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AIG improves insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... overhaul of its Priority Protection insurance range in response to demand from advisers keen to write more insurance business. The changes come into effect on 2 April and include a range of benefit changes and improvements. A new Accident Only Disability ...

HBOS expands with Whittaker Macnaught purchase

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... and wealth management is critical to a full-service offering. "We intend to continue to grow our wealth and insurance business to become a substantial contributor to the overall HBOS Australia profit. Although our growth strategy is primarily organic ...

AIG Life appoints head of group insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
AIG Life has appointed a former AustralianSuper executive as the new head of group insurance. Damien Green, the former AustralianSuper general manager of business development, will now head up AIG Life's group insurance division. Green said his focus ...

Suncorp bids for Promina and a national footprint

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... would provide many benefits to both businesses, including an expanded national presence, a national general insurance business with significant scale advantages, a beefed up presence in wealth management and life insurance, an enhanced product range ...

Former MetLife MD to head up TOWER investments

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... Australia. Pearce, formerly both managing director of MetLife Insurance Australia and the former Citicorp Life Insurance business, will take on the role recently vacated by Grahame Evans who shifted to Professional Investment Services (PIS) in August. ...

Zurich appoints ex-CommInsure risk expert

... life risk, Andrew McKee, said Rule's position fulfills an important role in the group's plan to grow its life insurance business. "Zurich Australia is committed to making the underwriting process as easy as possible for advisers," he said, and noted ...

St Andrew's grows in leaps and bounds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
HBOS Australia's wealth and insurance business St Andrew's Australia reported a 95 per cent increase in revenue with profits up 147 per cent on last year's bottom line. St Andrews also reported funds under management and advice were up 13 per cent annualised ...

Head of TOWER moves on after 13 months

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
After just 13 months in the role, the head of TOWER Investment Australia has stepped down to take up the reins at Professional Investment Services (PIS). The resignation of Grahame Evans, who has led TOWER for just over a year, became public last night. ...

Two charged over dodgy building insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
Two men will face court over allegations they operated the Homesafe Equities builders warranty insurance business dishonestly and without proper license. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has brought charges against Victorian ...

TOWER to tower after PrefSure merger

... particularly in the master trust market. "We have a three-pronged strategy which involves growing the retail life insurance business, working with master trusts and building up our $3 billion FUM investments operations." The combined group will operate ...