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IFSA and Deloitte launch Future Leaders award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... investor experience in four key areas of the sector. The four topics set for 2010 are demonstrating the value of life insurance; integrating environmental, social and governance factors into investment processes; measuring and comprehending risk; and ...

AMP appoints key insurance personnel

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... underwriting. The role reports to the head of underwriting. Page joined AMP in 2005 with over 20 years of experience in the life insurance industry. He has held various underwriting roles with NRMA Life, Colonial First State, Mercantile Mutual and MLC. ...

AFA awards top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... the Year Award. This year, AFA and Plan for Life introduced two new categories namely, the Innovation Awards - Life Insurance, won by MLC, and the Innovation Awards - Retirement Income, won by ING Australia. "We congratulate them and the industry for ...

Life insurance consolidation could hurt consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Australians will suffer the price of higher margin products and limited product innovation if the life insurance market continues to consolidate, warns Tower Australia. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia, urged the government and Australian ...

CFS platforms gain $1.9bn net flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... but the division's underlying net profit after tax rose 20 per cent compared with the six months previous. The life insurance business attracted new business but AustralianSuper dropping its $130 million insurance mandate with the firm offset this flow. ...

More funds adopt intra-fund advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... able to advice members on choosing investment options within the fund, increasing voluntary contributions, buying life insurance within AvSuper and accessing super early under financial hardship rules. "We applied for this authorisation in response to ...

Hillross chief moves to Centric Wealth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... replacement is found. Prior to managing Hillross Financial Services, McMurdo previously worked as general manager of life insurance and, before that, as general manager of marketing at AMP New Zealand between 2003 and 2006. He also held a number of roles ...

AXA pushes into Romanian life market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
AXA has entered the Romanian life insurance market by purchasing Omniasig Life, which represents $18 million in premiums. Launched in 1997, Omniasig Life sells protection products that are sold through a network of 1,400 life agents. The purchase is ...

T. Rowe Price buys $19.7 bn Indian manager

COMPANY RELEAE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... stockholders. These stockholders included the State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Each of these companies retain an 18.5 per cent stake in UTI Asset Management. UTI Asset Management has ...

Rationalise me

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
Investors and life insurance holders stuck in an estimated $220 billion worth of legacy products could benefit from new government proposals in aid of transferring them to the cheaper and modern version of their investments. The minister for superannuation ...