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AMP elevates insurance for mining industry

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
AMP has announced upgrades to its insurance offer, Elevate, with a focus on improvements for people working in the mining industry. "This is all about delivering on our promise to help advisers grow their risk business and making it easier for people ...

Zurich expands Life and Investment team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... more than 25 years and spent a considerable amount of this time in senior finance and management roles across both Life Insurance and General Insurance," said Colin Morgan, chief executive officer of Zurich's Australian Life and Investments business. ...

NAB Asset Servicing wins JCP Mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... local and international clients. NAB said these include government agencies, investment managers, superannuation funds, insurance companies and banks.

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Engagement with lifecycling and a better engagement with annuities are two key aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led ...

OnePath upgrades insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
ANZ owned OnePath has upgraded its OneCare life insurance offering, based on customer and adviser feedback since the launch of the product seven years ago. OnePath is introducing a new SuperLink arrangement to its OneCare product which means that clients ...

My Public Accountant goes live

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... IPA chief executive Andrew Conway. The service bundled into My Public Accountant include office management software, insurance, communications collateral, CPD access, assorted training resources and even branded stationery to help public accountants ...

Insurance lapses impact on NAB Wealth results

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... cash earnings before IoRE down $10 million or 3.7% compared to March 2011, predominantly the result of an increase in insurance lapses. Compared to the September 2011 half, cash earnings before IoRE were 11.1% higher. Adviser interest in NAB Wealth remains ...

AMP results show strong growth for products

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... Investors closing AUM as at 31 March 2012 was $124.9 billion, compared to $123 billion as at 31 December 2011. AMP Risk Insurance annual premium income was $1.91 billion as at 31 March 2012 compared to $1.89 billion as at 31 December 2011 and $1.76 billion ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... family payments, including cash grants for education costs. Other initiatives are $1 billion to kick-start the National Insurance and Disability Scheme, $500 million each for dental health and regional health care, and $3.7 billion for a restructuring ...

FPA calls for improved education on advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... participate in trying to raise the financial literacy of consumers," said Alison Maynard, ombudsman, investments, life insurance & superannuation, Financial Ombudsman Service. Approximately 260 practicing financial planners, along with licensees and ...