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Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... most modest growth came from the Individual Risk Lump Sum Market, covering term life, total and permanent disablement and trauma insurance, although this was still robust with a 10% increase in inflows and a 9.4% sales increase. Suncorp (34.4%), AIA ...

TAL big winner in AFA annual awards

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... Life Insurance / Total and Permanent Disability award with other winners including Zurich for Service Quality, AXA for Trauma Insurance, CommInsure for Income Protection, BT and Macquarie for Risk Product Innovation and Challenger for Overall Annuity ...

Advisers need to get wise to insurance turn offs, CommInsure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... insurance needs more seriously," Browne concluded. CommInsure claimed it was unique in the industry in so far 40 % of its trauma claims were paid out within 48 hours. Commonwealth's insurance arm also announced it was increasing its life insurance cover ...

Life insurance sales close in on $10bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... growth. Plan For Life also found the individual risk lump sum market, including term life, total & permanent disablement and trauma insurance, recorded positive inflows of 9.1% over the last twelve months. "It is worth noting that the individual risk ...

Zurich drops PMAR to speed up cover

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
New trauma upgrades, financial requirements and ditching compulsory PMAR for death cover, are all part of Zurich's latest insurance upgrade to streamline underwriting for greater adviser flexibility. Zurich has dropped compulsory Practising Medical ...

AXA introduces split insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... beyond the age of 65. AXA Elevate will now provide level premiums to age 70 for life, total and permanent disability (TPD), trauma and income insurance, having already extended its income protection plans earlier this year. "As we have seen with the ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... reasoning, figures compiled by the RiskStore for 2010 reveal that last year 8,000 Australians claimed on their TPD and trauma retail insurance policies. But this is only 2% of the estimated 440,000 Australians who would be serviced by the new social ...

Omnium updates life quotes web tool

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... software to show users how much of each premium is tied up in the different insurance categories such as life insurance, trauma or income protection. The financial planner can then customise their client's insurance coverage with ease. Advisers can also ...

Macquarie breathes new Life into insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... Life. Macquarie Life Active was launched in 2010 as an all-in-one insurance solution, rolling life, TPD, income cover and trauma into an integrated policy. According to Macquarie, 400 advisers have submitted applications for the product on behalf of ...

Insurance bodies tackle longevity risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... head of individual life insurance. Changes include having an additional benefit period option up to age 70 on Term, TPD, trauma and income protection products. "Risks have never been as great as they are today. People that are preparing for retirement ...