Adviser News and Insights
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Latest Insights
December 03, 2021
It’s been an extremely busy and challenging year for all of us in the advice and life insurance industries. It’s important therefore that I take a few minutes to reflect on and call out some of the important things that have been delivered and achieved during the year to help support you and our industry.
December 03, 2021
Providing easy, affordable access to quality advice and cover, for all Australians is paramount. That’s why we have partnered with LifeBid as a platinum insurance partner, to help improve efficiency and remove complexity. As a founding partner, we are proud to stand with our industry peers to try to fix this problem.
December 03, 2021
Watch our short explainer videos on Zurich Income Safeguard
Zurich Income Safeguard ushers in a new era of certainty, stability, and sustainability in income protection products. Watch our explainer videos which will help you gain clarity on the product, it’s benefits and our commitment to your clients when it comes to claim time and supporting them in their journey back to wellness.
December 03, 2021
Supporting your clients with rehabilitation and return-to-work
At Zurich we believe that getting clients back to doing what they love is critical to building their confidence and improving their mental health. We are committed to supporting your clients in doing this with empathy, care and dedicated support. Download our latest brochure and read about how we can support your clients, our guiding principles behind our Individual Disability Income Insurance and examples of a typical claimant journey.
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Life Insurance
December 03, 2021
It’s been an extremely busy and challenging year for all of us in the advice and life insurance industries. It’s important therefore that I take a few minutes to reflect on and call out some of the important things that have been delivered and achieved during the year to help support you and our industry.
December 03, 2021
Providing easy, affordable access to quality advice and cover, for all Australians is paramount. That’s why we have partnered with LifeBid as a platinum insurance partner, to help improve efficiency and remove complexity. As a founding partner, we are proud to stand with our industry peers to try to fix this problem.
December 03, 2021
Watch our short explainer videos on Zurich Income Safeguard
Zurich Income Safeguard ushers in a new era of certainty, stability, and sustainability in income protection products. Watch our explainer videos which will help you gain clarity on the product, it’s benefits and our commitment to your clients when it comes to claim time and supporting them in their journey back to wellness.
December 03, 2021
Supporting your clients with rehabilitation and return-to-work
At Zurich we believe that getting clients back to doing what they love is critical to building their confidence and improving their mental health. We are committed to supporting your clients in doing this with empathy, care and dedicated support. Download our latest brochure and read about how we can support your clients, our guiding principles behind our Individual Disability Income Insurance and examples of a typical claimant journey.
October 28, 2021
Insurance can be complicated and with the recent shift in income protection we want to make sure your clients have access to easy to understand and up to date information. These videos also offer your clients tips and tricks when reviewing their policies, and what they can ask you as an adviser - so they can feel empowered to take control of their cover.
October 28, 2021
Committed to improving accessibility of mental wellbeing programs in the community
We are pleased to announce we have renewed our partnership with Mr Perfect - a grassroots men’s mental wellbeing network encouraging conversation and connections across Australia. It’s our hope and strong belief that through participation in community programs like Mr Perfect, fewer Australians will reach a point of crisis in their mental health.
October 28, 2021
_ZONE Education - guiding you through professional development
To ensure you have the right tools, support and training to help guide you through the new landscape of legislative change, we have a number of webinars available on _ZONE Education. Our latest session, 'Talk to the Specialists' brings together our in-house specialists - anything and everything is on the table for discussion, from technical product queries, to questions about how the new IP contracts fit in to your ongoing advice recommendations.
October 28, 2021
Welcome Daisy Pearce to the Zurich Ambassador family!
As a pioneer for women’s sport and AFLW in Australia for many years, we are thrilled to welcome Daisy Pearce into the Zurich Ambassador family. Daisy is Captain of Melbourne Football Club’s AFLW team, is an award-winning AFL commentator for Channel 7 and SEN, a professional midwife and a mother of two. An inspiring leader both on and off the field, we look forward to working with her.
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Investments
September 07, 2021
Insights from our Partners: The Seven Sins of Thematic Investing
Lazard Asset Management’s Global Thematic Equity team shares its decades of experience in identifying and avoiding the seven sins of thematic investing.
September 02, 2021
Manager insights: Lessons from the COVID experience
The COVID-19 experience has impacted every asset class to some level but listed property stocks in particular. Watch this interview to hear from Carlos Cocaro, portfolio manager of the Zurich Investments Australian Property Securities Fund, as he discusses why dislocations in the market can often lead to opportunities and how an experienced manager can exploit value dispersions to build conviction in active positions for the long term.
July 30, 2021
Covid-19 today – Learn the science behind the new variants and vaccines
With Covid-19 once again front and centre for many of us in Australia, it’s understandable that you might be interested in learning more about the virus and the various vaccines that you’re hearing about in the media.
June 25, 2021
Market Update webinar with Celeste Funds Management
Notwithstanding current outbreaks, economic recovery expectations continue to improve as the pace of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout accelerates. But firming growth expectations have been accompanied by rising Sovereign bond yields. Will this derail equity markets or will accommodative fiscal and monetary policy, improving employment and rising vaccination rates continue to support markets through 2021?
March 24, 2021
Why consider thematic investing in 2021?
Profound transformations are taking place in the global economy as digitization becomes universal and environmental threats, societal anxieties, and regulation gain ever greater prominence. Investors are therefore beginning to focus on the risks these transformations pose to business as usual, as well as the coming response of policymakers. Embedded within these shifts are generational opportunities for investors willing to take a differentiated approach.