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Elana Rubin retires as TAL Director

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Life insurer TAL (formerly TOWER Australia) Chair Rob Thomas announced today the resignation of Elana Rubin from the TAL Board of Directors, effective immediately. Elana Rubin has been a TAL

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16 Apr 2013

Kids more likely to have life insurance than baby boomer parents

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While popular perception is that Gen Ys are financially irresponsible and only concerned with living for the moment, new research suggests that they may actually be more clued up about

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02 Apr 2013

TAL appoints new Chief Information Officer

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Australia’s leading independent life insurer, TAL, has announced the appointment of a new Chief Information Officer (CIO). The appointment of David Gillespie into the senior executive role of CIO comes at

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08 Mar 2013

Affinia vows to ‘show the love’ to advisers

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Valentine’s Day marked the completion of the next phase of TAL’s new risk-specialist dealer group, Affinia, and the company chose that day to launch its recruitment drive in a bid

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15 Feb 2013

Index reveals financial protection insecurity

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A new Index launched today by TAL, Australia’s leading specialist life insurer, has uncovered how Australians view their financial protection. The results suggest that Australians believe they don’t have enough

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05 Feb 2013

Affinia kicks off 2013 with three senior hires

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TAL’s new risk-specialist dealer group, Affinia, today announces that it has hired three regional managers to help drive the group’s ambitious growth plans. Jonathon Nguyen has joined the team as

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31 Jan 2013

TAL appoints Fred Rowley as Chief Actuary

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TAL, Australia’s leading specialist life insurer, has announced that Fred Rowley has joined the company as Chief Actuary. Mr Rowley will lead the TAL actuarial function, which is the cornerstone of

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23 Jan 2013

Leisure spending is top financial priority for festive Aussies

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Australians are prioritising spending on holidays and leisure over other longer term financial goals according to a nationwide poll from TAL. The research has found that the festive spirit of

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22 Jan 2013

TAL joins global insurance sustainability framework

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TAL has become the first Australian life insurer and second Australian insurer to sign the United Nation’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance. The Principles, an initiative of the United Nation’s Environment

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14 Dec 2012

Dining out more important than protecting lifestyle

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Australians would prefer to spend extra income dining out rather than taking out or upgrading life insurance to protect their lifestyle and financial commitments, according to a nationwide poll conducted

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06 Dec 2012

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