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AIA public listing one step closer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... growing insurer in Australia with premium revenue up more than 40 per cent, while according to the Rainmaker 2009 group insurance review they are the most widely used superannuation group insurer.

Zurich expands Life Risk team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... to 55 year olds," said Philip Kewin, Head of Life Risk Sales. Last month, the group improved the pricing of its life insurance products and launched LifeXpress, revamping the firm's software to allow financial advisers to write insurance faster. Among ...

AMP posts strong super and risk flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... this year to $210 million on the back of strong flows to the firm's employer-sponsored superannuation channel and risk insurance business. AMP Capital Investors, the bank's investment management division, recorded a 15 per cent fall in assets under management ...

Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... worse-than-expected initial jobless claims tally. According to the US Department of Labor, initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 637,000 in the week ending 9 May. More than the 610,000 expected and up 32,000 from the previous week. It also ...

More than just insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... their soft skills particularly at a time when their clients are not only seeking advice on investments but also around insurance and claims. David Dow, manager learning design and development of AXA Australia, said properly handling grief and the emotional ...

Aviva targets SME market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... developed a program that provides all the tools financial advisers will require to adequately service the investment and insurance demands of small to medium enterprises (SME). The program, SME Professionals, is broken up into two full day workshops ...

APRA calls for IT risk submissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Super funds, insurance firms and credit unions have just three weeks to deliver a written submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on effectively managing information technology (IT) risk. The regulatory body said IT risk ...

Liongate snags $1 billion in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... than $1 billion in inflows since the first quarter of last year from global insto investors including pension funds and insurance companies. Last month alone, the fund manager received mandates from pension funds in Germany. Pension plans in the UK ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
Speculation the government will cut back the health insurance rebate for high income earners lends weight to where it might wield the superannuation axe. A story published this morning in the Australian newspaper reports that the health insurance rebate ...

ING upgrades OneCare

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
ING Australia has changed the 90-day waiting period rules for trauma insurance, upgraded the cover for male specific cancer and enhanced OneCare Express e-application. Announced yesterday, ING Australia head of marketing and retail products for life ...