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AMP roadmap to growth

AMP's newly-appointed chief executive Craig Dunn has outlined the group's five-pronged growth plan ahead of the predicted doubling of the superannuation industry's size within the next 10 years. Speaking at the group's Annual General Meeting (AGM) today ...

IAG restructures and jumps on web

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... and Business Partnerships division to create Intermediated Insurance - an arm that includes all Australian insurance business sold through intermediary channels. The company's Australian Personal Lines division has also undergone a facelift and now falls ...

AXA online gets thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... the life insurance sphere. Recently establishing "Vision 2012", a goal that aims to propel the firm's life insurance business to a top three position in the industry, AXA confirmed that one of its first initiatives - an online application system - had ...

AXA to invest $30m in life insurance

AXA Australia plans to invest more than double each year into its life insurance business to move from its position as a sixth rank provider to one of the top three in the sector. In previous years, AXA invested around $3 million to $5 million each ...

Comminsure motors along

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
The bancassurance model is alive and well. The Commonwealth Bank's life and general insurance business, Comminsure, has moved to do its own underwriting on its car insurance product because it believes it can get greater value out of its retail network ...

ING OneCare Express speeds up insurance

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... averages 20 minutes start to finish. Vilo said, "Advisers now have a significant opportunity to build their risk insurance business on real, long term human need and protection." According to statistics, Australians have one in three chance of becoming ...

HBOS promotes Aussie chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... Wielen will be responsible for over 370 business development managers and supervise HBOS' pension and life insurance business that includes the Clerical Medical Unit with A$98 billion in funds under management. "Van Der's appointment acknowledges the ...

PIS pre-empts NZ adviser surge

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
Professional Investment Services New Zealand has announced it will purchase more financial advice and insurance businesses in a possible pre-emptive move to accommodate investors rushing to seek advice after KiwiSaver kicks in. Speaking to delegates ...

AMP loses share to banks in risk insurance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... share fell from 11.2 to 10.9 per cent. Mohl defended the performance, saying AMP had the most profitable risk insurance business in the Australian market. Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Comminsure has been Australia's biggest risk insurer for some time ...

Green light for Aviva Riskfirst roll-out

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
... fact, Aviva said the trial was so successful that in the final week of the trial period 18 per cent of new insurance business was written through Riskfirst. As part of an Aviva testing process, around 50 per cent of advisers surveyed could complete the ...