{"id":28958,"date":"2015-03-12T07:18:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T20:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=28958"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:34:36","slug":"tal-named-life-company-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2015\/03\/12\/tal-named-life-company-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"TAL Named Life Company of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAL has taken out the top honours in the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) Life Company of the Year Awards, announced at a gala event in Sydney last night.
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National Dealership Manager, Beau Riley, accepts the Platinum Award on behalf of TAL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to winning the overall Platinum award, recognising the company\u2019s achievements in 2014, TAL also won the Trauma product award and was a finalist in the Service Quality and Term\/TPD award categories.<\/p>\n

The 2014 Platinum Award runners up were CommInsure and BT Financial Group.<\/p>\n

AFA CEO, Brad Fox<\/strong>, said: \u201cThe Platinum award recognises the insurer that has shown exceptional performance across all judging criteria including an important element that reflects upon the sustainability of their product and services. TAL has certainly led the market in a number of areas over recent years including initiatives that bring efficiency gains to advisers and their businesses as well as to the client.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rael Solomon<\/strong>, Manager Marketing and Product Development at PFL, said the awards were based on a comparison of five key areas, including financial strength of the company, product feature strength, company service quality, premium rates and company market strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese, in conjunction with consistency of premium rates and product features, product improvements and unique product features, lapse data, contribution to the growth and promotion of the Australian life insurance industry, internal service benchmarks and sustainability were considered in the process,\u201d Mr Solomon said.<\/p>\n

A total of 13 awards were presented at the black tie event, including the client service team awards, jointly presented by the AFA, riskinfo and the Beddoes Institute. For more information on the client service team awards, click here.<\/p>\n

Product Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Platinum Award \u2013 2014 Life Company of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Winner: TAL<\/li>\n
  • Finalists: BT Financial Group, CommInsure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Service Quality Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Winner: Zurich<\/li>\n
    • Finalists: Comminsure, TAL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Term\/TPD Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Winner: AMP Elevate \u2013 Life Insurance Plan<\/li>\n
      • Finalists: TAL \u2013 Life Insurance Plan, OnePath \u2013 Life Cover Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Trauma Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Winner: TAL \u2013 Critical Illness Premier Plan<\/li>\n
        • Finalists: OnePath \u2013 Trauma Premier Plan, AMP Financial Services \u2013 Trauma Optimum Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Income Protection Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • Winner: OnePath \u2013 Income Secure Professional Plan<\/li>\n
          • Finalists: MLC \u2013 Income Protection Platinum Plan, BT \u2013 Income Protection Plus Plan, CommInsure \u2013 Income Care Plus Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Risk Product Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Winner: BT Financial Group \u2013 Key Person Income Insurance<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Finalists: AIA Australia \u2013 Transition to Hybrid Program, Asteron \u2013 Asteron Life Plus online health check, Macquarie \u2013 Sponsorship of Stroke Solidarity String<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Investment Bond of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • Winner: CommInsure<\/li>\n
              • Finalists: Austock, IOOF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Overall Annuity Provider of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • Winner: Challenger<\/li>\n
                • Finalists: CommInsure, BT Financial Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Long Term Income Stream Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  • Winner: Challenger<\/li>\n
                  • Finalist: CommInsure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Annuity & Income Stream Innovation Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    • Winner: Challenger \u2013 Annuities on Platforms Integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      Client Service Team Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                      Underwriting Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      • Winner: Macquarie Life<\/li>\n
                      • Finalists: BT Financial Group, Asteron Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Claims Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        • Winner: Macquarie Life<\/li>\n
                        • Finalists: Asteron Life, AIA Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Business Support Services\/BDM Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                          • Winner: Macquarie Life<\/li>\n
                          • Finalists: Zurich, BT Financial Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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