The recent announcement that Europe and the UK must switch to unisex insurance rates for all consumers is the catalyst for our latest riskinfo poll, where we ask:
Category: Underwriting
Male/Female Insurance Rates to be Banned in UK,Europe
March 8, 2011 – 5:30 pm
In a controversial development, the European Court of Justice has upheld a directive that will ban insurers from taking a person’s gender into account when pricing insurance.
CommInsure Underwriting Update
February 8, 2011 – 11:20 pm
CommInsure’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Bill Monday, has recently completed a series of national roadshow presentations for advisers.
Asteron Market First - Eliminating PMARs
November 1, 2010 – 9:49 am
Asteron has announced a first to market initiative in eliminating mandatory Personal Medical Attendant’s Reports (PMARs) across its entire range of insurance products.
Macquarie Introduces Tele-interviewing Service
October 21, 2010 – 9:16 pm
Macquarie Life has announced the launch of a tele-interviewing service, which it says will make the insurance application process more efficient.
Aviva Riskfirst Enhancement & Addressing Dishonour Fees
August 4, 2010 – 9:37 am
MLC’s latest Aviva Weekly bulletin to advisers has outlined an enhancement to the insurer’s Riskfirst online insurance platform.
Life Company Technologies Benchmarked
June 23, 2010 – 9:33 am
Aviva has emerged as the top provider of online insurance technology in the inaugural Investment Trends Life Insurer Benchmarking Report.
The purpose of the Report is to assess the relative technology offerings provided by the life companies across a range of criteria, where Aviva won top spot by virtue of its ’superior transactional capabilities’.
Asteron Special Underwriting Offer - End of Financial Year
June 7, 2010 – 9:51 am
In the lead up to the end of the financial year, Asteron has announced a key underwriting concession for clients transferring cover out of superannuation.
Asteron has taken this step to balance what it calls an unintended consequence associated with the Government’s decision to lower concessional superannuation contribution limits.
AIA Underwriting News
May 12, 2010 – 11:35 am
The May 2010 edition of AIA Australia’s Underwriting Alert publication for advisers announces key appointments in its underwriting and adviser services units:
Top 5 Facts About Fat
May 10, 2010 – 2:20 am
Zurich’s most recent Risk Pulse adviser publication includes an article on the growing obesity problem in Australia.
The article is called Top 5 Facts About the Fat Epidemic, and presents some sobering information about obesity trends within the community.
