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AXA pushes into Romanian life market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
AXA has entered the Romanian life insurance market by purchasing Omniasig Life, which represents $18 million in premiums.

AIA Australia execs leave

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
Niall McConville, national dealership manager, and David Mounsey, head of adviser services at AIA Australia, have left the insurer.

ING revises OneCare pricing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
More than half of ING Australia OneCare policy holders will receive a seven per cent premium cut on average after the firm reviewed its pricing.

Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Past all the green rhetoric, one insurer is spending money to give insurance brokers proper training on climate change and how it could affect their clients' business.

Tower pursues more insurance mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Tower will aggressively tender for more mandates next year as the firm forecasts further super fund consolidation and insurance reviews to come, said Geoff Black, chief executive of group life and investments.

AIA expands product suite

AIA AUSTRALIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
AIA Australia improves its Priority Protection product suite following planner feedback.

AIA looks to list

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
The American International Assurance Company (AIA) is eyeing listing on the stock exchange after its former parent company, American International Group (AIG) paid off more debt owed to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

AIG rebrands as Chartis

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
AIG has been relaunched as Chartis throughout Australasia.

Disability review assesses role of insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
The Federal Government has announced a feasibility study into disability care and support services, which will review how a new system could co-exist with the injury insurance industry.

Life insurance from $1 a day

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
ING Australia has launched EasyProtect, a range of life and income protection insurance that offers comprehensive cover for less than $1 a day, which can be purchased online or over the phone.