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Insurers worried about striking balance between claims and price

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... (28%). "As insurers we have a role to play by not simply addressing the issue of claims sustainability through continual premium increases," AIA Australia's chief executive officer Damien Mu said. "It's important that the industry make it as easy as ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... cent of Australian clothing chain Country Road it does not own. The move would involve buying businessman Solomon Lew's stake at a premium so he would clear the way for Woolworths to then buy retailer David Jones. David Jones were 16.5 cents, or 4.4 ...

UniSuper still fighting Westfield change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... likened a $70 billion restructure of shopping centre assets to getting the wrong piece of fruit. UniSuper, which holds an 8.5% stake in WRT, has opposed the restructure of assets that are jointly held between WRT and Westfield Group, believing the changes ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... billion in 2013, with death and disability claims representing $5.4 billion in 2012 and $6.2 billion in 2013. Insurance premium prices reduced "dramatically" in 2009, Schroder says. But since then, consumers have become increasingly aware of the fact ...

Dealer group Infocus buys MLC shares, becomes independent

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... that the group was looking for an institutional parent, Infocus has completed a share buyback, taking the remaining 25% stake from National Australia Bank's wealth division. It will now focus on acquiring more financial planning practices, but Infocus ...

Risk Premium inflows up 9.6% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Risk Premium inflows increased 9.6% year on year in the 12 months to 31 December, according to the latest figures from Plan For Life. AIA Australia led the way with inflows increasing by 20.1% during the year. BT / Westpac saw the second highest inflows ...

Super behemoths set to lock horns in Supreme Court

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... Future Fund, will meet in the Victorian Supreme Court in mid-October to dispute the circumstances around the sale of a 29.7% stake in Perth airport. AustralianSuper, which manages $60 billion on behalf of two million members, owned 5% in the airport ...

QIC takes stake in US shopping malls

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
QIC has entered an agreement to buy a 49% joint-venture stake in eight regional shopping malls owned by Forest City Enterprises in the US. QIC's real estate arm will pay $435.6 million for its share of the portfolio, which is valued at $2.05 billion. ...

Future Fund to buy airport assets

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... Australia, as well as small interests in airports in Hamburg, DA1/4sseldorf and Athens that it holds through a 40% equity stake in HOCHTIEF Airport Capital. It also has 6.25% of the equity and all of the Class B preference shares in Statewide Roads Limited. ...

Wilson HTM deals to Mariner concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... sense," said Mariner chief executive Darren Olney-Fraser. A major shareholder since 2005, Deutsche Bank has maintained its 20% stake in Wilson HTM to date. Deutsche Bank this morning declined to comment on Mariner's offer. If it gains board representation ...