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Zurich advisers log on to IRESS software

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... program allows advisers to complete proposals and submit them electronically. Andrew McKee, Zurich's Australian head of life risk insurance, said, "With the country's underinsurance crisis a major concern, this service is an important step in Zurich's ...

Industry dealing well with underinsurance: CommInsure

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... 'exceptional' job of addressing the issue of underinsurance, according to around 50 per cent of CommInsure's largest life risk insurance clients. The survey covered CommInsure's top 43 group risk clients, many of whom are superannuation funds offering ...

ATO approves ING monthly life payouts

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... monthly installments can avoid having them assessed as income. Mark Vilo, ING's head of marketing & retail products, life risk, said the ruling was a major breakthrough for advisers and clients who want to manage the distribution of benefits to dependents ...

Trauma insurance to expand

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... are living through them and this promotes a need for trauma insurance," said Marc Fabris, strategic marketing manager life risk at Zurich Australia. Michael Rogers, general manager of financial protection at AXA Australia, said, "People living longer ...

ANZ FP to focus on maintaining its muscle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... we've grown by 47 planners for the year [to end September]. We've seen good growth in both funds management flows and life risk and I guess that's in line with broader trends in the environment," Goodall said. "It's probably some of the best times this ...

PIS' Edmondson wins 2006 AFA Adviser of the Year

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
... contribution to the industry and educational background and qualifications. The judging panel comprised Andrew McKee head of life risk at Zurich, Mark Fabris strategic marketing manager Zurich, Graham Peatey principal of Encore, Peter Sobels consultant ...

Matrix planner wins AFA Rising Star Award

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... tomorrow's best practice. And that is a consequence that benefits the consumer and industry," Klipin said. ING's head of life risk marketing, Mark Vilo, agreed with Klipin and noted the high standard of the finalists. "As a judge of these awards I found ...

ING OneCare minds the insurance gap

... tremendous success for us and has been embraced by the market we designed it for," said Helen Troup, executive director in Life Risk. Troup said that one way to address the underinsurance gap in the country is to provide solutions that match today's ...

ING appoints ex-MLC chief underwriter

... to deliver a first class underwriting service," said Helen Troup, ING's executive director. OneCare, ING's range of life risk products, has enjoyed a 65 per cent increase in sales in the year to August compared to the previous period. "As we prepare ...

Zurich appoints ex-CommInsure risk expert

... Services Australia has appointed former CommInsure chief underwriter, Lindy Rule, as the new chief underwriter in the life risk division. Zurich Australia's head of life risk, Andrew McKee, said Rule's position fulfills an important role in the group's ...