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Surging group premiums push insurer inflows up 12.9 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... business, which has surged by 24%. The figures are contained in the latest analysis by insurance industry researcher Plan For Life for the 12 months to September 2014. According to the researcher, the top three insurers by premium inflow market share ...

Insurance inflows up 12.9% in a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... inflows were up 12.9% for the twelve months to September 2014, with most companies reporting increases in business. Plan for Life figures for the September 2014 quarter show that total inflows went from $12.4 billion last year to $14 billion this year. ...

Strong rise in risk market inflows

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... risk market grew 11.4% from $11.8 billion to $13.2 billion in the 12 months to 30 June, newly published data from Plan For Life shows. The group risk sub-market showed the strongest growth with inflows up 19.1%. This was driven by well above average ...

Group risk sales jump by 88.3% in a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
Group risk sales experienced a jump of 88.3% in the twelve months to March 2014, the latest Plan for Life insurance risk market inflows report shows. Overall annual risk sales were up by 25.7%, with MetLife leading the pack and reporting a sales increase ...

Double digit growth for large fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Australian market, reporting double digit growth over the 12 months to end of March 2014. The latest figures from Plan For Life show that overall retail managed funds ended the year to March up 14.2% to total $657.8bn. Macquarie (up 45.5%), Perpetual ...

Mandates and pricing boost MetLife, TAL group inflows

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... 105.9% increase in overall group risk premium inflows during the year ended March 2014, according to the latest Plan For Life report. The spike in inflows resulted in MetLife escalating from fifth to fourth largest group insurer in Australia, ahead of ...

MetLife to make 32 appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... intends to continue investing to generate and support long term growth," MetLife chief executive Damien Green said. Plan For Life research showed that in the 12 months to December 2013, MetLife more than doubled its group risk premium inflows to $467 ...

Premium increases boost life risk inflows 11.5%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... million for the year ended December 2013, with MetLife, TAL and BT/ Westpac registering the highest growth rates, a Plan For Life report showed. Total group premium inflows were $4,549 million in December 2013, 16.5% more than the previous year. MetLife ...

AFA Foundation appoints AIA exec as new chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Australia state manager for Victoria and Tasmania. AFA chief executive announced Sciarrone's appointment at the AFA / Plan for Life Insurance Company of the Year Awards in Sydney last night.

CommInsure wins AFA/PFL Life Company of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... of the Year Platinum award, as well as the Investment Bond award. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) awarded insurance companies at the black-tie event held in Sydney last night. CommInsure acting executive general manager ...