Crosswell. ...

Discounted life cover at Asteron

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
Everyone loves a discount - so planners looking to boost their clients' life cover can now ask them to look at Asteron, which is offering premium reductions under a new policy that rewards "good health". The Healthy Plus Option offers Asteron Lifeguard ...

KiwiSaver eggs more savings, but not enough

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... AMP. The AMP survey included more than 500 respondents and was conducted in February this year. These results come after Asteron pulled out of the KiwiSaver market in April this year. Sean Carroll, managing director at Asteron, said the firm had withdrawn ...

Asteron leaves KiwiSaver market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
Asteron is pulling out of the New Zealand KiwiSaver market. The firm is winding up its KiwiSaver Scheme at the end of May, which had more than 6,000 members with approximately $33 million in funds under management (FUM). The decision to withdraw from ...

Guardian signs Custom Solutions

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... wanting to provide a full service platform for their clients, incorporating a comprehensive retail risk solution using Asteron's Lifeguard product," said Steven Browning, executive manager at Guardian. "It will also form the cornerstone for Guardian ...

Asteron creates new dealership role

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
Asteron has promoted Robyn Mohr to newly created role, senior manager of dealerships. Mohr previously worked as national manager, sales strategy helping drive its online application service, Lifeguard EQ and risk product Lifeguard. This promotion means ...

IRESS adds Asteron

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
Subscribers to XPLAN Risk Researcher now have the ability to obtain real-time binding quotes relating to Asteron's Lifeguard risk product range. IRESS has included Asteron as an insurer to support IRESS' real-time insurance premium validation functionality. ...

Advisers prepare for spike in insurance sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... increase by more than 20 per cent next year, new research shows. CoreData research also indicates one in five writers to Asteron, Aviva, MLC and Tower expect to boost their business quantities with these firms by more than 20 per cent. Overall, 2010 ...