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PrefSure deal sees Tower focus on master trusts

TOWER have bought out PrefSure Holdings and Life Limited (PrefSure) from South African group, Liberty, for $145 million as they push their strategic growth towards life insurance for master trusts. TOWER managing director, Jim Minto, said that the key ...

New AFA chief eyes under-insurance and business succession

After a six-month long search, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed a new CEO, Richard Klipin, who hopes to increase the group's membership by addressing key issues including the nation's chronic under-insurance and business succession ...

ING appoint National Sales Manager

ING, fund manager and life insurers with over $30 billion in assets under management, has appointed a National Sale Support Manager for Personal Investments. Paul Sholl, previously of MLC, will take on the role and be responsible for sales support initiatives ...

AIG Life tops list of life insurers

Being small and nimble has its advantages as according to a 2005 report detailing the amount that Australians have paid in life insurance risk products, one of the biggest premium revenue insurers this year is also one of the smallest, being AIG Life. ...

ING Australia to correct unit pricing errors

ING Australia and six of its major subsidiaries will provide up to $25 million in compensation to affected investors for past unit pricing errors. The company discovered the possible unit pricing errors last May and commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

MetLife to target advisers

Life insurer MetLife will target financial planners in its new distribution campaign following the completion of its acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity and CitiGroup's international insurance operations last Friday. MetLife today officially become ...

APRA issues tough new board proposals

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released tough new draft prudential standards and a discussion paper on proposed governance arrangements for APRA-regulated institutions. The package outlines proposals for boards: to meet composition ...

China life might start investing abroad: report

China Life, the country\'s largest life insurer, may start investing in overseas financial markets before the end of the year, state media reported Sunday. The company, which raised $3.5 billion in the world\'s biggest initial public offering last year ...

FSA eases proposals for UK's with-profits funds

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2004
Britain\'s financial watchdog on Thursday relaxed tough proposals on life insurers\' obligations to holders of with-profits policies who have seen bonus payments slashed in recent years. The Financial Services Authority is forcing insurers to publish ...

Insurers expected to report big profits this week

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2004
... million when it gives its results on Thursday, a giant leap from the $132 million it reported in 2003. Recovering life insurer AMP, no longer weighed down by its hived-off UK operations, is expected to book a first half net profit of $332 million and ...