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Zurich hires former AIG exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed former AIG UK executive, Shane Doyle, as general manager of general insurance after Andrew Barrowman announced he is stepping down from the role. Doyle previously worked at AIG for 15 years across a number ...

Aviva UK restructures insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
UK-based Aviva is restructuring its business to bring its life and general insurance businesses closer together to benefit from the company's scale. The new structure means both the life and general insurance businesses in the UK will have a shared ...

Remuneration dilemma

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... National Conference in Melbourne in a panel discussion, Vamos said she previously worked as a life insurance agent, general insurance broker, lawyer and a consultant. She said throughout this time she received commission payments, upfront fees, brokerage ...

FOS names insurance ombudsman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed former director of State Trustees, John Price, as general insurance ombudsman. Michael Lavarch, chair at the board of the Financial Ombudsman Service, said Price is experienced in dispute resolution and ...

APRA stresses super client burden

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... likely to see a restructuring of this market, perhaps along the lines of the coinsurance practices managed by general insurance brokers on behalf of large corporates when they buy their insurances.

Mercer Super Trust improves online tech

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... being modern technology users and this has extended to financial services through online banking, share trading, general insurance and health insurance. By contrast, many Australians still receive information about their superannuation when their annual ...

Centric Wealth signs on XPLAN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... financial planning, risk insurance, corporate benefit services, accounting and business advisory, lending services, general insurance and family office services. It has $4.9 billion in assets under advice, advises on risk insurance cover, and has $1.4 ...

FOS insurance ombudsman resigns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is close to naming a new general insurance ombudsman after Sam Parrino resigned from the service. Parrino was named ombudsman - general insurance when FOS in July last year. Prior to joining FOS, Parrino worked ...

Gen insurance posts 61pc fall in NPAT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
APRA-regulated general insurance companies suffered a total 61 per cent drop in net profit after tax to $2.1 billion due to higher claim costs and lower interest rates last year although the industry's total assets rose 0.7 per cent to $92.7 billion ...

ANZIIF names new committee members

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... Institute of Insurance and Finance has appointed three new members to the Academic Council and another to the General Insurance Advisory Committee. Philip Maguire, principal at Professional Financial Solutions; Tiina Takolander assistant vice president ...