MLC Insurance reports strong growth
01 November 2010
MLC has reported a 47% jump in the gross income of its life insurance business for the 12 months ending September this year…
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ANZ’s life insurance business delivers strong growth
01 November 2010
ANZ has reported a 14% rise in inforce insurance premiums for the 12 months ending September this year…
Tower abandons Fidelity takeover
01 November 2010
Tower has abandoned its takeover attempt of Fidelity Life after strong opposition from the independent life company’s major shareholders…
People don’t want to pay too much for advice
01 November 2010
Only 6% of the public would seek advice on life insurance from a financial adviser, according to new research by Investment Trends…
Avoiding problems with the right insurance tender
01 November 2010
Super funds are often waiting a number of years before obtaining a life insurance policy document, according to a leading lawyer…
Trustees advisers risk claims by avoiding insurance advice
01 November 2010
Financial advisers and accountants risk being sued for not ensuring self-managed superannuation fund trustees have insured properties in their funds…
Advisers come out fighting
25 October 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers has attacked a report which finds that people don’t trust financial advisers…
Tele-interviews ‘more efficient’
25 October 2010
Macquarie Life will now use qualified health professionals to help cut down on the lengthy insurance application process…
AIA closes float early
25 October 2010
Demand for AIA stock has led to the insurer closing the books on its float in the middle of last week, just a few days after the float opened…
AFA campaign to lift advisers’ image
25 October 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers is planning a multi-media campaign to counter negative public perceptions of financial advisers…
Life insurers partnering with super funds
25 October 2010
Group life insurance for super funds has become a partnership rather than buying an off-the-shelf product…
Life premium fall 3%
18 October 2010
Life insurance premiums fell 3% to $37.5 billion during the 12 months ending June, according to research house Plan For Life…
PI stoush forces advisers into administration
18 October 2010
Financial services firm Prosperity Advisers has entered into administration over a professional indemnity claim its insurers have refused to pay…
SPAA looks at PI cover for members
18 October 2010
An industry association is looking at providing professional indemnity insurance for advisers specialising in self-managed super funds advice…
Paying for life cover from super
18 October 2010
CommInsure will allow life insurance clients to use funds in their Colonial First State investment platforms to pay their premiums…
New directors for FPA
18 October 2010
Three high-profile advisers have been elected to the to the Financial Planning Association board…
AFA rising stars named
18 October 2010
Six advisers have been nominated as finalists for the Australian Financial Advisers Rising Star of the Year award…
AMP joins Bendigo to distribute life products
11 October 2010
AMP Financial Services has expanded its life insurance distribution channels by striking a deal with Bendigo Bank…
AIA growth boosts staff numbers
11 October 2010
AIA Australia is expanding its customer service team by recruiting 27 new permanent full-time positions…
Shareholders oppose Tower’s Fidelity bid
11 October 2010
Tower’s attempt to buy independent NZ life insurer Fidelity Life seems to have stumbled at the first hurdle, with Fidelity’s two main shareholders rejecting the bid…