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AIA launches adviser support service

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... their clients and others will be seeking ways of making advice implementation easier," said AIA Australia chief retail insurance officer Pina Sciarrone. "The Business Growth Hub ensures business owners and advisers have quality resources at their disposal ...

PROFILE: SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... administration began with a company looking to leap ahead. Houlihan has been in the industry since 1985. Back then it was with insurance company Australian Eagle Insurance, which was one of the first to go into the superannuation industry before the ...

AZ NGA acquires $410m advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... under advice. It provides multiple advice services including investment and asset allocation, retirement planning and insurance. "We are thrilled to be able to announce our latest partnership with Wise Planners. Gareth and Shane have built a leading ...

FEATURE: Reshaping insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... "pre-existing conditions" including occupational hazards, suicides and pandemics. Despite APRA's reservations, the group insurance industry seems to be performing relatively well: business in the sector grew by 15% to $5.5 billion in the year to June ...

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... innovative product disclosure should be removed." Key measures: By end-2015: Address misalignment of incentives in life insurance. By end-2016: Develop legislation to broaden ASIC toolkit including greater banning and product intervention powers. Regulation ...

Government to lift advice standards by law

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... to consider if the new framework has raised the professional standards of advisers. The response's approach to life insurance is different to that recommended by David Murray's FSI report. "We support the retail life insurance industry's proposed reforms ...

SG Hiscock finds value far from ASX big caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... position in an industry that's not growing that fast, you can still grow," he adds, and says that some examples are travel insurance or car components.

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... months has been increasing exposure to assets that can protect portfolios from volatility: "There is a trend to implement insurance-type strategies. Investors are maintaining their weight to equity markets but buying protection to control the volatility ...

Synchron appoints state manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... said. He added, "We are delighted to appoint someone of Jason's calibre. With more than 12 years' experience in the life insurance industry, we believe he has the right skills, experience and relationships to help drive Synchron's business growth in ...

NAB enters into MOU with Nippon Life

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
NAB has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Nippon Life to build a life insurance partnership. The goal, according to NAB's ASX statement, is to "[enter] a long-term partnership in life insurance product manufacturing," although NAB added ...