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MLC tailors critical illness underwriting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... Risk tool would allow MLC to consider critical illness cover for those who would otherwise be ineligible based on their medical background. "The sales process will be easier for advisers as the underwriters will assess the application and consider Critical ...

BT Financial and Westpac launch all-in-one super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... and salary cover. "Given the tax advantages, recent legislation changes to super law and access to group cover with no medical checks, it makes sense for members to address their insurance needs through super," Coombe said. The icing on the cake is that ...

ING OneCare Express speeds up insurance

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... OneCare Express is a sophisticated desktop based portable underwriting engine where reflexive questions and multileveled medical history selections mean that cover or initial underwriting decisions can be obtained instantly. Compared with the traditional ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... per cent to outside investors. The market was also helped by a labor agreement at General Motors Corp that was to reduce medical costs for Detroit's automakers. GM shares gained by 9.4 per cent, while Ford's shares gained 6.5 per cent, with the company ...

HBOS promotes Aussie chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... over 370 business development managers and supervise HBOS' pension and life insurance business that includes the Clerical Medical Unit with A$98 billion in funds under management. "Van Der's appointment acknowledges the importance of the Australian operations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... PARIS - The CAC-40 index added 57.96 points to 5,565.97. TOKYO - The benchmark Nikkei edged up on defensive buying of medical shares and a strong oil price. The Nikkei 225 average lifted 23.59 points to 15,821.19. HONG KONG - Blue chips rose to a record ...

Statewide hits $2b FUM milestone

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... investments. In August, Statewide announced it would offer their members insurance without the cumbersome paperwork and medical checks in an effort combat Australia's underinsurance problems.

Government in fund frenzy

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
The Federal Government continued its fund creation blitz yesterday with announcement of a new Health and Medical Infrastructure Fund, adding to the new Higher Education Endowment Fund and the Future Fund. Seeded with an initial $2.5 billion, Federal ...

Statewide rolls out automatic insurance cover

... answer to the nation's underinsurance problems - give members a better insurance deal without the cumbersome paperwork and medical checks. The fund's chief executive Frances Magill said that the new and improved insurance cover applies to existing and ...

Economic round-up: Cheeseburger bill meets fat tax

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... healthcare costs are expanding as fast as our waistlines. Rather than looking at litigation, researchers from the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham investigated various economic models and how a fat tax levy added to a third of the food chain could ...