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TAL maintains profits, amid record claims

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... while premium and other revenue rose 24% to $2.3 billion. Total claims for the period paid rose 38% to $885 million. TAL Group chief executive Jim Minto said: "In each year of the three years of full ownership by Dai-ichi Life, TAL has grown its underlying ...

Premium increases boost life risk inflows 11.5%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
Overall life insurance risk market inflows increased by 11.5% during 2013, following major retail and group insurers' decision to increase premiums rates to face the industry's challenges. Total inflows were $12,796.6 million for the year ended December ...

Get set for FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' tonight

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
In a few short hours the wait will be over as the financial services industry rocks out in the name of charity at the Financial Industry Community Aid Program's (FICAP) annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar event'. Tonight's event will see 10 budding RockStars ...

Australians priced out of life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... insurance unnecessary. But the survey showed very clearly that cost is the number one concern. This concern, according to TAL Group CEO Jim Minto, demonstrates lopsided priorities. "We know from our polling that some people will not let their insurance ...

Major reshuffle in insurance league tables

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... second position with 14.3% market share in December 2011, and dropped to 13.2% and fourth position in December 2012. TAL Group went from fourth to second, with 12.8% market share in 2011 and 13.5% market share in 2012. According to the research, TAL ...

Pivotal changes name to Affinia

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... representation across all states and territories in Australia. Pivotal was established in June 2001 and is wholly-owned by the TAL group. Pivotal advisers deal in life insurance and risk, superannuation and pensions, master funds, managed investments ...

TAL urges trustees to review default insurance benefits

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... appropriate. Speaking at the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney yesterday, Darren Wickham of TAL Group Life told delegates the new Prudential Standard is an opportunity to revisit the level and types of insurance to see ...

TAL appoints head of product development

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
TAL Group Life has appointed former Mercer partner Darren Wickham as head of product development and pricing. Prior to joining Tal, Wickham spent seven years with Mercer where he was partner of the Retirement, Risk and Finance consulting practice as ...