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AMP Flexible Super adds new insurance and investment options

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
AMP has changed its insurance option and added new investment choices to its flagship retirement product, AMP Flexible Super. AMP said the new death and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance option, Super Protection, will offer allow customers ...

Financial Adviser convicted of 'tombstoning': ASIC

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... 'tombstoning'. In August 2013, Vyas pleaded guilty to two charges of dishonest conduct after 'tombstoning', which involves insurance brokers submitting insurance applications in the names of fictitious or dead people. In order to earn $243,433 in commissions ...

AIA launches fitness program available via advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
AIA Australia has launched a fitness program that will be sold to clients who purchase an insurance policy via financial advisers. The AIA Vitality program was launched in Sydney this morning at the Incentivising a Healthier Australia national forum. ...

Citi appoints head of consumer banking products

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... wealth management products for its consumer bank in Australia. Wroth will be responsible for Citi's mortgage, deposit and insurance product teams, as well as the consumer bank's treasury, investments and wealth advisory functions. Wroth has been with ...

Nine in 10 Australians can't get no insurance satisfaction: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
Only a select few among working Australians are on top of their insurance needs, leaving the door wide open for financial advisers who have mastered the ins and outs of good insurance. Late last year, insurer Zurich surveyed 394 working Australians ...

AMP launches new corporate super offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... a segment which it says accounts for 25% of the workforce. AMP said the offering had 30 investment options, flexible insurance arrangements, a tiered pricing structure and access to AMP's MySuper lifecycle product. AMP director corporate superannuation ...

AFA Plan For Life - Life Company Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... recognises the life companies' product and service quality levels, and the extent to which they understand and cater to the insurance needs of Australians and their financial advisers. The Platinum award will recognize the overall winner, which is the ...

Standard Life Inv steps up shareholder activism

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... includes details of companies where Standard Life Investments has been influential in achieving change, for example RSA Insurance Group and Lazard. It also highlights voting at a number of AGMs including Glencore and Persimmon.

BT Life appoints chief underwriter

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
BT has appointed a new chief underwriter for its insurance business, after its former chief underwriter was promoted to the role of national manager underwriting of new business and claims. Richard Zarzeczny will be replacing Tracey Crowe and will be ...

Towers Watson appoints insurance exec

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
Towers Watson has appointed a new insurance consulting practice leader for Australia after Anton Kapel joined AMP as deputy group actuary in January. Paul Caputo will be Towers Watson insurance consulting practice leader. Caputo has over 25 years' industry ...