ZURICH

Financial planning

Zurich extends its presence in the group life market with the acquisition of IUS Life....

Funds management

An overwhelming majority of the total new Australian managed funds launched in 2010 were not new investment strategies, according to research house Morningstar....

Life/Risk

Many businesses do not have business interruption insurance despite it being basic cover that they all should have, according to Zurich national broker manager, general i...

Life/Risk

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

Life/Risk

Zurich looks to cut as much as $500 million out of its cost base....

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People & Products

Zurich Investments has announced a key management appointment, recruiting Tim Meggitt as head of key accounts....

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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People & Products

Equity Trustees has strengthened its focus on Western Australia and added resources to New South Wales business development for funds management, with the appointment of ...

Financial planning

Financial planning software company, Midwinter Advice Solutions, has purchased AdviserTech from Zurich Financial Services....

Editorial

With a period of economic transition underway, Patrick Noble offers tips on finding companies that can deliver the best investment returns....

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Top 100

Zurich Life has taken gold in the disability income category of the Money Management/Dexx&r Risk Company of the Year awards for 2010....

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Top 100

ING Life has once again scooped the top award for the total and permanent disability term and rider category of the Money Management/Dexx&R Adviser Choice Risk Awards...

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Financial planning

Zurich expanded its underwriting teams in Victoria and NSW with the appointments of Shireen Dixon, Maha Raslan, Simon Cranley and Charles Harris....

Life/Risk

Directly marketed life insurance products seem to have picked up in popularity, with the sector posting an increase in sales of 27 per cent, according to Canstar Cannex r...

Life/Risk

CommInsure has been named Life Insurance Company of the Year at the 2010 Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards. Other winners included Zurich and QBE....

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