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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... noon, Insurance Australia Group was the best performer on the S&P/ASX100, up 12 cents, or 3.3 per cent, at $3.76, while Suncorp Group was in third place, up 24 cents, or 2.92 per cent, at $8.45. QBE Insurance Group is in a trading halt pending a statement ...

Growth spoiler

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... insurance companies are flooded with rising claims for the replacement of property, home contents, etc. The Age reports that, "Suncorp said yesterday it had received more than 10,000 claims since Christmas - with more than a third of those coming just ...

New beginnings at Tower

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
While tragic events in Queensland have forced the likes of Suncorp and IAG to brace themselves for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of claims, Dai-ichi Life's holiday takeover bid for Tower Australia is likely to have a more lasting effect on the ...

Insurer members adopt FSC flood model

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... adopted the same procedures with the Victorian bushfires last year. Other FSC members that are handling claims include Suncorp Life, Zurich Australia and General Reinsurance Life Australia. The FSC said it would act as the centralised contact point for ...

Fin services firms rally to aid Queensland

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... contact the bank for deferral of scheduled loan payments and waiving of certain fees, among other initiatives. Meanwhile, Suncorp has donated $100,000 to the appeal. A spokesperson for Suncorp Financial Planning said it is too early to comment on what ...

Market Wrap - Mid Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... ANZ was off one cent at $23.75. Macquarie Group was up 13 cents, at $37.77. Shares in Queensland based bank and insurer Suncorp-Metway Ltd were down two cents at $8.86 after it said it would book a loss of about $40 million on the sale of a New Zealand ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... Mike Smith, and Bendigo & Adelaide Bank ceo Mike Hirst. Westpac Banking Corporation holds its annual general meeting, and Suncorp-Metway Ltd holds a general meeting and scheme meeting to consider a transition to a non-operating holding company structure. ...

AIA wins $160m Sunsuper mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... its top spot as Australia's biggest group insurer after clinching a $160 million contract with Sunsuper. AIA replaces Suncorp Life to provide death, disablement and income protection insurance cover to over one million members of the $15 billion-plus ...

New M&A expert in town, hires BT chief

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... example, private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co made a takeover bid for Perpetual two months ago, and last month Suncorp Life sold Tyndall Investments for around $128.5 million. Berkshire Capital president and chief executive, Bruce Cameron ...

HiPortfolio helps Suncorp adopt TOFA changes

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
Suncorp Life now supports the new Taxation of Financial Arrangements (TOFA) through its administration platform, HiPortfolio. HiPortfolio is TOFA-ready, following its recent multi-million dollar project completed in conjunction with the DST GS Advanced ...