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Strong result for AIA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... growth, maintaining its position as the number one group life insurer by market share and the title of fastest growing retail life insurer. For individual risk lump sum sales, AIA Australia achieved annual growth of 48.3%, outstripping the market growth ...

Fin planners more upbeat over reforms: Zurich

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... highest level since we started the survey, despite challenging economic conditions," said Zurich general manager of retail life and investments Philip Kewin. Kewin said programs run by dealer groups to help their advisers prepare for reforms appear to ...

TAL crowned life company of the year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... advisers are looking to their life companies to bring greater efficiency to their practices." Commenting on the win, TAL Retail Life boss Brett Clark, said: "Winning this award is an honour for TAL and a testament to the efforts of our staff who go out ...

AFA names Female Excellence in Advice finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Deborah Kent, Integra Financial Planning, and Dianne Charman, Jade Financial Group. Brett Clark, chief executive at TAL Retail Life is delighted with this year's response to the Award. "The ability to showcase such talent and dedication is truly rewarding ...

Mac Life expands claims and underwriting team

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... cover. Baker has had extensive experience in all aspects of financial underwriting in his previous roles with both retail life insurance companies and reinsurance firms, said Macquarie Life. "When it comes to writing life insurance, there are a range ...

Unprecedented nominations for AFA Advisers awards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... coming through," said Richard Klipin, chief executive officer of the AFA. Brett Clark, chief executive officer of Retail Life at TAL, said TAL is proud to sponsor this important industry initiative. "We are committed to it as an organisation because ...

Value still key in insurance

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... be distracting from the needs of consumers when it comes to insurance, said Brett Clarke, chief executive officer, retail life, TAL. "We talk a lot about FOFA and remuneration and conflicted remuneration, but we're really talking to ourselves [the industry] ...

ClearView expands advice division

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... LifeSolutions suite of products and strong life insurance premium growth reflects the early success of our strategy in the retail life advice segment," said Swanson. "We believe our progress is testament to our new leading life insurance products and ...

Zurich introduces new equity income fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... income-producing, international stocks from a range of geographical and business sectors. Philip Kewin, general manager retail life and investments at Zurich, said there is increasing demand for income generating investments, particularly amongst older ...

Adviser tablet ownership triples

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... tablet, and undoubtedly the year of the iPad for financial advisers," said Philip Kewin, Zurich's general manager retail life and investments. Last year, 9.4% of advisers owned a tablet but by the start of 2012 the proportion of advisers owning a tablet ...