AIG Life is the registered trading name of American International Assurance Company (Australia) Limited, which has been operating in Australia for over 30 years. AIG Life is a member company of world leading international insurance and financial services organisation, American International Group, Inc. (AIG). AIG employs over 100,000 people in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. The strength of the AIG brand is evidenced by its global assets which exceed $AU 1 trillion. AIG Life in Australia is a specialist provider of financial products designed to offer comprehensive, affordable solutions to life insurance and financial advisers, their clients and corporate Australia
Established in 1849 as a mutual company, AMP listed on the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges in mid-1998. AMP has transformed from a mutual society centered on life insurance into a leading wealth management company operating regionally. In December 2003, AMP split into two separate regionally-focused listed companies - AMP in Australia and HHG in the UK.
Asteron draws on more then 170 years of financial services experience, with a long history of acquisitions and successful integration of businesses that has contributed to the solid heritage that supports Asteron now and in the future. With 1200 employees and more than one million customers in Australia and New Zealand, Asteron handles 286,000 life policies. The Promina brand, comprising 6000 staff across 210 offices, also includes such household business names as AAMI, Shannons, Vero, Tyndall, as well as Asteron. Today, more than three million loyal Australians come into contact with a Promina product. Asteron Life was formally known as Royal and Sun Alliance.
With a presence in over 30 countries around the globe, Aviva is the number one insurer in the UK and the fifth largest insurer in the world. Aviva is one of the leading providers of life and pensions products to Europe. Globally, Aviva has premium income and investment sales of $78 billion, and around $624 billion of assets under management. The group has 56,000 employees serving 30 million customers worldwide. While our name is new, we already have over 100 years of continuous operation in Australia. Formerly known as `Norwich Union Australia` we changed our name to Aviva on 1 October 2003, in line with our global parent company Aviva plc
AXA is one of the largest financial services groups in the world operating in over 60 countries and with total group assets of over 755 billion Euros ($A1200 billion) . AXA was formed in Australia with the takeover of National Mutual Life Association in 1999.
CommInsure is a leader in the Australian insurance industry and part of the Commonwealth Bank Group. The CommInsure name was first introduced in 1999. Although the name is relatively new, CommInsure's roots within the Australian insurance industry go back well over one hundred years.
ING is one of Australia's leading fund managers and life insurers with over $40 billion in assets under management. ING is an international company based in Amsterdam. The insurance arm of ING was previously known as Mercantile Mutual.
Macquarie Life was established in 1990 as part of the Macquarie Bank Group. Macquarie have a proven track record in insurance and have established a reputation for best practice in the innovative products they design and the service they provide. Macquarie FutureWise is a genuinely unique offering that has been developed on the foundation of expertise and understanding of life insurance. The Macquarie philosophy of innovation and excellence in product and service has achieved significant benefits for clients and underpins Macquarie's reputation as a market leader.
MLC helps Australians to maintain their financial security, with a range of quality services to deal with life's unforeseen events. MLC has been around since 1886, when the Citizen's Life Assurance Company Ltd was incorporated in Sydney. As an insurer, MLC Ltd has been awarded an AA rating by international ratings agency Standard and Poor's.
The Tower Group is an innovative and competitive provider of life insurance, risk, superannuation and retirement solutions. Tower's objective is to deliver the right products, services and information to its customers to help them make informed decisions about their risk and superannuation needs. Being named Money Management's Risk Company of the Year in both 2006 and 2007, and Smart Investor's Risk Insurer of the Year in 2007 represents Tower's commitment to excellence in life insurance.TOWER offers the TOWER Protection Plan, Partner Insurance Portfolio and Tower Accelerated as separate insurance offerings.
Zurich Financial Services Group is an insurance-based financial services provider. The Group holds especially strong positions in three key markets - the United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland - and listings on the Zurich and London stock exchanges. Founded in 1872, Zurich is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. We have offices in approximately 50 countries and employ about 62,000 people worldwide. Our extensive worldwide network, bolstered by local expertise, allows Zurich Financial Services to offer competitive insurance and risk management solutions to small businesses, corporations and multinational companies as well as a comprehensive range of non-life (property and casualty) and life insurance.
