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Aust Unity to buy Westpac FML

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... the next 24 months. Additionally AUI will recapitalise the fund through a $40 million entitlement offer while also underwriting $10 million of the entitlement offer. AUI is already planning to extend the term of WDPF's debt facility from May 2011 to ...

IBM Super offers more insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... retained and spouse members. Similarly, active members under 55 years can also apply for this coverage with limited underwriting within the first 90 days of the offer (started July 1). Under the 'sale', active members can get additional cover by up to ...

Capital raisings shun small investors: ISS

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... participation in all of the issuance. Over the same period, investment banks reaped $1.98 billion in advisory and underwriting fees, conspicuously high given the same investment banks were required to subscribe to less than 3 per cent of all securities ...

Insurance industry on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... and sign-on payments, much more than we used to," said Bilbie. Distribution and actuarial roles, along with claims, underwriting, valuation and pricing specialists are hot on recruiters' lists. "There is also a real shortage in group insurance as this ...

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... members, for example, will offer better protection to members by providing basic cover without having to go through underwriting, said Peter Lewis, head of retirement products at Aon Consulting. New members of Personal Super will receive automatic minimum ...

Zurich adds two to tele-underwriting team

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
Zurich Financial Services Australia has added more resources to its tele-underwriting team following a rise in demand from financial planners for the service. The firm has hired Pam Fitzgerald and Shayne Fortune to the team. Fitzgerald joins from a ...

More insurance for IBM Super members

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... Offer" to allow spouse and retained members under the age of 55, the ability to apply for these covers, with limited underwriting required. Meanwhile IBM Super is also allowing members up to age 70 to apply for additional voluntary death and TPD cover. ...

MLC to drop Aviva insurance brand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... insurance product range, which gives all advisers who use Aviva and MLC insurance products a dedicated admin and underwriting service. He said that the group has been working closely with advisers who use Aviva Protectionfirst and are concerned they ...

AMP trains staff on insurance services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... increase knowledge and skills of AMP staff working in life insurance, with a particular focus on boosting claims and underwriting proficiencies. It features four self-paced modules and several competency assessments and has an anticipated completion ...

Aviva, AMP and CommInsure top insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... from planners were used to assign appropriate weightings to the results of the benchmarking reviews. "Planners rate underwriting speed and consistency as critical. Insurers now realise that the only way to deliver this cost-effectively is by using technology ...