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Earnings on the up for industrials

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... FY07 and valuations don't seem to be capturing that," Baker said. "We saw large falls in profit for airlines, general insurance and steel but an improvement should be reasonably straight forward - general insurers will benefit as natural disasters cycle ...

AMP sells insurance arm to Suncorp

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
AMP has sold its General Insurance Distribution business to Suncorp, in a move that sees Suncorp secure the business for the long-term. The groups had previously been aligned in insurance, with Suncorp providing general insurance products to AMP through ...

APRA: Investment world still clouded with uncertainty

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... the industries regulated by APRA, which also include banks, credit unions, building societies, life insurance, general insurance and reinsurance companies, were in 'good shape' at year end. But the APRA chair warned that the global financial crisis was ...

ANZ profit climbs 19% to $5.36 billion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... lower than last year due to volatile market conditions while new insurance business growth was offset by adverse general insurance claims and life lapse rate experience. New Zealand profit rose by 54% to $692 million, as conditions improved and impairments ...

AMP planning associations adopt insight products

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
AMP Financial Planners Association, Hillross Advisers Association and General Insurance Advisors Association have adopted a new business insight product to provide strategic guidance during regulatory change. In response to predicted increases in operations ...

Government confirms ban on commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... On these grounds and as of July 1 2012, planners will only be able to accept payment for sales of products on general insurance and life cover outside of superannuation. The Government will ban financial services licensees from accepting volume-based ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... sales for August. In equities news, Myer Holdings and Eastern Star Gas post full year results and KPMG's 2011 General Insurance Survey is released. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed more than one per cent lower, with broad-based losses across ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... and the ban now covers non-investment-linked life insurance outside of superannuation. The ban does not cover general insurance, but advisers will not be able to take a soft-dollar benefit unless it explicitly relates to a general insurance product. ...

YBR adviser awards announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... branch principal at Baulkham Hills while the branch Rising Star Awards for Wealth Management went to Robina for general insurance, Boban Jurisic at Sydney CBD for life/risk insurance and Mount Isa for financial planning. The National Rising Star Branch ...

CBA insurance premiums rise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... lines. The Retail Life premiums reached $860 million, up $24 million for the quarter, while Wholesale Life and General Insurance had premium inflows of $14 million and $10 million for the three months respectively. The banks funds under administration ...