Australian Banking & Finance articles from November 2007

Australian Banking & Finance archives from November 2007

AXA and ING sweep awards: two companies--AXA and ING--were multiple award winners at the 5th annual Australian Banking & Finance magazine Insurance Industry Awards presented in Sydney on 29 October.
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The achievements of companies and individuals in Australia's fast-changing, dynamic insurance sector have been acknowledged with the recent presentation of our 2007 Insurance Industry Awards. ING Australia was...

O'Halloran our top insurer: after being named Best Insurance Executive back in 2005, QBE chief executive Frank O'Halloran has once again topped the individual honours at the 2007 Australian Banking & Finance magazine Insurance Industry Awards.
November 15, 2007... Frank O'Halloran was appointed chief executive officer of the QBE Insurance Group in January 1998. He joined QBE in 1976 as group financial controller, was appointed chief financial officer in 1982, joined the board as director of finance...

Russell Reynolds Associates.(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... About Russell Reynolds Associates Russell Reynolds Associates is the most trusted name in global executive search and assessment. Through our 38 wholly owned offices, the firm's more than 275 professionals conduct senior-level search and...

Service the key to Allianz success: this year's Best General Insurer is attuned to its policy holders many, various needs.
November 15, 2007... 2007 is the second consecutive year that Allianz Australia has received Australian Banking & Finance magazine's award as Best General Insurance Company. Allianz is one of this country's largest general insurance providers. It serves over...

Instant applications: ING Australia's OneCare Express is so good it won two awards.(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... The Australian Banking & Finance magazine Insurancy Industry Awards for Best Technology Innovation and Best Promotion were both given to ING OneCare Express. OneCare Express is an intuitive application that enables advisers to provide...

An 'equity fund with an insurance license': Hollard Insurance has been supporting niche underwriting agencies and specialist insurance distributors for more than 25 years, first overseas, and in Australia since 1999.
November 15, 2007... The international Hollard Insurance Group, which includes businesses in Australia, throughout Africa, in the United States, the United Kingdom and South East Asia provides a wide range of insurance products and services to more than 6.5 million...

Many covers in one: ING Australia's award-winning life insurance product is for just about any person and every circumstance.
November 15, 2007... OneCare from ING Australia is the winning life insurance product at the Australian Banking & Finance magazine Insurance Industry Awards and provides a range of insurance covers to suit an individual's financial circumstances, regardless of...

Taking service to the next level: MLC has dramatically revamped its service centre--to the benefit of both clients and employees.
November 15, 2007... In November 2006 MLC embarked on a program to cross-skill all its service centre people across the company's entire product range. This was completed in March 2007 and has provided the ultimate advantage of enabling the centre to switch off its...

Specialisation pays off for Aon: 2007 marks the fourth consecutive year that Aon has been named Best Insurance Broker.
November 15, 2007... Aon in Australia has brought together a range of resources, skills, products and services for insurance broking, reinsurance broking, risk management, financial planning and employee compensation and benefits consulting solutions. The...

Home insurance with all the features: features and flexibility are the two words that most accurately describe the Best General Insurance Product of 2007.
November 15, 2007... National Home Insurance from NAB is possibly Australia's most comprehensive home and contents insurance product. It provides consumers with an extraordinary range of benefits, a choice of payment alternatives, reduced premium options, and an...

Technology tailored to insurance: 3i Infotech is the winner of our inaugural award for the insurance industry's Service Provider of the Year.
November 15, 2007... 3i Infotech, ranked as one of the top four Indian software product companies by Dataquest, has been no stranger to success in recent times, being the only Asian Insurance solution provider to have footfalls across more than 135 Insurance...

Wesfarmers still best in the bush: just one insurance group has been named Best Regional Insurer in every year since the inception of the Australian Banking & Finance Insurance Industry Awards.
November 15, 2007... In accepting the award for Best Regional Insurer, Wesfarmers Federation Insurance (WFI) national alliance manager John Banks said: "This is the fifth year that Wesfarmers has won this award. And it has been a privilege to be involved with...

Improved offer pays off for AXA: the 2007 Best Life Insurance Company and Best Risk Manager awards recognize the efforts of AXA Australia to provide its clients with "a more competitive and consistent depth of insurance cover.".
November 15, 2007... AXA Australia is a leading provider of wealth management and financial protection products and services through a range of brands that includes Australian Casualty & Life, ipac and Summit. AXA Australia has A$45.6 billion funds under...

A winning website: for the second year, ING Australia leads the way in insurance e-business.(Website overview)
November 15, 2007... Best Website winner last year and once again in 2007, the ING team is constantly developing new ways to enhance the company's online platform. Since it's inception in January 2004, ING's e-business program has been enhancing the company's...

Sustainable reinsurance: best Reinsurance Company once again, Swiss Re works closely with its clients and delivers product innovation to help them grow their businesses--and it has been doing so in Australia for more than half a century.
November 15, 2007... As one of the world's leading and most diversified reinsurers, Swiss Re provides reinsurance products and financial services that enable the risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, Swiss Re...

