Zurich launches first consumer-facing life insurance app

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has launched a new tablet app, designed to help financial advisers improve their customer engagement process. The new Zurich Adviser Flipchart app is the first... Read more continue reading

Women still lagging men in financial protection

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Although Australian women have more employment opportunities and are more educated than ever before,[1] they are still less likely to hold life insurance than men, according to research by Australia’s... Read more continue reading

Macquarie Life’s five-star service recognised for seventh year in Beaton Benchmarks

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Macquarie Life has been awarded five-star status for overall adviser satisfaction in the Beaton Benchmarks 2014 – Life Insurance Intermediaries Study for the seventh consecutive year, meaning it remains the... Read more continue reading

Valentine’s Day: when true love doesn’t run smooth

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Australians will spend some $791.4 million[1] “in the name of love” before Valentine’s Day – averaging about $86[2] each. But despite their pledges of undying love, figures from research commissioned... Read more continue reading

Life insurance lacking in those with most to lose

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Research shows a dramatic difference between the number of Australians who rate the importance of life insurance and the number who have it. And those without financial protection usually have... Read more continue reading

Zurich partnership to improve quality of strategic life insurance advice

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Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited (Zurich) today announced details of a new partnership with Melbourne-based life insurance coaching and strategy specialist, 19Thirty. The partnership will see the creation and delivery... Read more continue reading

Reinsurance capital reaches record high

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A record breaking year for growth rates in reinsurance and alternative capital sees reinsurance back to pre-GFC levels The global reinsurance market saw continued growth throughout 2014 as a result... Read more continue reading

Synchron responds to LIAWG interim report

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Synchron Director, Don Trapnell says the findings of the interim report for the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the... Read more continue reading

‘Conservative’ risk takers go for safety of life insurance

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People who consider themselves safe financial risk takers are more likely than those with a high risk appetite and those who avoid risk to have an insurance safety net in... Read more continue reading

TAL enhances Accelerated Protection product and service

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Australia’s largest life insurer TAL has launched some key enhancements to its award winning financial protection retail product suite, Accelerated Protection. The new version of Accelerated Protection not only contains... Read more continue reading