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AXA extends cover for 457 visas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
AXA upgrades its individual life insurance suite to include cover for 457 visa holders and separately, better cover for prostate cancer. As part of the firm's annual life insurance upgrade, 457 visa holders can now obtain a two-year income protection ...

Bravura broadens UK footprint

CAMERON BOGGS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... retail investments. Meanwhile, MGM Advantage, formerly MGM Assurance, previously used Talisman to administer its life insurance business. Following the extended contract, the group will use more Talisman modules to replace their legacy mainframe system. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations skilled vacancies survey for June is due. In equities, Insurance Australia Group Ltd holds a briefing for investors. Fletcher Building Ltd chief executive Jonathan Ling addresses the Trans-Tasman ...

Westscheme members get better insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... protection cover tops at 10 per cent. The premiums in turn will go up from $2.00 to $2.50 per week for death and TPD insurance, with the cover increasing from $100,000 to $125,000 for those aged 35 and under. "We have arrangements with Tower [via a] ...

Russell chief resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... succeeded immediately by Russell board member, Schlifske. Schlifske was most recently responsible for all aspects of life insurance firm Northwestern Mutual's investment products and services business including annuities, mutual funds, advisory products ...

ING buys into Turkish pension market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... booked in the second half of this year. The Turkish pension fund will be rebranded under ING and integrated into the ING Insurance Central Europe after the transaction has been closed. "Oyak Emeklilik has a strong management [team] and its distribution ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... or 2.99 per cent to $27.28. The insurers lost ground, with Suncorp falling 74 cents or 5.18 per cent to $13.55, QBE Insurance lost 43 cents or two per cent to $20.98 while Insurance Australia Group fell six cents or 1.71 per cent to $3.45. The big miners ...

FutureWise on track with advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... for the team's ability to respond quickly to requests. "We know already that advisers want the process of applying for insurance on behalf of a client to be quick and easy, meaning less time investment from both them and the client," said Delaney. Delaney ...

MLC group insurance offers real time updates

MLC Group Insurance revamps its website to offer real-time updates and downloadable reports to help advisers and insurance brokers who want access to their insurance data 24/7. Andrew Howard, head of group insurance at MLC said the web-based solution ...

Allianz wheels insurance for motor trade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
Allianz taps into Australia's burgeoning motor trade industry when it launched a new Motor Trades Pack insurance product that provides 15 different insurance policies under a single policy. The Motor Trades Pack insurance policy covers glass breakage ...