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TAL appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
TAL has appointed Brad Clarke as its new general manager of corporate strategy and M&A. In the newly created role, Clarke will be working alongside the life insurance giant's managing director Jim Minto. He joins TAL from Oliver Wyman, where he advised ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
The advisory community is falling short of its need to engage the hordes of consumers disillusioned by subdued sentiment and negative press, a panel of industry experts has said. Speaking at the annual AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast last ...

CommInsure raises red flag about underinsurance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
An overwhelming amount of Australians would rather increase their savings or pay bills than take out insurance which places them in danger of needing to refinance their mortgage - or even worse sell their home - if they are out of work for more that ...

CommInsure adds to restructured advice team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
CommInsure has added to its newly restructured retail advice distribution team with the appointment of Ben Bancroft as national accounts manager. Tony Smith, former head of national accounts departed CommInsure for ClearView Wealth in February, prompting ...

Guardian Advice adds BT Life to insurer panel

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Guardian Advice has added BT Life to its existing group of preferred partners. Guardian Advice head Simon Harris said the move follows satisfaction with the BT Life distribution team. BT Life joins Asteron Life, AIA, OnePath and CommInsure on the Guardian ...

Zurich expands Life and Investment team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Greg Della to the role of chief life actuary. Della will be reporting to Raf Uy, chief financial officer. "Greg was previously with Zurich for more than 25 years and spent a considerable amount of this ...

Insurance bonds back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Insurance bonds are back in favour as new entrants and old providers are returning with updated products and expansive investment menus, said Ross Higgins, Austock managing director. Higgins was speaking at the fourth installment of Financial Standard's ...

Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
Life insurance risk inflows increased by more than 10% in 2011, with new premium sales up 17% as virtually all companies experienced growth in risk business, according to new figures from Plan for Life. The rise took total inflows to $10.3bn across ...

CommInsure names advice distrib head

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
CommInsure has named former OnePath head Kevin Goss as its head of adviser distribution. Effective from June 11 2012, Goss will be responsible for CommInsure's national retail insurance sales. Goss was previously head of insurance sales at ANZ-owned ...

CommInsure names new head of national accounts

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
CommInsure has appointed Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur as head of national accounts. In her new role, Sarah-Le Lacheur will manage the insurer's relationship with CBA's advice businesses and the bank itself. She will also be responsible for CommInsure's national ...