31 July 2017 — Life Insurance News 0

Best Life Insurance Policies for 2017

Canstar have announced the winners of their outstanding value awards for 2017. The research house compares both price and features to come up with the best life insurance policies on offer in Australia. The two life insurance companies voted best overall value for 2017 were ClearView...

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10 July 2017 — Life Insurance News 0

Life Insurance Reviews Surpass 500

Over 500 customers have their say on life insurers Insurance Watch press release: 10 July 2017 by Wally Ripper Melbourne, Australia, July 10, 2017– Insurance Watch has announced that it has surpassed the milestone of 500 customer reviews, cementing its position as Australia’s largest Life Insurance review website. With...

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13 December 2016 — Life Insurance News 0

Best Claims Paying Life Insurers revealed

A report released by Adviser Ratings aims to provide consumers with greater information about how different companies handle life insurance claims by ranking each insurer based on their claims performance. The 2016 Adviser Sentiment Life insurance Report covers the claims process for life insurance, income protection, trauma...

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01 October 2016 — Life Insurance News 0

Macquarie Life policies transferred to Zurich

After receiving approval from the Federal Court of Australia, Macquarie Life policies have been transferred to Zurich effective 1st October 2016. Zurich now has responsibility for managing existing Macquarie FutureWise, Active and Sumo policies and will continue to issue these policies under the Zurich brand. New...

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08 September 2016 — Life Insurance News 0

2016 Life Insurance Awards released by Canstar

Canstar have completed their annual review of policies offered by the largest life insurance companies in Australia.  Outstanding Value awards have been given in the product categories of Life, Trauma, TPD, Income Protection and Packaged Life insurance. Overall Outstanding Value Award winners in 2016 were ClearView...

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31 August 2016 — Life Insurance News 0

AMP wins Life Insurance Company of the Year award

At the 13th Australian Insurance Industry Awards hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) and the Asia Insurance Review AMP was announced Life Insurance Company of the Year. The judges indicated that the award recognized the focus by AMP on...

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05 August 2016 — Life Insurance News 0

Many Australians have poor understanding of insurance risks

An international survey commissioned by Zurich has found that Australians tend to underestimate the risk of death, illness or disability compared to consumers in other developed countries and this is reflected in low levels of life insurance cover. The Oxford University study found that 47% of...

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04 March 2016 — Life Insurance News 0

Zurich Buys Macquarie Life

Zurich Australia Limited has announced that it has agreed to acquire the Macquarie Life insurance business from the Macquarie Group. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory and court approvals, is expected to be completed in the second half of 2016. Under the deal the Australian-based...

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