LIFE/RISK

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Australian Unity has restructured its life insurance operations, including its bond products, and has spun to divisions out into a new company called Australian Unity Inv...

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Software and information supplier Investment Data Technologies (IDT) will now offer general insurance research, quotation and electronic policy fulfilment capabilities as...

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As Rhonda Virtue writes, it is essential that members are educated about the impact of choice on insurance....

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Superannuation insurance premiums accounted for the lion’s share of total life office revenue received during the March quarter 2003, according to the Australian Prudenti...

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have hit out at comments by the Australian Consumers’ Association (ACA) financial services senior policy officer Catherine Wol...

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The outlook for the life insurance industry in Australia and New Zealand remains weak due to volatile investment markets and an uncertain industry environment according t...

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The chief executive of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Ken Breakspear, flew to London last week in the hope of clinching a deal to set up the association’s own ...

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A wholesale revamp of Australian Casualty and Life’s (AC&L) Protection Plan insurance offering has seen the AXA owned group take out Money Management’s inaugural Risk Awa...

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Professional Investment Services (PIS) is moving against broad industry trends to add risk insurance and taxation services within financial planning businesses....

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The Federal Government will be pushing to include professional indemnity cover in any legislation the states make on public liability insurance....

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NICOLE SZOLLOS finds there is much work to be done in promoting life insurance products to women....

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Despite their low profile, insurance bonds can offer some real benefits, according to JENNIFER BROOKHOUSE, with investment and tax advantages....

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