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Insurers slow on green IT

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
The insurance industry may be conscious of mitigating global warming, but few insurers are truly committed to building a green IT environment, according to Datamonitor. A recent survey of 200 global insurers found that over 25 per cent of life insurers ...

Life insurance tax should be abolished: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
Life insurers 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 ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
A proposed government ruling in the US will prevent insurers and employers from discriminating against people based on their genetic test results. According to the Washington Post, the US Senate has passed the Genetic Information Non-discrimination ...

Have DNA, will buy insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Advanced science and technology has enabled DNA testing to be accessible to the American public. But the availability of genetic information has caused a growing number of residents to fear discrimination from insurance providers should the tests reveal ...

Mico receives Industry Excellence Award

Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) senior policy manager David Mico receives the Industry Excellence Award for his contribution in the life insurance industry. The award was handed to Mico as part of an IFSA Board resolution in a meeting ...

Labor supports financial services export push

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
The Shadow Minister for Trade and Regional Development, Simon Crean, has announced the Labor party's support for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) May discussion paper on exporting Australia's financial services. Speaking at an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
In Sydney, the Australian share market is expected to open to sharp declines after further drops on Wall Street. At 0708 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was down 77 points or 1.29 per cent to 5887. In economic news ...

ING rated best group risk provider

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
ING has been rated Australia's best group risk provider by clients in a new independent survey by NMG Financial Services. The inaugural study was based on face-to-face interviews with more than 30 clients, including key decision makers at large industry ...

ATO approves ING monthly life payouts

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... needs to be more accessible and flexible, and OneCare installments go some way to addressing that." ING is the only life insurer in Australia to offer monthly installment benefit payments for life insurance, TPD and trauma cover outside of superannua ...

APRA modernises data collection

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released a proposal to modernise its data collection for life companies, including friendly societies. Seeking to reduce the number of data collection forms from 53 for life insurers and 31 for ...