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Planners fast track insurance processing through web

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... financial planners with their insurance applications, new insurer data shows. CommInsure, which recently won the 'Life Insurance Company of the Year' award at the 2010 Australia and New Zealand Insurance industry awards, disclosed that 40 per cent of ...

Rainmaker unveils 2010 award nominees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... exclusive to MLC - MLC * The Asteron Life Program. An innovative approach to address consumer reluctance to purchase life insurance - Asteron * AXA's elevate online - AXA * Super straight up podcasts - TASLPAN * Spotlight series - CommInsure 7. Best ...

CommInsure and Zurich win insurance awards

MEDIA RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
CommInsure has won 'Life Insurance Company of the Year' award while Zurich Financial Services Australia won the 'Treasurer's Award for Good Governance and Practice' at the 2010 Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards. The awards, in its ...

Complaints against planners fall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... complaints against investments and financial planners in the past year, new figures show. Alison Maynard, investments, life insurance and superannuation ombudsman, said the number of investment disputes dropped by 50 to 809 in the year to June. Investment ...

ANZ drops ING brand for OnePath

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
ING's brand will be phased out as ANZ renames ING's specialist funds management and life insurances businesses in Australia and New Zealand as OnePath. Products and services under the acquired ING Australia business will come under the OnePath brand. ...

TOWER Aus hits $1bn insurance milestone

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... group hopes its platform product Accelerated Protection will continue to appeal to more advisers. The Australian life insurance firm continues to report more than 10 per cent growth on year across all its business lines. The company has more than $577 ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... savings. ISN particularly congratulated the government's decision to extend the proposed ban on commissions to group life insurance provided by super funds. "With the proposed increase in the Superannuation Guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent it has never ...

AIA moves to integrate retail offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... insurer. AIA expects the service to appeal to planners who have indicated they would be keen to gain better access to life insurance products through platforms. "As an independent life risk specialist, AIA Australia is focused on improving the ease with ...

IFSA members approve name change, new focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Financial Services Council will continue to be a strong voice on behalf of funds management, superannuation and life insurance industries," he said. Australia's retail and wholesale funds management, superannuation and life insurance industry represents ...

Tower and IRESS launch Accelerate Connect

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... advisers do not need to separately log on to TOWER Australia's Accelerated Online platform, before proceeding with the life insurance application. "Advisers simply maintain their TOWER Australia logon and password details in the IRESS Xplan system, and ...