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GFC drives insurance awareness: AXA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
A new survey found 7 per cent of Australians took out additional insurance since the financial crisis began and the number of those who felt they were "very well insured" halved. The AXA 2009 Protection Report found the number of respondents that said ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... Fed manufacturing index for June jumped to its highest level since September 2008. Continuing claims for unemployment insurance fell the most since November 2001 - a positive for labour market prospects. Greener shoots. Standard & Poor's reaffirmed America's ...

Rollover easier at Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... members that they ought to check with other funds about any exit or withdrawal fees, and if they will incur any loss of insurance benefits before rolling over. "Combining these accounts can give you more control over your investment strategy and your ...

Insurance and finance cos hedge against risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
More than 30 per cent of insurance and finance companies are looking to boost their information technology systems to better manage risk, notes a new KPMG survey. Out of 315 respondents across the globe, 35 per cent say they would invest in information ...

Metlife group VP retires

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
Metlife Insurance has announced the retirement of Michael Burke, Australian vice president of growth strategies. Burke joined the firm four years ago and has managed the firm's group life business a head of institutional business before he was appointed ...

Tower wins Master Super contract

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... starting 1 July. Following a recent review, Tower was appointed the new insurer due to an overall reduction in the cost of insurance for members, said the fund in a member newsletter. Tower will replace ING Life, Rainmaker Information shows. According ...

ING battles longevity risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... launch the range later this year. Stout, who previously ran ING's wealth management outfit in the US and was in life insurance prior to that, said there is a gap in the market in terms of the right solutions when it comes to receiving a regular income ...

AustralianSuper wins outsourcing mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... benefit and accumulation accounts. AustralianSuper was selected after a tender process that covered investment options, insurance, workplace education and relationship management and overall scale. Robert Mianich, director of corporate services at City ...

AIG Life takes education online

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
AIG Life has launched the firm's online Insurance Education Centre for group life insurance clients. The Insurance Education Centre includes six modules can be accessed on the firm's website. Each module takes around half an hour to complete which allows ...

Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
The insurance industry can help address underinsurance by moving faster towards simplified disclosure, with fees and commissions displayed prominently in Product Disclosure Statements (PDS). Financial Standard asked some of the country's leading insurers ...