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Funeral insurance goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... online offering that aims to help fund the expenses associated with funerals as part of its ongoing strategy to make life insurance accessible for more Australians. Individuals aged between 19 and 80 will be able to secure the cover within minutes without ...

Australia gets Chinese QDII status

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... destination under the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) scheme. The QDII scheme allows Chinese banks, insurance companies and fund management companies to invest in overseas markets. According to IFSA, the Chinese funds management industry ...

AMP launches Loan Cover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
AMP is using mortgage brokers to address Australia's under insurance problem with Loan Cover, a simple personal insurance product which requires no underwriting. Loan Cover includes up to $500,000 terminal illness and death cover and can be distributed ...

Macq bond insurance will diversify group

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Macquarie Group is wading into the US bond insurance market - a move that is consistent with the company's international diversification strategy, says Moody's Investor Services. Eric Dinallo, New York's state insurance superintendent, told The New ...

Zurich extends political risk insurance to EMs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia is providing political risk insurance for carbon credit projects in the emerging markets for the first time. This development will protect companies against risk of a range of government actions that might prevent ...

Finding integrity in finance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... According to Michael Borgholz, chief executive of Alliance Bernstein Australia and New Zealand, the wealth management and insurance industries in Australia are thriving - but it's important to remember that their core asset lies in their people. "It's ...

QSuper appoints strategy head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... Davis's experience spans the financial services industry, including superannuation, financial planning, and deposit and insurance products. Prior to joining QSuper Limited, Davis was chief executive at Adelaide-based Statewide Financial Management Services. ...

AIG Life promotes two

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
AIG Life has promoted Damien Green to general manager of insurance and Damien Mu to head of group insurance. Mu previously worked as national client development manager at AIG Life and replaces Green who previously held the position. Meanwhile, Green ...

FPA launches PI insurance for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) members will have more professional indemnity insurance options after the industry body selected Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) to launch its new Pro PI service. JLT is the largest insurance broker in the Asia ...

Collins challenges planner model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... updated to ensure the financial planning business remained profitable. "More than 20 years ago we saw the demise of insurance agents because they didn't change with the times and that insurance selling model had been around for many decades, longer than ...