by Wally Ripper Today TAL has announced that it has taken its shareholding in online life insurance comparator Lifebroker from 10% to 100%. Lifebroker provide quotes from different life insurance companies, one of which is TAL. Lifebroker also sits behind a number of other online…
For the fourth consecutive year OnePath has been named the Money Management/DEXX&R Risk Company of the Year. Mark Kachor, managing director of DEXX&R said that OnePath continued to offer a strong product range, including premiums at the lower end of the market for death cover…
AIA have been named Life Insurance Company of the Year at the 10th Annual Australian Insurance Industry Awards, ahead of fellow finalists BT and MLC. The awards are determined by a panel of 16 industry experts and reasons given for naming AIA as the winner…
Insurance Watch survey released: 12 August 2013 by Wally Ripper Customer reviews of the life insurers on the Insurance Watch website have given OnePath the highest overall satisfaction rating. OnePath is 100% owned by ANZ Bank and has over $1.35 Billion premiums in force. Following…
For the third year in a row TAL has been named Life Company of the Year in the Plan for Life/AFA awards. The awards are designed to recognise excellence in the provision of products and services to financial advisers and their clients. Other finalists for…
Results released today from a survey conducted by TAL of more than 1200 Australians has revealed that the vast majority don’t believe they have adequate insurance. TAL have created an Australian Financial Protection Index as a way of measuring people’s perceptions of their cover. The…
Insurance Watch Managing Director Wally Ripper has hit out at the costs of direct life insurance in an article in Asset Magazine, Australian Financial Review. “The direct route tends to be more expensive, up to double the price, because there are embedded costs such as…
AIA want to make sure you are prepared for the future. That’s why this Christmas season AIA are offering 5% cash back on your first year’s TPD premium. TPD or Total and Permanent Disability cover protects you against an injury or illness which leaves you…