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NAB posts $1.7bn net loss from Clydesdale IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... half-year, reporting an 11.7% increase in cash earnings to $249 million. This was driven by, in NAB's words, "higher insurance income" from the division - a 35.5% increase to $275 million. "NAB Wealth has continued its track record of delivering significantly ...

Advisers not impressed with budget changes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... respondents regarding it as a positive change from a planning perspective. The survey revealed super splitting with spouse, insurance bonds and spouse rebates as the top three strategies advisers will look to use to combat the proposed changes to superannuation ...

TAL launches online policy upgrade service

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
TAL has launched an online service to allow paperless upgrades of life, TPD and critical illness insurance policies. The Cover Upgrade Express service is designed to simplify circumstances where policies might be upgraded, such as, in TAL general manager ...

Zurich launches education curriculum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... specialised markets. Almost one third of those surveyed say they're planning to increase their participation in the business insurance market, and 40% say they would work more actively with white-collar professionals. "The right training and education ...

Centrepoint appoints former HUB24 director

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... saw it grow from $200 million in funds under administration to more than $2 billion. Robertson was also a director of insurance broking group OAMPS and is currently a non-executive director of AMA Group and TASFood. Centrepoint chairman Alan Fisher said ...

APRA counts life insurance losses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... released its submission to the Senate Economics Committee on the inquiry into the scrutiny of financial advice - life insurance, claiming that the profitability of the sector is under strain. The submission argued that weak profitability has been driven ...

Narev defends CommInsure record, wrote to five customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
CBA chief executive Ian Narev has defended his company's life insurance arm in a letter to Senator Chris Ketter, noting he wrote to five affected customers recently. Referencing CBA's submission to the Senate Economics References Committee's Scrutiny ...

EQT managing director departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... Prior to that, he was general manager - corporate affairs at AXA Asia Pacific, chief executive - risk (life and health insurance) at AXA Australia and has held other roles at Prudential-Bache Securities and Elders Finance Group. He is also a director ...

Police super a budget beneficiary

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... contributions they make on superannuation because they work in a dangerous job where they are required to have those insurance death and disability insurance contributions comprised as part of how you add up their superannuation." Morrison added the ...

Paradigm appoints head of operations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... explained he would have "several responsibilities within Paradigm, but one of the early priorities is to focus on the risk insurance arm of the business - an aspect of financial planning which is particularly close to my heart. "In previous roles I've ...