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Guardian lowers PI insurance premiums for planners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... professional sustainable advice, Guardian Advice and Suncorp Financial Planning are set to lower professional insurance premiums for its planners. Guardian Advice also plans to create accreditation that will certify adviser professionalism and commitment ...

Niche funds have their advantages: legalsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Industry super fund legalsuper's recently-negotiated three-year freeze on insurance premiums was only possible because of the fund's niche status, according to legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl. At a time when most super funds are facing hikes ...

Trust in Australian CEOs plummets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014

APRA issues warning on group risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... nearing exhaustion as it now seems that trustees are redirecting their attention to the impact that the cost of insurance premiums are having on members' retirement benefits, particularly as prices increase," APRA said the report. In a veiled warning ...

FSS increases insurance premiums

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
First State Super has announced a significant increase in premiums in response to rising concerns that fundamentals in the insurance sector are experiencing a major correction. The price increase to the fund's primary insurance category, the white collar ...

Rice Warner warns of massive TPD underinsurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... replaces, the need for life insurance cover," he said. Rice Warner expressed concerns that, thanks to rising group insurance premiums resulting from negative claims experience through super funds, many people may decide that life and TPD insurance is ...

TAL's profits take a beating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... adjustments, been able to continue to grow TAL to become Australia's second largest life insurer as measured by in-force premiums," Minto said. He went on: "While there has been publicity about price increases for life insurance within superannuation ...

Claims surge forces insurer to increase pricing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... super has been really a positive experience." Beazley's strategy to face the surge in claims is "to make sure that the premiums that we are going to be receiving over the next years and the policy period are sufficient enough to cover the costs." He ...

Madison appoints general manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... Canberra, South Australia and Victoria. It also has almost $3 billion in funds under management and recurring insurance premiums in excess of $50 million.

PM Capital launches global fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... risk/reward opportunity. With moderation in China's demand for commodities, some Australian companies trading at significant premiums to their global peers and with the prospect of a falling Australian dollar, we believe that the outlook for global equity ...