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ING OneCare minds the insurance gap

... we designed it for," said Helen Troup, executive director in Life Risk. Troup said that one way to address the underinsurance gap in the country is to provide solutions that match today's lifestyle and health trends. She told Financial Standard in a ...

MLC analyst bags 2006 Future Leaders Award

... divert their focus away from short-term past performance. St George's Melanie Pulis was a runner up for her paper on underinsurance and her suggestions on ways to improve consumer education about the issue. The other runner up was Clearview Retirement ...

Coin rolls out insurance in updated software

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... Coin Software said that the take-up of its new integrated insurance product shows that advisers are aware of the underinsurance gap in Australia and are trying to address it. Coin has signed over 50 dealer groups and boutique advisers to its INC product ...

Insure while you wait: Aviva

... it. At least that's what Aviva hopes. "We are confident it will play a significant part in addressing the serious underinsurance issue facing Australia, as it will be quicker and easier for people to take out insurance," said Salmon. The platform will ...

Don't gamble with personal insurance: AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... Statistically, it's no small gamble. Derek Hogg, AXA Australia's head of insurance, is baffled by the level of personal underinsurance when it is clear a large proportion of Australians would benefit from being adequately covered, while only one in 8 ...

Soft skills should be a priority: Zurich

... to their practices." Zurich's attempt to help advisers deal with "risk-related" work and the country's chronic underinsurance is echoed by other leading players in the industry. Only last week, CommInsure has announced major changes to their product ...

CommInsure rolls out sweeping upgrades - free of charge

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... injured relative. Managing director, Simon Swanson, also spoke of the need for ongoing industry-wide reform. "The underinsurance gap comes at a huge cost to people, families and society," he said, citing the $250 million in government payouts alone to ...

Life insurance still the big risk: ING

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
According to research conducted by TNS/Rice Walker Actuaries and analysed by ING, underinsurance remains a massive problem with nearly half of all Australian families left critically exposed to the financial consequences of a serious event. ING believes ...

Excel online or perish: KPMG

... online tools on life insurance, which KPMG said is a statistic that should be improved to address the country's underinsurance problems. Feyzeny noted that the choice of fund regime will compel more people to go online to check how their default fund ...

Cyclones and underinsurance strike in North Queensland

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2006
Underinsurance, the ongoing wealth management issue, has also reared its ugly head in North Queensland to make mopping up after the damage caused by Cyclone Larry even more difficult. Growcom, the industry association that represents fruit and vegetable ...