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ANZ plots wealth division growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... six months to $1.38 billion, despite losses from the recent flooding, which had an $11 million gross impact on general insurance. Lapse rates improved by 140 basis points. Wealth assets under management in the Asian region climbed 11 per cent in the ...

Management shake up at Zurich

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... it aligns itself closer to its parent global structure. Zurich will maintain two clear operating businesses, general insurance, and life insurance and investments complete with new chief executives in place as current chief executive, David Smith will ...

ASIC rules to fix disputes faster

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... lodging a claim. ASIC said that both parties will discuss with consumer stakeholders a proposal to change the General Insurance Code of Practice in relation to those situations. If amended, it would require insurers to ask customers verbally if they'd ...

Zurich poaches IUS Life team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... capability, which allows us not just to offer standard group life but package that with multinational pooling, our general insurance capability and other services." Zurich's Corporate Life & Pension wrote US$750 million of premiums last year, trebling ...

Insurer members adopt FSC flood model

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... their insurer. In related news, on January 14, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) had received over 7,000 general insurance claims with an estimated insurable value of $365 million, not including major claim areas such as Brisbane or Toowoomba. ...

A simpler, streamlined Suncorp

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... to "convey to the market a clearer understanding of the quality and value of each of its businesses", namely general insurance, banking and life (including superannuation and wealth management). "Our current corporate structure is the consequence of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... Management Seminar, with speakers including AMP Ltd chief executive Craig Dunn, also in Sydney. KPMG issues a general insurance survey, and Premier Investments Ltd releases first half results. On Monday, the Australian share market closed marginally ...

CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... CommInsure's new lines of business, which are wholesale life, direct life, super and investments, retail advice, and general insurance. The wholesale life business provides risk products and services to mass market customers through industry funds, corporates ...

Insurance broker gets permanent ban

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... services. The banning follows an ASIC investigation into Ker's conduct as an authorised representative dealing in general insurance financial products. ASIC found that between 18 December 2006 and 31 December 2008, Ker had engaged in dishonest conduct ...

CommInsure appoints head of wholesale risk dist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... trust-based relationships with the Commonwealth Bank's retail banking business. His experience spans life and general insurance, workers compensation, health and government insurance, plus reinsurance. Woodward's roles have covered business development ...