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Life powers Chinese insurance industry

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Life insurance is the primary driver of the rapid growth of China's insurance industry, according to research from credit agency Dagong. Dagong's report showed that life insurance represented 62.7% of gross premiums written at the end of 2014. Similarly ...

Are Australians money dumb about savings?

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... considered money savvy you would also need to correctly answer questions around topics such as the premiums paid on life insurance for being a smoker and whether you can deduct income protection premiums on your tax return. The national average for correct ...

AIA builds team to focus on adviser distribution

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... charge of assisting advisers to grow their revenue streams and retain clients ahead of the transition to the new Life Insurance Framework. Santos has been appointed senior client development manager in Queensland, following the recent promotion of Matthew ...

Group insurers struggling with premium sustainability

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sustainability of premiums in group life insurance is the biggest issue facing the industry, according to research by AIA Australia. AIA surveyed 105 respondents in the insurance and superannuation industries at its Group Insurance Summit in August ...

Japanese life giant to acquire rival

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... transaction is to enhance benefits for policyholders of the respective companies and to expedite growth of the domestic life insurance market and consequently provide further stability to and improve the standard of living in Japan." Nippon intends to ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Assistant Treasurers. His signature achievements were moving ahead with the export of funds management agenda, life insurance sustainability reform and moving on superannuation governance." Former Parlimentary Secretary to the Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer ...

KPMG pinpoints stagnant insurance industry

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... on an April 2015 survey of 280 insurance executives across 20 countries, including life insurers like MetLife, Life Insurance Made Easy (LIME), Beagle Street and AMP. The report found that less than a third of insurers surveyed identified as "early adopters" ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... reportedly supposed to meet on Monday night to discuss the government's response to the FSI, and the response to the Life Insurance Framework was also imminent. But the Liberal spill has delayed the process. An opportunity to speed up policy reform The ...

TAL, Zurich dominate life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
TAL and Zurich provide the best value life insurance products, according to Canstar's 2015 Star Ratings Report. The report found that both insurers "couldn't be separated for top honours in providing outstanding value overall across the life insurance ...

Mercer handed fine for unlicensed advice in Singapore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... financial advice on its behalf. It also let employees without the minimum entry and exam requirements advise on life insurance policies and arrange life insurance contracts. Mercer breached the stipulation that a principal "shall not permit any individual ...