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Synchron vows to end yearly renewables

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... "Advisers will be able to offer these clients options - it won't just be a case of putting an older client on stepped premiums and a younger client on level. They will really be able to match up a business client's exit strategy with a particular term ...

YBR partnership drives wealth renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... increase efficiency allowing for greater client-facing time. "Wealth momentum continues to grow across revenue, funds and premiums under management for the first half of 2016-17, however the focus is on greater participation of branches across all aspects ...

Confusion reigns in super and life insurance: CHOICE

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... notified by their fund that they had a low balance. Upon inquiring about the cause, Deborah discovered life insurance premiums had eroded almost the entire balance. "Seriously when we buy a car we do not expect to automatically buy a trailer and not ...

TAL and Qantas partner for life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... take out policies on the new products to be rewarded with Frequent Flyer points and a 10% discount on life insurance premiums if they are considered healthy within the Heart Foundation's BMI range. "There is a clear rationale for life insurance to become ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... protection insurance policies across multiple employee categories; and they now have the option to pay fees and insurance premiums. "This is a big focus of our future growth...Business Solutions has a far more flexible competitive insurance for large ...

Centrepoint sells funding business for $20m

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... new loans originated per annum, noting that in the year to 30 June, the business funded $377 million in gross written premiums via over 420 commercial insurance brokers. BOQ managing director Jon Sutton explained: "BOQ Finance has developed expertise ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... Ethical's head of ethics research, Stuart Palmer, says the answer likely lies in the fact that life and TPD insurance premiums are often affected by one's biological sex rather than the gender with which they may identify. "Super funds often ask for ...

CommInsure sees adviser revamp

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... the best of both worlds. While offering income protection extras and benefits not available inside super, part of the premiums for the split cover can still be paid through super. "I was keen to hear advisers' feedback after each boardroom session and ...

Life insurance commissions bill passes lower house

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... fee-for-service then find out they don't actually get insurance cover because they haven't been accepted? Or because the premiums were too high and they couldn't afford to pay them?" Trapnell said. "In a fee-for-service world, the adviser would still ...

Former Westpac planner banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... to clients' personal and financial circumstances, and led to clients being over-insured with an inappropriate level of premiums. Bishop was also found to have made one misrepresentation concerning tax savings and was decided to not be competent to provide ...