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Westscheme merges with AustralianSuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... of AustralianSuper," said Silk. Silk noted that the benefits they will deliver to Westscheme members include higher insurance cover. Around 97 per cent of members will have a higher level of Death and TPD cover - up as much as 36 per cent - while automatic ...

Lombardo walks into OnePath

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... individual and group markets in Australia. He also spent four years with Transamerica Reinsurance in Hong Kong. "Group risk insurance continues to be an area of focus for OnePath in 2011, and Claude's expertise will be particularly valuable as we look ...

Former Count head of research joins Aviva

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... office this week. Aviva Investors is a global asset management business owned by Aviva plc, the world's fifth largest insurance group.

MLC and NAB Wealth names insurance GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
Former chief executive of CGU Insurance, Duncan West, has been appointed executive general manager, insurance for MLC and NAB Wealth. "Duncan will be responsible for the continued growth of MLC and NAB Wealth's insurance business with three key areas ...

LUCRF selects Provisio

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... administrator Superpartners. LUCRF will conduct a full desktop rollout of the software, which includes contributions, insurance, transition to retirement, investment choice and retirement planning. "Super funds need a system that combines speed and scale ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market was higher at noon on resources and financials, with QBE Insurance Group shares higher after a number of announcements to the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.6 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 4,863.2 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... stock market closed in the black following gains in the mining sector on the back of record copper prices overnight. Insurance stocks rebounded amid relief that the impact of Cyclone Yasi was less devastating than expected. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... insurers who have fallen dramatically recently have been putting in a few points today," he said on Thursday. At 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 ...

Trustees told to rethink ins cover strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... rethink cover strategies in light of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) ruling regarding premiums paid by funds for insurance policies providing total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The ATO general draft ruling (TR 2010/D9), proposed to apply ...

Zurich poaches IUS Life team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... capability, which allows us not just to offer standard group life but package that with multinational pooling, our general insurance capability and other services." Zurich's Corporate Life & Pension wrote US$750 million of premiums last year, trebling ...