LIFE INSURANCE

Life/Risk

Zurich Australia remains the top dog for business life insurance, according to the latest ratings by research house Canstar Cannex....

Financial planning

Clearview Wealth has made two new senior management appointments that will boost its marketing and compliance teams....

Financial planning

New Investment Trends research reveals who is using what amid a growing trend by planners to write risk and life....

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Life/Risk

Stephen Kunz looks at the insurance ownership options available to clients....

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People & Products

The Clearview Wealth board is now comprised of a majority of independent directors following the appointments of Anne Keating and Susan Thomas as non-executive directors....

Financial planning

A strong flow of new business has delivered a solid result to Tower Australia Limited....

Financial planning

Clients of ANZ’s OnePath will now earn Qantas frequent flyer points through the payment of eligible life insurance premiums....

Financial planning

Macquarie Life has joined forces with Teachers Health Fund to offer its new life insurance product to its 200,000 strong member base....

Life/Risk

Sydney-based software vendor Omnium has extended its use of the latest technology gadgets by launching the first iPad application for comparing, presenting and selling li...

Life/Risk

Almost half of adviser income from risk advice in the last 12 months came from new clients, with one in five advisers writing more than $100,000 in new risk premiums, acc...

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Financial planning

Conflicting opinions have emerged within the financial services industry about the concept of introducing standard definitions of critical illnesses for Australian life i...

Life/Risk

Insurers including Zurich, Asteron and ING have called on Treasury to reveal some of its intentions concerning commissions for life insurance....

Financial planning

Conflicting opinions have emerged within the financial services industry about the concept of introducing standard definitions of critical illnesses for Australian life i...

Life/Risk

Clearview Wealth is already leveraging off its distribution agreement with Bupa by engaging in a life insurance direct telemarketing initiative....

Life/Risk

Introducing an additional insurer – Asteron – on its FirstChoice platform may make Colonial First State a leader, but it appears to be short of followers at p...

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