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BT Super for Life wins clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... manager Lifestyle Funds. Customers can either choose their fund or a fund will be chosen for them based on their age. Life insurance is also available with the option of death and salary cover.

Austock Life strikes $100m

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... management. Underlying the $100 million milestone is Austock Life's Imputation Bonds, a full-featured masterfund that uses an insurance bond tax structure, the company said. Imputation Bonds are often used for accumulating tax-paid lump sums for life-event ...

Advisers endorse rural insurance top guns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Rabo Financial Advisers (RFA) is set to boost its risk insurance relationships with Aviva, Asteron and CommInsure after they were identified as leaders in providing risk insurance to primary producers and regional businesses. The financial planning ...

AustSafe launches Super Personal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... strengthen its position in rural and regional areas. The fund provides the same investment strategies, fees structure, insurance cover and access to financial planning as the other fund's products. "The previous structure of the fund did not permit for ...

Snowball buys Mastertek

... superannuation funds under advice will come close to the $1 billion mark. MBC provides superannuation and related risk insurance services to large corporates. It also boasts links with technology developer Avant Solutions, through which MBC provides ...

Tax relief will drive insurance cover

Changes to tax rules on insurance within and outside super will go a long way in addressing the country's underinsurance problems, according to Watson Wyatt. "The ability for employers to provide insurance cover for all employees would be enhanced if ...

ING buys Citistreet for $960m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... drive long term growth in the US retirement savings marketplace," said Tom McInerney, ING executive board member and ING Insurance Americas chief executive. "Citistreet's impressive scale and exceptional reputation in the mid and large corporate markets ...

Aviva cuts accountants from insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... giving a higher amount of cover to members. It would now provide up to $2.5 million permanent disability (TPD) and life insurance cover for clients under the age of 45 using only a personal statement. This service has been extended to clients between ...

Life insurance tax should be abolished: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... and industry body IFSA are backing a proposed state legislation to abolish stamp duty and other related taxes on life insurance products which, if passed, could reduce premiums by up to 12 per cent. Yesterday industry body IFSA, which represents members ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

After a 12-month process, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has handpicked Alexis Insurance Brokers to give its members much needed help in choosing the right PI cover ahead of a new government ruling which raises adviser PI costs by as much ...