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Zurich UK launches selfie app for underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... technology in an effort to promote life insurance adoption across the UK. FaceQuote is able to quote a monthly life insurance premium for prospective customers based on age estimates calculated after a selfie is captured. Zurich UK said introducing the ...

Life insurance inflows stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... are well articulated. She suggests making the separation clear between the value of advice and the value of an insurance premium.

AustralianSuper launches insurance-free product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
AustralianSuper has launched a new product that will combat superannuation account balances eroding from insurance premiums. Super Only protects short-term workers' accounts employed under the Supported Employment Services Award. Disability supported ...

Fee-for-service faces ultimate risk test

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... are well articulated. She suggests making the separation clear between the value of advice and the value of an insurance premium. "If you charge an advice fee and then 'rebate' if you get commission, I would suggest you reduce the commission and not ...

Industry split on life insurance cover: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
Whether or not superannuation funds should stop charging life insurance cover after 13 months without contributions has divided the industry, Financial Standard's weekly survey results show. Forty-nine percent of respondents said it's only fair superannuation ...

Spring FG acquires $200m dealer group

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
Listed wealth firm Spring Financial Group has acquired a dealer group with a combined $200 million in funds under advice. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spring FG will pay a total consideration of $1.67 million to acquire all issued capital of ...

Super life code released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is urging superannuation trustees to sign up to its voluntary life insurance code of practice, which will come into effect 1 July 2018. To eschew account balance erosion, super trustees under the code will ...

Boutique wealth manager hires banking executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... 2018. Ayers joined Bank of Melbourne in 2011, leading its private banking business. Most recently he served as head of premium banking and business growth and was also chair of its Asian Business Advisory Council. Koda Capital chief of staff and partner ...

ANZ sells life insurance business for $2.85 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
ANZ has sold its life insurance business for $2.85 billion in a move that will make the purchaser Australia's largest retail life insurer. Completing what the bank described as a "simplification" of its wealth division, ANZ sold the business to Zurich. ...

Fixed income specialist wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
Alpha Fund Managers has awarded a mandate to a specialist equity and fixed income boutique investment manager. Premium China Funds Management's Premium Asia Income Fund was selected for its ability to manage emerging market debt sector exposure and ...