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Tech unclogs insurance bottlenecks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... software. Only three years ago none of the major insurers offered electronic underwriting. But today, AMP, Aviva, Macquarie and Tower are among those that have helped ease one of the bottlenecks in retail life insurance - the cumbersome underwriting ...

Advisers award top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... took the gong for the Friendly Society Investment Bonds Award. Other Life Insurance Company category award winners were TOWER Australia for the Life Cover and TPD and Premium Rates, CommInsure for Trauma Insurance, AIG Life for Income Protection, Zurich ...

Tower appoints distribution head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
TOWER Australia has appointed Patrick O'Connor as head of distribution for the Retail Life business. O'Connor will report to the company's chief executive Retail Life, Brett Clark. O'Connor has held a number of roles within TOWER since joining the company ...

REST ramps up credit exposure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... extended the fund's credit exposure by investing $150 million in the Credit Suisse Syndicated Loan fund and $100 million Stone Tower's Offshore Credit fund in December. Damian Hill, REST chief executive, said the fund researched credit and bank loan ...

Better insurance for WA LGSP

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... underinsurance problems, particularly those who do not have enough life cover. The fund had teamed up with its life insurer, Tower Australia, to automatically provide the default level of protection for all WA LGSP members after 1 January. The increased ...

Accelerate to improve tele-underwriting

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
Tower Australia is looking to upgrade its Accelerate offering in 2009 by fine-tuning its tele-underwriting service to churn out decisions in less than three days. According to Brett Yardley, head of offer strategy at Tower, development projects for ...

State Super appoints chief executive

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
State Super has appointed Chris Durack, who previously held senior roles at Challenger and Perpetual, as chief executive. Durack comes with experience as a consultant from his time at Mercer and Towers Perrin, as well as senior management positions ...

Cbus invests in direct property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... pumps much needed funds into direct property following a partnership deal with investment manager DEXUS to develop an office tower in Sydney. Cbus Property, a wholly-owned subsidiary of industry super fund Cbus, has acquired a one-third interest and ...

Telstra Super members gain rebate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... will receive a rebate on their group insurance premiums after lower than expected claim levels with the fund's insurer, TOWER Australia over the past three years. Telstra Super's deal with TOWER Australia means the super fund receives a partial rebate ...

Solaris gets "highly recommended" rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... than five per cent over a two month period to January. It is available on the BT, Asgard, Aventeos, Perpetual Wealthfocus, Tower and IOOF platforms.