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Master trusts and industry funds drive risk growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... their risk insurance. Greater communication between super funds and their members, improved technology, enhanced auto-underwriting and product design are also expected to fuel this growth, the research found. Overall, the total life risk insurance market ...

Climate change takes priority: Zurich

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... issues are incorporated into the firm's policies and products. The Climate Office has been embedded into Zurich's underwriting process to ensure climate change issues are acknowledged across the firm's businesses and products.

IAG ups Malaysian stake

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... participation, we look forward to continuing to work with our joint venture partner to grow the business and strengthen its underwriting performance. We'll do this through further penetration of the joint venture's distribution network and diversification ...

IRESS risk research improves

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... process," said Jason Fowler, Principal of FYG Planners. In addition to the Cover Availability enhancement, a Medical Underwriting Limits tool has been incorporated in IQM+, allowing advisers to generate dynamic medical underwriting requirements specific ...

Premium and business growth up: TOWER

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... its major shareholder, Dai-ichi Life. Jim Minto, TOWER Australia managing director, said the insurer's electronic underwriting product Accelerate was an example of the firm's commitment to the life insurance market. In addition, Minto said the firm's ...

Tower upgrades Accelerate and TPP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... "full-suite" coverage for advisers and clients who prefer to lodge their applications online and slash time receiving underwriting results. Meanwhile, the TPP range has been upgraded to meet changing customer needs and is now available for clients and ...

Good news at last for AIG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... on the books for longer, said David Mounsey, AIG Life head of adviser services. AIG Life also launched its forward underwriting benefits service, which allows clients to take a medical test now and receive up to $10 million of crisis, life or total and ...

MLC upgrades its group insurance suite

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... double payments for the remaining three months for up to a six months. Automatic acceptance levels were increased and underwriting bands cut to reduce the amount of underwriting required. Members can receive a higher amount of cover during the application ...

Aviva grants free child life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... parents' critical illness policies, provides critical illness cover of $10,000 for each dependant child without more underwriting and at no extra cost where a critical illness cover of at least $100,000 is held. The new benefits include restrictions ...

Period of cleansing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... market's extreme fear, these are times when moral hazard is at best. Previously, only central banks (the Fed) were underwriting companies that are deemed too big to fail. This time, National Governments and investment regulators - alone or in concert ...