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Aon beefs up Sydney team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... for the growth and development of Aon's Sydney office. A qualified lawyer, Hepburn-Brown has extensive experience in insurance due diligence and transaction liability expertise. As head of project management, Hepburn-Brown will be directly involved with ...

Power to the under-40s

... because they have low investable assets compared to the 40-plus segment, they too can benefit from good superannuation and insurance advice. "I think people in my age demographic just forget about super and I sit down with clients who have $50,000 in ...

ING OneCare Express speeds up insurance

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
ING Australia has launched OneCare Express, a web based insurance application that takes the pain out of the insurance process and creates a straightforward and intuitive system to benefit clients and advisers. Mark Vilo, ING's head of marketing and ...

Mercer opens new TAP

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... said personal financial advice was especially important for pre-retirees, as they needed to deal with social security, insurance, estate planning and superannuation, and despite the Federal Government's extensive advertising, many had not grasped the ...

Automate at ILOG speed

... the local financial services market can use business rules management systems (BRMS) software to process anything from insurance policies to credit card applications and other rules or policy-intensive applications. "We're surrounded by policies be it ...

SPEC(Q) delivers electrifying returns

... months. Among the board's initiatives were doubling the benefits for members aged 35 to 55 under a new death and TPD insurance arrangement. The fund has also replaced its allocated and market linked pensions with two new account based options. SPEC(Q)'s ...

MLC offers income protection, split premiums

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
MLC has added several new benefits to its Personal Protection Portfolio and Life Cover Super (LCS) insurance products, following recent changes to contribution limits and the removal of Reasonable Benefits Limits. The changes include the addition of ...

When insurance matters

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
In a case study presentation, Anna Norman told the attendees at this year's AFA conference that it was a timely insurance advice from a planner that helped her get her life back on track following a personal tragedy. In an emotionally-charged speech ...

CFS Employer Super doubles to $4bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... boutique managers. Recently FirstChoice Employer Super improved its offerings employers to include MBF personal health insurance and, subject to eligibility, an increase in maximum death benefits from $5 million to unlimited. John Clothier, head of corporate ...

Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... selection, is the key to generating high returns in international equities. Donald Hellyer, managing director and head of insurance and fund manager relations at nabCapital, said with the Australian Dollar's sharp rise against the major currencies [88 ...