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AMP trains staff on insurance services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
AMP has unveiled a new training program to boost staff expertise in life insurance - a move that is expected to help AMP better service financial planners. AMP, in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, developed ...

SCT chief Furlan talks tough on benefits

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... retirement products to transition to retirement products. "And the reason I say that is because by then, people have no life insurance component left, they are less likely to have mortgages, school fees... and if they're super is part of their estate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... per cent to 3,095 yen. Sony slipped 0.57 per cent to 2,428, Ricoh fell 0.76 per cent to 1,182 yen and Dai-ichi Life Insurance slumped 3.35 per cent to 121,100 yen. Japan's three major lenders underperformed. Mizuho Financial Group hit a year's low to ...

IFSA rebrands to the Financial Services Council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... influence. The peak body represents retail and wholesale funds management institutions spanning superannuation, life insurance and investment. But it wants a mandate to speak out on more issues, from tax reform to government macroeconomic policy, population ...

Broking firms back Suncorp update

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... opened up those databases and relationships to us," said Summerhayes. "When we asked customers where they would buy life insurance from they said 'an insurance company' and when we asked them to name one they mentioned AAMI and GIO. "They're telling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... news scheduled for Wednesday. In companies news, banker and insurer, Suncorp Metway Ltd, provides an update on its life insurance business, and Sensis chief executive Bruce Akhurst addresses the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne. In Australia ...

Aviva, AMP and CommInsure top insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
Aviva has been named the overall leader in the life insurance sector, with AMP and CommInsure following close behind, new research from Investment Trends show. Investment Trends named Aviva, AMP and CommInsure as the benchmark setters in the life insurance ...

NZ regulator extends AMP and AXA deadline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... Australia and New Zealand and AXA Asia Pacific is listed on the ASX. Both companies provide superannuation, investment, life insurance and financial planning services in New Zealand.

CommInsure restructures, appoints Browne as GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
CommInsure has restructured its life insurance business, and appointed former general manager of Financial Wisdom, Tim Browne, as general manager, retail advice. The restructure will incorporate a "line of business" approach for each of its dedicated ...

APRA concedes on life ins data, slaps down friendlies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... on and beating the super funds industry on public disclosure of fund level data, the regulator APRA has bowed to life insurance industry concerns and agreed to not disclose group wide performance metrics. In November 2009 APRA released a discussion paper ...