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Tower wins First State Super, ousts MetLife

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Third-ranked group insurer Tower Australia is nipping at the heels of top two rivals AIA and ING, now called OnePath, after signing a landmark deal with the $20 billion First State Super. Effective next month, Tower will provide death, disablement and ...

New investment consultant for MilitarySuper

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
Towers Watson has been appointed as the principal investment consultant for the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme ('MilitarySuper'). "We welcome Towers Watson as a new service provider to MilitarySuper and look forward to their contribution ...

Tower posts strong growth in direct and life ins

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
Specialist life insurance group Tower Australia has reported a 24 per cent profit growth this year to $92.3 million, buoyed by strong performance in its group and direct insurance channels. Tower's retail life business underwent significant changes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... releases data on private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure in the September quarter. In equities news, insurer Tower Australia Group Ltd releases annual results. Annual general meetings are scheduled for Goodman Fielder Ltd, Centrebet ...

Tower unveils iQuote app

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Tower has launched the Accelerated iQuote life insurance app for the iPhone and iPad - giving advisers the opportunity to roll out instant life insurance quotes on the go. Brett Clark, chief executive of TOWER Australia Retail Life, said Accelerated ...

Towers Watson looks to non-life insurance

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

Health Super CIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
Brendon Shepherd, chief investment officer of the $8 billion Health Super, has resigned from Health Super for personal reasons. The fund's chief executive Chris Clausen will manage the portfolio while the fund looks for a new CIO. Shepherd, who has ...

Tower improves Accelerated Protection

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Income protection, TPD, and critical illness protection have all received improvements on Tower's Accelerated Protection platform as the insurer finetunes its services to advisers. The firm has made 26 product improvements and updated its medical limits ...

AFA promotes female advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... the foundation of families, of many small businesses and of their communities and yet continue to be under-represented. Tower Australia's CEO,Retail Life, Brett Clark, said the group is proud to sponsor the award. "We know that there are far fewer female ...

Westscheme sells $300m Brisbane property

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... alternative investments exceed that from continuing to hold Brisbane Square. The property is an 'A' grade commercial office tower located in the Brisbane CBD. Construction of the square was completed in October 2006, with the commercial space leased ...