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IUS wins FSS mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
The $14 billion First State Super has appointed group risk insurer IUS to provide group life and TPD insurance benefits for NSW ambulance officers. According to general manager IUS life Phil Collins, this is the first time covers will be provided to ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... to supplement retirement savings and are calling on the government to support Lay-by style Age Pension and 'longevity insurance' products. A panel of industry experts from Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and Watson Wyatt gathered at an Institute ...

Coombe names wealth management execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... executive team. Coombe named John Shuttleworth as superannuation & investment solutions general manager; Mark Smith as insurance general manager and David Lees as wealth transformation director. In addition, Mark Spiers was appointed head of BT Advice ...

Thank you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... plenty to be grateful for and commemorate. Thank you that national governments, monetary authorities and government insurance corporations are harvesting all the toxic wastes littering financial institutions' balance sheets and fouling their bottom lines. ...

Premium and business growth up: TOWER

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
TOWER Australia continues to grow its insurance business posting growth in its in-force premium and new business revenues during the financial year. The insurer's inforce premiums, representing premiums on all policies that have not expired or been ...

AXA ramps up group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
AXA Australia group insurance clients are set to benefit from a raft of enhancements across definitions, cover limits and technological capabilities. As a result of the improvements, AXA's maternity and paternity leave cover was improved to provide ...

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... Guarantee and Cash Infusion package, US authorities stated that, 'As part of the agreement, Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will provide protection against the possibility of unusually large losses on an asset pool of approximately ...

Tower upgrades Accelerate and TPP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... and technological upgrades - TOWER Australia is pumping up its Accelerate and Tower Protection Product to make life insurance more accessible for independent financial advisers and their clients. Both the TPP and Accelerate ranges have had their features ...

Planners to behave like CFOs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... Australia meeting, Mulcare said this involves sourcing and managing relationships with other executives across areas such as insurance, which the planner is not confident in advising on. "The CFO is active in managing all financial aspects like outsourcing ...

Mass modular advice to boost savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... addressing issues that are most pressing to members such as eligibility for co-contributions, investment allocation and insurance within the fund. This model is a step up from the current super fund service of providing "general advice" or answering ...