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AFA launches 2008 Adviser of the Year

... and contribution to the community are what we want to capture in the winner of this award," said Andrew McKee, head of Life Risk at Zurich, the award's key sponsor. The nominations close date for is Friday, 1 August and the winner will be announced at ...

Funeral insurance goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... financial pressures will not create additional stress for your family at a very emotional time," said Andrew McKee, head of life risk at Zurich. "Making it available online means that people can attend to it quickly and easily without putting it on another ...

Zurich creates investment and life account role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... Services has appointed Nick Langton to the newly created role of national key accounts manager of its Investments and Life Risk divisions. The role was created to provide a greater focus on the relationship between the firm and its key accounts. Langton ...

Advisers change tack on life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... directly with the insurance providers. "This represents a fundamental change in how planners currently transact with life risk product providers and how they interact with platforms and planning software," said Mark Johnston, Investment Trends principal. ...

Life insurance tax should be abolished: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... would be safe to say it would be $50-70 million a year on a national basis." Andrew McKee, Zurich Australia head of life risk, said one of the key issues on the stamp duty charged on life insurance is it varies in each state. "Abolishing stamp duty in ...

Zurich's timely insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
Zurich is looking to up its stake in the life risk insurance playing field as it launches "Select Term" insurance, which breaks insurance in manageable chunks of 5,10 and 15 years. Zurich claims its Select Term product is created to "to provide certainty ...

FPA to offer Life Risk course

The Financial Planning Association is to provide accreditation in speciality professional areas, with the Life Risk Advisers program the first off the rank. FPA chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch said the FPA has developed the new education program to enable ...

Govt to address underinsurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... dollars to the type of education program offered in superannuation," he said. Helen Troup, executive director at ING Life Risk, said insurers needed to work closely with both federal and state governments regarding the various stamp duty rules in each ...

ING OneCare Express speeds up insurance

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... straightforward and intuitive system to benefit clients and advisers. Mark Vilo, ING's head of marketing and retail products for life risk said, OneCare Express provides advisers with the tools to simplify life insurance applications and approvals equating ...

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
Despite a generally blasA(C) attitude to risk, and 64 per cent underinsurance, Australia still ranks as one of the developed world's best insured nations, according to a new AXA report. The 2007 AXA Protection Report compared attitudes to life risks ...