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Insurance

Zurich enters netwealth platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Platform provider netwealth has added Zurich's insurance options to its LifeWrap facility in a partnership that will be effective on October 2013.

CommInsure 'day one cover' available for CFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
CommInsure has introduced 'day one cover' as a service for Colonial First State (CFS) clients who purchase a Total Care Plan Super (TCPS) policy through the Superannuation Payment Method.

Insurers take "adversarial approach" to claims

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Consumers do not trust insurance companies mostly because of their "adversarial approach" to claims, recent research has revealed.

TAL centralises customer service

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Insurance provider TAL has created a new business unit that centralises its customer services functions and operations.

Life insurance risk sees downfall in sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Life insurance risk sales declined, while premium inflows increased between March 2012 and March 2013, latest Plan For Life report shows.

BT insurance available on Asgard

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Individual life insurance policies are available now on the Asgard platforms for the first time with the launch of BT life insurance through its platform.

Slow growth and regulatory burden top insurance industry fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
Macroeconomic trends, a slow growth rate in an environment of lower asset returns and stricter regulation are the biggest risks to the insurance industry, according to a new report from Ernst & Young (EY).

AIA Priority Protection added to Asgard

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
AIA Australia's Priority Protection products have been added to the Asgard superannuation platform.

Insurers and super funds tackle costs of mental illness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
Insurers are forking out millions every year on mental health-related claims but it needn't be that way, according to Margo Lydon, chief executive of SuperFriend.

Suncorp forced to improve compliance after ASIC review

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Suncorp Group has been forced to make changes to its compliance process after a review by the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC) over breaches that affected more than 849,000 customers.