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Australians don't have enough insurance: TAL

BEN COLLINS | MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013

... coverage. The inaugural TAL Australian Financial Protection Index calculated a national score of 24.2. TAL Managing Director Jim Minto said: "The take up of life insurance over recent years has increased markedly through superannuation so we were surprised ...

TAL appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012

... strategy and M&A. In the newly created role, Clarke will be working alongside the life insurance giant's managing director Jim Minto. He joins TAL from Oliver Wyman, where he advised financial services companies across the region on strategy and operations. ...

Life insurance industry under pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN | WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012

... sustainable life insurance industry is currently one of the major challenges faced by Australian insurers, according to TAL. Jim Minto, managing director of Tal said this is a challenge because with the lack of interest in life insurance investment globally ...

TAL makes executive appointments

BEN COLLINS | TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012

... [the] future and we expect consumers to continue to demand more value, and challenge existing industry models," said Jim Minto, managing director, TAL. "We see this as an inevitable evolution of the life insurance market and we want to apply leading ...

TOWER completes share sale

MATT WOODINGTON | THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011

... in a $1.2 billion deal, agreed in December 2010. Dai-ichi has held a 29 per cent stake in TOWER since 2008 Last week Jim Minto, managing director of TOWER Australia said that TAL will be slowly introduced into the operations of the business up till November ...

TOWER Australia changes to TAL

ELISE BURGESS | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011

... recognises our long and distinguished heritage and our past successes as we move into the next phase of our growth," said Jim Minto, managing director of TOWER Australia Group. "TAL has a close positive association with our company's strong reputation ...

Tower wins First State Super, ousts MetLife

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010

... continue to see significant levels of underinsurance across Australia and addressing this remains a key focus," said Jim Minto, managing director of Tower. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said Rice Warner conducted the fund's insurance ...

Tower posts strong growth in direct and life ins

ELISE BURGESS | THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010

... "We continue to see significant levels of underinsurance across Australia and addressing this remains a key focus," said Minto. In super, Tower said it is working with the Financial Services Council to develop protocols for adviser remuneration to enhance ...

Tower wins Virgin Money mandate

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010

... Tower in turn will manufacture the life insurance products and provide ongoing infrastructure to manage all policies. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia said key to this new offering is its simple and easy format. "It's part of our overall ...

No easy fit for health insurance: super

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010

... 10 to 20 years. But insurers and super funds are meeting his predictions with caution and some degree of skepticism. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia, said health funding requires clear public and private policy positions, but there are ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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