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Online insurance lost in cyberspace

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
Australians shopping for insurance online can save up to ten per cent more than buying them through conventional means - but the online revolution seems to be slow on the uptake, a new survey shows. According to a recent Allianz poll, only 32 per cent ...

ING snaps up Zurich advisory group

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has sold its 141-strong advice and insurance broker advisory group Financial Lifestyle Solutions (FLS) to ING-owned Millennium3 Financial Services. Millennium3 is one of Australia's largest financial services ...

Buck stops with trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... to upgrade their range of insurances, Senator Sherry said, "Super is about retirement income. It's actually not about insurance, which ultimately detracts from retirement income. It's an important development but it is unique to Australia."

Premium outlines growth strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Premium Wealth Management is creating a mortgage and risk insurance business, boosting its paraplanner support services and accelerating its recruitment strategy. In addition, the dealer group plans to develop a learning and professional development ...

Norway revises pension investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... exposure. The Government Pension Fund was established in January 2006 from the former Government Petroleum Fund and National Insurance Scheme Fund.

Financial Ombudsman Service launched

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... industry - the Financial Industry Complaints Service (FICS), the Banking and Financial Ombudsman Service (BFSO) and the Insurance Ombudsman Service (IOS). The three schemes deal with most consumer complaints about financial services and cover the vast ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... accelerating inflation in the US hurt Wall Street and industrial metals mostly fell overnight, causing the miners to slide. Insurance Australia Group (IAG) led declines after QBE Insurance Group withdrew its sweetened $8.7 billion takeover proposal for ...

AXA halves adviser PI expense

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... deal that will cost its licensed advisers 50 per cent less than the average market rate. The deal comprises of a PI insurance premium of $195, in addition to 0.33 per cent of an adviser's income. The arrangement provides practices with $5 million worth ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... Policy Agenda stated. Local bankers claimed that Abu Dhabi's wealth could make it a global hub for asset management and insurance. Eirvin Knox, CEO of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) said that while UAE's high inflation may delay these ambitions, the ...

Advisers change tack on life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
Smarter planning software programs have triggered a fundamental change in how financial advisers provide life insurance to clients, according to an Investment Trends report. The report surveyed 1,600 advisers in November last year and found that of ...