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UK variable annuity sales dive

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... quarter of 2009 as sales fell from more than $610 million to over $250 million. The Watson Wyatt research found variable annuity sales between the second and third quarter fell due to tough economic conditions for businesses and individuals and also ...

No let up in ING asset sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... private banking business to Julius Baer, sold their Australian and New Zealand insurance business to ANZ, sold their Chilean annuity and mortgage business to Corp Group Vida Chile SA, and sold ING Canada. Driving this pruning down of ING to its core ...

Challenger takes annuities to platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Challenger has launched its Guaranteed Income fund, a unitised annuity investment fund onto the BT Wrap platform following financial planner demand for more income products. The fund invests in annuities issued by Challenger Life and investors can select ...

Challenger annuities post record sales

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... can invest client money in the product using superannuation savings or private money. Challenger is one of the largest annuity providers in the country, with more than $6 billion in assets.

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... critical part of post-retirement planning. Rather than outsourcing this risk management function to an insurer via an annuity, I believe more of us will look to pool risk among members to achieve the same outcome," he said at the FEAL conference in Melbourne ...

Swanson leaves CommInsure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... also received numerous awards including the Plan for Life/AFA 2007 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award and the 2007 Annuity Provider of the Year Award. Last year, CommInsure won the Investment Bonds Award, Insurance Investment Bonds Award and the ...

Advisers eye annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... associate director and lead author of this report. "We see many firms looking at the RIA channel as an opportunity for annuity distribution. However, we don't see RIAs changing the way they view deferred annuities mainly because most products are inconsistent ...

Advisers award top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life. Challenger, which last year acquired the annuities portfolio of AXA, was named the 2008 Annuity Provider of the Year. The Award winners and finalists were selected based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative ...

Insurance bonds renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... when discussing their goals," he said. The AFA is partnering with Plan for Life to recognise the best life companies, annuity providers and investment bonds for the year at next Wednesday's Plan for Life/AFA Life Company of the Year 2008 Awards. The ...

Challenger commits to annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
The transfer of the AXA annuity liabilities November last year to Challenger resulted in the firm receiving a $1.3 billion boost in cash and debt security assets, according to its latest half year report. According to Challenger's preliminary first ...