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Well Naomi Ballantyne has popped up again in the insurance industry, even before she has left ING Life.

Also this week Sovereign trumpets its results in the WA Taylor survey and we have some news on the anti-money launderingbill and what it means for risk advisers.

Insurance News

Ballantyne considers joining dealer group
Naomi Ballantyne, who finished up as ING Life managing director last week, is looking to join the board of dealer group Newpark as an independent director. More

Life insurance caught up in anti-money laundering cycle
The Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI) has expressed its disappointment that recommendations to exempt pure risk life insurance from anti-money laundering legislation have so far not been picked up. More

Sovereign claims top place in survey
Sovereign, has achieved the overall number one position for adviser satisfaction in the 14th annual WA Taylor Intermediary Study. More

KiwiSaver

Our story on people selling KiwiSaver door-to-door has created quite a few headlines. Here are some of the latest ones:

Huljich sacks KiwiSaver advisers
Beware the Kiwisaver Bon Brush man
KiwiSaver selling practices investigated

People

New chairman for Insurance and Savings Ombudsman scheme announced. See Good Returns'People section.