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Huge opportunity in untapped business insurance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Advisers who are not involved in the sale of business insurance are missing out on a hugely profitable opportunity, according to Affinity Planning's Peter Hartnell. Hartnell, a risk product specialist with more than 50 years experience, says that the ...

YBR continues aggressive expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
Wealth management company Yellow Brick Road has confirmed an increase of 112% in branch-generated revenue to $3.12 million on the back of signing approximately 35 new branches over the past six months. The market update released to the ASX today posts ...

AIA Australia launches life product upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Life insurance provider AIA Australia has upgraded its priority protection product to include severe diabetes as a crisis event under its benefits listings in response to skyrocketing cases in the Australian population. It is reported that some 275 ...

TAL Life appoints head of group life product development

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
TAL Life has promoted Adam Fusca to head its group life product development team. Fusca has been leading TAL's corporate group life division since June 2009. "I am delighted to make this appointment. It is recognition of the great work Adam has done ...

Suncorp Life appoints new risk head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... (EGM) for Suncorp Life's operations under the brands of Asteron and AA Life. "Life Risk is the engine room of our life product and service offer at Suncorp Life and the EGM role is critical to our business success," said Geoff Summerhayes," chief executive ...

TAL continues insurance upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
TAL, formally Tower Australia, continues to reshape its insurance products, offering new features on its group life products to streamline adviser processes. TAL's group life and group salary continuance product offerings for the corporate market now ...

IOOF raises advice stakes

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
IOOF Holdings has acquired a minority stake in NSW planning firm, Patron Financial Advice, as part of its plan to expand its existing distribution network. For an undisclosed sum, IOOF purchased the stake in the planning firm with which IOOF already ...

AMP won't be fifth banking pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... would also take the game to Westpac which are still receiving overwhelmingly positive reaction to its BT Super for Life product. For example, earlier this year AMP announced major platform consolidations as the pre-curser to its launch of AMP Flexible ...

Platforms up 30pc to $391bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... suit which has tripled in a year. Showing the impact of innovation in the platform market, the low cost BT Super For Life product grew 120 per cent in the 12 months to March 2010 and is now looking after $626 million. Separate research by Plan For Life ...

BT Super for Life hits 100,000 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
BT Financial Group's BT Super for Life product has broken the 100,000 member mark in just 18 months. Melanie Evans, BT Financial Group head of superannuation and investments, said low fees and linking super accounts to online banking had attracted customers ...