Old Mortgage News
Hongkong bank mortgage market share, profits drop
Friday 7th of October 2005
The bank's June quarter disclosure document shows its mortgage book rose to $2.167 billion from $2.165 billion at the end of March but was down from $2.31 billion at the end of June last year. The latter figure is $563.8 million lower than the previously published figure, reflecting loans to loss attributing qualifying companies for the purpose of residential property investment which have been re...
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Fidelity Life sold to Partners
Good leaders are a rare commodity these days. Milton built a great business but when he left, a succession of bankers took over who we know are ignorant about insurance. We saw AMP buy AXA with bankers running AMP. What resulted was two 100 year old businesses being destroyed have bankers at the helm. We can hope that the boards of the few remaining insurers note that appointing a person with a banking background to the leadership role is a destructive appointment.
1 day ago Quality Advice
Fidelity Life sold to Partners
A shame to see Fidelity Life ceasing to be NZ owned, and for there to be no NZ owned Insurers left.
It's sad to see what has happened to the company since Milton Jennings was in charge. You get the feeling if more of his type of leadership was continued that Fidelity might have continued to grow rather than the slow decline that has happened since Milton's tenure.
1 day ago Just an opinion
Who is responsible for notifying policy changes?
Of course it is the responsibility of the insurer to clearly communicate with its Policy holders, and Advisers together, regarding all changes on a Policy.
There is at least one insurer that feels that a simple email to the Advisor on every Anniversary renewal is a bit too much for them! The Advisor has to be pro-active and chase renewal communications every year through the Insurer's website. Where is the responsibility of the insurer there?
2 days ago Porus Kateli
Fidelity Life sold to Partners
Can the New Zealand Life Insurance afford further shrinkage? With AIA performing so poorly options to insure will fall to just Partners, Asteron ( Acenda) and Chubb for mainstream Life Insurers. Of course there is PSP but they have a very small, targeted client group.
2 days ago Quality Advice
AIA moves into wealth with annuity launch planned
This is great news indeed, well done AIA. I hope you were able to solve the tax treatment which plagued this cornerstone product.
3 days ago Goldcard