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AFA questions ASIC life report

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
AFA chief executive Brad Fox raised concerns over the methodology of Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) report on life insurance advice that was released last week. He told the media that there were questions over the methology ...

Mandates and pricing boost MetLife, TAL group inflows

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... increase in overall group risk premium inflows during the year ended March 2014, according to the latest Plan For Life report. The spike in inflows resulted in MetLife escalating from fifth to fourth largest group insurer in Australia, ahead of NAB / ...

Premium increases boost life risk inflows 11.5%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... for the year ended December 2013, with MetLife, TAL and BT/ Westpac registering the highest growth rates, a Plan For Life report showed. Total group premium inflows were $4,549 million in December 2013, 16.5% more than the previous year. MetLife increased ...

SMSFs double use of retail investment managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... Pre-retirees and retirees holding SMSFs are estimated to account to a total of $328 billion as at June 30, 2013. The Plan for Life report reveals that total SMSF assets have reached $495 billion, which represents a 52% growth over the last two years. ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
A spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many ...

Life insurance risk sees downfall in sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... insurance risk sales declined, while premium inflows increased between March 2012 and March 2013, latest Plan For Life report shows. Overall sales were down by 4.7% with AIA leading the downfall with losses of 16.2%, followed by CommInsure with 12.2% ...

Volatility hits managed funds despite March boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... have been wiped out by the sharp falls on international stock markets over the past few weeks," warned the Plan for Life report. "Investors not surprisingly remain apprehensive about the short to medium term economic outlook, particularly in regard to ...

Mercer ups ante in corporate super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
The $12 billion Mercer Super Trust recruits a top sales exec from Russell and revamps its employer and member-related services to maintain its top spot in the ultra-competitive corporate trust sector. Last year, Plan for Life reported that the Mercer ...

Life insurance market posts strong results

The life insurance market received a shot in the arm during the last year to the end of March with inflows rising nearly 11 per cent from $4.1 billion to $4.5 billion. While double digit growth in premium inflows was not uncommon with Prefsure (20 per ...

Clearview and MBF Life agree to correct unit pricing errors

Clearview Life Nominees and MBF Life, in cooperation with the Australian Prudential Authority (APRA) and ASIC, have both agreed to correct errors pertaining to the unit prices of some life insurance and superannuation products. The errors relate to ...
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