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Central Banks hold fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... news coming out of the US overnight. Investor concern over the US financial market re-emerged after American Insurance Group (AIG), the world's largest insurer, announced that it lost US$5.36 billion in the second quarter. This represents the third multi-billion ...

Life insurance made easy: AIG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... advisers looking to boost clients' life cover with only a signed declaration of good health as the solo underwriting requirement. AIG Life last week unveilled a six-week promotional campaign targeting 2,200 financial advisers to increase the life cover ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... the Eurozone was unchanged at 7.3 percent in June. Today in Australia, the TD Securities inflation expectations report, the AIG's performance of manufacturing index and the RBA commodity price index are due for release.

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... he said. In addition, Barclays Bank also launched 10 new iPath ETNs that provide exposure to sub indices of the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Return, reflecting rising interest in investment opportunities from growing global demand for hard and soft ...

AIG Life promotes two

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
AIG Life has promoted Damien Green to general manager of insurance and Damien Mu to head of group insurance. Mu previously worked as national client development manager at AIG Life and replaces Green who previously held the position. Meanwhile, Green ...

TOWER net profits up 81pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... the removal of federal and state stamp duties on life insurance premiums. In other news, TOWER Australia appointed former AIG Life deputy managing director, Brett Clark to chief executive for the firm's retail life division. Clark spent several years ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... record and concerns about the financial sector flared up again after American International Group Inc reported a massive loss. AIG's dismal results raised doubts that the end of the credit crisis was near. The world's largest insurer wrote down assets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning after US stocks increased as a range of technology companies posted better-than-expected results. Gains may be limited as most base metals, gold and silver declined overnight. Oil was ...

BT Financial scraps opt-out cover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... be included across the firm's super products in April. However BT Financial Group has begun negotiations with its insurer, AIG Life, to develop an 'opt-in' insurance product instead. The changes do not affect existing members' level of cover or premium ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... five per cent to $27.38. Wall Street finished lower on Friday after weak economic data added to US recession woes and insurer AIG delivered a record loss, sparking fears of further write-downs in the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrial average ...