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Life insurance revenue down 13.9%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Life insurance industry revenue declined by over $2 billion in the 12 months to June 30, according to the latest Quarterly Life Insurance Performance Statistics from APRA. Australia's life insurance industry revenue fell to $31.5 billion in the 12 months ...

Retail super fund commissions revealed

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... members parted with $1.9 billion in payments linked to super investments and a further $1 billion on group and personal insurance paid for through super. Industry Super Network believes that this highlights the need for industry reforms to protect the ...

Bendigo Wealth strengthens distribution capabilities

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... strategic partners & alliances. Del Rosso has over 17 years of financial services experience covering areas of finance, insurance, funds management and superannuation. Del Rosso has previously held positions at OnePath Australia, where he was the national ...

Super merger prompted by industry transition

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... custodian, Australian Administration Services and National Asset Servicing respectively, there are differences in choice of insurance provider and asset consultant, which will have to be negotiated over the coming months.

MLC lands corporate super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... company after Clark equipment said MLC put forward the best full value proposition including cost, member benefits and insurance. "MLC facilitated a seamless transition from our previous super fund, with regular communications and even on-site visits ...

Behaviour key to increased insurance sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Behavioural investing can help financial planners increase insurance take up in Australia, as well as improving the reputation of the industry, according to MetLife senior vice president, Joe Jordan. With fierce debate surrounding commissions on life ...

BT: product strength will defend market share

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... manufacturer as is the Commonwealth Bank (CBA), which owns Colonial First State, a major competitor that will provide new insurance offerings to Count. Chris Freeman, general manager adviser distribution said the company had thought deeply about what ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... health. Citgroup gained 4.9 per cent, while JPMorgan Chase was up 4.0 per cent and Goldman Sachs was up 3.9 per cent. Insurance giant Travellers closed the day with a gain of 5.1 per cent as fears subsided that multibillion-dollar damages from Irene ...

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... corporate entities. Shorten also stipulated rules surrounding the extension of ban on soft dollar benefits to include life insurance outside superannuation, Shorten will release the second tranche of legislation later in the year which will focus on ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... soft-dollar benefits under the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation announced today. It will now include risk insurance outside of superannuation. The ban, scheduled to go live on July 1, 2012, means financial advisers cannot accept benefits ...