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AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... 'top 50 companies to work for' in Australia and a 2009 Excellence in Member Communication ASFA Award for the fund's insurance campaign. In February last year, the fund introduced scaleable, age-based insurance designed especially for those who work in ...

Aon ramps up insurance and pensions

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
The $1.5 billion Aon Master Trust has improved its insurance cover, boosted its pension capabilities and launched an asset allocation calculator as it builds on its suite of services. From 1 July 2010, the Aon Master Trust gives new members of Personal ...

TOWER Aus hits $1bn insurance milestone

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... group hopes its platform product Accelerated Protection will continue to appeal to more advisers. The Australian life insurance firm continues to report more than 10 per cent growth on year across all its business lines. The company has more than $577 ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... fees and commissions in relation to retail product distribution and advice by planners, removal of commissions in group insurance, and a single investment strategy set by the trustee. MySuper products will also be able to accept all types of super contributions ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... savings. ISN particularly congratulated the government's decision to extend the proposed ban on commissions to group life insurance provided by super funds. "With the proposed increase in the Superannuation Guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent it has never ...

Boring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... profit-taking on The Street. Good news on the US jobs front... but not good enough. Initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 11,000 in the week ended July 24 to 457,000 - less than the expected fall to 460,000. The less volatile four week ...

New leadership at ANZ wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... Estate were not part of the deal. The acquisition comes seven years after it sealed the joint venture with ING's local insurance and wealth management businesses.

Zurich adds two to tele-underwriting team

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
Zurich Financial Services Australia has added more resources to its tele-underwriting team following a rise in demand from financial planners for the service. The firm has hired Pam Fitzgerald and Shayne Fortune to the team. Fitzgerald joins from a ...

AIA signs credit card insurance deal with Citibank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
AIA Australia has signed a five-year credit card insurance deal with Citibank - one of the biggest deals the insurer has scored since rebranding. The insurer joins MetLife Australia as a partner to Citibank's business that provides credit card insurance ...

ASFA Awards recognise top comms strategies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... Special Awards Super innovator of the year HOSTPLUS - One super pledge Integrated campaign of the year AustralianSuper - Insurance campaign BT Financial Group - BT Super for Life GESB - Roll-in to Win Full coverage of this year's conference and awards ...