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Browne moves from Amazon to AMP

... Browne's 20 years experience in the insurance business and will focus on growing profitable share in the retail life insurance market.

Tower back in profit

... an increase in investment returns driven by strong performing equity markets. Specifically in Australia Tower's life insurance sales experienced 28 per cent growth, while Tower Australia's assets under management now stand at NZ$3 billion. Tower's Australian ...

Most Australians without adequate life insurance

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2004
Most Australians either have no life insurance or are relying on insurance provided with their superannuation policy, a Commonwealth Bank survey found today. The CommInsure Life Insurance Survey 2004 showed less than one in three adults aged between ...

Mariner starts cash flow pension

... administration systems and wraps. The fixed-rate versions will pay a yield of up to 7.5%, compared to around 4.5% for life insurance annuities, while the market-linked bonds will benefit from a rise in the stock market without risking capital loss in ...

REST Super chooses AIG Life and launches TAP

... premium payments. AIG Life won the tender process and will provide the 1.4 million REST Superannuation members with life insurance benefits available from 1 October 2004. "The move to AIG is a very real win for our members," REST chief executive officer ...

Zurich Financial says first-half net profit up 93%

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2004
... large catastrophes, and the strong rate increases achieved in prior years,\" the company said in a statement. The life insurance sector, which is recovering from a poor 2002, posted improved results due to a reduction of administrative expenses.

FSA eases proposals for UK's with-profits funds

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2004
... FSA\'s head of insurance, David Strachan, said in a statement. With-profits products, once the bedrock of Britain\'s life insurance industry, are savings accounts invested in shares, bonds and property that are meant to offer customers guaranteed returns ...

IFSA announces industry awards

... and to public policy. Chief tax counsel at MLC Michael Brown, was recognised for his achievements in the areas of life insurance tax changes, GST, liaising with the ATO, and capital gains tax in contributing to the development of Australia as a financial ...

S&P affirms Zurich Aust ratings, outlook stable

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
... insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on nonlife insurer Zurich Australian Insurance (ZAIL), and life insurance subsidiary Zurich Australia (ZAL), together Zurich Australia. The outlook on both companies is stable. The affirmation ...

UK pension funds to dump equity: IMA

... pension funds in equities is expected to fall as funds adopt asset allocation strategies more closely mirroring life insurance statutory funds, which currently hold only 31% equities. The driving force, the IMA said, is a move towards "liability-based" ...