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Advisers use more insurers, but main provider still key: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... five insurance providers now account for 66% of primary planner relationships, up from 62% last year," Peker said. Underwriting is a key area that determines the advisers' satisfaction with their insurance providers. The average number of days that planners ...

Movers and shakers

... management oversight of a team across Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tokyo and Sydney. CommInsure appoints head of retail underwriting CommInsure has appointed Asteron Life's executive manager of risk assessment to head the Commonwealth Bank's insurance ...

CommInsure nabs Asteron head of underwriting

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Asteron Life's executive manager of risk assessment to head the Commonwealth Bank's insurance business retail advice underwriting team. John Kraszula will join the CommInsure retail advice leadership team on August 25, a Commonwealth Bank spokesperson ...

Integrate next-gen insurance policies into NDIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... be a preparedness by government to explore ideas for community rated incentive structures. Sally Phillips, head of underwriting, claims and insurance proposition at Macquarie Life, said, "we should be looking at the treatment end as well and that means ...

Simplify your products, life insurers told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... such as Life Company of the Year may be having a negative impact by driving complexity in products, as well as poor underwriting decisions. However, Laughlin conceded the current crisis wasn't all the fault of life companies. "The issue of mental health ...

Folkestone acquires land for planned community

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... being acquired on a staged settlement basis with a series of payments required between now and 2016. Folkestone is underwriting the Fund offer of $18.25m. Folkestone will retain a co-investment of 20% of the Fund ($3.65m) following completion of the ...

AIA Australia appoints CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... experience in the Australian financial services industry, with management experience spanning operations, claims and underwriting, superannuation, investments, distribution, product, pricing and marketing. He has been with AIA Australia for the last ...

Group risk premiums on the up: Rice Warner

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... research Thierry Bareau said. He added that a combination of forces including changing population demographics and underwriting pressures appear to lie at the base of this new pricing development. "Should the group segment continue increasing its premiums ...

ANZ streamlines OnePath's OneCare Express

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... faster and more intuitive for advisers and their clients. ANZ head of life insurance Gerard Kerr said that a new underwriting engine cuts the application process down by up to half the time. "By categorising questions in a more intuitive way, we've been ...

Equip slashes insurance premiums

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... as their salary increases over time and includes opportunities to increase cover by an additional multiple without underwriting for certain life events."