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Tower upgrades quoting systems

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
Tower Australia has upgraded its technology and underwriting processes based on risk adviser feedback, including broader trade income protection terms. Brett Clark, chief executive of Retail Life, Tower, said the insurer spoke to risk advisers for feedback ...

Financial Planners want level playing field on commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... exempted from Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms that could see them unable to collect some types of stamping and underwriting fees. Companies raising capital by floating on the stock exchange often pay fees to broking firms to promote their new ...

RI Advice insurance sales up 300pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... training courses. "RI's risk training program has also been significant with several courses being held including field underwriting, calculating the benefit amount and sales skills," said Paul Campbell, chief executive, RI Advice. RI Advice will be ...

Macquarie breathes new Life into insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... made a series of upgrades to its insurance offerings, including the merger of two products and improvements to its underwriting and claims process. Macquarie Life FutureWise, a retail offering available to SMSF investors, has been merged with Super Protector ...

Mental health an insurance issue

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... have gathered all the required information, directly or indirectly, and can improve the client's experience of the underwriting process," Paff said.

Asgard upgrades insurance for FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... will be able to get all the features and benefits of the Life and/or TPD insurance cover quickly and simply, with no underwriting, no premium loading - no matter which financial institution is the loan provider." Other new features include an instant ...

Equipsuper launches 'clever' insurance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... members receive four times salary as default cover with an option to increase by an additional two multiples without underwriting. They will also automatically get salary continuance cover, although they can opt out. For existing members, Equipsuper ...

OnePath upgrades OneCare

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... and OneCare Express policyholders will have greater trauma benefits while advisers should have better access to the underwriting process and faster cover approval for their clients. Based on the recommendations of advisers, the upgrades also extend to ...

Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... a powerful incentive not to damage approved projects, whose worth can exceed $100 million. Stewart Kinloch, chief underwriting officer, said his company is heavily exposed to the mining sector with a number of Australian companies in his portfolio. "We ...

OnePath upgrades OneCare tracking

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Advisers using OneCare can better monitor what happens during the underwriting phase of their client applications after a system upgrade rolled out this year. Onepath has launched an online application tracking system on its OneCare life insurance. ...