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Insurance

OnePath upgrades insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
ANZ owned OnePath has upgraded its OneCare life insurance offering, based on customer and adviser feedback since the launch of the product seven years ago.

Macquarie Life upgrades insurance offerings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Macquarie Life has upgraded its FutureWise and Active insurance products, based on adviser feedback since the launch of Active two years ago.

EQT wins Austock Life mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Life insurance company Austock Life has added Equity Trustees Limited's Mortgage Income Fund to its Imputation Bond menu.

Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
Life insurance risk inflows increased by more than 10% in 2011, with new premium sales up 17% as virtually all companies experienced growth in risk business, according to new figures from Plan for Life.

Microinsurance reaches 500m people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
Following in the footsteps of microfinance, microinsurance schemes have grown substantially in the past five years to now reach an estimated 500 million policy holders.

BT Insurance upgrades offer

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
BT Insurance has upgraded its BT Protection Plans offering for better coverage for high net worth individuals, income protection and flexible application processes.

Life Insurance investment revenue takes a hit

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Investment revenue in the life insurance sector nose dived last year, with latest APRA figures putting the total at $1.63 bn compared to $11.33 bn the previous year.

MLC Insurance gets upgraded

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
MLC Insurance and MLC Insurance (Super) have both received further upgrades to their product line up.

HESTA members get insurance boost

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Health and community services super fund HESTA has added new insurance benefits for its members.

AIA partners with AGI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
AIA Australia has partnered with Australian Group Insurance to offer self managed super funds online access to insurance at wholesale rates.