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CBA wealth arm boosts profits

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... population growth, demand for biofuels and the emerging 'middle class' to make a return for investors CBA said that life insurance subsidiary CommInsure will continue to focus on streamlining processes and enhancing core business profitability after ...

Lombardo walks into OnePath

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
Claude Lombardo has taken over as the new Group Underwriting Manager at fund manager and life insurers OnePath. Lombardo, an underwriting specialist with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, replaces Huw Parry who left the ...

MLC and NAB Wealth names insurance GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... Group Executive of MLC and NAB Wealth. "That is, continuing to deliver a market leading offer in our traditional life insurance business, further developing our bancassurance strategy to meet the insurance needs of NAB's customer base, and delivering ...

SimCorp signs Fennia Mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... using SimCorp Dimension front-to-back. Following a detailed selection process, Fennia, a provider of life and non-life insurance services for enterprises and private households, has selected SimCorp Dimension as its investment management system. "As ...

AIG sells Nan Shan stake

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... American International Group (AIG) continues on with its divestments and is selling its majority stake in Nan Shan Life Insurance Company to Taiwanese group Ruen Chen Investment Holdings. AIG agreed to offload its 97.57 per cent interest in Nan Shan ...

AXA elevates RACV for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... client base. Under the agreement, AXA advisers have the opportunity to access RACV's two million policyholders for life insurance. In return, RACV members could receive a five per cent discount on a range of AXA's insurance products, for the life of ...

Mobile internet tools take flight

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... iPad-based adviser tools that will allow planners to operate solely on their iPad. Tower unveiled its Accelerated iQuote life insurance app for both the iPhone and iPad in November, and Zurich also has an iPhone app for life insurance quotes. In October ...

Disability trust comes with caveat

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... and insurance can be negatively affected if the establishment of a disability trust is handled incorrectly. "With life insurance you can create a lump sum of money that could be paid into a disability trust, creating legacy that would enable financial ...

New beginnings at Tower

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... reason why this won't continue. "Tower is one of the leading players in a fragmented and competitive Australian life insurance market. There is no reason why this should change post the deal," noted Credit Suisse.

AIA wins $160m Sunsuper mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
AIA Australia cements its top spot as Australia's biggest group insurer after clinching a $160 million contract with Sunsuper. AIA replaces Suncorp Life to provide death, disablement and income protection insurance cover to over one million members ...