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MetLife restructures US and UK operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... will now instead focus on domestic group policies and operations as well as its international businesses, while individual life insurance policies and annuities will be written by companies under the new Brighthouse banner, led by MetLife executive vice ...

AIA launches flexible premium structure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... this in mind, we designed term level to help advisers to better match the premium structure to their clients' individual life stages, whether they're buying a house, starting a family, sending their kids to school or satisfying a particular business ...

Federation Alliance launches Federation Super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... and non-lapsing binding death benefit nominations, and it provides access to a selection of insurers for retail individual life insurance policies." David Bryant, chief executive officer of Australian Unity Investments, said the equity-sharing opportunity ...

Life risk sales bounce back

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
Individual life insurance sales are recovering after two poor quarters, according to DEXX&R research. DEXX&R's life analysis report for the June quarter shows that new business in the sector grew by 15% on the March quarter to $321 million. As reported ...

BT insurance available on Asgard

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Individual life insurance policies are available now on the Asgard platforms for the first time with the launch of BT life insurance through its platform. BT Protection Plans can be accessed through super accounts on Asgard's platforms, BT Wrap as well ...

AXA introduces split insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... one of the key challenges this industry faces over the next 30 years," said John Ashton, senior product manager, individual life, AXA. Another new facet to AXA's insurance product is a split premium whereby a client can choose between premium styles ...

FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... 1 2013. "These reforms will mean that MySuper will be commission-free," Shorten said, with only commissions on individual life insurance policies within superannuation to be allowed through self-managed super funds and Choice products. From July 1 2013 ...

Insurance bodies tackle longevity risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... is one of the key challenges this industry faces over the next 30 years," said Stephen Rosengren, AXA head of individual life insurance. Changes include having an additional benefit period option up to age 70 on Term, TPD, trauma and income protection ...

MLC stars in NAB $4.2bn profit

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... bank's results. Insurance also played a key role, with MLC maintaining the number one market share position in individual life risk at 19.1 per cent in June. MLC and Aviva experienced 11 per cent growth in in force premiums over the year to June. Meanwhile ...

AXA ramps up insurance for 115,000 clients

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... is more beneficial. "It's probably one of the biggest things we've done as an organisation," said AXA head of individual life, Stephen Rosengren. "[It's] good for advisers because the clients get access to up-to-date definitions. If there's a better ...