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Labourers at Greatest Risk Among All Occupations 23 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
The government’s “harm index,” first published in 2011, tracks injuries by occupation and by industry, assigning a relative risk based on the cost of incidents and the number of workers’ compensation ...
Smoking Declines, But Obesity is a Growing Health Concern 21 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
The Reform Council characterised the drop as “remarkable progress,” and Council Chairman John Brumby saw the change as an indication of a strong healthcare system. "Smoking-related diseases and deaths...
AMP Ready to Test the Mutual Fund Waters in China 18 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Neither company has commented on the venture and the details of any agreement have yet to be confirmed, but the report states that AMP could own as much as 49 percent of the joint enterprise, that an ...
Risk Premiums Grow 10.2 Percent Annually 16 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
For the year that ended 31 March, risk premiums increased 10.2 percent over the previous year’s results, growing from $10.6 billion to $11.7 billion, according to figures compiled by Plan for Life. R...
Vegetarian Diet Associated With Lower Mortality 14 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Compared to non-vegetarians, vegetarians as a whole, including vegans, pesco-vegetarians, lacto-ovo-vegetarians and semi-vegetarians, had a 12 percent lower risk of death during the period in question...
Americans with Life Cover Live More Satisfied Lives, Study Shows 11 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
The survey is part of New York Life’s “Keep Good Going Report,” part of a company initiative to explore ways “to keep all the good in your life going tomorrow and beyond.” When the results were analy...
Life Insurance in Asia to Edge Out Australia's Market Share 9 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
The report predicts that, in life insurance, premium market share for North America and Oceania will fall from 25 percent in 2012 to 23 percent in 2023. The report does not explain its decision to gro...
Australians Working Later Into Their Lives 7 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Professor Peter McDonald, a demographer at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), reached that conclusion after analysing national census data from...
Top 5 Posts for Claiming Insurance at Tax Time 2 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Have you thought about the way your insurance might affect your return? If you work with an accountant, be sure forward details of your insurance and premiums. Even if you're doing your tax yourself, ...
Mortality Rates Improve, But Tasmania Lags in Public Health 18 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
According to Dr Roscoe Taylor, Tasmania’s Director of Public Health, “The health of Tasmanians is improving with longer life expectancy and generally good self-reported health.” From 1985 to 2011, lif...
