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Insurance

Insurance shopping goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
More people are hopping online to get insurance, a new survey shows.

AIA public listing one step closer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
AIG has announced it will accelerate steps to position its Australasian subsidiary American International Assurance Company (AIA) as an independent entity in preparation for an Asian public listing.

ING upgrades OneCare

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
ING Australia has changed the 90-day waiting period rules for trauma insurance, upgraded the cover for male specific cancer and enhanced OneCare Express e-application.

Industry backs Lifewise campaign

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the insurance industry's online life insurance awareness campaign, Lifewise, has received overwhelming support.

Pearce calls for trauma in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Pearce, has called for trauma insurance to be included in superannuation.

PIS awards top risk adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
Professional Investment Services (PIS) Gold Coast based insurance adviser, Jason Churchill, has won the dealer group's best risk specialist award for the third time.

Life insurers post 18 pc plus growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
CommInsure, Aviva and AIG Life recorded 18 per cent or more growth in total risk premium inflows during 2008, around six per cent higher than the market average, according to Plan for Life.

CommInsure signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
CommInsure has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Aviva offers insurance relief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Insurance provider Aviva has upgraded its product to allow clients, who recently lost their jobs, the option to waive premiums for up to a year.

ING partners with MBF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
ING Australia has partnered with MBF to provide super members with a 12 per cent saving in corporate private health insurance rates.