Megatrends: Demographics and the ageing world

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It’s been dubbed the ‘Age War’. We’re now living longer than ever before thanks in large part to advances in healthcare and the adoption of healthier lifestyles. Our rapidly changing

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How to build consumer loyalty and advocacy in financial advice

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We pay more for brand names. We pay more for and are advocates of brands that have emotionally connected with us. The richer the emotional content of a brand’s mental

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Zurich strengthens Life Risk sales team with key appointments

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Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited (Zurich) has further strengthened its Life Risk sales team with the appointment of four new Business Development Managers across the New South Wales, Queensland and

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Zurich partners with risk advisers to design ‘LIF readiness blueprint’

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Financial advisers see product and process innovation as vital if the changes driven by the new Life Insurance Framework (LIF) are to result in better consumer outcomes. This is one

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Zurich life insurance now offered on Praemium’s award-winning SMA platform

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Praemium and Zurich Life & Investments are pleased to announce a partnership that will see Zurich’s suite of life insurance solutions offered as an option on Praemium SuperSMA, the retail

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Risk advisers to focus on compliance and technology to drive post-reform efficiency: new Zurich research

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Financial advisers see increased efficiency as the single biggest change they will make in their business to help transition to the new life insurance remuneration framework. And they expect technology

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Zurich appoints new Investment Specialist

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Charles Stodart to the Strategic Accounts and Research team, in the role of Investment Specialist, where he

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Hot business tip number 23: Have a marketing plan

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Dismissed by some as too ‘right brain’ or ‘warm and fuzzy’, a marketing plan which complements and supports your overall business plan is now essential for advisers seeking to profitably grow

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Hot business tip number 22: Optimise your website for mobile

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Did you know that there are more mobile devices in the world than there are people? With the rate of mobile devices growing five times faster than the population, and

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Hot business tip number 21: Make more use of video in your business

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Research by the Forrester Group, found that video content on a particular topic is up to 53 times more likely to be found on page 1 of a Google search

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