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ASIC cancel advice firm's AFS licence

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... provides financial advice for clients with self-managed super funds or similar investments and income protection and life insurance policies. The Corporations Act allows ASIC to suspend or cancel an Australian financial services licence held by a corporate ...

Allianz wins top insurance award

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Allianz has won the award for Life Insurance Product of the Year at the 2012 Australian Banking and Finance (AB+F) Awards. The awards, held on Thursday at The IVY in Sydney, are Australia's premier insurance accolades with the winners chosen by an independent ...

Advisers force life premiums down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... cases, improved coverage terms." Charles Badenach, private client adviser at Shadforth Financial Group, agrees: "Life insurance is an important component in every Australian's wealth protection package," he said. "Whilst there has been a significant ...

Hultgren appointed MDRT Australia chairman

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... (MDRT). The MDRT is one of the premier global associations for financial advisers. It was formed in 1927 when 32 life insurance agents who had each sold at least $1 million in life insurance formed an association to promote high-standard and professional ...

NRMA partners with TAL for life insurance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
Insurance Australia Group owned NRMA Insurance has formed an alliance with TAL to offer its customers a new life insurance product. The partnership is first of its kind and will see TAL provide life insurance policies on behalf of NRMA Insurance. Andy ...

Zelman opens new advice business

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Melbourne-based life insurance specialist Aaron Zelman has opened up a new risk advice practice under the dealer group Synchron umbrella. The new advice practice, LifeScope, was created to provide expert risk-only advice to business owners, executives ...

TAL Direct appoints marketing head

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
TAL Direct, a division of life insurance company TAL (formerly known as TOWER Australia), has appointed Dave Hunt as chief marketing officer. Hunt brings over a decade's experience at the executive level and led significant brand turnarounds such as ...

AFA names Rising Star finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... valuable contribution to their community and industry. The 2012 finalists include Angus Gallagher at Knightcorp Life Insurance & Wealth Management, Cameron Forbes at Forbes Financial Planning, Matt Hale at Financial Design for Life Meike Suggars at Suggars ...

Allianz appoints new chief executive

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... currently holds the positions of chief general manager, retail distribution, and chief executive of Allianz Australia Life Insurance, will commence as the new managing director on 1 January 2013. "During my time at Allianz, I have sought to develop a ...

Most funds to offer default IP for MySuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... levels as a default product, as the major reasons why it would not be included. AIA Australia general manager, life insurance, Damien Mu said, "With funds relatively constrained by what they can do to differentiate themselves in a MySuper environment ...