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AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Life insurance group AIA Australia has appointed chief executive Damien Green to a Hong Kong-based role where he will grow AIA Group business across the region. Green has held the reins at AIA Australia since November 2009 and will start the newly created ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... for national associations in member countries. Dr Taggart was elected to the APFinSA Board at the Asia Pacific Life Insurance Council Congress held in Singapore. The objective of the Congress, which is held every two years and attracts around 8,000 delegates ...

FSC insurance churn action divides planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... between insurers and the establishment of a two-year adviser responsibility period. If an adviser arranges a new life insurance policy for a client within one year they would lose 100% of their commission and if they do so in the second year, they lose ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... mobile technology can also assist in the underwriting and claims processes and thereby make the process of arranging life insurance cover and claiming on a policy easier, simpler and less time consuming," said John Brogden, chief executive officer, F ...

ANZ launches new life cover for over 50s

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
ANZ is offering capped premiums as part of its new direct life insurance package for over fifties, which is designed to provide immediate post death expense cover. ANZ 50+ Life Cover would provide benefits for funeral costs and unpaid bills up to the ...

Fund flows push life risk market to $9.5b

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... the $8.6 billion collected in the year to March 2010, actuarial research firm Plan For Life said in a report on life insurance risk premium inflows and sales released yesterday. National Australia Bank / MLC Group topped the list in terms of market share ...

Omnium updates life quotes web tool

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Financial planners can now break down life insurance premiums for clients with Omnium's upgraded web-based quoting tool. Omnium's 'Australian Life Quotes' compares the cost of life insurance from different providers but has recently enhanced the software ...

Bravura wins Russell retail deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... products. Bravura, an existing client of Russell's, won a five year contract for Sonata, a platform that covers life insurance, trust, pension and annuities, group superannuation and UK wrap. Russell will use the Sonata platform for its Private Series ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
The life insurance gap in Australia is down 33%, dropping from $1,000 billion in 2005 to $669 billion in June 2010, based on the survival needs of families and dependants after death according to Rice Warner Actuaries. Comparably, the level of life ...

RI Advice insurance sales up 300pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Life insurance sales are up by 300 per cent for RI Advice Group since late 2009 with adviser insurance training also surging. Back in 2009, RI Advice Group, formally RetireInvest, repositioned the business to provide comprehensive advice, allowing its ...