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FPA lends farmers a helping hand

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... everyone in our rural communities will benefit," McGauran said. "Often farmers also need help with investments, life insurance and risk management, or succession planning for the property, and this is where appropriate advice is critical, including financial ...

Allianz automates underwriting with RTP

Allianz Australia Life Insurance has signed a deal with RGA Technology Partners (RTP) to roll-out RTP's automated underwriting solution AURA. "Our decision to proceed with the AURA solution was based on their underwriting expertise in the insurance ...

Industry dealing well with underinsurance: CommInsure

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... clients. The survey covered CommInsure's top 43 group risk clients, many of whom are superannuation funds offering life insurance to members. CommInsure fared better than the industry average, with 78 per cent CommInsure's efforts as 'good' or 'exceptional'. ...

S&P downgrades Aust Unity insurance

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... loss in 2006 as the reasons for its downgrading. However, Warren Locket, AUGI's general manager of general and life insurance, said such a move was normal with a credit ratings agency. "I would expect that S&P would look at how it comes together and ...

NAB Financial Planning appoints new GM

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... experience at MLC, and headed up wealth management at Bank of New Zealand. He has also established and operated start-up life insurance and funds management businesses in Asia. In his previous role, he was instrumental in cross-selling MLC finance and ...

AXA sidesteps ETP tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... nature of the payment, not the source. As a result, AXA has changed its product to allow beneficiaries of group life insurance payments a way around the top marginal tax rate on benefits received after 1 July. AXA's general manager of financial protection ...

ING boosts life payments

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
ING has increased life insurance benefits for employers and staff who have cover through their super, including a market-first rise in maximum TPD benefits and unlimited death benefits. The upgrade, to be introduced due to the new super changes on July ...

Macquarie signs InfoComp for debt and alternatives

... first team up between Macquarie and InfoComp. The investment bank's adviser services launched a non-super linked life insurance product that enables financial planners to provide fully underwritten coverage to clients online. Called FutureWise, the product's ...

Green light for Aviva Riskfirst roll-out

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
... signature-free applications. "By enabling signature-free applications we've thrown out the rule book on how the life insurance industry usually operates," Griffiths said. "Bringing life insurance into the 21st century will make it economic for advisers ...

Bank branches finally start to sell wealth product

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... think we can get that high but we do expect to be able to get to 60 per cent." Westpac is also doing better selling life insurance to home loan customers. Rogers said the cross-sell rate was close to zero a few years ago and now is up to 15 per cent. ...