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AMP appoints former AXA heads to merged business

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... risk, previously AXA general manager financial protection; Robert Bergin, director group risk, formerly AXA head group insurance; Bernadene Gordon, director underwriting and claims policy has moved from her role as AMP head of product proposition for ...

FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... the industry. "The Government's announcement does however indicate that the ban on commissions will apply to all group insurance within superannuation which means MySuper will be commission free." "The number of people seeking advice has been stagnant ...

VicSuper upgrades with AXA insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
VicSuper has upgraded its insurance agreement with AXA Australia, building more group insurance and income protection into the offering for the super fund's 250,000 members. The new agreement between VicSuper and AXA will see the fund's members receive ...

Super funds bidding to stem insurance shortfall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Group insurance companies are experiencing a shift in the focus of super fund clients with an increasing impetus on innovation, simplicity and slick claims processes. As funds look to play their part in tackling Australia's under-insurance problem ...

Direct insurance secures major player status

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... cent of new sales market, securing its place in the insurance industry and as a real competitor to advisers and group insurance alike. According to latest figures from Rice Warner Actuaries' latest Direct Life Insurance Report, direct accounted for 11.8 ...

AXA real estate bullish on Japanese debt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... initial Yen15 billion ($175 million). The primary investment into the vehicle has come from a Japan-based AXA Group insurance company and the firm expects additional flow from other insurance subsidiaries and third party institutions. The Japanese Commercial ...

Super insurance commission ban not what it seems

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
While banning group insurance commissions from retail super funds seems a big deal, reality seems to be that most advisers don't make their living selling this type of insurance as they prefer traditional insurance sold outside super funds. According ...

Life insurance consuming dormant super fund balances

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... super fund REST has a policy of no insurance for dormant accounts with low balances. The fund holds the largest group insurance account with AIA Australia and has a premium of $240 million per year. Vamos also said financial planners had an important ...

Funds to talk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... flattening, death claims were rising because historically many people were totally unaware they could claim. "Group insurance is an effective tool to help resolve Australia's significant underinsurance problem," he told Financial Standard. "In order ...

AIA rolls out service-focused insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... work we call e-claims," "The first phase in now complete and this is something that we will be rolling out to our group insurance partners over the next few months," said Green.