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Aussies to rely on govt when insurance falls short: survey

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... misconceptions driving underinsurance. New research from Lifebroker shows consumer naivety is the biggest hurdle facing the insurance industry. For instance, nearly 70 per cent of 1,000 Australian surveyed mistakenly believe the government is required ...

TOWER hires sales manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... the same states. Patrick O'Connor, head of distribution at TOWER Australia, said Parker's appointment highlighted the insurance firm's commitment to the adviser market, particularly in Victoria and Tasmania. "TOWER will continue to expand this team to ...

MetLife Australia names new chief

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
The former chief of ING New Zealand, Marc Lieberman, is the new head of Metlife Insurance in Australia. Lieberman will be reporting to Peter Smyth, Metlife's regional managing director for Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Metlife, Lieberman was chief ...

BOQ buys St Andrews insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
Bank of Queensland has bought St Andrew's Insurance from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The deal means Bank of Queensland to buy the consumer credit insurance and life insurance products that St Andrews distributes. St Andrew's has a annual gross ...

Swanson heads MMC Contrarian

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... businesses of advice groups, ComCorp and ClearView. Swanson has over 30 years experience across life, general, health insurance and fund management. His appointment follows an ASX announcement today that MMC would buy Bupa Australia's wealth management ...

MLC appoints head of onsale advice product

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
MLC Insurance has appointed former Allianz Life executive, Meredith Barnes, to the role of head of onsale advice product. Barnes will be responsible for ensuring the MLC Personal Protection Portfolio and the Aviva Protection First insurance product ...

Guardian signs Custom Solutions

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... Planning. The deal means Guardian advisers will be able to provide clients with a broad number of investment options, risk insurance and simple reports. "This white label will be the lead offer for Guardian advisers wanting to provide a full service ...

Credit Suisse wins Mercer mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Credit Suisse has won an insurance-linked strategies mandate for $100 million from the Mercer multi-manager funds. Credit Suisse head of insurance linked strategies, Niklaus Hilti, said the firm had formed this partnership with Mercer's multi-manager ...

Impaired life annuities post record sales

TOWERS WATSON RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010

Risk commission debate heats up

RUTH LIEW AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The FPA's stance that commissions on risk products should remain has revived the debate on insurance fees and prompted two other industry bodies to have their say. The Financial Planning Association yesterday called for commission payments for risk ...