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Zurich hires head of digital

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed a new head of digital to its life and investments business. Marc Fabris is returning to Australia from a three-year assignment at Zurich's global headquarters, where he served as global life head of ...

Life insurers paid $6.9bn in claims in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... from AIA Australia, AMP, Asteron/Suncorp, BT, ClearView, CommInsure, Hannover, Macquarie, MetLife, MLC, OnePath, TAL and Zurich. They do not include the 14 other non-mainstream life insurers. Almost $2.9 billion was paid out in term insurance claims ...

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... Institute), Graham Peatey (Practice Management Consultant), Peter Sobels (Riskinfo), and Kristine Brooks and Andy Marshall from Zurich. Advisers and practices may nominate themselves, or can be nominated by any industry participant. The judging process ...

Zurich launches optimised adviser portal

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Zurich has launched its new adviser portal, ZLife, designed to give advisers a new level of visibility and efficiency to manage their Zurich customer portfolio. Replacing Zurich's Adviser Assist portal, the mobile optimised portal allows users to view ...

Zurich launches education curriculum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia has launched the Zurich Curriculum, in a bid to support adviser education and development. The Zurich Curriculum aims to provide advisers and their support staff with the skills and knowledge to build specialist expertise ...

Zurich insurance appoints CFO, updates app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Zurich Australian Insurance has appointed Stuart Farquharson as chief financial officer and will commence the role on July 11 based in Sydney. Farquharson joins from AIG where he held the role of CFO for Australia for more than six years. He also held ...

FICAP marks 10th anniversary with record fundraising

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... contestants was so impressive you'd think they're professionals. This year's coveted RockStar title went to Karli Mann from Zurich with her standout rendition of Cher's 'If I Could Turn Back Time'. She took home two gongs, the other as Colonial First ...

Risk sales were flat in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... million December 2014 quarter. Total new annual premiums were down 15% on 2014 to $1.28 billion; only MLC, OnePath, TAL, Zurich and AIA reported increases in lump sum sales over the year. Lapse rates, while down on their 2012 peak, were still at 14%. ...

Zurich appoints AIA claims manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Zurich has appointed a new head of claims from rival AIA. Sheriff Hamza will oversee the strategic direction, policy and governance of claims. He joins Zurich having previously been with AIA for almost six years, most recently as national group claims ...

Zurich buys Macquarie Life

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Macquarie Group has entered into an agreement to sell its Macquarie Life insurance business to Zurich Australia. The deal will see Zurich's in force premiums go from $370 million to roughly $610 million, effectively increasing the size of the life business ...