Fashion, lifestyle and entertainment with Esther Cvejic.(FASHION, LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... Dear Banking Friends, Christmas stockings are waiting to be filled, so make your end of year finale super special. A little generous giving can repay great dividends--whether its a treat for you or someone special--give Santa a reason to make...

Australian art goes global.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... Since going live in February 2007, www.redbubble.com--founded by Paul Vanzella, Martin Hosking and Peter Styles (Looksmart. corn founder)--has attracted 13,000 members and has listed over 100,000 artworks, many of which previously unseen, with...

Marc Newson's IKEPOD rewrites history.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Twenty years since designing his first timepieces in the late 80s, Aussie design virtuoso Marc Newson has realised his dream with the launch of the IKEPOD Horizon Collection, wristwatches made of solid platinum, gold...

Aussie style trailblazers.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... Life without bling just wouldn't be the same. When Australian South Sea pearl company AUTORE showcased their latest collections during Aussie Fashion Icon Tony Maticevski's Spring/Summer 2008 show in Soho, New York, it was a dazzling...

Vacation like a celebrity.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... Distinctive Holiday Homes (DHH) has just launched its luxury private holiday club in Australia offering exclusive and unique holiday destinations worldwide with first class accommodation and service in all locations to members. The brainchild...

Start your day the Italian way.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... Renowned restaurateur Mauro Marcucci (from early Caffe e Cucina fame), has opened the new Caffe Veloce located in the prestigious new Jeff Dutton Showroom at 9-11 Claremont Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Mauro has overseen the complete...

The king of barbeques.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Join BBQ Royalty! Everyone loves a great outdoor get-together, so why not show off your home entertaining skills over summer. Any snag will come up trumps with the Jackeroo Modular 4 Burner BBQ. RRP $699 nationally....

First class fitness.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... Tone up with the BMW Enduro Bike crafted with an aluminium frame, 4-pivot rear suspension and two-colour finish. It has dual function pedals and continental gravity pro tyres. The 27 speed bike also features a bigger front disk brake for better...

Sleep better without getting hot under the covers.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Say goodnight to fluctuating temperatures in the bedroom when a good nights rest is what you're after. TempraKon, a scientifically advanced range of quilts, mattress toppers and pillows, filled with Siberian...

Haute Couture Collector Item from a Grand Master.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... For more than five decades, Valentino Garavani has been the undisputed Grand Seigneur of Italian haute couture, designing glamorous evening wear that causes a stir on Hollywood's red carpet. Recently, Valentino officially announced his...

Mobile innovation meets Avante-Garde design.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... The PRADA Phone by LG (KE850) introduces the world's first completely touch screen mobile phone. The advanced touch interface eliminates the conventional keypad making the overall usage experience a highly tactile one. An extra wide LCD screen...

Retail therapy with QV Coup.(Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment)
November 15, 2007... German fashion group, HUGO BOSS has launched the first BOSS Orange concept store in Australia at the QV precinct--the hub of international fashion and cutting-edge local design in Melbourne. The store offers casual collections for men and women...

5th Annual Insurance Awards.(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... A large contingent of insurance companies attended the 5th Annual Australian Banking and Finance Insurance Awards to be entertained by the singing tenors and the keynote speech by Andrew Main, Business Editor of "The Australian" These awards...

The cream of Australia's insurance industry attended Australian Banking & Finance magazine's Insurance Industry Awards presentation night in late October.(BEHIND the SCREENS)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The cream of Australia's insurance industry attended Australian Banking & Finance magazine's Insurance Industry Awards presentation night in late October. A highlight of the evening was a vocal performance by the...

Main's keynote address at the Awards was notable for his account of the mainstream Australian media's tendency to under-report insurance issues.(BEHIND the SCREENS)(Brief article)
November 15, 2007... Main's keynote address at the Awards was notable for his account of the mainstream Australian media's tendency to under-report insurance issues. And he suggested he would do his bit to redress the imbalance. "Without making any rash promises,"...

Wesfarmers won the award for Best Regional Insurer for the 5th year in a row.(BEHIND the SCREENS)
November 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wesfarmers won the award for Best Regional Insurer for the 5th year in a row. This is a record, with Wesfarmers being the only institution to win the same award in every year since the Insurance Industry Awards began...

What's all the fuss about IAG lately?(BEHIND the SCREENS)
November 15, 2007... What's all the fuss about IAG lately? Michael Hawker has done a great job with the company to date and will no doubt benefit from the expertise of new recruit Mike Wilkins, the former Promina Group Ltd chief executive. Are the investment banks...

Insurers need to adapt to combat climate change.(NEWS)
November 15, 2007... Climate change is likely to represent the single biggest issue facing Insurers in Australia and the rest of the world over the next fifty years or so. Having been substantially scientifically proven, there is no longer a debate over whether it...