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IFSA launches insurance campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Twenty IFSA members from the insurance industry have banded together to develop a new consumer brand designed to re-define the way Australians perceive insurance. IFSA unveiled the new campaign designed to address the nation's chronic underinsurance ...

Central Banks hold fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... worrying news coming out of the US overnight. Investor concern over the US financial market re-emerged after American Insurance Group (AIG), the world's largest insurer, announced that it lost US$5.36 billion in the second quarter. This represents the ...

ANZ appoints key staff in Asia

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
ANZ appointed former St George Bank insurance managing director, Sean West to managing director, wealth Asia. West has significant wealth management experience across operations, product development, business development, distribution and advice. Prior ...

New era in fee disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... statements, he said, referring to dealer groups that bought "book of clients" from other practices where the client bought an insurance or managed fund product at some point but are not active clients of the acquiring dealer group. Peatey stressed the ...

Philippines axes cheques for ATMs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... scheme by phasing out archaic cheques disbursement arrangements for an ATM-based system. The country's Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) brought the new system in place last month. The fund's 81,000 survivorship pensioners - spouses and dependents ...

Life insurance made easy: AIG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Wanted - 2,200 advisers looking to boost clients' life cover with only a signed declaration of good health as the solo underwriting requirement. AIG Life last week unveilled a six-week promotional campaign targeting 2,200 financial advisers to increase ...

Tech will bond insurers and planners: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
Financial planners aiming to better control and boost their insurance advice business will have to place their bets with high tech information exchange and electronic filing systems, according to AFA financial adviser of the year, Phil Young. Speaking ...

AFA education to knock salesman tag

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... words, you can see changes to their body language and the shutters go up, so I think we've got to look at that." Risk insurance and financial advice practice management skills are also covered in the course which is expected to be launched at Sydney ...

IUS hires ex-Tower manager

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
Australian insurance provider, International Underwriting Services (IUS) has appointed Stuart Rowe as manager - planning and business development. Rowe was recruited from Tower Australia where he held the role of manager, corporate markets. Rowe has ...

Count buys $6m stake in Mortgage Choice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... we thought it would be a good fit," she said. Count advisers already provide mortgage advice, including home loans, insurance and reverse mortgages consulting to their clients. The 4.9 per cent acquisition will see Count pump even more revenue and resources ...