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Zurich upgrades insurance suite

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Zurich Financial Services Australia improves the pricing of its life insurance products and revamps the firm's software to allow financial advisers to write insurance faster. The firm has cut the price of death cover and reduced the premium for TPD ...

Tech unclogs insurance bottlenecks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
Insurance underwriting will become less of a headache for financial planners after key insurers introduced automated underwriting into their products, a major leap from the days of error-prone rate books and simple quotation software. Only three years ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... Nufarm Ltd releases interim results. M2M Corporation Ltd, Bow Energy Ltd and Renison Consolidated hold general meetings. Insurance Australia Group Ltd managing director and chief executive Michael Wilkins will address an American Chamber of Commerce ...

Treasure for trash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... dollar for dollar, the US Federal Reserve would provide them with bargain loans to buy these toxins and the Federal Debt Insurance Corporation would provide debt guarantees. This is a very delectable trifecta of flavours if I ever saw one. How could ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... $US700 billion ($A1.02 trillion) financial rescue fund and involve help from the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the participation of private investors. The government's announcement was what the market had waited weeks to hear. ...

NGS Super targets female fin lit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... effectively." The $2.5 billion non-government school staff super fund website features a salary sacrifice calculator, detailed insurance costs and information on different investment options. Members can also download fact sheets, newsletters and product ...

Higher fees, more cover: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... of the country's largest super funds, AustralianSuper, is raising its admin fees by 50 per cent and is broadening its insurance cover, all in a bid to improve member services. All of the fund's members' accounts are now being charged $1.50 per week for ...

Acacia separates from Linear

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... executive at Acacia Wealth. The financial planning group provides personal financial advice across estate planning and risk insurance using a managed account structure.

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... featured spa treatments, banquets, and golf outings. It was reported that the trip was a reward for top-performing life-insurance agents planned before the bailout. Less than 24 hours after the news of the party was first reported by the media, it was ...

NAB gambles on its IFS model

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... published yesterday, business banking is rated "strong position with growth opportunity" along with institutional wealth, insurance and markets. Australian retail, investment and superannuation, asset management and private wealth are rated "significant ...