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Statewide rolls out automatic insurance cover

... automatic cover regardless of the member's medical history will help address the nation's chronic underinsurance. "Australians are renowned for their insurance apathy, but in reality it's something that no one can afford to be without," she said. Michelle ...

Water's potential to float

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... become a growth industry. Consumers would also benefit from improved water quality and quantity. Despite the fact that Australians currently spend so little of household income on water, Citi acknowledges its model will be politically unpopular in making ...

AustralianSuper presents pension made easy

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
AustralianSuper has unveiled a new in-house account-based pension for its 160,000 eligible members. Chief executive, Ian Silk, said he was expecting a strong uptake from eligible members with the pension being made available from January 2008. "With ...

Zurich advisers log on to IRESS software

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... step in Zurich's journey to simplify its new business processing and make its insurance products more accessible to Australians. IRESS product manager Cameron McPherson said that while the initial rollout would be configured for Zurich, future version ...

Wizard founder builds Yellow Brick Road

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... packaged investments. Bouris said the business was a continuation of his original goal with Wizard Home Loans to help Australians into home ownership. "The two great dreams in life for all Australians is to own their own home and retire happy and comfortable," ...

Super boomtimes as confidence goes stratospheric

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... happier. It's having long term impacts too as analys released by AMP in association with Access Economics has found that Australians are now better prepared for retirement than previously thought, with two-thirds on track for an adequate retirement. ...

Planners move from vanilla to neapolitan

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... "This makes perfect sense to us. We believe the days of being solely an investment manager are short lived and that Australians will increasingly ask for more from their service provider."

FPA lends farmers a helping hand

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... planners to help drought affected farmers free of charge, potentially the first of many pro bono projects for needy Australians. Dieters announced the launch of the project in Mildura yesterday with Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ...

AXA re-writes individual insurance

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... introduction of electronic application forms. However, Rogers still pushed the message that "the continued reluctance by Australians to take up individual insurance remains a concern to the industry."

AustralianSuper changes guard

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
It's musical chairs time at AustralianSuper, following the departure of three directors and chairman Geoff Ashton. Ashton will be replaced by alternate director and Ai group chief executive Heather Ridout, but remain on the fund's investment committee. ...