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Insurance made easier for associations and clubs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... and associated regulatory costs in an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) proposal to attack underinsurance. The consultation paper proposes that group purchasing bodies, until now seen as insurance sellers, should be treated as regular ...

ATO approves ING monthly life payouts

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... are likely to become an important part of their strategic offering to clients, while also helping to reduce the underinsurance gap." Speaking of ways to address the underinsurance problem, Vilo said, "Advisers have been saying for a while that life insurance ...

Aussies finally get life insurance message: IFSA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
... (IFSA). The sales increase comes after a major study by TNS consulting and Rice Warner Actuaries into the scale of underinsurance in mid-2005 showed only 4% of those with dependent children have adequate life insurance cover. The study also found 60 ...

Securitor head moves to St.George Insurance

... priority'. "Our financial planners have also told us they think there is more we can do to battle the high levels of underinsurance in the community," said Lloyd. Meanwhile, Younger steps up as the new head of Securitor having led the development of ...

Aviva signs away signatures

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... business is all about. We believe that initiatives such as Riskfirst are a significant practical step in reducing underinsurance."

ING makes insurance faster for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
... Vilo said ING was committed to making it easier for planners to write insurance and therefore address Australia's underinsurance gap "Anything ING can do to make the process of applying for life insurance simpler has got to be a step in the right dir ...

AIG improves insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... driven," general manager of distribution, Brett Clark, said. "Our key areas of focus are to help address the chronic underinsurance problem in Australia, to help advisers drive increased business levels, to tap into new markets and get more people covered. ...

CalPERS pre-empts healthcare funding crisis

As more companies and individuals grapple with the problem of underinsurance and inadequate healthcare savings, the largest public pension fund in the US has come up with a tidy solution packaged in what it calls a "pre-funding" trust fund. The $300 ...

ASIC pleased with insurance industry

... insurers have provided more accurate calculators on rebuilding costs as well as providing educational messages on underinsurance to its clients. Some insurers have also introduced 'total replacement' policies that will pay the rebuilding costs in full. ...

Westpac launches affordable bill cover

... per month. The Westpac offering is the latest development from the insurance industry as it responds to so-called underinsurance by developing much more innovative products pitched at contemporary consumer needs. Head of BT Life Insurance, Mark Smith ...