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MLC Insurance gets upgraded

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... received five new features including a 12 month Life Cover Buy Back option which allows customers to restore their life insurance benefit in the event of a TPD claim, double benefits which restore a customer's life insurance benefit in the event of a ...

AIA Australia premiums rise 21%

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... and 24.3% market share. Peter Crewe, AIA Australia's chief executive, said the group would continue to focus on life insurance products and services upgrades as an independent life risk specialist, something Crewe said provides different opportunities ...

TAL big winner in AFA annual awards

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... a name change, but through all that we've focused very much on what we need to do every day." TAL also won the Life Insurance / Total and Permanent Disability award with other winners including Zurich for Service Quality, AXA for Trauma Insurance, CommInsure ...

Asteron Life launches adviser friendly package

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
Life insurance specialist Asteron Life has launched a new insurance package aimed at making life easier for independent financial advisers in the life risk business. Asteron Life Complete includes a simplified income protection range with reduced pricing ...

Macquarie Life appoints national underwriting manager

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... held roles with CommInsure, AMP and with global reinsurer, Swiss Re. "Marcello has a wealth of experience in the life insurance and reinsurance industries, which sees him bring to Macquarie Life a unique understanding of underwriting and operations," ...

Zurich reveals internal shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Zurich Australia has announced a shake-up to its life insurance and investment business which sees a key senior management position made redundant. Under the restructure, the position of executive general manager, investments will no longer exist, a ...

Pricing competition risks net returns from MySuper: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... "we support APRA's proposals to further align corporate governance standards in super with banking, general and life insurance industries." In terms of new capital requirements for trustees calculated on a risk-weighted basis, the FSC has said the Government ...

GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... employees to the company's 401(k) accumulation plan that is operated by Fidelity. The 401(k) plan offers health care, life insurance, disability protection and investment choice. Justifying the move that will occur in October this year, Cindy Brinkley ...

Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... "Such annuities are not being treated as a retirement product for tax purposes, instead they are viewed in part as life insurance, so that means they wouldn't get tax-free status with zero tax on earnings," Melinda Howes, Institute chief executive, told ...

Property-reliant SMSFs face potential risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... insufficient income to service the loan, said Philpot. "We encourage people with SMSFs to take out the comprehensive life insurance...though again with this $25,000 limit, by the time you put in enough to cover the insurance premiums, there's often not ...