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Suncorp Life appoints new risk head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... manager for New Zealand Grant Willis, until a replacement is announced," said Summerhayes. Suncorp Life is the life insurance, superannuation and investment, asset management and financial advice division of Suncorp Insurance. Suncorp Life's products ...

Life insurance revenue down 13.9%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Life insurance industry revenue declined by over $2 billion in the 12 months to June 30, according to the latest Quarterly Life Insurance Performance Statistics from APRA. Australia's life insurance industry revenue fell to $31.5 billion in the 12 months ...

Behaviour key to increased insurance sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... industry, according to MetLife senior vice president, Joe Jordan. With fierce debate surrounding commissions on life insurance and what impact their absence would have on Australia's already under-insured population, Jordan advocates a more personable ...

BT: product strength will defend market share

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... BT provides open architecture on its wrap platform with 850 managed funds, all ASX listed shares, term deposits, life insurance, cash and margin lending all integrated. Count has previously held itself as a champion of non-aligned advice. Count Financial ...

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... corporate entities. Shorten also stipulated rules surrounding the extension of ban on soft dollar benefits to include life insurance outside superannuation, Shorten will release the second tranche of legislation later in the year which will focus on ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... insurance outside of superannuation. But the Government has widened it net and the ban now covers non-investment-linked life insurance outside of superannuation. The ban does not cover general insurance, but advisers will not be able to take a soft-dollar ...

FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... FOFA in early August, Shorten's draft ruled that out with a complete ban on risk insurance commissions on group life insurance in all super products, and on commissions on any life insurance policies in a default or MySuper product from July 1 2013. ...

Count Financial profit surges on windfall float

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... $25.56 million. Net fees and retail revenue from retail superannuation, investments, lending, asset finance and life insurance was $13.25 million, a fall of 9% from $14.58 million last financial year, the firm said. Funds under advice on approved platforms ...

MLC to launch new flagship insurance product

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... mandate to grow the insurance business. The three key areas he set his sights on are delivering market-leading life insurance, developing the bancassurance strategy for NAB and integrating MLC and Aviva's insurance products.

YBR adviser awards announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... went to Ballarat, Victoria. The Awards for Excellence went to Marrickville for general insurance, Southport for life insurance and Penrith for financial planning. Manly and Bankstown in New South Wales, Robina in Queensland and Frankston in Victoria ...