A report released by Swiss Re has revealed Australia’s underinsurance gap has worsened significantly over the last decade.
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Asteron Wins Top Adviser Rating
November 2, 2011 – 10:00 am
Asteron has taken out the 2011 CoreData Life Company of the Year Award, the third consecutive year it has won this title.
CommInsure, Asteron Most Widely Used on Adviser APLs
November 2, 2011 – 9:55 am
CommInsure and Asteron have been revealed as the most widely used life insurance providers appearing on advisers’ and licensees’ approved product lists.
Troy MacMillan Wins 2011 AFA Adviser of the Year
October 25, 2011 – 9:56 pm
Perth adviser Troy MacMillan, has been announced as the winner of the 2011 AFA Adviser of the Year.
Electronic Insurance Proposals Overtake Paper Applications
October 25, 2011 – 3:18 pm
The volume of electronic life insurance applications submitted in 2010 exceeded those of traditional paper-based applications.
This was one of the key findings revealed in reinsurance firm Munich Re’s first industry-wide Electronic Underwriting Survey.
Confirmation - Many Advisers Looking to Join Other Dealer Groups
October 19, 2011 – 9:14 am
Half of all advice practices are either considering changing licensees in the next twelve months, or have already done so in the past year.
Advisers Encouraged to See More Clients
October 19, 2011 – 7:59 am
Visiting life insurance industry expert, Bruce Etherington, is sending a message to Australian advisers about the need to engage with more clients.
Advice Practices Changing Licensees
October 7, 2011 – 4:43 pm
Recent changes within the financial services industry have generated a climate in which advice practices are reconsidering their licensee choice and making moves to new dealer groups.
We want to know what you are thinking and where your practice is currently positioned. Our latest adviser poll asks:
Zurich to Scrap Most PMARs
September 27, 2011 – 6:56 pm
Zurich Financial Services has announced it is removing compulsory Practising Medical Attendant’s Report (PMAR) requirements from virtually all new business applications for death, TPD and most income protection policies.
This is the headline initiative accompanying the release of the insurer’s latest product upgrade, to take effect from 29 September 2011.
Launch of New Adviser/Client App Service
September 27, 2011 – 5:29 pm
The interactive adviser/client tool, iRisk Advisor, has been released into the Apple App store of online software applications.
Originally announced at the end of May 2011 (see: New Adviser/Client Interactive Tool), iRisk Advisor is an app package that includes interactive fact find and needs analysis software that flows through to insurance product quotations and online submission of [...]
