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CommInsure 'day one cover' available for CFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... Superannuation Payment Method. The payment method uses rollover funds from the clients' CFS account to pay for their insurance premiums. Once a policy has been underwritten, a TCPS policy can be placed in-force irrespective of whether the funds have ...

ClearView advisers up by 45%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... has increased the number of authorised financial advice representatives by 45% and boosted its in-force life insurance premiums over the last year. The dealer group went from 70 advisers in June 30, 2012, to 102 in May 31, 2013, according to a company's ...

Direct insurance races for advised market share

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... products are becoming similar to advised products, but that most of the times, direct insurance is cheaper. Direct insurance premiums for life cover is on average cheaper by approximately 25% at an entry age of 30 years old and 60% at an entry age of ...

BT Financial boosts Westpac result

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... strong flows onto platforms, growth in superannuation, stronger financial planning revenue and a further rise in insurance premiums. BT Financial Group's cash earnings for the half-year were up 15% on the same period last year but were 2% lower than ...

ANZ grows adviser base

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... profit increased 20% and income was up 3% primarily through an increase in funds under management and in-force insurance premiums. Improved investment markets also benefited funds under management. Productivity initiatives and a non-recurring software ...

Insurance broker pleads guilty to theft

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... Insurance Broking Pty Ltd through which he operated his insurance broking business. The stolen money represented insurance premiums being held on behalf of 228 clients which was to be forwarded to various insurance companies for insurance cover they ...

MLC revamps insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... saving on income protection premiums. "Our new multi cover packaging means your clients could save on their insurance premiums without having to sacrifice their levels of cover," said Duncan West, executive general manager at MLC Insurance. "Having the ...

APRA tweaks insurance in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... licensees to look at all aspects of insurance arrangements when selecting an insurer and not just the level of insurance premiums. Speaking at an Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday, Jones recognised the change from APRA's ...

CBA platforms report solid performance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... change. The bank advised that its unaudited cash earnings for the quarter were approximately $1.75 billion and insurance premiums were up by 4.9% in the same quarter. Statutory net profit on an unaudited basis for the same period was approximately $1.7 ...

Co-contrib changes need advice strategy update

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... IOOF, told Financial Standard that many adviser clients use the current co-contribution scheme to pay for their insurance premiums inside super. "This reduces funding into this initiative and pushed into a refund contributions tax for low income earners. ...