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Climate change already an insurance risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... changes in mean [average] climate can dramatically increase hazards," they wrote. The resulting impact will be increased premiums to cover increased policy payments, changes to property planning laws and stepped up demand for infrastructure spending ...

Scope for super participation in TPD education

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... from working and they just don't remember," Tutungi said. "Even people who know about it often don't realise that the premiums are being deducted from their own money. Or they think that it has to be a work related injury - it doesn't. "You don't have ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... Doing the minimum, though, will perpetuate the situation where the debtor countries in Europe have to pay tremendous premiums to refinance their debt. The result will be a Europe in which Germany is seen as an imperial power that will not be loved and ...

Churning needs to be tackled with underwriters

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... the best interests of their clients. "In a market where products are constantly being reviewed, benefits enhanced and premiums revised, it could be argued that it would be almost negligent for an adviser not to review their client's existing cover and ...

AIA innovates around adviser feedback

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... money' insurance solutions. All new enhancements are passed back to existing policyholders with no increase to their premiums, according to general manager - life insurance, Damien Mu. "AIA Australia regularly upgrades its product range to ensure the ...

CBA platforms report solid performance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... change. The bank advised that its unaudited cash earnings for the quarter were approximately $1.75 billion and insurance premiums were up by 4.9% in the same quarter. Statutory net profit on an unaudited basis for the same period was approximately $1.7 ...

Insurance lapses impact on NAB Wealth results

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... partially offset by lower discretionary flows from retail and wholesale sources, as investors remained cautious. Inforce premiums grew by 4.0% to $1,493 million. Investment margins were stable, with favorable earnings on the annuities portfolio offset ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... soft. The only area that's showing any strength is (insurer) QBE." QBE Insurance Group on Wednesday said it expected premiums to rise by seven per cent in 2012 after one of the worst years for catastrophic events in 2011. With a 45 per cent fall in net ...

Co-contrib changes need advice strategy update

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... IOOF, told Financial Standard that many adviser clients use the current co-contribution scheme to pay for their insurance premiums inside super. "This reduces funding into this initiative and pushed into a refund contributions tax for low income earners. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... was close to finalising several acquisitions that would contribute $US500 million ($A470.19 million) in annual written premiums to the business. The insurer was up 10 cents to $11.95. National turnover was 1.0 billion securities worth $1.8 billion, with ...