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Cormann blasts ALP over default super

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... directing the focus this way is expected to be controversial. Industry funds are also in the lead for fees and standard insurance rates unless companies are big enough to negotiate customised deals, according Rainmaker's 2010 Group Insurance and Super ...

Tower unveils iQuote app

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Tower has launched the Accelerated iQuote life insurance app for the iPhone and iPad - giving advisers the opportunity to roll out instant life insurance quotes on the go. Brett Clark, chief executive of TOWER Australia Retail Life, said Accelerated ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... around competition in the retail investment platform market. "AMP would hold the number one market position for risk insurance, retail superannuation and retirement income in Australia," AMP's chief executive, Craig Dunn said. "This merger would accelerate ...

CBA posts $1.6bn quarterly profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
The Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a $1.6bn cash profit for the September quarter, with wealth management and insurance continuing to play a key role for the company. The bank said that its funds under administration rose by 4.6 per cent over the quarter ...

Gen Yers want advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
If you think the majority of people who seek insurance and consolidation advice are older Australians, then think again - new research shows fund members aged 25 and below are the primary seekers of single issue advice. John McMurtrie, chief executive ...

Longevity products in early stages

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
In Asian and US markets, longevity and long-term insurance have found strong support yet in Australia, it is an area that remains relatively underexplored. "Longevity is something that is going to become more apparent, particularly managing longevity ...

Towers Watson looks to non-life insurance

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

Telstra Super raises insurance cover

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Telstra Super has improved its insurance cover for the second time in 2010 with members now receiving better TPD cover. From November 1, Tesltra Super Personal Plus members have received age-based Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) cover for 92 cents ...

Plan for Life offloads LifeRisk Online

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... at a range of services and products including quotation systems for web and smartphones, consultancy services, risk insurance benchmarking for Plan For Life and LifeRisk Online. Dingjan worked with Plan For Life and developed the LifeRisk Online Risk ...

A simpler, streamlined Suncorp

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Insurance giant Suncorp has given further detail on its plans to simplify its operational structure, in a move that it hopes will boost transparency and keep it ahead of the regulatory curve. In a statement to the ASX, Suncorp said that by restructuring ...