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Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... look at his Facebook timeline sees a circle of friends who are posting a lot more informative articles, particularly on fitness and health. He said this is where medical, health care and insurance companies will also benefit from a consumer-led marke ...

New TAL scheme offers discounts for healthy living

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... client at the centre of the conversation and enables advisers to draw a significant link between their client's financial fitness as well as their physical and emotional fitness. Ultimately, advisers help their clients achieve their desired Australian ...

MLC takes axe to life insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... attracting new customers. The premium cuts come into effect at the same time MLC is beginning its customer smartwatch fitness program, almost completing a year-long campaign to make the insurer and superannuation provider more competitive. New customers ...

MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
MLC will introduce a new initiative to track real-time customer fitness data and vary premiums accordingly. The MLC On Track program uses Intel's Basic Peak smartwatch to capture daily fitness and lifestyle data for customers, and rewards those who ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... launched the Apple Watch, a high-end smartwatch that allows users to make and receive calls and messages and track health and fitness. LONDON - European stocks mostly slumped as investors held off while Greece presented its reform plans to its eurozone ...

APRA releases draft RSE fraud management guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... managing fraud risk. This may include, for example, relevant policies by reference, such as an employee code of conduct, fitness and propriety policy or whistleblowing policy," noted the consultation paper. Submissions close on 19 January 2015.

Health and wealth go hand in hand: Survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
One financial adviser says helping his clients meet their financial and fitness wishlist can be the right tonic for their long-term financial ails. Senior financial planner Michal Bodi from Sydney Financial Planning is a big fan of behavioural finance. ...

AIA launches fitness program available via advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
AIA Australia has launched a fitness program that will be sold to clients who purchase an insurance policy via financial advisers. The AIA Vitality program was launched in Sydney this morning at the Incentivising a Healthier Australia national forum. ...

AIA hoping to increase engagement through fitness

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
AIA Australia is hoping to increase Australians' engagement with the insurance industry through fitness and has started a pilot program that will fully launch in early 2014. The AIA Vitality program is a joint venture between the group insurer and South ...

APRA: Third line of defence in Trio-style fraud

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... APRA's mandated investigative reach fell short of preempting the Trio fraud. "APRA's focus is on governance of funds, the fitness and propriety of responsible persons, and investment policy," he said. "Supervision based on assumptions that governance ...