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MetLife partnership extend group insurance to SMEs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... small businesses had public liability and nearly 40% had professional indemnity insurance, fewer than 10% had personal insurance. Research published by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and MetLife last March showed 35% of Australian workers had no ...

Countplus business acquires advice practices

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... two advice practices to its network and acquired a 49% interest in a third firm. A Sydney-based specialist personal insurance advice business will join TFS this month. The practice has four advisers and about $8 million in in-force premiums. A second ...

Dixon Advisory a fee for service success story

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... us from the product provider to ensure clients access the lowest possible ongoing premiums." This applies to personal insurance inside and outside superannuation, including life and TPD insurance and income protection, he said. Unlike other mortage brokers ...

Huge opportunity in untapped business insurance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... Australia because advisers lack the confidence to seize the opportunity it presents. The key difference between personal insurance and business owner insurance, he said, was that in business insurance the cheques are bigger. "My surveys have shown that ...

Retail super fund commissions revealed

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... members parted with $1.9 billion in payments linked to super investments and a further $1 billion on group and personal insurance paid for through super. Industry Super Network believes that this highlights the need for industry reforms to protect the ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... billion and income protection underinsurance is at $437 billion. In the new report from Rice Warner Actuaries, personal insurance is on the rise due to changes in demographics, financial markets and a renewed focus on personal insurance since the GFC. ...

AMP/AXA promises best of both worlds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... have a corporate super offering so any AXA adviser will now have access to AMP's corporate super offerings. Personal insurance - the wealth management brand will retain both AMP's Flexible Lifetime Protection and AXA's Elevate with plans for continual ...

AMP Flexible Super records $1bn in FUM

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... features, so customers only pay for what they use, including low cost investment options. Members can also tap two personal insurance offers - basic and comprehensive - to cater for their different needs.

MLC Insurance on the hunt for new EGM

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... holding 16 per cent market share or $1.36 billion, according to DEXX&R. MLC holds the number one position for personal insurance annual inforce premiums and is the only insurer in Australia to offer access to the internationally recognised Best Doctors ...

Ban insurance commissions in super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Commissions should be banned on all insurance products in super, including group risk and personal insurance, according to the Cooper Review's final report. Members can generally access insurance through super, and they continue to have cover without ...