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Macq Life amps up FutureWise

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008

... have made improvements to our trauma product, creating a new offering called Trauma Plus, while also expanding our underwriting limits so fewer advisers need to send their clients for additional medical testing," said head of Macquarie Life, Justin Delaney. ...

Tower launches Accelerate

... launched Accelerate, an online insurance service which it claims saves advisers time and money by speeding up the underwriting process. It took two years in development and close to six months in pilot with several hundred advisers but the group said ...

IAG restructures and jumps on web

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008

... businesses, revamp its direct insurance arm and will soon launch a separate online outfit. IAG is merging its commercial underwriting unit CGU and Business Partnerships division to create Intermediated Insurance - an arm that includes all Australian ...

B&B recapitalises Tricom

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008

... Brown confirms that it has increased its existing exposure of $35 million to a maximum of $40 million, following an underwriting of an extra $5 million in funds. The maximum exposure has so far trickled down to $37.5 million. The recapitalisation takes ...

AMP easywrite eases insurance pain

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008

... cut the time it takes to apply for a lump sum insurance policy for their clients by a third, after AMP updated its underwriting service. The automated service, easywrite, allows planners or customers to complete an application form online or over the ...

Macquarie grows Life team

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008

... years experience within the industry. Evans spent six years with Legal and General, most recently as a development underwriting team manager responsible for the development and improvement of the underwriting process, procedures, guidelines and risk. ...

AXA to invest $30m in life insurance

... Financial Protection Michael Rogers that the investment will go into updating systems such as automated streaming and underwriting but more importantly, into improving their service and client relationships. "Share of new business sales in the intermediated ...

Tele-underwriting with a health check

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008

Pathrec has unveiled a tele-underwriting service by a medical service provider for planners and insurers as the firm moves to take a slice of the growing insurance market. According to Pathrec chief executive, Olga Tomic, TeleCheck is an outsourcing ...

Vision Super teams up with CommInsure

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008

... cover for members. "[This improvement] means the vast majority of members are fully covered and will not require any underwriting. Many Australians still do not have income protection and this is a fantastic opportunity for Vision Super members to get ...

BT Insurance names head of life

... manager in Insurance last December. Hay will join BT on 31 March from MLC where he was head of services covering Underwriting, Claims, Trustee Claims, Corporate Superannuation and Call Centres. His previous roles include Head of Operations (retail) for ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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