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Insurance

AIA Group reports 34% profit growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
Life insurer AIA Group has reported strong profits on its interim results for the six months ending May 31, 2013.

UniSuper signs insurance deal with TAL

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
TAL will be providing insurance to UniSuper members from November 2013, the industry superannuation said today.

Zurich makes platform debut, mulls providers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Zurich has entered the platform space for the first time and is set to make its Wealth Protection available in several platforms.

Westpac launches annuity lookalike

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Westpac Institutional Bank has launched an "annuity-style" product in response to demand from financial advisers seeking options to help clients achieve retirement goals.

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.