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AMP signs MOU with China Life

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... first foreign financial institution to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Strategic Cooperation with China Life Insurance Company, the largest insurance group in China and the world's biggest listed life insurance firm. The MOU for Strategic Cooperation ...

Asset Super improves member insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Asset Super enhanced its life insurance cover for its members, which includes automatic stage cover improvements and lower fixed cover premiums.The enhancement includes automatic stage cover increases at ages 23 and again at age 28 for eligible members ...

ING improves OneAnswer platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... capital. Other enhancements improve the online functionality to OneAnswer, expand the investment menu and provide more insurance features. "After extensive research and feedback we embarked on implementing a range of new features, processing improvements ...

No let up in ING asset sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... banking business to OCBC, sold their Swiss private banking business to Julius Baer, sold their Australian and New Zealand insurance business to ANZ, sold their Chilean annuity and mortgage business to Corp Group Vida Chile SA, and sold ING Canada. Driving ...

Suncorp Life appoints group risk head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... Michael Back, as executive manager of group risk. Aside from his role CommInsure, Back has also held a number of group insurance roles at AMP, Colonial and NSP Buck. Back will report to John Crosswell, executive general manager of life risk at the firm. ...

T. Rowe Price expands India footprint

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... financial institutions in the country namely The State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Life Insurance Corporation of India. "This provides T. Rowe Price with an opportunity to participate directly in the tremendous growth potential ...

LUCRF widens insurance choice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The $2 billion-plus LUCRF Super has improved its income protection insurance and introduced a range of options that allow members to insure their income for a dollar amount. Greg Sword, chief executive of LUCRF Super said the fund had implemented a ...

AMP circles AXA Asia Pacific

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... Zealand businesses, creating the first hurdle in a landmark deal that could, if it goes through, create a new Australian insurance and financial planning monolith. The proposal is part of a bigger deal where the parent group, AXA SA, plans to buy all ...

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... 188,000 between August and October this year. This is also underscored by the steady decline in claims for unemployment insurance in recent months. This is also underscored by the 9.5 per cent surge in US productivity in the third quarter. This rise ...

Fin services tech firms get nod from NSW govt

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... Telstra, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ Bank, National Australia Bank," he said. "Sydney is Australia's hub for finance and insurance, with the NSW industry generating over $35 billion in 2007/08 representing 10 per cent of state economy and over seven per cent ...