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Perpetual buys Grosvenor

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... planning firm specialising in financial, investment and tax advice. Grosvenor has more than 200 high net worth clients in the medical, dental and legal professions. Grosvenor is based in Sydney and was established in 2000 by principal, Tim Eustace. The ...

Aviva launches insurance 'mylink'

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... obstacle," said Eckersall. For example, financial advisers no longer need to question clients about their personal health and medical history - questions that can sometimes be sensitive and awkward, she said. This is particularly relevant in rural areas ...

TOWER nabs $600m AustralianSuper deal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... benefit; and eligible members will be able to access cover that meets their needs without requiring a personal statement, medical exam or blood tests. Waiting periods have been slashed. For example, the waiting period for income protection falls from ...

Aviva provides automatic insurance in super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... Business Super members. Business Super members only need $1,500 in superannuation savings to receive the automatic cover. No medical history or check is required. Around 9,700 members will receive death and total and permanent disability to age 65 and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... batteries for hybrid cars from Sanyo to keep pace with growing demand for cleaner vehicles. Shares in firms that produce medical masks and the fabrics to make them climbed after a third death from the H1N1 flu in Japan. The benchmark Nikkei fell 0.8 ...

AMP service speeds up underwriting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
AMP has unveilled a new process to slash the time to access medical records, freeing up a major roadblock in the underwriting process. AMP chief underwriter Bernadene Gordon said that the new phone-based service, TeleDr, would dramatically reduce underwriting ...

CommInsure launches insurance WriteAway

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... immediately, Browne said they've also re-engineered the back-end of their systems so that cases that require blood tests and medical reports are processed as quickly as possible too. CommInsure joins other insurance providers that have sped up the underwriting ...

Aussie John cracks insurance market

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... with The Hollard Group and underwritten by Hannover Life. Cover can be obtained over the phone without the need for a medical examination or a blood test. Along with life cover, Aussie intends to also offer funeral and accident insurance.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... Financial services company Deloitte releases its annual results for Australia. Blackthorn Resources Ltd and Occupational & Medical Innovation Ltd hold extraordinary general meetings. Quest Minerals Ltd and Anvil Mining Ltd hold annual general meetings. ...

Insurance shopping goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... Jonathan Poole, chief executive of Allianz Australia Life Insurance. There's no need to see a financial planner or to have medical tests as Australians can generally apply and be approved for cover in less than 12 minutes at a competitive price, he said. ...