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State Super appoints AMIST CEO Livanas

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... board for their support and decisiveness in volatile market conditions. Earlier this week, AMIST extended its income protection cover for another year, provided by Lloyds of London and managed by Australian Income Protection, giving the fund additional ...

Life insurance sales close in on $10bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... factor in the source of new insurance," noted the report. The individual risk income market, which includes income protection, sickness and accident and business expenses insurance, also expanded within the last 12 months with inflows up 12.3%. Finally ...

AIA Australia scoops Insurance Industry awards

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... range. The life insurance specialist picked up Canstar Cannex 'Outstanding Value' awards for Life Insurance and Income Protection, as well as best Life Cover Plan with Asset Innovation, and best Business Overheads product with Money Management's Adviser ...

Boutique focus with new super product: Bendigo Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... preferences. Bendigo Wealth has partnered with TAL Life to construct the group life insurance offer with death, TPD and income protection to age 65. Alexandra Tullio, head of wealth markets for Bendigo, said clients would be able to transfer from an ...

AXA introduces split insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... 70 for life, total and permanent disability (TPD), trauma and income insurance, having already extended its income protection plans earlier this year. "As we have seen with the development of our North products, the need to address longevity risk is ...

Tower upgrades quoting systems

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... has upgraded its technology and underwriting processes based on risk adviser feedback, including broader trade income protection terms. Brett Clark, chief executive of Retail Life, Tower, said the insurer spoke to risk advisers for feedback on what upgrades ...

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 ...

IOOF tweaks platform risk insurance for super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... advice and management as of March 31, said it had collaborated with TAL Life Limited to change its group life and income protection for superannuation members. IOOF said it had extended the age at which members can apply for new death and total permanent ...

Telstra Super cuts insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Telstra Super has made changes to its insurance design, reducing the price of income protection, death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The fund, insured by TOWER Australia, has cut income protection and death and TPD premiums by up to ...

Omnium updates life quotes web tool

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... how much of each premium is tied up in the different insurance categories such as life insurance, trauma or income protection. The financial planner can then customise their client's insurance coverage with ease. Advisers can also control a viewing list ...