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Life insurance made easy: AIG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Wanted - 2,200 advisers looking to boost clients' life cover with only a signed declaration of good health as the solo underwriting requirement. AIG Life last week unveilled a six-week promotional campaign targeting 2,200 financial advisers to increase ...

TOWER's business set to soar

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... the improved business and operational metrics translating into increased and sustainable earnings." The overall life insurance market continues to grow strongly, underpinned by strong economic and demographic fundamentals in Australia. These include ...

Macq Life imports underwriting and claims head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... Sally Phillips as head of underwriting and claims. Previously, Phillips founded one of South Africa's top five life insurance firm's, Discovery Life, and held the role of chief medical officer and head of underwriting within the company. Phillips began ...

ING taps Ukraine insurance market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
ING Group extends its reach in Eastern Europe after receiving approval to provide its life insurance services in the Ukraine. The firm is expected to begin servicing this market from its head office in the country's capital, Kiev, in the first half ...

New ombudsman service welcomed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... ombudsman, Sam Parrino was appointed general insurance ombudsman and Alison Maynard was selected as investments, life insurance and superannuation ombudsman. The service's board consists of nine members including Kerrie Kelly, Insurance Council of Australia ...

AXA extends cover for 457 visas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
AXA upgrades its individual life insurance suite to include cover for 457 visa holders and separately, better cover for prostate cancer. As part of the firm's annual life insurance upgrade, 457 visa holders can now obtain a two-year income protection ...

Bravura broadens UK footprint

CAMERON BOGGS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... retail investments. Meanwhile, MGM Advantage, formerly MGM Assurance, previously used Talisman to administer its life insurance business. Following the extended contract, the group will use more Talisman modules to replace their legacy mainframe system. ...

Russell chief resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... succeeded immediately by Russell board member, Schlifske. Schlifske was most recently responsible for all aspects of life insurance firm Northwestern Mutual's investment products and services business including annuities, mutual funds, advisory products ...

ING buys into Turkish pension market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... ING Bank Turkey," said Tom Kliphuis, ING chief executive of insurance Central Europe. "By further leveraging our life insurance and pension expertise with Oyak Emeklilik's strong distribution and knowledge of the market, we will rapidly build a leading ...

FPA partners with Deakin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is one step further to improving adviser understanding on life insurance after partnering with Deakin University to develop an industry recognised life risk adviser program. The corporate education division of ...