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BT's stranglehold on platforms weakens

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Wealth division contributes to strong ANZ result

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... soon launch a new digital platform and a solution for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Retail life insurance in-force premiums grew 10% and funds under management increased 13% driven by productivity improvements in both ANZ and aligned planner channels ...

AMP platforms soar, SMSFs dawdle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... insurance business - including life, total and permanent disability, income protection and group - took $2.1 billion in premiums, up from $2 billion in the June quarter. As with many group insurers, AMP expects to revise its 'incurred but not reported ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... Bloomberg Television go forth and buy. "In a sense, we are actually at relatively low stock prices...So-called equity premiums are still at a very high level, and that means that the momentum of the market is still ultimately up...Price-earnings ratios ...

Zurich adds income replacement product, increases platform presence

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... Protection range featuring on this platform. One of the main features of the product is that it provides the ability to fund premiums for an individual income policy with accumulated superannuation balances- rather than from an after-tax disposable income. ...

Insurance becomes concentrated, advisers reduce relationships

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... rapidly, with financial planners reducing the number of insurance providers and focusing on their most-used insurer for the premiums they write. A total of 56% of advisers have either stopped or reduced the use of an insurer in the last 12 months, an ...

Life insurers sponsor mental illness awareness day

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums. We also take a closer look at reporting season and continue our feature series on fixed income. This issue we look ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums some senior industry professionals think. The current reporting season reveals that many otherwise strong institutions ...