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AIA appoints chief marketing officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... the appointment comes at an ideal time for the business as it continues its growth trajectory in the Australian life insurance market. "Renae joins us at an exciting time as we seek to build on our position as one of the fastest growing life insurers ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... had dipped six cents to $33.46. Elsewhere in the financial sector, insurer QBE was off 32 cents at $10.45 after the insurance industry rating agency AM Best lifted its outlook for the company. On Wall street on Thursday, stocks fell for a fifth straight ...

State Street appoints APAC head to global committee

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... making group, is Gunjan Kedia, who heads the company's investment servicing capabilities in the Americas for mutual fund, insurance and institutional clients. "These promotions to our senior-most leadership team reflect the considerable contributions ...

Surging group premiums push insurer inflows up 12.9 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
Life insurance premiums jumped 12.9% during 2014 driven by group business, which has surged by 24%. The figures are contained in the latest analysis by insurance industry researcher Plan For Life for the 12 months to September 2014. According to the ...

Google insurance coming soon

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
Speculation is growing that Google will directly enter the insurance market. While its interest seems limited to automative insurance the impact of its disruptive approach is expected to impact other insurance classes. Google's interest in car insurance ...

ASIC imposes conditions on Guardian Advice

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... uncovered deficiencies in the advice it provided to retail clients. ASIC said the company, which specialises in life insurance advice, was not complying with its general obligations as an AFS licensee, including failing to properly supervise its authorised ...

Adviser remuneration "critical": Trowbridge Interim Report

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... advice and the remuneration of adviser incentives were raised as "critical" areas in the interim report of the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council ...

IRESS appoints board director

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014
... director and chief executive officer. Tomlinson also led the first demutualisation and ASX listing of an Australian life insurance company. He has been a non-executive director of National Australia Bank (NAB) from March 2000 to December 2014, including ...

FS Advice: Medcraft's appalling speech

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... regulator lambasted its entire industry sector. In this edition of FS Advice, we also present two white papers about insurance and advice and a research paper about consumer attitudes towards financial advice. Read them here

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... standards and establish mandatory membership of advice associations for their planners. Risk at risk Australia's group life insurance sector has experienced an increase in claims and policy lapses in the last few years. The confluence of factors pressuring ...