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Insurance through super saves $403 million

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Insurance provided to people through their superannuation reduces the annual cost to government of social security by about $403 million, according to new research commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). These savings ...

AFA Adviser of Year and Practice of Year semi-finalists announced

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... Financial Services; Eleanor Dartnall, Dartnall Advisers; Finn Kelly, Wealth Enhancers & WE Private; and PJ Byrne, Mr Insurance. The Semi Finalists for the Practice of the Year Award are: Complete Financial Balance, Complete Risk Analysis, Lighthouse ...

TAL appoints new chair, Thomas to retire

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... said. Boyle previously served as the chief executive officer of the United Kingdom operations of Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance (RSA) from 2002 to 2006, following over 30 years' experience in the insurance industry in Australia, New Zealand and the ...

Profit up and new products for ClearView

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... $19.7 million this year. Net profit after tax stood at $13.9 million, up from $1.9 million in 2013. The company's life insurance business contributed the single biggest portion to profits at $10.8 million (up from $8.4 million), wealth management contributed ...

AAP offers PI insurance for independent advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
Centrepoint-owned Associated Advisory Practices (AAP) is offering a professional indemnity (PI) insurance product tailored for independent financial advisers. The solution was launched earlier this year and since then average renewal premiums have lowered ...

AIA Vitality available on platforms

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... displaying healthy behaviour, including discounts on shopping, entertainment and travel purchases, and discounts on eligible insurance premiums. "We know that platforms are becoming an increasingly popular business channel for advisers to write risk ...

Actuaries Institute to advise FSI on longevity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... international comparisons were not necessarily apt - as they do not take into account the cost, for example, of life insurance - and that MySuper and SuperStream have not had time to work. The submission also argued in favour of active management, and ...

Movers and shakers

... underwriting CommInsure has appointed Asteron Life's executive manager of risk assessment to head the Commonwealth Bank's insurance business retail advice underwriting team. John Kraszula will join the CommInsure retail advice leadership team on August ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... encouragement from positive data on the US economy: existing-home sales picked up pace in July; new claims for unemployment insurance were down, and the Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators improved sharply. LONDON - European stock ...

AMP half year profit falls 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... network in Australia with 3,860 financial advisers, up 2% on financial year 2013. Operating earnings for the group's insurance business were $91 million, compared with $64 million half on half, a result that reflects the impact of management actions. ...